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Central angiotensin 1–7 triggers brown fat thermogenesis

Physiological Reports, 2023
We tested the hypothesis that third ventricular (3V) injections of angiotensin 1–7 (Ang 1–7) increases thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue (BAT), and whether the Mas receptor mediates this response.
F. S. Evangelista, T. J. Bartness
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Regulation of Neuromodulator Receptor Efficacy - Implications for Whole-Neuron and Synaptic Plasticity [PDF]

Progress in Neurobiology 72(6), pp 399-415, April 2004, 2004
Membrane receptors for neuromodulators (NM) are highly regulated in their distribution and efficacy - a phenomenon which influences the individual cell's response to central signals of NM release. Even though NM receptor regulation is implicated in the pharmacological action of many drugs, and is also known to be influenced by various environmental ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Angiotensin Receptors Heterodimerization and Trafficking: How Much Do They Influence Their Biological Function?

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
G-protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) are targets for around one third of currently approved and clinical prescribed drugs and represent the largest and most structurally diverse family of transmembrane signaling proteins, with almost 1000 members ...
Natalia L. Rukavina Mikusic, Mauro G. Silva, Angélica M. Pineda, Mariela M. Gironacci   +3 more
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The dual nature of TDC – bridging dendritic and T cells in immunity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
TDC are hematopoietic cells combining dendritic and T cell features. They reach secondary lymphoid organs (SLOs) and peripheral organs (liver and lungs) after FLT3‐dependent development in the bone marrow and maturation in the thymus. TDC are activated and enriched in SLOs upon viral infection, suggesting that they might play unique immune roles, since
Maria Nelli, Mirela Kuka
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Angiotensin-(1–7) attenuates SARS-CoV2 spike protein-induced interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 production in alveolar epithelial cells through activation of Mas receptor

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2023
Background: SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins (SP) can bind to the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in human pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells (HPAEpiC) and trigger an inflammatory process.
Yi-Luen Shen, Yi-An Hsieh, Po-Wei Hu, Po-Chun Lo, Yi-Han Hsiao, Hsin-Kuo Ko, Fang-Chi Lin, Chien-Wen Huang, Kang-Cheng Su, Diahn-Warng Perng   +9 more
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Leveraging current insights on IL‐10‐producing dendritic cells for developing effective immunotherapeutic approaches

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In vivo IL‐10 produced by tissue‐resident tolDC is involved in maintaining/inducing tolerance. Depending on the agent used for ex vivo tolDC generation, cells acquire common features but prime T cells towards anergy, FOXP3+ Tregs, or Tr1 cells according to the levels of IL‐10 produced. Ex vivo‐induced tolDC were administered to patients to re‐establish/
Konstantina Morali, Gloria Giacomello, Michela Vuono, Silvia Gregori   +3 more
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Increased accuracy of ligand sensing by receptor diffusion on cell surface [PDF]

Physical Review E 82, 041902 (2010), 2010
The physical limit with which a cell senses external ligand concentration corresponds to the perfect absorber, where all ligand particles are absorbed and overcounting of same ligand particles does not occur. Here we analyze how the lateral diffusion of receptors on the cell membrane affects the accuracy of sensing ligand concentration.
arxiv   +1 more source

FoxO1 signaling in B cell malignancies and its therapeutic targeting

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
FoxO1 has context‐specific tumor suppressor or oncogenic character in myeloid and B cell malignancies. This includes tumor‐promoting properties such as stemness maintenance and DNA damage tolerance in acute leukemias, or regulation of cell proliferation and survival, or migration in mature B cell malignancies.
Krystof Hlavac, Petra Pavelkova, Laura Ondrisova, Marek Mraz   +3 more
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Angiotensin (1-7) ameliorates the structural and biochemical alterations of ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis in rats via activation of ACE-2/Mas receptor axis

Scientific Reports, 2017
The local and systemic renin angiotensin system (RAS) influences the skeletal system micro-structure and metabolism. Studies suggested angiotensin 1-7 (Ang(1-7)) as the beneficial RAS molecule via Mas receptor activation. This study examines the function
Hatem M. Abuohashish, Mohammed M. Ahmed, Dina Sabry, Mahmoud M. Khattab, Salim S. Al-Rejaie   +4 more
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The immunological interface: dendritic cells as key regulators in metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) affects nearly one‐third of the global population and poses a significant risk of progression to cirrhosis or liver cancer. Here, we discuss the roles of hepatic dendritic cell subtypes in MASLD, highlighting their distinct contributions to disease initiation and progression, and their ...
Camilla Klaimi, WanTing Kong, Camille Blériot, Joel T. Haas   +3 more
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