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AnimalsIsoorientin (ISO) is a natural lignan glycoside flavonoid found in various plants, including Charcot and Stonecrop. ISO exhibits diverse physiological and pharmacological effects, such as antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, antiviral ...
Zilong Meng +7 more
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, 2011 Objective This study was conducted with sera from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and arthritis and lupus-like disease animal models to identify innate immune system-dependent and -independent ...
Burmester, G. +5 more
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Liver developmental microenvironment promotes iHSC generation from human iPSCs
Scientific ReportsHepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are liver-specific mesenchymal cells that play a crucial role in liver formation and regeneration, as well as in different pathological diseases.
Di Ye +6 more
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Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, 2021 Background Hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) maintain the hematopoietic system homeostasis through self‐renewal and multilineage differentiation potential. HSC are regulated by the microenvironment, cytokine signaling, and transcription factors.
Guiying Shi +6 more
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Steady-state energy balance in animal models of obesity and weight loss [PDF]
, 2016 Supported by European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013, n°266408 (Full4Health)), the Joint Programme of the Medical Faculty of Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and St. Olav’s University Hospital, the Liaison Committee
Barrett, Perry +7 more
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Animal Models of Atherosclerosis [PDF]
, 2012 Cardiovascular disease is currently the predominant cause of mortality worldwide and its incidence is expected to increase significantly during the next decades owing to the unhealthy effects of modern lifestyle habits (e.g., obesity and lack of physical exercise). Cardiovascular death is frequently associated with acute myocardial infarction or stroke,
Fuster, Jose J. +4 more
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Insulin receptor isoform B is required for efficient proinsulin processing in pancreatic β cells
iScienceSummary: The insulin receptor (INSR, IR) has two isoforms, IRA and IRB, through alternative splicing. However, their distinct functions in vivo remain unclear. Here we generated β cell-specific IRB knockout (KO) mice (βIRBKO).
Mingchao Jiang +11 more
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iScience, 2019 Summary: Growth hormone (GH) binds to its receptor (growth hormone receptor [GHR]) to exert its pleiotropic effects on growth and metabolism. Disrupted GH/GHR actions not only fail growth but also are involved in many metabolic disorders, as shown in ...
Liyuan Ran +20 more
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Development and validation of Triticum phytobiological method as an alternative procedure for investigating in vivo acute toxicity on mice [PDF]
, 2017 The goal of this study was to validate an alternative method for determining in vivo acute toxicity using vegetal material instead of laboratory animals, starting from the phytobiological method known also as the Triticum technique.
Anghel, Adriana +5 more
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Rabbit models of heart disease. [PDF]
, 2008 Human heart disease is a major cause of death and disability. A variety of animal models of cardiac disease have been developed to better understand the etiology, cellular and molecular mechanisms of cardiac dysfunction and novel therapeutic strategies ...
Bers, Donald M, Pogwizd, Steven M
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