
Báo cáo Y học: Presence and regulation of the endocannabinoid system in human dendritic cells
Cannabinoid receptors and their endogenous ligands, the endocannabinoids, have been detected in several blood immune cells, including monocytes/macrophages, basophils and lymphocytes. However, their presence in dendritic cells, which play a key role in the initiation and development of the immune response, has never been investigated. Here we have analyzed human dendritic cells for the presence of the endocannabinoids, anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), the cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors, and one of the enzymes mostly responsible for endocannabinoid hydrolysis, the fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH)....8 trang
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Báo cáo Y học: Transglutaminase-mediated polyamination of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) Gln16 residue modulates VIP/PACAP receptor activity
Previous data showing an increase of receptor binding activity of [R16]VIP, a vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) structural analogue containing arginine at the position 16 of its amino acid sequence, have pointed out the importance of a positive charge at this site. Here, the functional characterization of three VIP polyaminated adducts (VIPDap, VIPSpd, and VIPSpm), obtained by a transglutaminasecatalysed reaction between the VIP Gln16 residue and 1,3-diaminopropane (Dap), spermidine (Spd), or spermine (Spm), is reported. ...9 trang
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Báo cáo Y học: Elucidation of the role of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate in the regulation of glucose fluxes in mice usingin vivo 13 C NMR measurements of hepatic carbohydrate metabolism
Fructose 2,6-bisphosphate (Fru-2,6-P2
) plays an important
role in the regulation of major carbohydrate fluxes as both
allosteric activator and inhibitor of target enzymes. To
examine the role of Fru-2,6-P2in the regulation of hepatic
carbohydrate metabolism in vivo,Fru-2,6-P2 levels were
elevated in ADM mice with adenovirus-mediated overex-pression of a double mutant bifunctional enzyme, 6-phos-phofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase (n¼6), in
comparison to normal control mice (control,n¼6). ...9 trang
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