Functional role, structure, and evolution of the melanocortin-4 receptor.

abstract：:The discovery of the adenylyl cyclase signaling mechanism (ACSM) of insulin and related peptides allows for advancing the hypothesis of its participation in regulatory action on cell growth, apoptosis, and metabolism. The following evidences were obtained: (1) The order of efficiency of insulin and IGF-I growth-promot...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Pertseva MN

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A decade of research on human embryonic stem cells (ESC) has paved the way for the discovery of alternative approaches to generating pluripotent stem cells. Combinatorial overexpression of a limited number of proteins linked to pluripotency in ESC was recently found to reprogram differentiated somatic cells back to a ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lengerke C,Grauer M,Niebuhr NI,Riedt T,Kanz L,Park IH,Daley GQ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mouse strain lacking SMP30 can be regarded as a strain showing ultimate decrease of the SMP30 molecule. After three months of age, SMP30-KO mice had an increased mortality rate, compared with the SMP30-WT mice, all of which remained alive. Electron microscopic observation of the hepatocytes from 12-month-old SMP30-K...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Maruyama N,Ishigami A,Kuramoto M,Handa S,Kubo S,Imasawa T,Seyama K,Shimosawa T,Kasahara Y

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disorder that affects approximately 14% of all women and 30% to 50% of infertile women. Since the most common symptoms of endometriosis--progressive dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility--are also symptoms of multiple disorders, a diagnosis of endometrios...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rice VM

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite intense efforts, little is known about the etiology of prostate cancer, and treatment of advanced forms of the disease has had limited success. Nonetheless, epidemiologic studies combined with animal model and in vitro experiments indicate that natural components of the diet, including n-3 PUFA, the carotenoid...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Cohen LA

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing interest in the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation for sleep disturbed populations. Our study sought to evaluate the effect of mindfulness meditation interventions on sleep quality. To assess for relative efficacy, comparator groups were restricted to specific active controls (such as evidenced...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rusch HL,Rosario M,Levison LM,Olivera A,Livingston WS,Wu T,Gill JM

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legally, women, Native Americans, and African-Americans were defined by the American Constitution as inferior. The pragmatists gradually showed that all selves are equal. These ideas helped the minorities to attain nearly full legal status. But economic status is going in the other direction, toward inequality. It thr...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wiley N

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Child maltreatment (CM) not only has detrimental and lifelong psychological consequences, but also can lead to lasting alterations in core physiological systems--a biological memory of CM. Furthermore, some of these alterations might even be transmitted to the next generation. This article describes current knowledge ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Schury K,Kolassa IT

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：:Eighty-seven reports of patients with seizures induced by listening and/or playing music and one personal observation are reviewed. Music-induced (or musicogenic) seizures are currently classified among the reflex seizures precipitated by complex stimuli. According to the available information, they are defined as foc...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Avanzini G

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quasibiennial oscillation (QBO) dominates the variability of the equatorial stratosphere and also affects the circulation and temperature of the extratropical region. In this paper we review previous work showing that the mid- to high-latitude circulation is weaker (stronger) when QBO easterlies (westerlies) domin...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Peña-Ortiz C,García-Herrera R,Ribera P,Calvo N

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The implications of recent precision Z-pole, W mass, and weak neutral current data for testing the standard electroweak model, constraining that t quark and Higgs masses, αs (MZ), and grand unification are discussed. A fit to all data yields sin(2)θw(MZ)= 0.2325 ± 0.0024 (on-shell), where the uncertainties are mainly ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Langacker P

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular (LV) wall motion abnormalities reflect regional nonuniform contraction which may be arrhythmogenic. We studied sarcomere mechanics and force development (F) in uniform and nonuniform trabeculae using a model in which half of the muscle can be rendered weak by exposure to low [Ca2+]o. Stretch allowed t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： ter Keurs HE,Diao N,Deis NP

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anatomy of the brain is extremely complex, and certain, even large structures, such as the corticospinal tract (CST), remain poorly understood. Diffusion tractography provides an opportunity to explore the white matter tracts in a fundamentally new way. In the current paper, we show how this technique has already ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Holodny AI,Watts R,Korneinko VN,Pronin IN,Zhukovskiy ME,Gor DM,Ulug A

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：:The aim of this retrospective study is to assess the frequency of HLA-B27 and HLA-B51 in healthy subjects from the center of Tunisia and to investigate their usefulness in the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and Behçet's disease (BD), respectively. Microlymphocytotoxicity test was used to perform serologic HL...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sakly N,Boumiza R,Zrour-Hassen S,Hamzaoui A,Ben Yahia S,Amara H,Khairallah M,Mahjoub S,Bergaoui N,Ghedira I

