Colchicine is an alkaloid that is used clinically in the treatment of arthritic gout. This potent microtubule disrupting agent has also been used extensively as an experimental tool in studies characterizing the role of the cytoskeleton in a variety of cellular processes. Colchicine has also been used as a selective neurotoxin and in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy. Although t...

Colchicine is an alkaloid that is used clinically in the treatment of arthritic gout. This potent microtubule disrupting agent has also been used extensively as an experimental tool in studies characterizing the role of the cytoskeleton in a variety of cellular processes. Colchicine has also been used as a selective neurotoxin and in animal models of Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy. Although t...

We have expressed a soluble N-glycosylated form of the murine interleukin-11 (IL-11) receptor alpha-chain (sIL-11R) and examined signaling in cells expressing the gp130 molecule. In the presence of gp130 but not the transmembrane IL-11R, the sIL-11R mediated IL-11-dependent differentiation of M1 leukemic cells and proliferation in Ba/F3 cells. Early intracellular events stimulated by the sIL-11...

Interleukin 1 (IL-1) is an endogenously produced cytokine that mediates a variety of physiological effects that may be beneficial or deleterious to the host. C57Bl/6 mice treated intravenously with a recently characterized human recombinant receptor antagonist protein to IL-1 (IL-1ra) had improved survival when treated after a lethal Escherichia coli endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide [LPS]) challen...

BACKGROUND We evaluated the effects of a novel platelet fibrinogen receptor antagonist, Integrelin, and a direct thrombin inhibitor, recombinant hirudin, given together with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rTPA) in a canine experimental model of intracoronary thrombosis. We tested the hypothesis that combination of both agents at low doses would have an additive antithrombotic effect,...

objective: argemone mexicana is a papaveracea plant; some reports have shown their antibacterial, anti-cancer, sedative and probably anti-anxiety properties. from their aerial parts, flavonoids and alkaloids have been isolated, which are intrinsically related to some actions on the central nervous system. the aim of this study was to evaluate the anxiolytic-like effects of the plant, using its ...

background: gonadotropin-releasing hormone (gnrh) plays essential roles in embryo implantation, invasion of trophoblastic tissue, and steroid synthesis in the placenta. objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of gnrh antagonist administration on pregnancy outcomes in early implantation period. materials and methods: in this retrospective study, 94 infertile women undergoing ...

The present investigation examined whether leptin stimulation of ventral tegmental area (VTA) or nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) has a role in body weight homeostasis independent of the medial basal hypothalamus (MBH). To this end, recombinant adeno-associated viral techniques were employed to target leptin overexpression or overexpression of a dominant negative leptin mutant (leptin antago...

Abstract Study question Is the cost per oocyte lower in antagonist ovarian stimulation protocol vs progestin primed donation program? Summary answer The is program What known already 1. use of progesterone during effective blocking LH surge, and it does not affect number oocytes collected or quality embryos obtained. Progestins can be used orally are less expensive than GnRH analogues. These ne...

Adenosine receptors (nomenclature as agreed by the NC-IUPHAR Subcommittee on Receptors [110]) are activated endogenous ligand adenosine (potentially inosine also at A3 receptors). Crystal structures for antagonist-bound [153, 313, 221, 61], agonist-bound [375, 203, 204] and G protein-bound A2A [49] have been described. The of an A1 receptor [128] adenosine-bound receptor-Gi complex [86] resolve...