Search Results - "LAWRENCE, K. M"
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Chondroprotection by urocortin involves blockade of the mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1
Published in Scientific reports (11-07-2017)“…Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterised by progressive destruction of articular cartilage and chondrocyte cell death. Here, we show the expression of the…”
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Locally advanced rectal cancer : histopathological correlation and predictive accuracy of serial MRI after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Published in British journal of radiology (01-04-2009)“…The accuracy of MRI after long-course chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) has been questioned. We have evaluated our experience of…”
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The Urocortins: mechanisms of cardioprotection and therapeutic potential
Published in Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry (01-10-2006)“…The study of the Urocortin family of peptides is becoming increasingly important clinically, as new discoveries have revealed that their roles in the body are…”
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Protective effects of the urocortin homologues stresscopin (SCP) and stresscopin-related peptide (SRP) against hypoxia/reoxygenation injury in rat neonatal cardiomyocytes
Published in Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology (01-10-2003)“…Urocortin (UCN), a member of the Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF) family of peptides is a well described cardioprotective agent. UCN is able to bind to two…”
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Quantitative assessment of cardiac myocyte apoptosis in tissue sections using the fluorescence-based tunel technique enhanced with counterstains
Published in Journal of immunological methods (31-08-1999)“…Apoptosis is a distinct form of cell death, induced, for example, by ischaemia/reperfusion injury, that results in characteristic alterations in cell…”
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Urocortin – From Parkinson's disease to the skeleton
Published in The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology (01-03-2015)“…Urocortin (Ucn 1), a 40 amino acid long peptide related to corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) was discovered 19 years ago, based on its sequence homology to…”
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Urocortin protects chondrocytes from NO-induced apoptosis: a future therapy for osteoarthritis?
Published in Cell death & disease (01-07-2013)“…Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by a loss of joint mobility and pain resulting from progressive destruction and loss of articular cartilage secondary to…”
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Characterisation of C101248: A novel selective THIK-1 channel inhibitor for the modulation of microglial NLRP3-inflammasome
Published in Neuropharmacology (15-02-2023)“…Neuroinflammation, specifically the NLRP3 inflammasome cascade, is a common underlying pathological feature of many neurodegenerative diseases. Evidence…”
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KATP channel gene expression is induced by urocortin and mediates its cardioprotective effect
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Urocortin protects cardiac myocytes from ischemia/reperfusion injury by attenuating calcium insensitive phospholipase A2 gene expression
Published in The FASEB journal (01-12-2003)“…ABSTRACT We have used Affymetrix gene chip technology to look for changes in gene expression caused by a 24 h exposure of rat primary neonatal cardiac myocytes…”
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Alpha-1-acid glycoprotein in major depressive and eating disorders
Published in Journal of affective disorders (01-05-1991)“…Plasma alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) levels were measured in 49 subjects with major depressive disorder, 15 subjects with anorexia nervosa and 18 subjects…”
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[ 3H] Imipramine binding in brain samples from depressed suicides and controls: 5-HT uptake sites compared with sites defined by desmethylimipramine
Published in Journal of affective disorders (1998)“…Using desmethylimipramine (DMI) defined and Na + dependent [ 3H]imipramine binding, we have examined both 5-HT uptake sites and sites unrelated to 5-HT uptake,…”
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K(ATP) channel gene expression is induced by urocortin and mediates its cardioprotective effect
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (17-09-2002)“…Urocortin is a novel cardioprotective agent that can protect cardiac myocytes from the damaging effects of ischemia/reperfusion both in culture and in the…”
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BAG-1 Proteins Protect Cardiac Myocytes from Simulated Ischemia/Reperfusion-induced Apoptosis via an Alternate Mechanism of Cell Survival Independent of the Proteasome
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (14-05-2004)“…BAG-1 ( B cl-2-associated a thano g ene- 1 ) proteins interact with the HSC70 and HSP70 heat shock proteins and have been proposed to promote cell survival by…”
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Enhanced displacement of [ [formula omitted]]imipramine, but not [ [formula omitted]]paroxetine binding by plasma from depressed patients
Published in Journal of affective disorders (01-11-1997)“…Plasma from healthy subjects inhibited the binding of [ 3 H ]imipramine competitively and [ 3 H ]paroxetine non-competitively to platelet membranes in a…”
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Brain 5-hydroxytryptamine uptake sites labeled with [3H]paroxetine in antidepressant drug-treated depressed suicide victims and controls
Published in Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience (01-05-1997)“…Saturation binding of [3H]paroxetine was performed in 10 brain regions from a group of suicide victims who had a firm, retrospective diagnosis of depression…”
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CRH-like peptides protect cardiac myocytes from lethal ischaemic injury
Published in Molecular and cellular endocrinology (20-12-1999)“…Simulated ischaemia causes both necrotic and apoptotic death of primary cultures of neonatal rat cardiac myocytes. Simulated ischaemia is associated with…”
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Platelet 5-HT uptake sites, labelled with [3H] paroxetine, in controls and depressed patients before and after treatment with fluoxetine or lofepramine
Published in Psychopharmacologia (01-06-1994)“…Platelet [3H] paroxetine binding was measured in 73 depressed patients and in 64 healthy volunteers. No differences were found in Bmax or Kd either overall, or…”
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Investigating the endothelin receptor antagonist aprocitentan in resistant hypertension: design and baseline characteristics of the PRECISION study
Published in European heart journal (12-10-2021)“…Abstract The endothelin (ET) system plays an important role in hypertension, especially in volume and salt-dependent forms, which are common in patients with…”
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Growth hormone and physiological responses to clonidine in depression
Published in Psychological medicine (01-02-1993)“…Clonidine (1.3 micrograms/kg) was administered to 62 control and 55 depressed patients free of psychoactive drugs for at least 7 days and fasted overnight…”
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