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Functions of claudin-7 in human lung cancer
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer and the most common cause of cancer-related death in both men and women in the United States with a very poor overall 5-year survival rate. Nearly 95% of the lung cancer originates ...
A Novel A1 Adenosine Receptor Antagonist, L-97-1 [3-[2-(4-Aminophenyl)-ethyl]-8-benzyl-7-{2-ethyl-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-ethyl}-1-propyl-3,7-dihydro-purine-2,6-dione], Reduces Allergic Responses to House Dust Mite in an Allergic Rabbit Model of Asthma
(East Carolina University, 2005-10)
Adenosine, an important signaling molecule in asthma, produces bronchoconstriction in asthmatics. Adenosine produces bronchoconstriction in allergic rabbits, primates, and humans by activating A1 adenosine receptors (ARs). ...
The inhibition of CHO-K1-BH4 cell proliferation and induction of chromosomal aberrations by brevetoxins in vitro
(East Carolina University, 2006-07)
Brevetoxins (PbTxs) are highly potent trans-syn polyether neurotoxins produced during blooms of several species of marine dinoflagellates, most notably Karenia brevis. These neurotoxins act on voltage-sensitive sodium ...
Orchiectomy or androgen receptor blockade attenuates baroreflex-mediated bradycardia in conscious rats
(East Carolina University, 2006-01)
Background: Previous studies have shown that testosterone enhances baroreflex bradycardia. Therefore, conscious unrestrained rats were used to investigate the role of the androgen receptor in the testosterone-mediated ...
Evidence for the presence of A1 adenosine receptors in the aorta of spontaneously hypertensive rats
(East Carolina University, 2001-12)
1 Isolated aortic rings (endothelium-intact and -denuded) from spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats were used in this study to examine the vasoactive e ects of various adenosine analogues. 2 In ...
Functional Characterization of a Small Conductance GIRK Channel in Rat Atrial Cells
(East Carolina University, 2004-11)
Muscarinic K1 (KACh) channels are key determinants of the inhibitory synaptic transmission in the heart. These channels are heterotetramers consisting of two homologous subunits, G-protein-gated inwardly rectifying K1 ...
CD44 and hyaluronan promote the bmp7 signaling response in chondrocytes
(East Carolina University, 2011)
Cell-matrix interactions are important in maintaining cartilage homeostasis. Hyaluronan binding to its principal receptor CD44 is essential for such interactions. Hyaluronan-CD44 interactions are required for the retention ...
The intracellular proteolytic fragment of CD44 alters CD44 function in chondrocytes
(East Carolina University, 2010)
CD44 is an adhesion molecule involved in several biological functions and the primary receptor for hyaluronan (HA). In cartilage, CD44 participates in the interplay between cells and the extracellular matrix to fine tune ...
The effect of brevenal on brevetoxin-induced DNA damage in human lymphocytes
(East Carolina University, 2005-11)
Brevenal is a nontoxic short-chain trans-syn polyether that competes with brevetoxin (PbTx) for the active site on voltage-sensitive sodium channels. The PbTxs are highly potent polyether toxins produced during blooms of ...
The extracellular processing of aggrecan aggregate and its effect on CD44 mediated internalization of hyaluronan.
(East Carolina University, 2015)
In many cells the hyaluronan receptor CD44 mediates the endocytosis of hyaluronan and its delivery to endosomes / lysosomes. The regulation of this process remains largely unknown. In most extracellular matrices hyaluronan ...