Search Results - "Evans, Bronwyn A."
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Adrenoceptors in white, brown, and brite adipocytes
Published in British journal of pharmacology (01-07-2019)“…Adrenoceptors play an important role in adipose tissue biology and physiology that includes regulating the synthesis and storage of triglycerides…”
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Adrenoceptor regulation of the mechanistic target of rapamycin in muscle and adipose tissue
Published in British journal of pharmacology (01-07-2019)“…A vital role of adrenoceptors in metabolism and energy balance has been well documented in the heart, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue. It has been only…”
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Preassembled GPCR signaling complexes mediate distinct cellular responses to ultralow ligand concentrations
Published in Science signaling (09-10-2018)“…G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest class of cell surface signaling proteins, participate in nearly all physiological processes, and are the…”
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Factors influencing biased agonism in recombinant cells expressing the human α1A‐adrenoceptor
Published in British journal of pharmacology (01-07-2017)“…Background and Purpose Agonists acting at GPCRs promote biased signalling via Gα or Gβγ subunits, GPCR kinases and β‐arrestins. Since the demonstration of…”
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Signal transduction pathways activated by insulin‐like peptide 5 at the relaxin family peptide RXFP4 receptor
Published in British journal of pharmacology (01-05-2017)“…Background and Purpose Insulin‐like peptide 5 (INSL5) is a two‐chain, three‐disulfide‐bonded peptide of the insulin/relaxin superfamily, uniquely expressed in…”
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Rosiglitazone and a β3-Adrenoceptor Agonist Are Both Required for Functional Browning of White Adipocytes in Culture
Published in Frontiers in endocrinology (Lausanne) (30-05-2018)“…The recruitment of brite (or beige) adipocytes has been advocated as a means to combat obesity, due to their ability to phenotypically resemble brown…”
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Role of G protein‐coupled receptor kinases (GRKs) in β2‐adrenoceptor‐mediated glucose uptake
Published in Pharmacology research & perspectives (01-02-2024)“…Truncation of the C‐terminal tail of the β2‐AR, transfection of βARKct or over‐expression of a kinase‐dead GRK mutant reduces isoprenaline‐stimulated glucose…”
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Does the autonomic nervous system contribute to the initiation and progression of prostate cancer
Published in Asian journal of andrology (01-11-2013)“…In the July 12 issue of Science maga-zine, researchers from the AlbertEinstein College of Medicine, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, the Durham VA Medical…”
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The M3-muscarinic acetylcholine receptor stimulates glucose uptake in L6 skeletal muscle cells by a CaMKK-AMPK-dependent mechanism
Published in Cellular signalling (01-07-2010)“…The role of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs) in regulating glucose uptake in L6 skeletal muscle cells was investigated. [(3)H]-2-Deoxyglucose uptake…”
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Orthosteric binding of ρ-Da1a, a natural peptide of snake venom interacting selectively with the α1A-adrenoceptor
Published in PloS one (25-07-2013)“…ρ-Da1a is a three-finger fold toxin from green mamba venom that is highly selective for the α1A-adrenoceptor. This toxin has atypical pharmacological…”
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Could burning fat start with a brite spark? Pharmacological and nutritional ways to promote thermogenesis
Published in Molecular nutrition & food research (01-01-2016)“…There are two types of adipose tissue with distinct functions—white adipose tissue stores chemical energy as triglycerides, whereas brown adipose tissue…”
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Adrenoceptors promote glucose uptake into adipocytes and muscle by an insulin-independent signaling pathway involving mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 2
Published in Pharmacological research (01-02-2017)“…[Display omitted] Mechanism of β-AR mediated glucose uptake in skeletal muscle and brown adipocytes β2-AR in skeletal muscle and β3-AR in brown adipocytes are…”
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Ligand‐directed signalling at β‐adrenoceptors
Published in British journal of pharmacology (01-03-2010)“…β‐Adrenoceptors (ARs) classically mediate responses to the endogenous ligands adrenaline and noradrenaline by coupling to Gsα and stimulating cAMP production;…”
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The PPARγ agonist rosiglitazone promotes the induction of brite adipocytes, increasing β-adrenoceptor-mediated mitochondrial function and glucose uptake
Published in Cellular signalling (01-01-2018)“…Recruitment and activation of brite (or beige) adipocytes has been advocated as a potential avenue for manipulating whole-body energy expenditure. Despite…”
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Multiple signalling pathways involved in β 2 ‐adrenoceptor‐mediated glucose uptake in rat skeletal muscle cells
Published in British journal of pharmacology (29-01-2009)“…β ‐adrenoceptor (AR) agonists increase 2‐deoxy‐[ 3 H]‐ D ‐glucose uptake (GU) via β 2 ‐AR in rat L6 cells. The β ‐AR agonists, zinterol ( β 2 ‐AR) and…”
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Upregulation of β3-adrenoceptors—a general marker of and protective mechanism against hypoxia?
Published in Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology (01-02-2020)“…β 3 -Adrenoceptors exhibit a restricted expression pattern, particularly in humans. However, they have been found to be upregulated in various cancers and…”
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α1A-Adrenoceptors activate mTOR signalling and glucose uptake in cardiomyocytes
Published in Biochemical pharmacology (01-02-2018)“…[Display omitted] The capacity of G protein-coupled receptors to modulate mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) activity is a newly emerging paradigm with the…”
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Role of G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRKs) in β 2 -adrenoceptor-mediated glucose uptake
Published in Pharmacology research & perspectives (01-02-2024)“…Truncation of the C-terminal tail of the β -AR, transfection of βARKct or over-expression of a kinase-dead GRK mutant reduces isoprenaline-stimulated glucose…”
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INSL5 activates multiple signalling pathways and regulates GLP-1 secretion in NCI-H716 cells
Published in Journal of molecular endocrinology (01-04-2018)“…Insulin-like peptide 5 (INSL5) is a newly discovered gut hormone expressed in colonic enteroendocrine L-cells but little is known about its biological…”
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Stereoselectivity for interactions of agonists and antagonists at mouse, rat and human β3-adrenoceptors
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