Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Regulates its Receptor Expression and Functions of Human Keratinocytes via Type I Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Receptors [PDF]
Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2001 Vasoactive intestinal peptide has been suggested to play some roles in inflammatory dermatoses such as atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. The aim of this study is to clarify the precise mechanisms of how vasoactive intestinal peptide is implicated in the pathogenesis of these disorders.
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Vasoactive intestinal peptide and its receptors in human ovarian cortical follicles. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: Ovarian cryopreservation is one option for fertility preservation in patients with cancer. The danger of reseeding malignancies could be eliminated by in vitro maturation of primordial follicles from the frozen-thawed tissue.
Rinat Gabbay-Benziv +8 more
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Vasoactive intestinal peptide receptors in the airways of smokers with chronic bronchitis [PDF]
European Respiratory Journal, 2004 Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) is a neuropeptide involved in the regulation of airway mucus secretion. The biological functions of VIP are mediated through two receptors, the vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor type 1 (VPAC1R) and type 2 (VPAC2R).
MIOTTO, Deborah +6 more
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Recent advances in vasoactive intestinal peptide physiology and pathophysiology: focus on the gastrointestinal system [version 1; peer review: 4 approved] [PDF]
F1000Research, 2019 Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), a gut peptide hormone originally reported as a vasodilator in 1970, has multiple physiological and pathological effects on development, growth, and the control of neuronal, epithelial, and endocrine cell functions ...
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Journal of Immunology Research, 2018 Genetic background, epigenetic modifications, and environmental factors trigger autoimmune response in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Several pathogenic infections have been related to the onset of RA and may cause an inadequate immunological tolerance ...
Raúl Villanueva-Romero +7 more
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Vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor activity in human fetal enterocytes
FEBS Letters, 1985 Functional and specific receptors for vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) (determined by their capacity to bind 125I‐VIP and activate adenylate cyclase) and cyclic AMP‐dependent phosphodiesterase activities were characterized in enterocytes of human fetal small intestine between 18 and 23 weeks of gestation.
Gespach, Christian +3 more
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A photosensitizing fusion protein with targeting capabilities
Biomolecular Concepts, 2022 The photodynamic treatment for antimicrobial applications or anticancer therapy relies on reactive oxygen species generated by photosensitizing molecules after absorption of visible or near-infrared light.
Bruno Stefano +8 more
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Screening of a specific peptide binding to VPAC1 receptor from a phage display peptide library. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The VPAC1 receptor, a member of the vasoactive intestinal peptide receptors (VIPRs), is overexpressed in the most frequently occurring malignant tumors and plays a major role in the progression and angiogenesis of a number of ...
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Therapeutic potential of vasoactive intestinal peptide and its receptor VPAC2 in type 2 diabetes
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 Owing to the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes, the development of novel hypoglycemic drugs has become a research hotspot, with the ultimate goal of developing therapeutic drugs that stimulate glucose-induced insulin secretion without inducing ...
Xintong Hou +13 more
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The orexin system in the enteric nervous system of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 This study provides a general approach to the presence and possible role of orexins and their receptors in the gut (three gastric chambers and intestine) of confined environment bottlenose dolphin.
Claudia Gatta +9 more
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