Mouse 5-HT2B receptor-mediated serotonin trophic functions.

abstract：:Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) is a major complication in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). SRC occurs during the first 4 years of disease evolution in more than 75% of the cases, almost exclusively in patients with diffuse SSc. Other risk factors, including preceding corticosteroid therapy, have been associated...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Teixeira L,Mahr A,Berezné A,Noël LH,Guillevin L,Mouthon L

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The perceptions of coccidioidomycosis as a medical problem has undergone sequential and dramatic metamorphoses since its first description more than a century ago. First thought to be rare and lethal, coccidioidomycosis was subsequently found to be common and often mild. During World War II, its overall impact upon la...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Galgiani JN

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of the c-Myc transcription factor in neoplastic transformation is well documented. However, which of its numerous target genes are crucial for tumorigenesis remains a frequently contested issue. We have recently established a non-transgenic murine model for B-cell lymphoma based on neoplastic conversio...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Yu D,Cozma D,Park A,Thomas-Tikhonenko A

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A meta-analysis of 14 clinical studies with RRR- or all-rac-alpha-tocopherol (83,800 subjects) was performed to evaluate whether RRR and all-rac differ in cardiovascular efficacy based on those clinical endpoints that are most consistently documented in the publications of the studies. Odds ratios of treatment versus ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kraemer K,Koch W,Hoppe PP

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a family of adrenocortical tumor cell mutants (including clones OS3, Y6, and 10r9) that are resistant to ACTH because they fail to express the gene encoding the ACTH receptor (MC2R). The MC2R deficiency results from a mutation that impairs the activity of the nuclear receptor steroidogenic factor 1 (...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Schimmer BP,Cordova M,Tsao J,Frigeri C

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) impairs olfaction, but it is uncertain how early this occurs in the disease process and whether the effect can be accounted for by other behavioral or genetic markers of the disease. We administered the Brief Smell Identification Test (BSIT) to 471 older people without dementia or cognitive im...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wilson RS,Arnold SE,Schneider JA,Boyle PA,Buchman AS,Bennett DA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Explanations of the socioeconomic gradient in health status must account for the observations that the gradient cuts across a wide range of disease processes and is capable of replicating itself on new disease processes as they emerge in society. Understanding this pattern requires an understanding of how human organi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hertzman C

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial dysfunction is implicated in many forms of cell death, particularly in the central nervous system. The mitochondria are required at the same time to generate adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) for the cell, sequester excess cytoplasmic Ca(2+), and both produce and detoxify superoxide free radicals. The elec...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Nicholls DG

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In humans any effects of dietary saturated fats or omega-6 polyunsaturates on blood pressure appear to be mediated by changes in caloric intake and long-term weight changes. In contrast, omega-3 fatty acids have a mild antihypertensive effect which is seen most clearly in untreated subjects with higher blood pressures...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Beilin LJ

更新日期：1993-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:2-Methoxyestradiol (2-ME) is an estradiol metabolite with antiangiogenic properties. It can be produced by granulosa cells and it is present in normal follicle at high concentrations. The identification of reactive oxygen species (ROS) role in the molecular pharmacology of 2-ME is an active area of research. The objec...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Basini G,Santini SE,Grasselli F

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation and histone modification promote changes in chromatin structure that may affect gene expression in a heritable manner without directly altering the genome. As such, these phenomena are considered to be epigenetic in nature and are believed to contribute to the normal processes of human development but ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sutherland JE,Costa M

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RAS interacts with multiple targets in the cell and controls at least two signaling pathways, one regulating extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation and the other controlling membrane ruffling formation. These two pathways appear to act synergistically to cause transformation. Human smooth muscle alpha-...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kumar CC,Ohashi K,Nagata K,Walsh A,Bar-Sagi D,Mizuno K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of human prolactin in the mammary gland, one of the main target organs of this hormone, leads to the formation of an autocrine-paracrine proliferative loop in this tissue. Involvement of prolactin in normal and neoplastic mammary development triggered the interest in transcriptional regulation of the human ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Baudhuin A,Manfroid I,Van De Weerdt C,Martial JA,Muller M

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vertebrate neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is a "tripartite" synapse, composed of three cellular elements: the presynaptic nerve terminal, the postsynaptic specialization, and synapse-associated glial cells, called perisynaptic Schwann cells (PSCs; also called terminal Schwann cells). During development, PSCs grow be...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Feng Z,Ko CP

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present experiments were conducted to determine the effects of neurotensin on secretion of a variety of anterior pituitary hormones. Conscious rats with indwelling cannulae in the third ventricle and external jugular vein were used and the effects on plasma hormone levels measured by radioimmunoassay. Neurotensin ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： McCann SM,Vijayan E,Koenig J,Krulich L

