Search Results - "Tan, Carina P"
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Selective Small-Molecule Agonists of G Protein–Coupled Receptor 40 Promote Glucose-Dependent Insulin Secretion and Reduce Blood Glucose in Mice
Published in Diabetes (New York, N.Y.) (01-08-2008)“…Selective Small-Molecule Agonists of G Protein–Coupled Receptor 40 Promote Glucose-Dependent Insulin Secretion and Reduce Blood Glucose in Mice Carina P. Tan 1…”
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Discovery of 5-aryloxy-2,4-thiazolidinediones as potent GPR40 agonists
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (01-02-2010)“…Systematic structure–activity relationship (SAR) studies of a screening lead led to the discovery of a series of thiazolidinediones (TZDs) as potent GPR40…”
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Discovery of a receptor related to the galanin receptors
Published in FEBS letters (05-03-1999)“…We report the isolation of a cDNA clone named GPR54, which encodes a novel G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). A PCR search of rat brain cDNA retrieved a clone…”
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Melanin-Concentrating Hormone Receptor Subtypes 1 and 2: Species-Specific Gene Expression
Published in Genomics (San Diego, Calif.) (01-06-2002)“…To assess the contribution of potential central nervous system pathways implicated in the control of appetite regulation and energy metabolism, it is essential…”
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Chronic MCH-1 receptor modulation alters appetite, body weight and adiposity in rats
Published in European journal of pharmacology (15-08-2003)“…Central administration of the neuropeptide melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) stimulates feeding in rodents. We studied the effects of intracerebroventricular…”
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Molecular Analysis of Rat Pituitary and Hypothalamic Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptors
Published in Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-04-1997)“…GH release is thought to occur under the reciprocal regulation of two hypothalamic peptides, GH releasing hormone (GHRH) and somatostatin, via their engagement…”
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Characterization of the bombesin-like peptide receptor family in primates
Published in Genomics (San Diego, Calif.) (01-07-2004)“…In mammals, bombesin-like peptides mediate a broad range of physiological functions through binding to three highly conserved G-protein-coupled receptors: the…”
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Ligand Activation Domain of Human Orphan Growth Hormone (GH) Secretagogue Receptor (GHS-R) Conserved from Pufferfish to Humans
Published in Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-01-2000)“…Synthetic ligands have been identified that reset and amplify the cycle of pulsatile GH secretion by interacting with the orphan GH-secretagogue receptor…”
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Structural Requirements for the Activation of the Human Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor by Peptide and Nonpeptide Secretagogues
Published in Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-01-1998)“…Antibodies raised against an intracellular and extracellular domain of the GH secretagogue receptor (GHS-R) confirmed that its topological orientation in the…”
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3-Substituted 3-(4-aryloxyaryl)-propanoic acids as GPR40 agonists
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (01-06-2011)“…The design, synthesis, and structure–activity relationship (SAR) for a series of β-substituted 3-(4-aryloxy)propanoic acid GPR40 agonists is described…”
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Identification and Characterization of a Second Melanin-Concentrating Hormone Receptor, MCH-2R
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (19-06-2001)“…Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a 19-aa cyclic neuropeptide originally isolated from chum salmon pituitaries. Besides its effects on the aggregation of…”
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Cloning and Characterization of Two Human G Protein-Coupled Receptor Genes (GPR38 and GPR39) Related to the Growth Hormone Secretagogue and Neurotensin Receptors
Published in Genomics (San Diego, Calif.) (15-12-1997)“…The recent cloning of a growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R) from human pituitary gland and brain identified a third G protein-coupled receptor (GPC-R)…”
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Cloning and Expression of a Novel Neuropeptide Y Receptor
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (12-07-1996)“…The neuropeptide Y family of peptides, which includes neuropeptide Y (NPY), peptide YY (PYY), and pancreatic polypeptide (PP), are found in the central and…”
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Molecular analysis of a new splice variant of the human melanocortin-1 receptor
Published in FEBS letters (21-05-1999)“…The primary hormonal regulator of pigmentation is melanocyte stimulating hormone derived from proopiomelanocortin by proteolytic processing. The melanocortin-1…”
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A Role for the Melanocortin 4 Receptor in Sexual Function
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (20-08-2002)“…By using a combination of genetic, pharmacological, and anatomical approaches, we show that the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R), implicated in the control of…”
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Interaction of hepatic microsomal epoxide hydrolase derived from a recombinant baculovirus expression system with an azarene oxide and an aziridine substrate analog
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (16-03-1993)“…A recombinant baculovirus (vEHX) encoding rat hepatic microsomal epoxide hydrolase has been constructed. Infection of Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) cells with…”
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Identification of receptors for neuromedin U and its role in feeding
Published in Nature (London) (06-07-2000)“…Neuromedin U (NMU) is a neuropeptide with potent activity on smooth muscle which was isolated first from porcine spinal cord and later from other species. It…”
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Transcriptional regulation of the human cholesterol 7.alpha.-hydroxylase gene
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Receptor for Motilin Identified in the Human Gastrointestinal System
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (25-06-1999)“…Motilin is a 22-amino acid peptide hormone expressed throughout the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of humans and other species. It affects gastric motility by…”
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Molecular Characterization and Expression of Cloned Human Galanin Receptors GALR2 and GALR3
Published in Journal of neurochemistry (01-12-1998)“…: Galanin is a 29‐ or 30‐amino acid peptide with wide‐ranging effects on hormone release, feeding behavior, smooth muscle contractility, and somatosensory…”
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