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1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) reduces norepinephrine concentrations in the olfactory bulbs of male mice.

Male retired breeder C57/Bl and CD-1 mice were treated with either MPTP or its vehicle. At 7-10 days post-treatment, catecholamine concentrations within the olfactory bulbs (OB) and hypothalamus were determined. Norepinephrine concentrations within…

Tags: *Sex Characteristics, 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1, 1992, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine/*pharmacology, Animals, Brain research, Dluzen D E, Dopamine/metabolism, Drug Resistance/genetics, Inbred C57BL, Inbred Strains, Male, Mice, Norepinephrine/*metabolism, Olfactory Bulb/*metabolism, Osmolar Concentration

4-Hydroxynonenal dependent alteration of TRPV1-mediated coronary microvascular signaling.

We demonstrated previously that TRPV1-dependent regulation of coronary blood flow (CBF) is disrupted in diabetes. Further, we have shown that endothelial TRPV1 is differentially regulated, ultimately leading to the inactivation of TRPV1, when exposed…

Tags: *4-Hydroxynonenal, *Coronary regulation, *Lipid peroxidation, *Post-translational modification, *Protein Processing, *Reactive oxygen species, *Signal Transduction, *TRPV1, 2016, Action Potentials/drug effects, Aldehydes/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism/*pharmacology, Animal, Animals, Blood Flow Velocity, Bratz Ian N, Calcium Signaling/drug effects, Cappelli Holly C, Capsaicin/*pharmacology, Cardiovascular Agents/*pharmacology, Connell Patrick J, Coronary Circulation/drug effects, Coronary Vessels/metabolism/physiopathology, Cysteine/genetics/metabolism, Damron Derek S, DelloStritto Daniel J, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Diabetes Mellitus/drug therapy/*metabolism/physiopathology, Disease Models, Fahmy Joseph N, Femoral Artery/metabolism/physiopathology, Free radical biology & medicine, Geldenhuys Werner J, HEK293 Cells, Humans, Inbred C57BL, Lipid Peroxidation, Male, Mice, NEOMED College of Medicine, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Post-Translational, Sinharoy Pritam, Thodeti Charles K, TRPV Cation Channels/genetics/*metabolism, Vasodilation/drug effects

Age- and site-specific decline in insulin-like growth factor-I receptor expression is correlated with differential growth plate activity in the mouse hindlimb.

The proximal and distal growth plates of the principal long bones do not contribute equally to longitudinal growth. Most forelimb elongation occurs at the shoulder and wrist, while most hindlimb growth occurs at the knee. This study examined whether…

Tags: 2007, Age Factors, Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007), Animals, Biological Evolution, Growth Plate/*metabolism/physiology, Hindlimb/*growth & development/metabolism, IGF Type 1/*metabolism, Inbred C57BL, King Donna, Lovejoy C Owen, Mice, Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen/metabolism, Receptor, Serrat Maria A

Age-related changes in nigrostriatal dopaminergic function in heterozygous mutant dopamine transporter knock-out mice.

In this report we compared three different parameters of nigrostriatal dopaminergic (NSDA) function - locomotor activity, striatal dopamine (DA) levels and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC)/DA ratios between heterozygous mutant dopamine…

Age-related expression patterns of Bag-1 and Bcl-2 in growth plate and articular chondrocytes.

Aging cartilage displays increased chondrocyte apoptosis and decreased responsiveness of chondrocytes to growth factors. The molecular mechanisms responsible for these changes have not been identified. Bag-1 is a Bcl-2-binding protein that promotes…

All-trans-retinoic acid ameliorates hepatic steatosis in mice by a novel transcriptional cascade.

UNLABELLED: Mice deficient in small heterodimer partner (SHP) are protected from diet-induced hepatic steatosis resulting from increased fatty acid oxidation and decreased lipogenesis. The decreased lipogenesis appears to be a direct consequence of…

Altered Neuroinflammation and Behavior after Traumatic Brain Injury in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has acute and chronic sequelae, including an increased risk for the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). TBI-associated neuroinflammation is characterized by activation of brain-resident microglia and infiltration of…

Alternative microglial activation is associated with cessation of progressive dopamine neuron loss in mice systemically administered lipopolysaccharide.