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activator protein-1 (AP-1) binding activities in the three brain regions (striatum, nucleus accumbens, cingulate cortex) increased after a single methamphetamine (METH, 4 mg/kg) injection and reached maximum levels after 180 min. Pretreatment with SCH 23390 (0.5 mg/kg), a selective dopamine D1 receptor antagonist,...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Akiyama K,Ishihara T,Kashihara K

更新日期：1996-10-31 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：:Quantum dots (QDs) are fluorescent nanocrystals that are emerging as fine alternatives to the conventional organic dyes. They have several advantages including greater photostability and a wider range of excitation-emission wavelengths. By using mortalin staining as a model, we initially demonstrated that the QDs are ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kaul Z,Yaguchi T,Chiura HX,Kaul SC,Wadhwa R

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A small but measurable component of some indoor lighting is ultraviolet radiation (UVR); whether it is sufficient to modify the indoor worker's risk for chronic skin changes is not directly answerable with available technology. A first approach to this question involves a) estimating a range of annual background solar...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Cole C,Forbes PD,Davies RE,Urbach F

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously identified 30 differentially expressed genes when comparing recently diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM-1) patients and controls paired for sex, age, and ethnic background. In this article we performed the hierarchical clustering of these genes taking into account the human-leukocyte-antigen (HL...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rassi DM,Junta CM,Fachin AL,Sandrin-Garcia P,Mello SS,Fernandes AP,Deghaide NN,Foss-Freitas MC,Foss MC,Sakamoto-Hojo ET,Passos GA,Donadi EA

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our work was to detect minor loci acting as Alzheimer's disease (AD) genetic markers. We divided 206 AD patients and 186 individuals as controls into six age at onset/age-dependent groups. We studied polymorphisms of the genes of apolipoprotein E (APOE) and its promoter, cathepsin D, butyrylcholinesterase, ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Beyer K,Lao JI,Latorre P,Ariza A

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis is a prerequisite for tumor expansion and metastasis. The angiogenic potential of the heparin-binding growth factors acidic fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and basic FGF has been demonstrated in various publications. We studied the inhibitory effects of suramin and the polysulfated heparinoids pentosan pol...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Zugmaier G,Favoni R,Jaeger R,Rosen N,Knabbe C

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigation of immune senescence has uncovered many changes in B cell development, maintenance, and function with increasing age. However, most of these studies have focused on conventional B cell subsets in the spleen. The B-1 cell subset is an essential arm of the innate immune system, which in general has bee...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Holodick NE,Rothstein TL

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have generated a transgenic rat model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A) providing formal proof that this neuropathy can be caused by increased expression of peripheral myelin protein-22 (PMP22). Heterozygous PMP22-transgenic rats develop muscle weakness and gait abnormalities as well as reduced nerve c...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Niemann S,Sereda MW,Rossner M,Stewart H,Suter U,Meinck HM,Griffiths IR,Nave KA

更新日期：1999-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Most chemical contaminants occur in highest concentrations in coastal waters, often maximized in very localized areas. In general, this situation represents the exposure pattern for marine animals. However, the availability of contaminant to an organism depends not only on its concentration but also on its chemical na...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Whittle KJ,Hardy R,Holden AV,Johnston R,Pentreath RJ

更新日期：1978-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescence and emerging adulthood form a critical time period for the achievement of optimal health and nutrition across all stages of the life course. We undertook a review of published literature and global data repositories for information on nutrition levels, trends, and patterns among young people aged 10-24 yea...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Akseer N,Al-Gashm S,Mehta S,Mokdad A,Bhutta ZA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The autonomic nervous system consists of sympathetic, parasympathetic, and enteric ganglia and also of a specialized neuroendocrine derivative, the adrenomedullary chromaffin cells. ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kalcheim C,Langley K,Unsicker K

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human speech perception seems to involve the ability to recognize groupings of speech sounds rather than component phonemes, and to distinguish between permuted orders of items within sequences as holistic entities. Humans can use this Holistic Pattern Recognition (HPR) not only with speech and music, but also with se...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Warren RM

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rat IgM and IgG was determined by mechanized "sandwich" enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using peroxidase labeled anti-rat-IgM and -IgG. Linear ranges in standard curves of a reference rat serum had a slope similar to the slopes found with sera of 25 rats of various age. IgM and IgG measurements by ELISA in t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Vos JG,Buys J,Beekhof P,Hagenaars AM

更新日期：1979-05-31 00:00:00