Perspectives of regional paleoclimate modeling.

abstract：:We have previously described proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene-expression in human normal cultured dermal fibroblasts, and its dose- and time-dependent modulation by transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). The aim of the work described here was to investigate POMC-derived ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Teofoli P,Frezzolini A,Puddu P,De Pità O,Mauviel A,Lotti T

更新日期：1999-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclosporin A (CsA) is an immunosuppressive drug commonly given to transplant patients. Its application is accompanied by severe side effects related to calcium, among them hypertension and nephrotoxicity. The Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX) is a major calcium regulator expressed in the surface membrane of all excitable and ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rahamimoff H,Elbaz B,Alperovich A,Kimchi-Sarfaty C,Gottesman MM,Lichtenstein Y,Eskin-Shwartz M,Kasir J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. There are several endogenous ligands that bind to I-receptors of both the I1 and I2 subclass. These include: (a) classic CDS, a partially purified entity isolated by the criteria that it displaces binding ligands to alpha 2- and I-receptors; (b) immunoreactive (ir)-CDS, a moiety that binds to antibodies raised agai...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Reis DJ,Li G,Regunathan S

更新日期：1995-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice with experimental neuropsychiatric lupus (NPSLE), induced by anti-ribosomal-P antibodies, developed depression-like behavior and a diminished sense of smell. Manganese-enhanced MRI (MEMRI) allows in vivo mapping of functional neuronal connections in the brain, including the olfactory tract. The aim of this study ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kivity S,Tsarfaty G,Agmon-Levin N,Blank M,Manor D,Konen E,Chapman J,Reichlin M,Wasson C,Shoenfeld Y,Kushnir T

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-HT2B receptors, in addition to phospholipase C stimulation, are able to trigger activation of the proto-oncogene product p21ras. During mouse embryogenesis, a peak of 5-HT2B receptor expression is detected at the neurulation stage; we localized the 5-HT2B expression in neural crest cells, heart myocardium, and somit...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Choi DS,Kellermann O,Richard S,Colas JF,Bolaños-Jimenez F,Tournois C,Launay JM,Maroteaux L

更新日期：1998-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The strategy of "manufacturing uncertainty" has been used with great success by polluters and manufacturers of dangerous products to oppose public health and environmental regulation. This strategy entails questioning the validity of scientific evidence on which the regulation is based. While this approach is most ide...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Michaels D

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exosomes are nanovesicles secreted from cells that play key roles in intercellular communication. They carry unique content derived from parental cells and are capable of transferring this cargo between cells. The role and function of exosomes largely depends on the origin and functional status of the parental cells. ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Cobelli NJ,Leong DJ,Sun HB

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The New York Stem Cell Foundation's "Fifth Annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference" convened on October 12-13, 2010 at the Rockefeller University in New York City. The conference attracted over 400 scientists, patient advocates, and stem cell research supporters from 16 countries. In addition to poster and ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Marshall C,Wang GK,Cimetta E,Talchai C,Egli D,Shim JW,Martin I,Ahmad F,Sproul A,Chen T,Fossati V,McKeon D,Smith K,Solomon SL

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Birds, the most species-rich monophyletic group of land vertebrates, have been subject to some of the most intense sequencing efforts to date, making them an ideal case study for recent developments in genomics research. Here, we review how our understanding of bird genomes has changed with the recent sequencing of mo...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kapusta A,Suh A

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural analysis of secretin in solution has demonstrated extended helical domains within both amino- and carboxyl-terminal halves, with a possible turn in between. However, the conformation of this peptide as it resides in its binding site within the receptor has not been established. In the work reported here, we...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Dong M,Wang Y,Miller LJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conspicuous similarities between Cushing's syndrome and the Metabolic Syndrome X open up the possibility that hypercortisolemia is involved also in the latter. Salivary cortisol is possible to measure during undisturbed conditions including perceived stressful events during everyday life. Such measurements clearly...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Björntorp P,Rosmond R

更新日期：1999-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory interactions have been shown to occur between all the testicular cell types considered. The paracrine factors mediating these interactions generally influence either cellular growth or differentiation. The regulation of cellular growth is essential in the developing testis and is required for the maintenanc...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Skinner MK,Norton JN,Mullaney BP,Rosselli M,Whaley PD,Anthony CT

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is the rate-limiting enzyme in catecholamine biosynthesis. Does common genetic variation at human TH alter autonomic activity and predispose to cardiovascular disease? We undertook systematic polymorphism discovery at the TH locus, and then tested variants for contributions to sympathetic fun...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rao F,Zhang L,Wessel J,Zhang K,Wen G,Kennedy BP,Rana BK,Das M,Rodriguez-Flores JL,Smith DW,Cadman PE,Salem RM,Mahata SK,Schork NJ,Taupenot L,Ziegler MG,O'Connor DT

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The question addressed in this paper is whether the human amygdala processes threat-related stimuli independent of selective attention. This is considered from a functional neuroimaging perspective, describing studies in normal volunteers and patients with brain lesions. The conclusion is that the evidence for such au...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Dolan RJ,Vuilleumier P