Inflammation arising from central and/or peripheral sources contributes to the pathogenesis of multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson's disease (PD). Emerging data suggest that differential activation of glia could lead to the…

An operant-based detection method for inferring tinnitus in mice.

BACKGROUND: Subjective tinnitus is a hearing disorder in which a person perceives sound when no external sound is present. It can be acute or chronic. Because our current understanding of its pathology is incomplete, no effective cures have yet been…

Analysis of osteopontin in mouse growth plate cartilage by application of laser capture microdissection and RT-PCR.

Gene expression of osteopontin (OPN) has been investigated in mice by application of laser capture microdissection (LCM) and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis. LCM permits individual cells to be isolated ("captured")…

Augmentation of Muscle Blood Flow by Ultrasound Cavitation Is Mediated by ATP and Purinergic Signaling.

BACKGROUND: Augmentation of tissue blood flow by therapeutic ultrasound is thought to rely on convective shear. Microbubble contrast agents that undergo ultrasound-mediated cavitation markedly amplify these effects. We hypothesized that purinergic…

Beyond thermoregulation: metabolic function of cetacean blubber in migrating bowhead and beluga whales.

The processes of lipid deposition and utilization, via the gene leptin (Lep), are poorly understood in taxa with varying degrees of adipose storage. This study examines how these systems may have adapted in marine aquatic environments inhabited by…

Bile acid signaling in lipid metabolism: metabolomic and lipidomic analysis of lipid and bile acid markers linked to anti-obesity and anti-diabetes in mice.

Bile acid synthesis is the major pathway for catabolism of cholesterol. Cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the bile acid biosynthetic pathway in the liver and plays an important role in regulating lipid, glucose…

Tags: 2015, Animals, Bile acid metabolism, Bile Acids and Salts/genetics/*metabolism, Biochimica et biophysica acta, Cheng Jie, Chiang John Y L, Cholesterol 7-alpha-Hydroxylase/genetics/metabolism, CYP7A1, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Diabetes Mellitus/genetics/*metabolism, Diet, farnesoid X receptor (FXR), Female, Ferrell Jessica M, Glucose/genetics/metabolism, Gonzalez Frank J, High-Fat/methods, Homeostasis, Inbred C57BL, Insulin Resistance, Intestinal Mucosa/metabolism, Jiang Changtao, Krausz Kristopher W, Li Tiangang, Lipid Metabolism/*physiology, lipidomics, Liver/metabolism, Male, Metabolome/*genetics, Metabolomics/methods, Mice, NEOMED College of Medicine, Obesity/genetics/*metabolism, Qi Yunpeng, Rats, Signal Transduction, tauro-beta-muricholic acid, Taurocholic Acid/analogs & derivatives/genetics/metabolism, Transgenic

Brain reactive antibodies and the blood-brain barrier: observations in aging rodents and the effects of peripheral kainic acid.

This study was initiated to confirm the existence of brain-reactive autoantibodies and to determine if such antibodies have higher affinity for brain regions especially affected in Alzheimer's disease. Serum collected from 90, 300, and 600 day old…

Tags: 1987, Aging/*immunology/physiology, Albrecht J W, Animals, Autoantibodies/blood/*physiology, Blood-Brain Barrier/*drug effects, Boja J W, Brain/*immunology/physiology, Experimental aging research, Hippocampus/immunology/physiology, Hutton J T, Inbred C57BL, Inbred Strains, Kainic Acid/*pharmacology, Kulmala H K, Male, Mice, Rats

Brain-targeted delivery of paclitaxel using glutathione-coated nanoparticles for brain cancers.

Paclitaxel is not effective for treatment of brain cancers because it cannot cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) due to efflux by P-glycoprotein (P-gp). In this work, glutathione-coated poly-(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles (NPs) of…

Tags: *Drug Delivery Systems, 2011, Adenosine Triphosphatases/metabolism, Animals, Antineoplastic Agents, ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Blood-Brain Barrier/metabolism, Brain Neoplasms/drug therapy, Bui Thong, Cell Death/drug effects, Cell Line, Coumarins/administration & dosage/pharmacokinetics, Delayed-Action Preparations, Geldenhuys Werner, Glioma/drug therapy/pathology, Glutathione/*chemistry, Harrison Kimberly, Humans, Inbred C57BL, Journal of drug targeting, Male, Mbimba Thomas, Member 1/metabolism, Mice, Microtubules/metabolism, Nanoparticles, Paclitaxel/administration & dosage/*pharmacokinetics/pharmacology, Particle Size, Permeability, Phytogenic/administration & dosage/*pharmacokinetics/pharmacology, Rats, Subfamily B, Sutariya Vijaykumar, Thiazoles/administration & dosage/pharmacokinetics, Tubulin/metabolism, Tumor

Canertinib induces ototoxicity in three preclinical models.

