Author name: Kristen Hartman

Molecular genetics of kappa opioids in pain and itch sensations

Tseng PY, Hoon MA (2020) Molecular genetics of kappa opioids in pain and itch sensations. Handb Exp Pharmacol . doi: 10.1007/164_2020_397 Summary: The authors review the functions of the kappa opioid receptor (KOR) and its endogenous agonists dynorphins in modulating itch and pain. Nppb-SAP ablation of neurons expressing the Natriuretic olypeptide B receptor greatly reduced […]

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Adrenergic supersensitivity and impaired neural control of cardiac electrophysiology following regional cardiac sympathetic nerve loss

Tapa S, Wang L, Francis Stuart SD, Wang Z, Jiang Y, Habecker BA, Ripplinger CM (2020) Adrenergic supersensitivity and impaired neural control of cardiac electrophysiology following regional cardiac sympathetic nerve loss. Sci Rep 10:18801. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-75903-y Summary: The authors present a novel mouse model of regional cardiac sympathetic hypo-innervation utilizing Anti-DBH-SAP. Usage: Either 5μL of

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Cellular uptake of vitamin B12: Role and fate of TCblR/CD320, the transcobalamin receptor.

Gick GG, Arora K, Sequeira JM, Nakayama Y, Lai SC, Quadros EV (2020) Cellular uptake of vitamin B12: Role and fate of TCblR/CD320, the transcobalamin receptor. Exp Cell Res 396(1):112256. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.112256 Summary: The increased and sustained expression of TCblR in proliferating cells has been used to target toxins preferentially to cancer cells and can

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Dexmedetomidine alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute kidney injury by inhibiting p75NTR-mediated oxidative stress and apoptosis

Wang Z, Wu J, Hu Z, Luo C, Wang P, Zhang Y, Li H (2020) Dexmedetomidine alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute kidney injury by inhibiting p75NTR-mediated oxidative stress and apoptosis. Oxid Med Cell Longev 2020:5454210. doi: 10.1155/2020/5454210 PMID: 33194004 Objective: To study antioxidant effects and the mechanism of Dexmedetomidine (DEX) in an inflammatory proximal tubular epithelial cell

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Sulfatase 1 mediates IL-10-induced dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase-1 expression and antiproliferative effects in vascular smooth muscle cells of spontaneously hypertensive rats

Kim HY, Kim HS (2021) Sulfatase 1 mediates IL-10-induced dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase-1 expression and antiproliferative effects in vascular smooth muscle cells of spontaneously hypertensive rats. Cytokine 137:155344. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2020.155344 PMID: 33128921 Objective: To examine the effects of exSulfs on IL-10-induced dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase-1 (DDAH-1) expression, abrogation of Ang II-induced DDAH-1 downregulation, and inhibition of Ang II-induced proliferation

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Gli1+ mesenchymal stromal cells form a pathological niche to promote airway progenitor metaplasia in the fibrotic lung

Cassandras M, Wang C, Kathiriya J, Tsukui T, Matatia P, Matthay M, Wolters P, Molofsky A, Sheppard D, Chapman H, Peng T (2020) Gli1+ mesenchymal stromal cells form a pathological niche to promote airway progenitor metaplasia in the fibrotic lung. Nat Cell Biol 22(11):1295-1306. doi: 10.1038/s41556-020-00591-9 PMID: 33046884 Objective: To show that Gli1+ mesenchymal stromal

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Endurance exercise intervention is beneficial to kidney function in a rat model of isolated abdominal venous congestion: A pilot study

Cops J, De Moor B, Haesen S, Lijnen L, Wens I, Lemoine L, Reynders C, Penders J, Lambrichts I, Mullens W, Hansen D (2020) Endurance exercise intervention is beneficial to kidney function in a rat model of isolated abdominal venous congestion: A pilot study. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 13(5):769-782. doi: 10.1007/s12265-019-09947-5 PMID: 31848881 Objective: To

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The EphA2 and cancer connection: potential for immune-based interventions

London M, Gallo E (2020) The EphA2 and cancer connection: potential for immune-based interventions. Mol Biol Rep 47(10):8037-8048. doi: 10.1007/s11033-020-05767-y Summary: The authors review the most current mAb-based therapies against EphA2-expressing cancers currently in pre-clinical and/or clinical stages. They reference Sakamoto et al. who performed in vitro testing of two different EphA2 mAbs mixed with

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Antibody-drug conjugates targeting CD45 plus Janus kinase inhibitors effectively condition for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Persaud SP, Ritchey JK, Choi J, Ruminski PG, Cooper ML, Rettig MP, DiPersio JF (2020) Antibody-drug conjugates targeting CD45 plus Janus kinase inhibitors effectively condition for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. bioRxiv 2020.10.02.324475. doi: 10.1101/2020.10.02.324475 Related Products: Streptavidin-ZAP (Cat. #IT-27), Blank-Streptavidin-SAP (Cat. #IT-27B)

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Long-term potentiation in the hippocampal CA3 to CA1 synapses may be induced in vivo by activation of septal cholinergic inputs.

Dobryakova YV, Stepanichev MY, Markevich VA, Bolshakov AP (2020) Long-term potentiation in the hippocampal CA3 to CA1 synapses may be induced in vivo by activation of septal cholinergic inputs. Int J Neurosci 23:1-7. doi: 10.1080/00207454.2020.1822834 Objective: To clarify the role of septal input in the development of long-term potentiation (LTP) in this synapse. Summary: Elimination

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