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The C5a receptor is expressed in normal renal proximal tubular but not in normal pulmonary or hepatic epithelial cells (2000)

C5a, a 74 amino acid peptide cleaved from the complement protein C5, is an extremely potent anaphylatoxin. Expression of the receptor for the anaphylatoxin C5a (C5aR) has been thought to be restricted to cells of myeloid origin. However, recent evidence suggests that the C5aR is also expressed in hepatocytes as well as in pulmonary epithelial, endothelial and smooth muscle cells. In the present study, we investigated the tissue distribution of C5aR by immunohistochemistry in normal human lung, liver, intestine and kidney using well-defined monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) directed against the extracellular N-terminus of the receptor. In all tissues examined, macrophages displayed an abundant expression of C5aR protein. However, in the normal human lung, C5aR expression was not detectable in bronchial and alveolar epithelial cells or in vascular smooth muscle or endothelial cells. In the normal human liver, no C5aR protein was detected in hepatocytes, whereas Kupffer cells strongly expressed the C5aR. In normal human kidney, the C5aR was detectable only in proximal tubular cells. C5aR gene transcription in Kupffer cells and proximal tubular cells was confirmed by in situ hybridization. Thus, our results point to an as yet unknown role of the C5aR in normal renal physiology. In the normal lung and liver, however, previous evidence for the ubiquitous expression of C5aR in epithelial, endothelial and smooth muscle cells in situ should be re-evaluated.
Irrégularité de fond des actes de procédure : le problème de la postulation.. (2011)

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An Improved Procedure for the Preparation of Isothiocyanates from Primary Amines by Using Hydrogen Peroxide as the Dehydrosulfurization Reagent (1997)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVNoteNEXTAn Improved Procedure for the Preparation of Isothiocyanates from Primary Amines by Using Hydrogen Peroxide as the Dehydrosulfurization ReagentGe Li, Hirokuni Tajima, and Takahito OhtaniView Author Information Fukui Research Laboratory, Rengo Co., Ltd., 10-8-1 Jiyugaoka, Kanazu-Cho, Sakai-Gun, Fukui 919-06, Japan Cite this: J. Org. Chem. 1997, 62, 13, 4539–4540Publication Date (Web):June 27, 1997Publication History Received21 January 1997Published online27 June 1997Published inissue 1 June 1997https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jo970100whttps://doi.org/10.1021/jo970100wbrief-reportACS PublicationsCopyright © 1997 American Chemical SocietyRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views2357Altmetric-Citations58LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose SUBJECTS:Amines,Disulfides,Mixtures,Oxides,Solution chemistry Get e-Alerts
Allosteric functioning of dimeric class C G‐protein‐coupled receptors (2005)

Whereas most membrane receptors are oligomeric entities, G-protein-coupled receptors have long been thought to function as monomers. Within the last 15 years, accumulating data have indicated that G-protein-coupled receptors can form dimers or even higher ordered oligomers, but the general functional significance of this phenomena is not yet clear. Among the large G-protein-coupled receptor family, class C receptors represent a well-recognized example of constitutive dimers, both subunits being linked, in most cases, by a disulfide bridge. In this review article, we show that class C G-protein-coupled receptors are multidomain proteins and highlight the importance of their dimerization for activation. We illustrate several consequences of this in terms of specific functional properties and drug development.
Regulation of the Akt/Glycogen synthase kinase‐3 axis by insulin‐like growth factor‐II via activation of the human insulin receptor isoform‐A (2001)

Insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) plays a key role in mitogenesis during development and tumorigenesis and is believed to exert its mitogenic functions mainly through the IGF-I receptor. Recently, we identified the insulin receptor isoform A (IR(A)) as an additional high affinity receptor for IGF-II in both fetal and cancer cells. Here we investigated the mitogenic signaling of IGF-II via the Akt/Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (Gsk3) axis employing R-IR(A) cells that are IGF-I receptor null mouse embryonic fibroblasts expressing the human IR(A). IGF-II induced activation of the proto-oncogenic serine kinase Akt, reaching maximal at 5-10 min. IGF-II also caused the rapid and sustained deactivation of glycogen synthase kinase 3-beta (Gsk3beta), reaching maximal at 1-3 min, shortly preceding, therefore, maximal activation of Akt. Under our conditions, IGF-II and insulin induced 70-80% inhibition of Gsk3betaactivity. In these cells IGF-II also deactivated Gsk3alpha although less effectively than Gsk3beta. In parallel experiments, we found that IGF-II induced transient activation of extracellular-signal-regulated kinases (Erk) reaching maximal at 5-10 min and decreasing thereafter. Time courses and potencies of regulation of both mitogenic pathways (Akt/Gsk3beta and Erk) by IGF-II via IR(A) were similar to those of insulin. Furthermore, IGF-II like insulin effectively stimulated cell cycle progression from the G0/G1 to the S and G2/M phases. Interestingly, AP-1-mediated gene expression, that was reported to be negatively regulated by Gsk3beta was only weakly increased after IGF-II stimulation. Our present data suggest that the coordinated activation or deactivation of Akt, Gsk3beta, and Erk may account for IGF-II mitogenic effects and support an active role for IR(A) in IGF-II action.
Robust Direct (Hetero)arylation Polymerization in Biphasic Conditions (2017)

The synthesis of conjugated polymers from direct (hetero)arylation polymerization (DHAP) has been achieved for the first time using biphasic water/toluene conditions. This protocol is robust enough to form polymers even when air is introduced in the system. General reactivity is demonstrated for a single set of polymerization conditions with thienyl- or phenyl-based substrates, whether they are electron-rich or electron-poor. Complete characterization from differential scanning calorimetry and <sup>1</sup>H NMR and UV-vis-NIR spectroscopies is presented, demonstrating this DHAP protocol offers comparable or better properties than the very best values published thus far. High molecular weights are obtained, showcasing the perfect equilibrium of reactivity and selectivity attained with this method. Moreover, this efficient and versatile methodology, which also uses low-cost, "wet" reagents, is scalable and done at ambient pressure.
Measuring Genome Instability in Aging – A Mini-Review (2011)

Today, our knowledge of somatic mutation profiles in aging is mainly derived from cytogenetics and the use of endogenous and transgenic mutation reporter assays. The emergence of new approaches, most notably massively parallel sequencing, will give us deeper insight into the nature of spontaneous genome instability and its possible causal relationship to aging and age-related disease.
Gate-level aged timing simulation methodology for hot-carrier reliability assurance (2000)

This paper presents a new aged timing simulation methodology that can be used for hot-carrier reliability assurance of VLSI. This methodology consists of a compact model and a unique algorithm. The ratio based model simplifies the aging I-V characteristics of MOSFET over time into the aged timing and the corresponding ratio at gate-level. A new algorithm is proposed including a gate primitive decomposition method and an aged slew rate propagation method. This algorithm provides good stress representation and can achieve comparable accuracy with the conventional transistor-level approach. The above methodology has been implemented in a new simulator. Experimental results demonstrate that the simulator based on this methodology realizes full-chip circuit capacity and can be applied to various reliability analyses including degradation-sensitive critical paths and clock skew.
Templating Nanoporosity in Thin-Film Dielectric Insulators (1998)

Porous thin-film dielectric insulators with significantly lower dielectric constants are expected to have great impact on the fabrication of ever smaller semiconductor devices and chips with higher packaging densities. Here two routes to the preparation of such nanoporous thin films are presented. A method has been developed that generates polyimide foams with nanopores from a block copolymer in which the dispersed phase undergoes thermolysis. The other approach described uses branched, highly functional macromolecules as molecular templates during vitrification of a silesquioxane.
California's Yolo Bypass: Evidence that flood control Can Be compatible with fisheries, wetlands, wildlife, and agriculture (2001)