Neuregulin-1 (NRG1) ligand and its epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)/ERBB family regulate normal cellular proliferation and differentiation in many tissues including the cochlea. Aberrant NRG1 and ERBB signaling cause significant hearing…

Carboxylesterase 1 Is Regulated by Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4alpha and Protects Against Alcohol- and MCD diet-induced Liver Injury.

The liver is a major organ that controls hepatic and systemic homeostasis. Dysregulation of liver metabolism may cause liver injury. Previous studies have demonstrated that carboxylesterase 1 (CES1) regulates hepatic triglyceride metabolism and…

Carboxylesterase 2 prevents liver steatosis by modulating lipolysis, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and lipogenesis and is regulated by hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha in mice.

UNLABELLED: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common liver disease that ranges from simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). So far, the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. Here, we show that hepatic…

Tags: *Lipid Metabolism, 2016, Adiposity, Animals, Carboxylesterase/*metabolism, Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases/genetics/*metabolism, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Diabetes Mellitus, Diet, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Energy Metabolism, Experimental/enzymology, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Glucose Tolerance Test, Glucose/metabolism, Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4/*metabolism, Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), High-Fat/adverse effects, Homeostasis, Humans, Inbred C57BL, Jadhav Kavita, Kasumov Takhar, Li Yuanyuan, Lipogenesis, Lipolysis, Liver/enzymology, Male, Mice, NEOMED College of Medicine, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/*etiology/metabolism, Obesity/enzymology/etiology, Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1/metabolism, Xu Yang, Yin Liya, Zalzala Munaf, Zhang Yanqiao

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein alters liver and plasma triglyceride metabolism through two liver networks in female mice.

Elevated plasma TGs increase risk of cardiovascular disease in women. Estrogen treatment raises plasma TGs in women, but molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here we explore the role of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) in the…

Cysteinyl leukotriene 2 receptor promotes endothelial permeability, tumor angiogenesis, and metastasis.

Cysteinyl leukotrienes (cys-LTs) are proinflammatory mediators that enhance vascular permeability through distinct receptors (CysLTRs). We found that CysLT2R regulates angiogenesis in isolated mouse endothelial cells (ECs) and in Matrigel implants in…

Tags: *angiogenesis, *cysteinyl leukotriene receptors, *endothelial cells, *metastasis, *tumor growth, 2019, Adapala Ravi K, Animals, Austen K Frank, Capillary Permeability/drug effects, Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids/pharmacology, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Duah Ernest, Endothelial Cells/*drug effects, Experimental, Gene Knockout Techniques, Inbred C57BL, Kanaoka Yoshihide, Keshamouni Venkateshwar G, Kondeti Vinay, Leukotriene Antagonists/pharmacology, Leukotriene/drug effects/*metabolism, Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy, Male, Mice, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neoplasm Metastasis/drug therapy, Neoplasm Transplantation, Neoplasms, Neovascularization, Paruchuri Sailaja, Pathologic/*chemically induced/drug therapy, Phthalic Acids/pharmacology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Receptors, Teegala Lakshminarayan Reddy, Thodeti Charles K

Demethyleneberberine alleviates inflammatory bowel disease in mice through regulating NF-kappaB signaling and T-helper cell homeostasis.

