Corticotropin-releasing hormone interacts with interleukin-1 to regulate prostaglandin H synthase-2 expression in human myometrium during pregnancy and labor [PDF]
, 2013 Context: The onset of labor appears to involve the activation of myometrial inflammatory pathways, and transcription factors such as nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) control expression of the contraction-associated proteins required to induce a procontractile ...
Bari, Muhammad F. +4 more
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Architected Elastomers as Load Bearing Actuators for Untethered Soft Robot Walking
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Electrically driven soft actuators that enable untethered soft robot walking are developed from 3D printed architected elastomers. The actuators have a handed shearing auxetic structure that enables fast, robust, and battery‐powered motions. The actuators are 3D printed from thermoplastic polyurethane on a desktop FDM printer.
Taekyoung Kim +3 more
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Active Movement of the Tunic in Halocynthia roretzi
Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, 2010 Halocynthia roretzi, a solitary ascidian, can swell and deflate its solid, leather-like tunic largely, but it is not clear whether the tunic deforms actively.
Yoko KATO
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Molecular mechanisms regulating perivascular adipose tissue - potential pharmacological targets? [PDF]
, 2017 No abstract ...
Kennedy, Simon, Salt, Ian P.
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American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology, 2016 Anoctamin-1 [ANO1, also known as transmembrane protein 16A (TMEM16A)] is a Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) channel expressed in arterial myocytes that regulates membrane potential and contractility.
Qian Wang +4 more
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Lecithin Alleviates Memory Deficits and Muscle Attenuation in Chinese Older Adults and SAMP8 Mice
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study opens a new avenue for safeguarding cognition and muscle health, averting disability in older age, and treating age‐related pathologies through lecithin supplementation. It serves as a promising nonpharmacological intervention for the crosstalk of muscle and cognition.
Xianyun Wang +16 more
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Pulmonary vasoconstrictor action of KCNQ potassium channel blockers [PDF]
, 2006 KCNQ channels have been widely studied in the nervous system, heart and inner ear, where they have important physiological functions. Recent reports indicate that KCNQ channels may also be expressed in portal vein where they are suggested to influence ...
AM Evans +23 more
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Non‐Invasive Diagnosis of Chronic Myocardial Infarction via Composite In‐Silico‐Human Data Learning
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study presents a non‐invasive machine learning model to identify infarct regions in the left ventricle using cardiac strain data. By combining rodent‐based simulated data with limited human data, the model achieves high accuracy in predicting infarct size and location without the need for gadolinium contrast agents, offering a promising ...
Rana Raza Mehdi +7 more
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Біологічні студії, 2023 Background. According to existing knowledge, thiacalix[4]arene С-1087 is highly capable of inhibiting Са2+-pump (Са2+, Mg2+-АТРase) of the plasma membrane; at the same time it inhibits the functioning of Са2+-pump of the sarcoplasmic reticulum of uterine
Olga Tsymbalyuk +6 more
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Regulation of actin dynamics by WNT-5A: implications for human airway smooth muscle contraction
Scientific Reports, 2016 A defining feature of asthma is airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), which underlies the exaggerated bronchoconstriction response of asthmatics. The role of the airway smooth muscle (ASM) in AHR has garnered increasing interest over the years, but how ...
T. Koopmans +3 more
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