Carnitines and its congeners: a metabolic pathway to the regulation of immune response and inflammation.

abstract：:The fate of alpha-hemoglobin chains and the cause of membrane protein defects in thalassemic erythrocytes have been studied in: (1) human beta-thalassemia syndromes, (2) mouse beta-thalassemia, and (3) normal human erythrocytes loaded with purified alpha-hemoglobin chains. The similarity and differences observed in th...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rouyer-Fessard P,Scott MD,Leroy-Viard K,Garel MC,Bachir D,Galacteros F,Beuzard Y

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular basis of human bitter taste perception is an area of intense research. Only 25 G protein-coupled receptors belonging to the hTAS2R gene family face the challenge to detect thousands of structurally different bitter compounds, most of which are plant metabolites. Since many natural bitter compounds are hi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Behrens M,Reichling C,Batram C,Brockhoff A,Meyerhof W

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation plays a key role in excessive bone loss in conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis. An important paradigm in immunology is that inflammatory factors activate feedback inhibition mechanisms to restrain inflammation and limit associated tissue damage. We hypothesized that inflammatory fact...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ivashkiv LB,Zhao B,Park-Min KH,Takami M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primates have stimulated more interest than any other group as humans are ranked in this same mammalian order. Gustatory responses of human and nonhuman primates have already been compared for compounds such as monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, polyols, amino acids, dipeptides, proteins, dihydrochalcones, sulfamates,...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Glaser D,Tinti JM,Nofre C

更新日期：1998-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Methamphetamine (METH) is a major drug of abuse in the United States. A high dose of METH given to mice and rats causes long-lasting depletion of tyrosine hydroxylase activity, dopamine (DA), and DA-transporter (DAT) binding sites in the striatum. In human METH-abusers, a marked decrease of the DAT in the caudate puta...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Itzhak Y,Ali SF

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensorineural hearing loss results from the degeneration of hair cells and/or auditory neurons in the cochlea of the inner ear. BDNF and NT-3 were shown to support survival of auditory neurons both in vitro and in vivo. Cochlea from P3-P4 rats were cultured as floating explants and hair cells in the organ of Corti wer...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kuang R,Hever G,Zajic G,Yan Q,Collins F,Louis JC,Keithley E,Magal E

更新日期：1999-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurologic symptoms were the earliest and most prominent symptoms recorded in Michigan farm residents exposed to PBB as compared to a non-PBB exposed control farm population in Wisconsin. In Michigan (particularly among males) those who exhibited the most marked symptoms tended to show diminished performance as assess...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Valciukas JA,Lilis R,Anderson HA,Wolff MS,Petrocci M

更新日期：1979-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The invariant nature of body situs within and across vertebrate species implies that a highly conserved pathway controls the specification of the left-right (L/R) axis. Situs-specific morphogenesis begins at the end of this pathway and leads to normal organ arrangement, also known as situs solitus. Occasionally, indiv...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Delhaas T,Decaluwe W,Rubbens M,Kerckhoffs R,Arts T

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical hypoxia produces depletion of ATP, intracellular Ca2+ overload, and cell death. The role of Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX), the major plasma membrane Ca2+ extruding system, has been explored in chemical hypoxia using BHK cells stably transfected with the three mammalian NCX isoforms: NCX1, NCX2, and NCX3. Here we r...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Secondo A,Staiano IR,Scorziello A,Sirabella R,Boscia F,Adornetto A,Canzoniero LM,Di Renzo G,Annunziato L

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mounting evidence indicates increased susceptibility to cell death and increased oxidative damage as common features in neurons from sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients but also from familial AD (FAD) cases. Autosomal dominant forms of FAD are caused by mutations of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene and ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Eckert A,Marques CA,Keil U,Schüssel K,Müller WE

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression analysis and epidemiologic studies have provided indirect evidence that proteinases and growth factors play a role in the development of atherosclerosis and complications such as aneurysm formation and plaque rupture. Studies using genetically altered mice have proven to be an elegant tool to study the caus...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Luttun A,Carmeliet P

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Odorant receptors are thought to be critical determinants of olfactory sensory neuron axon targeting and organization. Nonetheless, a systematic characterization of the onset of odorant receptor expression has not yet been done in the main olfactory epithelium. Here, we briefly review our current understanding regardi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rodriguez-Gil DJ,Treloar HB,Miller A,Two A,Iwema C,Greer CA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DbetaH) deficiency is a rare autosomal dominant disorder. Due to the absence of DbetaH, there is a blocked conversion of dopamine into norepinephrine. The biochemical hallmark of this syndrome consists of a complete absence of plasma norepinephrine and epinephrine levels in conjunction with ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Timmers HJ,Deinum J,Wevers RA,Lenders JW

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Septic shock is a systemic response to severe bacterial infections, generally caused by Gram-negative bacterial endotoxins, with multiple manifestations such as hypotension, tissue injury, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and multi-organ failure. All these effects, are induced by the generation of pro-inflammat...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Martínez C,Arranz A,Juarranz Y,Abad C,García-Gómez M,Rosignoli F,Leceta J,Gomariz RP

