Therapeutic Efficacy of Stable Analogues of Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide against Pathogens* [PDF]
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2014 Background: Antimicrobial properties of the anti-inflammatory neuropeptide VIP are limited by its unstable nature. Results: The VIP derivatives protected against polymicrobial sepsis and cutaneous leishmaniasis by selectively killing pathogens through ...
J. Campos-Salinas +7 more
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Chronic diarrhea related to neuroblastoma: the important role of vasoactive intestinal peptide in tumor pathology and survival [PDF]
BMC CancerBackground To analyze the correlation between vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) protein expression in neuroblastoma (NB) tumors and NB clinical features and prognosis. Methods Clinical data were collected from 91 patients with NB aged
Meng-ying Cao +4 more
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Vasoactive intestinal peptide in canine portosystemic shunt in the absence of portal hypertension [PDF]
Open Veterinary Journal, 2021 Background: The congenital portosystemic shunt (PSS) is a common vascular anomaly in dogs. Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) is produced in various organs (including the small intestine, large intestine, and pancreas), leading to abdominal vasodilation,
Mitsuhiro Isaka, Hiroshi Ueno
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021 Significance Group 3 innate lymphoid cells enriched in the gut mediate host resistance against intestinal pathogens. Their function and development can be regulated by diverse factors, including neuropeptides secreted by the enteric nervous system.
H. Yu +13 more
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Critical Care Explorations, 2022 BACKGROUND:. Aviptadil, a synthetic form of human vasoactive intestinal peptide, has entered clinical trials to treat critical coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia with respiratory failure.
Jihad Georges Youssef, MD +7 more
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Periosteum Metabolism and Nerve Fiber Positioning Depend on Interactions between Osteoblasts and Peripheral Innervation in Rat Mandible. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The sympathetic nervous system controls bone remodeling by regulating bone formation and resorption. How nerves and bone cells influence each other remains elusive.
Cédric Mauprivez +8 more
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Life-threatening diarrhea in neuroendocrine tumors: two case reports
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021 Background Neuroendocrine tumors are rare, heterogeneous neoplasms that produce a wide variety of clinical symptoms. Diarrhea in neuroendocrine tumors is incredibly common and is usually benign in nature.
Emma Gordon +9 more
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A subpopulation of cortical VIP-expressing interneurons with highly dynamic spines
Communications Biology, 2022 Advanced light and electron microscopy identify a subset of cortical multipolar vasoactive intestinal peptide interneurons with high spine dynamics and characteristics that are greatly different from pyramidal neurons.
Christina Georgiou +7 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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Natural autoantibodies in healthy neonatals recognizing a peptide derived from the second conserved region of HIV-1 GP120 [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2014 Background/Aim. High sera reactivity with a peptide derived from human immunodeficiency virus HIV-1 envelope protein gp120, NTM1, correlate with non-progressive HIV-1 infection and also may have protective role in breast and prostate cancer.
Đorđević-Vujičić Ana +4 more
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