Unlike conventional flood control systems that frequently isolate rivers from ecologically-essential floodplain habitat, California's Yolo Bypass has been engineered to allow Sacramento Valley floodwaters to inundate a broad floodplain. From a flood control standpoint, the 24,000 ha leveed floodplain has been exceptionally successful based on its ability to convey up to 80% of the flow of the Sacramento River basin during high water events. Agricultural lands and seasonal and permanent wetlands within the bypass provide key habitat for waterfowl migrating through the Pacific Flyway. Our field studies demonstrate that the bypass seasonally supports 42 fish species, 15 of which are native. The floodplain appears to be particularly valuable spawning and rearing habitat for the splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus), a federally-listed cyprinid, and for young chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), which use the Yolo Bypass as a nursery area. The system may also be an important source to the downstream food web of the San Francisco Estuary as a result of enhanced production of phytoplankton and detrital material. These results suggest that alternative flood control systems can be designed without eliminating floodplain function and processes, key goals of the 1996 Draft AFS Floodplain Management Position Statement.
CD25+CD4+ regulatory T cells exert in vitro suppressive activity independent of CTLA-4 (2005)

Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) is constitutively expressed on CD25(+)CD4(+) regulatory T cells (Treg) and is suggested to play a role in Treg-mediated suppression. However, the results of analysis with anti-CTLA-4 have been controversial. We addressed this issue by analyzing mice over-expressing or deficient in CTLA-4. For over-expression, CTLA-4 transgenic mice expressing a full-length (FL) or a truncated (TL) mutant of CTLA-4 were analyzed. FL T cells expressed similar levels of CTLA-4 to Treg, whereas TL T cells expressed much higher levels on the cell surface. The number of Treg in both mice was decreased, although Foxp3 expression was not altered. Treg from both mice exerted suppressive activity, whereas CD25(-) T cells from FL mice showed no suppression. Furthermore, CD25(+)CD4 thymocytes from young CTLA-4-deficient mice were analyzed and found to exhibit suppressive activity. These results indicate that Treg exert in vitro suppressive activity independent of CTLA-4 expression.
Analogues of parathyroid hormone modified at positions 3 and 6. Effects on receptor binding and activation of adenylyl cyclase in kidney and bone (1991)

Predictive and spectroscopic methods were used to develop a model of the structures of the 1-34 peptides of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and the PTH-related protein (PTHrP). Circular dichroism (CD) studies of bovine PTH-(1-34) and human PTHrP-(1-34)amide in the presence of trifluoroethanol suggest the presence of 24-26 alpha-helical residues. For both peptides, interactions between amino- and carboxyl-region alpha-helices are predicted to result in a hydrophobic core with externally facing hydrophilic residues that include probable determinants of receptor binding and activation. Two such residues, Ser3 and Gln6, are conserved in all known members of the PTH/PTHrP family. We have synthesized 13 novel analogues of bovine PTH-(1-34) monosubstituted at positions 3 and 6 and have determined their biological activities in renal and bone cell radioreceptor and adenylyl cyclase assays. Position 3 analogues displayed biological activity that was reduced in direct proportion to the volume of the substituent side-chain. Position 6 analogues also displayed reduced biological activity, but no simple correlation with side-chain volume or hydrophobicity was evident. The analogues fully displaced labeled PTH from binding sites in renal membranes and bone cells, but [Phe3]bPTH-(1-34), [Tyr3]bPTH-(1-34), [Phe6] bPTH-(1-34), and [Ser6]bPTH-(1-34) were only partial agonists in one or both adenylyl cyclase assays. Of these, [Phe3]bPTH-(1-34) and [Phe6]bPTH-(1-34) were tested for antagonist activity and were found to inhibit the activation of adenylyl cyclase in response to bPTH-(1-34) or hPTHrP-(1-34)amide. These results indicate that positions 3 and 6 contribute important determinants of PTH receptor binding and activation. Modification at these positions represents a novel approach to the development of antagonists of PTH action.
Synthesis of Iduronic Acid Building Blocks for the Modular Assembly of Glycosaminoglycans (2003)