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) is currently the only technology affording three-dimensional measurement of the brain's energy metabolism which is closely coupled to brain function. Studies of glucose metabolism by PET of (18F)-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose are therefore widely applied to show the contribution of vari...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Heiss WD,Szelies B,Kessler J,Herholz K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid (IKr) and slow (IKs) delayed rectifier K+ currents are key regulators of cardiac repolarization. HERG encodes the Kr channel, and KVLQT1 and hminK encode subunits that coassemble to form Ks channels. Mutations in any one of these genes cause Romano-Ward syndrome, an autosomal dominant form of long QT syndrom...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sanguinetti MC

更新日期：1999-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary episodic ataxia (EA) syndromes are rare monogenic disorders that are phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous. The number of identified EA phenotypes is expanding. So far, mutations have been identified in four genes, all coding for membrane proteins including ion channels and transporters. The study of...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Jen JC

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this brief review, we introduce some major themes in the regulation of energy, lipid, and glucose metabolism by the central nervous system (CNS). Rather than comprehensively discussing the field, we instead will discuss some of the key findings made regarding the interaction of the hormones ghrelin and leptin with ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Nogueiras R,Tschöp MH,Zigman JM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anemia affects a third of the world's population and contributes to increased morbidity and mortality, decreased work productivity, and impaired neurological development. Understanding anemia's varied and complex etiology is crucial for developing effective interventions that address the context-specific causes of ane...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Chaparro CM,Suchdev PS

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until now, neoadjuvant therapy plus surgical resection of the primary tumor and potential metastatic lymph nodes (LNs) has been the current optimal treatment for locally advanced thoracic esophageal cancer (EC). LN metastasis is one of the most negative prognostic factors for thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinom...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wang Z,Mao Y,Gao S,Li Y,Tan L,Daiko H,Liu S,Chen C,Koyanagi K,He J

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on 3080 mother-infant pairs from Cebu in the Philippines were used to conduct a logistics hazards analysis to determine the effect of supplemental calories and the types of supplements that the infant ingests on return to menses. Breast feeding had a significant reduced odds of the mother returning to menses (od...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Zohoori N

更新日期：1994-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Human epidemiologic studies provide convincing evidence that dietary patterns practiced during adulthood are important contributors to age-related cognitive decline and dementia risk. Diets high in fat, especially trans and saturated fats, adversely affect cognition, while those high in fruits, vegetables, cereals, an...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Parrott MD,Greenwood CE

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular biological approach has provided important information toward understanding the complexities of the F0F1 ATPase. This article focuses on our recent results on the ATPase catalytic site contained in the beta subunit and the role of the gamma subunit in regulation of proton transport. We used a combination...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Nakamoto RK,Shin K,Iwamoto A,Omote H,Maeda M,Futai M

更新日期：1992-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The SET domain, first identified within and named after proteins encoded by three Drosophila genes [Su(var)3-9, E(z), and Trithorax], is recognized as a signature motif for histone methyltransferases that are involved in epigenetic processes. The SUV39H family of SET domain proteins methylate specifically the residue ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Zhao Z,Shen WH

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meter is considered an important structuring mechanism in the perception and experience of rhythm in music. Combining behavioral and electrophysiological measures, in the present study we investigate whether meter is more likely a learned phenomenon, possibly a result of musical expertise, or whether sensitivity to me...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Honing H,Ladinig O,Háden GP,Winkler I

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The data presented above suggest that one possible clinical use of TGF-beta would be to protect the bone marrow from the effects of myelosuppressive chemotherapeutic drugs by preventing entry or removing primitive stem cells from the cell cycle. It may also have the additional benefit of reducing the drug-induced neut...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ruscetti FW,Jacobsen SE,Birchenall-Roberts M,Broxmeyer HE,Engelmann GL,Dubois C,Keller JR

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Young songbirds memorize a tutor song and use the memory trace as a template to shape their own song by auditory feedback. Major issues in birdsong research include the neural sites and mechanisms for song memory and auditory feedback. The brain song control system contains neurons with both premotor and auditory func...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Konishi M

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen synthesized in situ plays a more important role in breast cancer cell proliferation than does circulating estrogen. Aromatase is the enzyme that converts androgen to estrogen and is expressed at a higher level in breast cancer tissue than in surrounding noncancer tissue. A promising route of chemoprevention a...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Eng ET,Williams D,Mandava U,Kirma N,Tekmal RR,Chen S

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormones and neuropeptides may influence the activities of lymphoid organs and cells via endocrine and local autocrine/paracrine pathways. A paradigm of the interactions between the neuroendocrine and immune system is sophisticatedly represented in the thymus. Indeed, receptors for these molecules are heterogeneously ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ferone D,Boschetti M,Resmini E,Giusti M,Albanese V,Goglia U,Albertelli M,Vera L,Bianchi F,Minuto F

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic disorders present a public health challenge of staggering proportions. In diabetes, there is an urgent need to better understand disease heterogeneity, clinical trajectories, and related comorbidities. A pressing and timely question is whether we are ready for precision medicine in diabetes. Some biological ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Merino J,Florez JC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00