Adenosine 3′-monophosphate (3′-AMP) is a metabolite produced from hydrolysis of 2′,3′-cAMP by a family of metal-dependent phosphodiesterases. 3′-AMP inhibits proliferation of preglomerular vascular smooth muscle cells and glomerular mesangial cells via A2B receptors. 2′,3′-cAMP and 3′-AMP represent a new unexplored pathway for adenosine-based cell regulation.
The inhibitory effects of five novel brominated flame retardants, 1,2-bis(2,4,5-tribromophenoxy)ethane (BTBPE), decabromodiphenylethane (DBDPE), 2-ethylhexyl-2,3,4,5-tetrabromobenzoate (EH-TBB), bis(2-ethylhexyl)tetrabromophthalate (BEH-TEBP), and β-tetrabromoethylcyclohexane (β-TBECH), on thyroid hormone deiodinase (DIO) and sulfotransferase (SULT) activity were investigated using human in vitro liver microsomal and cytosolic bioassays.
Natural phenolic compounds are known to be metabolized by phase II metabolic reactions. In this study, we examined the in vitro sulfation of the main constituents of silymarin, an herbal remedy produced from the fruits of the milk thistle. The
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111(32), 11612-11617 (2014-07-30)
During the early evolution of life, 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (O) may have functioned as a proto-flavin capable of repairing cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers in DNA or RNA by photoinduced electron transfer using longer wavelength UVB radiation. To investigate the ability of O to
There have been many reports regarding toxic chemicals in birds. Chemicals are mainly metabolized in the liver through phase I oxidation by cytochrome P450 (CYP) and phase II conjugation by conjugated enzymes, such as UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT), sulfotransferase (SULT), glutathione-S-transferase (GST)
Molecular medicine reports, 16(4), 4529-4536 (2017-08-30)
Bone fracture healing is a complex process, which is associated with several factors, including age and osteoporosis. Certain genes and biological processes that may contribute to fracture healing, have been identified following developments in systems biology and molecular biology technologies
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