The modular synthesis of glycosaminoglycans requires straightforward methods for the production of large quantities of protected uronic acid building blocks. In particular, the preparation of fully differentiated iduronic acids has proven particularly challenging. An efficient route to methyl 3-O-benzyl-1,2-O-isopropylidene-alpha-l-idopyranosiduronate 6 from diacetone glucose in nine steps and 36% overall yield is described. Idopyranosiduronate 6 is useful as a glycosyl acceptor and as an intermediate that may be further elaborated into iduronic acid trichloroacetimidate glycosyl donors for the assembly of glycosaminoglycan structures as illustrated here.
Novel germline p16 mutation in familial malignant melanoma in southern Sweden. (1996)

The p16 (CDKN2/MTS1/INK4a) malignant melanoma susceptibility gene was analyzed in 10 melanoma kindreds from southern Sweden using single-stranded conformation polymorphism analysis of all three exons and flanking intron regions followed by sequence analysis. A novel germline mutation, constituting an in-frame 3-bp duplication at nucleotide 332 in exon 2, was identified in two families (Lund M2 and M9). The mutation results in an insertion of Arg at codon 105, which interrupts the last of the four ankyrin repeats of the p16 protein, motifs which have been demonstrated as important in binding and inhibiting the activity of cyclin D-dependent kinases 4 and 6 in cell cycle G1 phase regulation. All five tested individuals of Lund M2 and M9 affected by melanoma were mutation carriers, as were five melanoma-free individuals. Other malignancies observed in gene carriers or obligate carriers included cervical, breast, and pancreatic carcinomas and a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Analysis of microsatellite markers adjacent to the p16 gene at chromosomal region 9p21 revealed that both families share a common haplotype, in keeping with a common ancestor.
Sustained antidepressant effect of PEA replacement (1996)

Phenylethylamine (PEA), an endogenous neuroamine, increases attention and activity in animals and has been shown to relieve depression in 60% of depressed patients. It has been proposed that PEA deficit may be the cause of a common form of depressive illness. Fourteen patients with major depressive episodes that responded to PEA treatment (10-60 mg orally per day, with 10 mg/day selegiline to prevent rapid PEA destruction) were reexamined 20 to 50 weeks later. The antidepressant response had been maintained in 12 patients. Effective dosage did not change with time. There were no apparent side effects. PEA produces sustained relief of depression in a significant number of patients, including some unresponsive to the standard treatments. PEA improves mood as rapidly as amphetamine but does not produce tolerance.
Th9 and allergic disease (2009)

Helper CD4(+) T-cell subsets have improved our understanding of adaptive immunity in humans and in animal models of disease. These include T helper type 1 (Th1), Th2 and the interleukin-17 (IL-17) -producing population 'Th17'. Th2 cells have been described as orchestrating the immune response in allergic disease based on studies with patient samples and animal models. The cytokine IL-9 has largely been regarded as a Th2 cytokine that makes multifocal contributions to allergic disease. Recent data suggest that under certain conditions relevant to chronic disease (IL-4 and transforming growth factor-beta), a distinct population of IL-9-producing 'Th9' helper T cells can exist. The contribution of Th9 cells in allergic disease is currently unknown, and this review will propose a model for how these cells may regulate chronic allergic inflammation.
Multiple bonds between main group elements and transition metals. 98. (.eta.5-Cyclopentadienyl)trioxorhenium (1991)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTMultiple bonds between main group elements and transition metals. 98. (.eta.5-Cyclopentadienyl)trioxorheniumWolfgang A. Herrmann, Marc Taillefer, Claude De Meric de Bellefon, and Joachim BehmCite this: Inorg. Chem. 1991, 30, 17, 3247–3248Publication Date (Print):August 1, 1991Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 August 1991https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ic00017a005https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00017a005research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views134Altmetric-Citations36LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-AlertscloseSupporting Info (1)»Supporting Information Supporting Information Get e-Alerts
The relationship between friction and wettability in aqueous environment (2011)

