• br Acknowledgments This review is

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  Acknowledgments This review is based in part on research conducted with financial support from the General Research Fund (17112914) of the Hong Kong Research Grant Council and from the Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research by University Research Committee of the University of Hong Kong (20151

• br Introduction The discovery that the nitric oxide NO

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  Introduction The discovery that the nitric oxide (NO), soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC), and cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway mediates erection has led to the use of phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors as the gold standard for treating erectile dysfunction (ED) through the inh

• In order for cytokines to exert any effect

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  In order for cytokines to exert any effect on the NSC population, they must first bind to specific receptors on the cell surface. Numerous pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines are able to exert effects on the NSC population, including IL-1β through IL-1R1 and IL-1R2, TNFα through TNFR1 and TNFR2, IL

• Several studies have proposed that high levels of KYNA in

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  Several studies have proposed that high levels of KYNA in the CFDA SE Cell Tracer Kit contribute to cognitive dysfunctions presented by patients who suffer from schizophrenia [30], [31], [32], [33]. Considering that: (i) KYNA is a known GPR35 agonist [2], (ii) cognitive impairments in patients with

• Natural products have been always the most important and pro

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  Natural products have been always the most important and productive sources of lead compounds for the development of drugs [[15], [16], [17]]. A variety of potent α-glucosidase inhibitors have been identified from natural products, such as quercetin, resveratrol, isorhamnetin, calein C and curcumin

• Amongst oxidants that we have studied PMS is

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  Amongst oxidants that we have studied, PMS is unique in having a greater effect in deoxygenated cells. The resulting phenotype shows some similarities with the increased cation permeability shown by deoxygenated sickle AZ505 [27]. It is interesting to consider why PMS has this effect. PMS functions

• No G C pattern managed to capture all GQ forming

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  No G4C pattern managed to capture all GQ forming sequences of the reference dataset. The sequences that were missed by even the most flexible models were AGATGGAGTGGAGAGG, AGGAGATGCAGGAG, AGAGGGTAGATGG and TTTTTAAAAGAAGGGGAGGAATAGGGGATATGA. In fact, the former three are not expected to form any unim

• Another important question for future studies will be whethe

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  Another important question for future studies will be whether FAAH inhibitors work to normalize impairments in fear extinction that are known to be produced by environmental insults such as exposure to abused drugs and stress 97, 103. Indeed, several authors have posited utility of FAAH inhibitors f

• The measured ROcc values and

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  The measured ROcc50 values (4.8 and 42 mg/kg, respectively) were lower than those estimated from the mouse free CGP 3466B maleate mg concentrations (0.4 and 9.3 mg/kg for the sigma-1 and histamine H3 receptor, respectively) or rat CSF levels (0.65 and 4.5 mg/kg, respectively). This discrepancy is a

• It should be noted that one of the two

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  It should be noted that one of the two phenyl groups of 15 is found in the main western pocket and the second phenyl group occupies the western secondary pocket (Ser53, Leu54, and Leu213). The nitrogen of the amide bond is involved in a hydrogen bonding interaction with Asp140. The alcoholic functio

• Biological evaluations of the compounds were done

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  Biological evaluations of the compounds were done both using HCV protease and replicon assays. Results are shown in . The protease inhibitory IC’s were determined using a FRET assay with HCV NS3/4A 1a protease domain. The replicon EC’s were determined using a replicon luciferase cell-based assay. Th

• br All platelet agonists acting

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  All platelet agonists, acting through specific receptors and triggering different signaling pathways, activate phospholipases (PLCß or PLCγ) and the subsequent messengers inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) and 1,2 diacylglycerol which activate inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptors (IP3R) or

• The PI K PTEN Akt

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  The PI3K/PTEN/Akt/mTORC1/GSK-3 pathway also plays key roles in metabolism, obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (, , , , ). Sometimes such clinical problems such as diabetes, obesity and metabolic disorders are interlinked with cancer. Clearly further elucidation of the roles of GSK-3 could

• Niflumic acid Despite the rapid development of synthetic lig

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  Despite the rapid development of synthetic ligands, the endogenous ligands of GPR109A, GPR109B and GPR81 remained elusive until recently. This is probably the result of their relatively low potencies and their metabolite character (Table 1). Traditionally, agonists of GPCRs were believed to belong t

• Studies utilising GPR mice however report different effects

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  Studies utilising GPR55−/− mice, however, report different effects of GPR55 on body weight and insulin sensitivity. Genetic deletion of GPR55 appears to have no effect on overall body weight 5, 6, 7. However, one of these studies found increased fat deposition and insulin resistance in GPR55−/− mice

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