Garcia, Alfredo J 3rd Dashevskiy, Tatiana Khuu, Maggie A Ramirez, Jan-Marino
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The preBötzinger complex (preBötC) is a medullary brainstem network crucially involved in the generation of different inspiratory rhythms. In the isolated brainstem slice, the preBötC reconfigures to produce different rhythms that we refer to as "fictive eupnea" under baseline conditions (i.e., carbogen), and "fictive gasping" in hypoxia. We recent...
Sojod, Bouchra Chateau, Danielle Mueller, Christopher G Babajko, Sylvie Berdal, Ariane Lézot, Frédéric Castaneda, Beatriz
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Periodontitis is based on a complex inflammatory over-response combined with possible genetic predisposition factors. The RANKL/RANK/OPG signaling pathway is implicated in bone resorption through its key function in osteoclast differentiation and activation, as well as in the inflammatory response. This central element of osteo-immunology has been ...
Mesquita, Thássio R R Campos-Mota, Gianne P Lemos, Virgínia S Cruz, Jader S de Jesus, Itamar C G Camargo, Enilton A Pesquero, Jorge L Pesquero, João B Capettini, Luciano Dos Santos A Lauton-Santos, Sandra
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B1- and B2-kinin receptors are G protein-coupled receptors that play an important role in the vascular function. Therefore, the present study was designed to evaluate the participation of kinin receptors in the acetylcholine (ACh)-induced vascular relaxation, focusing on the protein-protein interaction involving kinin receptors with endothelial and...
Jayawardana, Kavinda Ovenden, Nicholas C Cottenden, Alan
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When a compliant sheet of material is dragged over a curved surface of a body, the frictional forces generated can be many times greater than they would be for a planar interface. This phenomenon is known to contribute to the abrasion damage to skin often suffered by wearers of incontinence pads and bed/chairbound people susceptible to pressure sor...
Liu, Bao Huang, He Wu, Gang Xu, Gang Sun, Bing-Da Zhang, Er-Long Chen, Jian Gao, Yu-Qi
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Background: Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a common disabling condition in individuals experiencing high altitudes, which may progress to life-threatening high altitude cerebral edema. Today, no established biomarkers are available for prediction the susceptibility of AMS. MicroRNAs emerge as promising sensitive and specific biomarkers for a vari...
Coutier-Marie, Laurianne Ioan, Iulia Bonabel, Claude Demoulin, Bruno Leblanc, Anne-Laure Debitu, Ludivine Schweitzer, Cyril Marchal, François Demoulin-Alexikova, Silvia
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Introduction: Cough and expiration reflex are major lower airway defense mechanisms that have not been studied throughout development in relation with the feeding behavior. Aim: To describe airway defense reflexes evoked by mechanical stimulation of the trachea in developing rabbit pups. Material and Methods: Sixty one pups were allocated to 3 grou...
Kouskoura, Thaleia Katsaros, Christos von Gunten, Stephan
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The biological processes that come into play during orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) have been shown to be influenced by a variety of pharmacological agents. The effects of such agents are of particular relevance to the clinician as the rate of tooth movement can be accelerated or reduced as a result. This review aims to provide an overview of rece...
Manconi, Mauro Silvani, Alessandro Ferri, Raffaele
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Matsoukas, Ianis G
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Over the past decade, integrated genetic, cellular, proteomic and genomic approaches have begun to unravel the surprisingly crosstalk between photoreceptors and sugar signaling in regulation of floral signal transduction. Although a number of physiological factors in the pathway have been identified, the molecular genetic interactions of some compo...
Gasse, Barbara Prasad, Megana Delgado, Sidney Huckert, Mathilde Kawczynski, Marzena Garret-Bernardin, Annelyse Lopez-Cazaux, Serena Bailleul-Forestier, Isabelle Manière, Marie-Cécile Stoetzel, Corinne
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Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) designates a group of genetic diseases characterized by a large range of enamel disorders causing important social and health problems. These defects can result from mutations in enamel matrix proteins or protease encoding genes. A range of mutations in the enamel cleavage enzyme matrix metalloproteinase-20 gene (MMP20)...
