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Amino Acids Potentiate Insulin Signaling in CHO-K1 at High Glucose Conditions
18 May 2012
Radhakrishnan Selvi, Renganathan BhuvanaSundar, Aluru Venkata SaiJyothi, Konerirajapuram Natarjan Sulochana, Narayanasamy Angayarkanni
Background and Aims: Amino acids reportedly increase the glucose uptake under high glucose conditions. However, there are controversies in the role of amino acids in diabetes mellitus. The present stu...
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Identification of Two Novel Mutations in the SLC4A1 Gene in Two Unrelated Chinese Families with Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis
18 May 2012
Zeng Zhang, Kang-Xiang Liu, Jin-Wei He, Wen-Zhen Fu, Hua Yue, Hao Zhang, Chang-Qing Zhang, Zhen-Lin Zhang
Background and Aims: Distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) is characterized by a reduced ability to acidify urine, variable hyperchloremic hypokalemic metabolic acidosis, nephrocalcinosis, and nephroli...
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Reply: Upregulation of Target Genes by MiRNAs Is a Previously Found Phenomenon
17 May 2012
Jie Dong, Yu-Pei Zhao, Li Zhou, Tai-Ping Zhang, Ge Chen
Thank you very much for your kindness for our manuscript entitled “Bcl-2 upregulation induced by miR-21 via a direct interaction is associated with apoptosis and chemoresistance in MIA PaCa-2 pancreat...
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Perinatal Iodine Deficiency and Hypothyroidism Increase Cell Apoptosis and Alter Doublecortin and Reelin Protein Expressions in Rat Cerebellum
17 May 2012
Yi Wang, Jiapeng Zhong, Hongde Xu, Wei Wei, Jing Dong, Fei Yu, Yuan Wang, Jian Gong, Zhongyan Shan, Weiping Teng, Jie Chen
Background and Aims: Adequate thyroid hormone is critical for cerebellar development. Developmental hypothyroidism induced by iodine deficiency during the perinatal period results in permanent impairm...
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Serum Total Bilirubin Concentration Is Inversely Correlated with Framingham Risk Score in Koreans
16 May 2012
Kwang-Min Kim, Bom-Taeck Kim, Sat-Byul Park, Doo-Yeoun Cho, Sang Hyeon Je, Kyu-Nam Kim
Background and Aims: Compelling evidence suggests that bilirubin, via its antioxidant potential, has anti-atherogenic properties, and that serum bilirubin concentrations within the reference range for...
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