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Purinergic Dysfunction and Electrolyte Imbalance in Newly Diagnosed Bipolar Disorder Patients: A Case-control Study [PDF]

Indian Journal of Medical Biochemistry
Aim and background: Patients with bipolar disorder experience alternating episodes of mania and depression. Adenosine, a purinergic base, plays a critical role in regulating mood, sleep, activity, appetite, cognition, memory, seizure threshold, social ...
Gayathri Ponnusamy, C Mythili
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Partial purification of adenosine deaminase from protoscoleces of Echinococcus granulosus [PDF]

Kirkuk Journal of Science, 2015
Adenosine deaminase has been partially purified from protoscoleces of E. granulosus by gel filtration chromatography using Sephadex G100. The molecular weight of the enzyme determined by gel filtration was about 44000 dalton with specific activity ...
Husain F. Hassan, Inas I. Rasheed
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Disinhibition of hippocampal CA3 neurons induced by suppression of an adenosine A1 receptor-mediated inhibitory tonus: Pre- and postsynaptic components [PDF]

, 1993
Intracellular recordings were performed on hippocampal CA3 neuronsin vitro to investigate the inhibitory tonus generated by endogenously produced adenosine in this brain region.
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Adenosine deaminase, (ADA) level in leprosy

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, 2012
Background: Adenosine deaminase (ADA) is involved in and the catabolism of toxic de-oxynucleotides (5) and modulation of insulin action. Although its activities in leprosy have been measured, its characteristics have not been reported.
I S I Ogbu, I N Nnatuanya, J C Onyeanusi
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CoCl₂-Mimicked Endothelial Cell Hypoxia Induces Nucleotide Depletion and Functional Impairment That Is Reversed by Nucleotide Precursors

Biomedicines, 2022
Chronic hypoxia drives vascular dysfunction by various mechanisms, including changes in mitochondrial respiration. Although endothelial cells (ECs) rely predominantly on glycolysis, hypoxia is known to alter oxidative phosphorylation, promote oxidative ...
Barbara Kutryb-Zajac, Ada Kawecka, Alicja Braczko, Marika Franczak, Ewa M. Slominska, Roberto Giovannoni, Ryszard T. Smolenski   +6 more
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L-Arginine Intake Effect on Adenine Nucleotide Metabolism in Rat Parenchymal and Reproductive Tissues

The Scientific World Journal, 2012
L-arginine is conditionally essetcial amino acid, required for normal cell growth, protein synthesis, ammonia detoxification, tissue growth and general performance, proposed in the treatment of men sterility and prevention of male impotence.
G. Kocic, J. Nikolic, T. Jevtovic-Stoimenov, D. Sokolovic, H. Kocic, T. Cvetkovic, D. Pavlovic, A. Cencic, D. Stojanovic   +8 more
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The Diagnostic Efficacy of Adenosine Deaminase in Tubercular Effusion

Oman Medical Journal, 2013
Objective: This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of adenosine deaminase in tubercular effusions.Methods: This study was conducted at the Department of General Medicine and Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, SKIMS, for a period of two ...
Mohd Arif Kelam, Farooq Ahmad Ganie, Bashir Ahmad Shah, Shabir Ahmad Ganie, Mohd Lateef Wani, Nasir-U-Din Wani, Masaratul Gani   +6 more
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Immunological diagnosis as an adjunctive tool for an early diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis of an immune competent child in a low tuberculosis endemic country: A case report [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Pediatric tuberculous meningitis is a highly morbid, often fatal disease. Its prompt diagnosis and treat - ment saves lives, in fact delays in the initiation of therapy have been associated with high mortality rates. Case presentation:
Ajassa, Camilla, Caraffa, Emanuela, Ciardi, Rosa Maria, Colistra, Davide, DI BIASI, Claudio, Lichtner, Miriam, Mancarella, Cristina, Mascia, Claudia, Mastroianni, Claudio Maria, Mengoni, Fabio, Paglia, Maria Grazia, Vita, Serena, Vullo, Vincenzo   +12 more
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Dosagem da atividade da adenosina deaminase no líquido pleural para o diagnóstico da tuberculose pleural Pleural fluid adenosine deaminase detection for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2004
INTRODUÇÃO: O diagnóstico da tuberculose pleural permanece um desafio, pois a sensibilidade dos testes tradicionais é baixa. O exame histopatológico da pleura é o método mais preciso, com até 80% de sensibilidade.
Morrys Casagrande Kaisemann, Afrânio Lineu Kritski, Maria de Fátima C Pereira, Anete Trajman   +3 more
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New insights into the biological role of mammalian ADARs; the RNA editing proteins [PDF]

, 2015
The ADAR proteins deaminate adenosine to inosine in double-stranded RNA which is one of the most abundant modifications present in mammalian RNA.
Arieti, Fabiana, Gallo, Angela, Keegan, Liam P., Mannion, Niamh, O'Connell, Mary A.   +4 more
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