OBJECTIVE: The activation of NF-kappaB signaling and unbalance of T-helper (Th) cells have been reported to play a key role in the pathogenesis of colitis. Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis (CPC) is commonly used to treat inflammation and diarrhea.…

Tags: 2017, Animals, Anti-Inflammatory Agents/*pharmacology/therapeutic use, Berberine/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacology/therapeutic use, Chen Yingying, Colitis, Colon/drug effects/immunology/pathology, Cytokines/immunology, Dextran Sulfate, DMB, Female, Helper-Inducer/*drug effects/immunology, Homeostasis/drug effects, Immunoglobulin G/blood, Inbred C57BL, Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.], Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/blood/chemically induced/drug therapy/*immunology, Li Rui-Yan, Mice, NF-kappa B/*antagonists & inhibitors/immunology, NF-kappaB, RAW 264.7 Cells, Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism, Shi Mei-Jing, Signal Transduction/drug effects, Spleen/cytology, T-Lymphocytes, Th cell, Xu Xin-Xin, Yan Yan, Zhang Miao, Zhang Yu-Bin, Zhao Xiao-Tong, Zhao Ya-Xing

Developmental pyrethroid exposure causes long-term decreases of neuronal sodium channel expression.

Pyrethroid insecticide use has increased over recent years because of their low to moderate acute toxicity in mammals. However, there is increasing concern over the potential detrimental effects of pyrethroids on developing animals. Most recently, we…

Differential regulation of TRPV1 channels by H2O2: implications for diabetic microvascular dysfunction.

We demonstrated previously that TRPV1-dependent coupling of coronary blood flow (CBF) to metabolism is disrupted in diabetes. A critical amount of H2O2 contributes to CBF regulation; however, excessive H2O2 impairs responses. We sought to determine…

Dimebon attenuates methamphetamine, but not MPTP, striatal dopamine depletion.

Dimebon is an anti-histamine with central nervous system activity. In this report the effects of dimebon as a neuroprotectant in animal models of Parkinson's disease were tested as assessed in methamphetamine- and MPTP-induced striatal dopaminergic…

Tags: 2012, Animals, Corpus Striatum/*drug effects/metabolism, Darvesh Altaf S, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dluzen Dean E, Dopamine/*metabolism, Drug Synergism, Geldenhuys Werner J, Inbred C57BL, Indoles/*pharmacology, Methamphetamine/*pharmacology, Mice, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Neurochemistry international

Disruption of TRPV1-mediated coupling of coronary blood flow to cardiac metabolism in diabetic mice: role of nitric oxide and BK channels.

We have previously shown transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype 1 (TRPV1) channel-dependent coronary function is compromised in pigs with metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, the mechanisms through which TRPV1 channels couple coronary blood…

Tags: 13-dienoic Acid/pharmacology, 15-Hydroxy-11 alpha, 2012, 9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5, American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, Anilides/pharmacology, Animals, Bratz Ian N, Capsaicin/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology, Cinnamates/pharmacology, Coronary Vessels/drug effects/*metabolism/physiopathology, Damron Derek S, DelloStritto Daniel J, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Cardiomyopathies/drug therapy/*metabolism, Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology, Guarini Giacinta, Inbred C57BL, Kmetz John G, Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism, Male, Meszaros J Gary, Mice, Microvessels/drug effects/physiopathology, NEOMED College of Medicine, NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester/pharmacology, Nitric Oxide/*metabolism, Ohanyan Vahagn A, Peptides/pharmacology, Thodeti Charles K, Thoppil Roslin J, TRPV Cation Channels/agonists/antagonists & inhibitors/biosynthesis/*metabolism, Type 2/drug therapy/*metabolism, Vasoconstrictor Agents/pharmacology, Vasodilation/drug effects

Early Evidence of Low Bone Density and Decreased Serotonergic Synthesis in the Dorsal Raphe of a Tauopathy Model of Alzheimer's Disease.

Reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and its clinical sequelae, osteoporosis, occur at a much greater rate in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), often emerging early in the disease before significant cognitive decline is seen. Reduced BMD…

Tags: *Alzheimer Disease/complications/genetics/pathology, *Alzheimer's disease, *bone density, *microtubule-associated protein, *serotonin, *tau proteins, *tauopathies, 2017, Age Factors, Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's Disease – Complications, Alzheimer's Disease – Pathology, Animal, Animal Studies, Animals, Biological, Body Composition, Body Composition/genetics, Body Weight, Body Weight/genetics, Bone Density – Physiology, Bone Density/*physiology, Bone Diseases – Etiology, Bone Diseases/*etiology, Brain Stem – Pathology, Dengler-Crish Christine M, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Disease Models, Dorsal Raphe Nucleus/*pathology, Female, Inbred C57BL, Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, Male, Mice, Models, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Nerve Tissue Proteins – Metabolism, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Diseases – Complications, Neurons – Metabolism, Neurons – Pathology, Neurons/metabolism/pathology, Oxidoreductases – Metabolism, Phosphorylation, Serotonin – Metabolism, Serotonin/*metabolism, Smith Matthew A, tau Proteins/*genetics/metabolism, Tauopathies/complications/genetics, Transgenic, Tryptophan Hydroxylase/metabolism, Wilson Gina N

Early upregulation of myocardial CXCR4 expression is critical for dimethyloxalylglycine-induced cardiac improvement in acute myocardial infarction.

The stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1):CXCR4 is important in myocardial repair. In this study we tested the hypothesis that early upregulation of cardiomyocyte CXCR4 (CM-CXCR4) at a time of high myocardial SDF-1 expression could be a strategy to…

Tags: 2016, alpha Subunit/metabolism, American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, Amino Acids, Animal, Animals, Apoptosis/drug effects, Cardiotonic Agents/*pharmacology, Cell Hypoxia, Cell Line, Chilian William M, CXCR4/deficiency/genetics/*metabolism, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Dicarboxylic/*pharmacology, Disease Models, Dong Feng, Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology, Forudi Farhad, hypoxia, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline Dioxygenases/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism, Inbred C57BL, Kiedrowski Matthew, Knockout, Left/*drug effects, Mayorga Mari, Mice, myocardial infarction, Myocardial Infarction/*drug therapy/genetics/metabolism/pathology/physiopathology, Myocardium/*metabolism/pathology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Penn Marc S, Rats, Receptors, Recovery of Function, Shamhart Patricia, Signal Transduction/drug effects, stem cells, Stem Cells/drug effects/metabolism, Stroke Volume/drug effects, Time Factors, Up-Regulation, Ventricular Function, Weber Kristal

Effects of growth hormone transgene expression on vertebrae in a mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta.

STUDY DESIGN: A human growth hormone transgene was bred into mice of the Cola2oim (oim) lineage. Caudal (tail) vertebrae from male and female mice at early skeletal maturity and at midlife were evaluated for physical and biomechanical properties.…

Effects of testosterone upon MPTP-induced neurotoxicity of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system of C57/B1 mice.

We have recently reported that treatment of gonadectomized female and male C57/B1 mice with the gonadal steroid hormone, estrogen, reduced nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurotoxicity resulting from the Parkinson's-like inducing agent

Endothelin-mediated in vivo pressor responses following TRPV1 activation.

Transient receptor potential vanilliod 1 (TRPV1) channels have recently been postulated to play a role in the vascular complications/consequences associated with diabetes despite the fact that the mechanisms through which TRPV1 regulates vascular…

Enhanced ethanol catabolism in orphan nuclear receptor SHP-null mice.

Deficiency of the orphan nuclear hormone receptor small heterodimer partner (SHP, NR0B2) protects mice from diet-induced hepatic steatosis, in part, via repression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma2 (Pparg2) gene expression.…

Estrogen alters MPTP-induced neurotoxicity in female mice: effects on striatal dopamine concentrations and release.

The effects of estrogen on MPTP-induced neurotoxicity of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system were examined in C57Bl and CD-1 mice. Ovariectomized mice with and without estrogen were treated with MPTP or its vehicle. The effects of these treatments…

Tags: *MPTP Poisoning, 1996, 3, 4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid/metabolism, Animals, Corpus Striatum/*drug effects/*metabolism, Dluzen D E, Dopamine/*metabolism, Estradiol/*pharmacology, Female, Inbred C57BL, Inbred Strains, Journal of neurochemistry, Levodopa/pharmacology, Liu B, McDermott J L, Mice, Osmolar Concentration, Ovariectomy

Estrogen as a neuroprotectant against MPTP-induced neurotoxicity in C57/B1 mice.

Castrated retired breeder male and female mice were treated or not with a 17 beta-estradiol pellet. At 10 days postcastration +/- estrogen treatment all animals were treated with MPTP. Five days later, concentrations of dopamine were determined from…

Estrogen-related receptor gamma controls hepatic CB1 receptor-mediated CYP2E1 expression and oxidative liver injury by alcohol.