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium ions are essential to proper neurotransmission. Impairment in cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration and Ca(2+) signaling disturbs neuronal activity, leading to pathological consequences. In cells, a high-affinity plasma membrane calcium pump (PMCA) keeps free Ca(2+) in the nanomolar range. Among four genes encoding t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Zylinska L,Kowalska I,Kozaczuk A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our data show that when substance abusers are subtyped simultaneously by antisocial personality disorder and the onset of depression relative to alcohol or drug abuse, groups of people with unique personality and affective profiles are identified. The profiles are represented by measures of affect-related personality ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Epstein EE,Ginsburg BE,Hesselbrock VM,Schwarz JC

更新日期：1994-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the potent proinflammatory cytokine IL-1 in disease could clinically be investigated with the development of the IL-1 blocking agent anakinra (Kineret), a recombinant IL-1 receptor antagonist. It was first tested in patients with sepsis without much benefit but was later FDA approved for the treatment of p...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Goldbach-Mansky R

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is a swallowing disorder caused by congenital abnormalities and structural damage and disease-associated damage of the oral cavity, pharynx, and upper esophageal sphincter. Patients with OD lack the protective mechanisms necessary for effective swallowing, exhibiting difficulty controlling...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rofes L,Clavé P,Ouyang A,Scharitzer M,Pokieser P,Vilardell N,Ortega O

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extension of mammalian health and life span has been achieved using various dietary interventions. We previously reported that restricting dietary methionine (MET) content extends life span only when growth hormone signaling is intact (no life span increase in GH deficiency or GH resistance). To understand the metabol...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Brown-Borg HM,Rakoczy S,Wonderlich JA,Borg KE,Rojanathammanee L

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:To date, the precise etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains largely unknown; however, it is well accepted that IBD results from a dysregulated mucosal immune response to environmental factors in genetically susceptible hosts. The primary defect, in at least a subpopulation of IBD patients, may be due to ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Reuter BK,Pizarro TT

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:VH replacement occurs through RAG-mediated recombination between a cryptic recombination signal sequence (cRSS) presented in a rearranged VH gene and a 23-bp RSS from an upstream VH gene. VH replacement renews the entire VH coding region and extends the immunoglobulin heavy-chain (IgH) CDR3 regions preferentially with...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Liu Y,Fan R,Zhou S,Yu Z,Zhang Z

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging is the major risk factor for both the development of chronic diseases and loss of functional capacity. Geroscience provides links among the biology of aging, the biology of disease, and the physiology of frailty, three fields where enormous progress has been made in the last few decades. While, previously, the f...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kohanski RA,Deeks SG,Gravekamp C,Halter JB,High K,Hurria A,Fuldner R,Green P,Huebner R,Macchiarini F,Sierra F

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Guillain Barré syndromes (GBS) are the world's leading cause of acute autoimmune neuromuscular paralysis. Understanding the pathophysiological events of GBS, and improving immunotherapies are fundamental to improving the clinical outcome. Recent research into GBS and the Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) variant has fo...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Willison HJ,Plomp JJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our recently developed method, TranSIESTA, enables modelling of molecular electronic devices under operation conditions. The method is based on density functional theory, and calculates the self-consistent electronic structure of a nanostructure coupled to three-dimensional electrodes with different electrochemical po...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Stokbro K,Taylor J,Brandbyge M,Ordejón P

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nocturnal cortisol release in humans is synergistically regulated by circadian rhythm and sleep. Cortisol concentrations typically reach a nadir during the slow wave sleep-rich periods of early nocturnal sleep, whereas during the late night, when rapid eye movement (REM) sleep predominates, cortisol levels are enhance...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Born J,Wagner U

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This communication summaries a series of observations of the transport function of the crypt of the rat distal colon. Development of methods to study both 22Na uptake by apical membrane vesicles prepared from crypt cells and intracellular pHi (pHi), fluid movement (Jv), and bicarbonate secretion during microperfusion ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Binder HJ,Rajendran VM,Geibel JP

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We discuss the relevance of studying ecology within the framework of Complexity Science from a statistical mechanics approach. Ecology is concerned with understanding how systems level properties emerge out of the multitude of interactions among large numbers of components, leading to ecosystems that possess the proto...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Jensen HJ,Arcaute E

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the effects of agmatine on naloxone-precipitated withdrawal syndrome in morphine-dependent guinea pig ileum. Male guinea pigs that were starved for 24 hours were decapitated after cervical dislocation, and terminal portions of the ilea were removed. Segments were fixed at a resting tension of 1...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Aricioglu F,Ercil E,Dulger G

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial, plasmid, and synthetic DNA containing unmethylated CpG dinucleotides in specific sequence contexts activate the vertebrate innate immune system. A pattern recognition receptor (PRR), toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9), recognizes CpG DNA and activates signaling cascade leading to the secretion of a number of cytok...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Agrawal S,Kandimalla ER

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00