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) provides financial compensation to land owners who avoid converting standing forests to other land uses. In this paper, we review the main opportunities and challenges for REDD+ implementation, including expectations for REDD+ to deliver on multiple ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Venter O,Koh LP

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3), previously known as the relaxin-like factor (RLF), is a major peptide hormone secreted from the testicular Leydig cells of adult men and circulating in the blood at a concentration of approximately 1 ng/mL. Women also produce INSL3 in the theca interna cells of ovarian follicles, but cir...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ivell R,Hartung S,Anand-Ivell R

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared 10 episodes (8 patients) of Q fever endocarditis with 27 episodes (27 patients) of native valve endocarditis. Patients with Q fever endocarditis were more likely to have weight loss (p less than 0.003), experience fatigue (p less than 0.07), have clubbing of the fingers (p less than 0.005), have a diastoli...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Marrie TJ

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based upon their migrating properties and effector functions, CD8(+) T cells have been further classified into central memory (T(CM)) and two types of effector memory (T(EM) and T(EMRA)) cells. These memory cells display distinct replicative characteristics. Because apoptosis plays an important role in cellular homeos...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Gupta S,Gollapudi S

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and IGF-I receptor (IGF-IR), despite their well-known roles in cell survival and proliferation, can also weakly enhance apoptosis. To study the relationships between the IGF-IR and Bax as well as Bak, 144 cases of colorectal cancer were examined by immunohistochemistry, using the a...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Koda M,Reszec J,Sulkowska M,Kanczuga-Koda L,Sulkowski S

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On the basis of evidence just reviewed, the hormonal requirements during IVM of mammalian oocytes for fertilization and developmental competence may be summarized as follows: 1. Nuclear maturation occurs "spontaneously," without follicular factors or hormones, in all mammalian species. 2. Cumulus cells are necessary d...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Armstrong DT,Zhang X,Vanderhyden BC,Khamsi F

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolation of Coxiella Burnetii in the standard laboratory setting is hazardous; therefore most diagnoses are based on retrospective detection of a rising antibody titer to C. burnetti. As a result, this disease is usually undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Methods for the rapid detection of C. burnetti have now been develop...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Frazier ME,Mallavia LP,Samuel JE,Baca OG

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Why does music pervade our lives and those of all known human beings living today and in the recent past? Why do we feel compelled to engage in musical activity, or at least simply enjoy listening to music even if we choose not to actively participate? I argue that this is because musicality--communication using varia...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mithen S

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the documented association between apolipoprotein E genotype and cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), a substantial proportion of CAA-related hemorrhages occur in patients without known risks for this disorder. Two other factors implicated in the pathogenesis of CAA are the amyloid-beta peptide (preferentially d...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Greenberg SM,Cho HS,O'Donnell HC,Rosand J,Segal AZ,Younkin LH,Younkin SG,Rebeck GW

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcitonin gene-related peptide has been identified by immunocytochemistry within the thymus of fetal through aged adult mice. Calcitonin gene-related peptide positive nerves are observed from embryonic day 17 throughout the lifespan of the mouse. A sparse cell population positive for CGRP is first observed during the...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Bulloch K,McEwen BS,Diwa A,Radojcic T,Hausman J,Baird S

更新日期：1994-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The innervation of muscles in patients with the post-polio syndrome (PPS) may differ from limb to limb or even within the same limb because of the segmental nature of the initial involvement and the varying degree of subsequent recovery. Consequently, the compensatory effort of the neighboring muscles varies even in t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Dalakas MC

更新日期：1995-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The functions of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian and -adrenal axes are intertwined, and molecular defects in either axis may cause ovarian dysfunction. Advances in molecular genetics have allowed new insights into the pathophysiology of ovarian disorders. Specific gene mutations causing delayed puberty and/or ovari...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kalantaridou SN,Chrousos GP

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Auditory brainstem potentials were recorded from various scalp and nasopharyngeal sites referenced both to a noncephalic site and to certain scalp locations in normal humans. The distribution of amplitudes and latencies of the components were defined. There were significant amplitude, polarity, and latency asymmetries...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Starr A,Squires K

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The SERMs currently in clinical practice or in late stages of clinical development have been studied primarily for their effects on the breast, cardiovascular, bone, and reproductive systems. The effect of SERMs on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis has not been the primary focus of the studies conducted th...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Plouffe L Jr,Siddhanti S

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome architecture is well diversified among eukaryotes in terms of size and content, with many being radically shaped by ancient and ongoing genome conflicts with transposable elements (e.g., the large transposon-rich genomes common among plants). In ciliates, a group of microbial eukaryotes with distinct somatic an...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Maurer-Alcalá XX,Nowacki M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00