In this study, the influence of surface wettability (θ) and interfacial energy (γ) on the coefficient of friction (f) of tribopair surfaces in aqueous environment was investigated using a tribotester. The wettability behaviour of various tribopair surfaces [hydrophilic (HL) and hydrophobic (HB)]: (HL–HL), (HB–HB) and (HB–HL) was characterized by friction properties in water and aqueous two-phase lubricants (water + additive). The results show that the level of wettability of the tribopairs [the so-called delta wettability, Δθ = (θDisc − θPin)] is related to friction coefficient (f) in aqueous environment. In view of recent results, we conclude that both the interfacial energy and wettability of tribopair surfaces adequately characterize the lubrication processes.
Botulinum neurotoxins serotypes A and E cleave SNAP‐25 at distinct COOH‐terminal peptide bonds (1993)

SNAP-25, a membrane-associated protein of the nerve terminal, is specifically cleaved by botulinum neurotoxins serotypes A and E, which cause human and animal botulism by blocking neurotransmitter release at the neuromuscular junction. Here we show that these two metallo-endopeptidase toxins cleave SNAP-25 at two distinct carboxyl-terminal sites. Serotype A catalyses the hydrolysis of the Gln197-Arg198 peptide bond, while serotype E cleaves the Arg180-Ile181 peptide lineage. These results indicate that the carboxyl-terminal region of SNAP-25 plays a crucial role in the multi-protein complex that mediates vesicle docking and fusion at the nerve terminal.
Hydrophobic Transmembrane-Peptide Lipid Conjugations Enhance Membrane Binding and Functional Activity in T-Cells (2005)

Application of different delivery methods for therapeutic peptides has gained much attention in recent years. In this paper we conjugated a transmembrane hydrophobic peptide (core peptide; CP) derived from the T-cell antigen receptor alpha-chain sequence with either one (LP1), two (LP2), or three (LP3) palmitic acids through a Tris linkage. The effect of these lipopeptides (LPs) were compared to CP's activity both in vitro and in model membrane binding experiments using surface plasmon resonance. The influence of charged amino acids, arginine and lysine, within the CP sequence was examined by synthesizing analogues where arginine and lysine were replaced by the neutral amino acid alanine and these analogues were subsequently Tris-lipid conjugated with either one (XP1), two (XP2), or three (XP3) palmitic acids through a Tris linkage. The results indicated that the amount of irreversible binding for LPs were all greater than that of the underivatized CP in model membranes. None of the LPs could be dissociated from the liposome membranes, even after prolonged washing. Binding results for the neutral conjugates showed that only the XP1 bound to model membranes. This binding was 20% as efficient compared to LP1. In biological assays it was found that LP1 and XP1 were toxic to cells. LP3 inhibited IL-2 production more effectively than CP. Control lipopeptides (XP2, XP3) did not inhibit IL-2 production. These results demonstrate that the number of lipids conjugated to peptide, and the charged amino acids of CP, are both essential factors for peptide function and activity that can be enhanced by lipidation.
Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Levels of Amyloid β Proteins 1-40 and 1-42 in Alzheimer Disease (2000)

Although mean plasma Abeta40 levels are elevated in sporadic AD and influenced by Apo E genotype, measurement of plasma Abeta40 levels is not useful to support the clinical diagnosis of AD. Lower levels of CSF Abeta42 in the AD group are consistent with previous studies.
Going beyond GDP – Measuring social progress (2014)

Agreement is emerging between politicians, social actors, and businesses worldwide – that economic growth alone cannot provide an accurate indication of prosperity. Relying on economic growth as the sole measurement for social progress provides an incomplete picture. But there is a new measurement that attempts to provide a better understanding of the components of a successful society and social order.