BACKGROUND: The hepatic endocannabinoid system and cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1), a key enzyme causing alcohol-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, are major contributors to the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease. The nuclear hormone…

Tags: 2013, Alcohol-Induced Injury, Alcoholic Liver Disease, Alcoholic/genetics/*metabolism/prevention & control, Animals, Cannabinoid, CB1/*physiology, Chiang John Y L, Choi Hueng-Sik, Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1 Inhibitors, Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1/genetics/*metabolism, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology/therapeutic use, Enzymologic/drug effects/physiology, Estrogen/deficiency/genetics/*physiology, Ethanol/pharmacology, Gene Expression Profiling/methods, Gene Expression Regulation, Gene Regulation, Genetic/physiology, Gut, Inbred C57BL, Jang Hyun-Hee, Jeong Won-Il, Kim Don-Kyu, Kim Jung Ran, Kim Yong-Hoon, Knockout, Koh Minseob, Koo Seung-Hoi, Lee Chul-Ho, Liver, Liver Diseases, Liver Metabolism, Liver/metabolism, Male, Mice, NEOMED College of Medicine, Oxidation-Reduction, Oxidative Stress/physiology, Park Jinyoung, Park Seung Bum, Park Tae-Sik, Receptor, Receptors, Signal Transduction/drug effects/physiology, Tamoxifen/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology/therapeutic use, Transcription, Yun Chul-Ho

Exacerbation of sensorimotor dysfunction in mice deficient in Atp13a2 and overexpressing human wildtype alpha-synuclein.

Loss of function mutations in the gene ATP13A2 are associated with Kufor-Rakeb Syndrome and Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, the former designated as an inherited form of Parkinson's disease (PD). The function of ATP13A2 is unclear but in vitro…

Farnesoid X receptor activation increases reverse cholesterol transport by modulating bile acid composition and cholesterol absorption in mice.

UNLABELLED: Activation of farnesoid X receptor (FXR) markedly attenuates development of atherosclerosis in animal models. However, the underlying mechanism is not well elucidated. Here, we show that the FXR agonist, obeticholic acid (OCA), increases…

Forkhead box transcription factor O1 inhibits cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase in human hepatocytes and in high fat diet-fed mice.

The conversion of cholesterol to bile acids is the major pathway for cholesterol catabolism. Bile acids are metabolic regulators of triglycerides and glucose metabolism in the liver. This study investigated the roles of FoxO1 in the regulation of…

Tags: 2009, Adenoviridae/genetics, Animals, Bile Acids and Salts/biosynthesis, Biochimica et biophysica acta, Cell Line, Cell Nucleus/drug effects/metabolism, Chiang John Y L, Cholesterol 7-alpha-Hydroxylase/*antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Dietary Fats/*administration & dosage/*pharmacology, Down-Regulation/drug effects, Enzymologic/drug effects, Feeding Behavior/*drug effects, Forkhead Box Protein O1, Forkhead Transcription Factors/genetics/*metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Gene Transfer Techniques, Hepatocytes/drug effects/*enzymology, Humans, Inbred C57BL, Insulin Resistance, Insulin/metabolism, Lee Yoon-Kwang, Li Tiangang, Ma Huiyan, Male, Messenger/genetics/metabolism, Mice, Moore David D, NEOMED College of Medicine, Park Young Joo, RNA, RNA Interference/drug effects, Strom Stephen, Tumor

G-protein-coupled bile acid receptor plays a key role in bile acid metabolism and fasting-induced hepatic steatosis in mice.

Bile acids are signaling molecules that play a critical role in regulation of hepatic metabolic homeostasis by activating nuclear farnesoid X receptor (Fxr) and membrane G-protein-coupled receptor (Takeda G-protein-coupled receptor 5; Tgr5). The role…

Generation and characterization of ATP analog-specific protein kinase Cdelta.

To better study the role of PKCdelta in normal function and disease, we developed an ATP analog-specific (AS) PKCdelta that is sensitive to specific kinase inhibitors and can be used to identify PKCdelta substrates. AS PKCdelta showed nearly 200…

Glycoprotein Nonmelanoma Clone B Regulates the Crosstalk between Macrophages and Mesenchymal Stem Cells toward Wound Repair.

The process of wound repair requires the coordinated participation of multiple types of cells, which are sequentially recruited during the healing process. In response to tissue injury, both macrophages and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are recruited…

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