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Stüve O Youssef S Dunn S Slavin AJ Steinman L Zamvil SS 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2003,60(11):2483-2491
3-Hydroxy-3-methyglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors, statins are widely used oral cholesterol-lowering drugs. Statins competitively inhibit HMG-CoA reductase, the enzyme that catalyzes conversion of HMG-CoA to L-mevalonate, a key intermediate in cholesterol synthesis. Certain metabolites of mevalonate are also involved in posttranslational modification of specific proteins involved in cell proliferation and differentiation. Thus, statins have important biologic effects that may be independent of their cholesterol-reducing properties. Recent studies indicate that statins have antiinflammatory and neuroprotective properties which may be beneficial in the treatment of multiple sclerosis as well as other central nervous system (CNS) neurodegenerative diseases. This article will outline current experimental evidence that may suggest potential clinical benefits for patients with CNS autoimmune disorders. Ultimately, clinical trials will have to determine the safety and efficacy of statins in this patient population.Received 17 April 2003; received after revision 21 May 2003; accepted 22 May 2003 相似文献
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Polyhydroxylated steroids are regulators of body shape and size in higher organisms. In metazoans, intracellular receptors recognize these molecules. Plants, however, perceive steroids at membranes, using the membrane-integral receptor kinase BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE 1 (BRI1). Here we report the structure of the Arabidopsis thaliana BRI1 ligand-binding domain, determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.5?? resolution. We find a superhelix of 25 twisted leucine-rich repeats (LRRs), an architecture that is strikingly different from the assembly of LRRs in animal Toll-like receptors. A 70-amino-acid island domain between LRRs 21 and 22 folds back into the interior of the superhelix to create a surface pocket for binding the plant hormone brassinolide. Known loss- and gain-of-function mutations map closely to the hormone-binding site. We propose that steroid binding to BRI1 generates a docking platform for a co-receptor that is required for receptor activation. Our findings provide insight into the activation mechanism of this highly expanded family of plant receptors that have essential roles in hormone, developmental and innate immunity signalling. 相似文献
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K. A. Youssef 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》1964,20(8):463-464
Résumé Une nouvelle méthode de culture d'amibes sur plaques d'agar (Figure 1) est avantageusement employée ici en vue de la détection rapide et facile de l'action antiamibienne directe des composés (Figures 2 et 3). 相似文献
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G Mascré S Dekoninck B Drogat KK Youssef S Broheé PA Sotiropoulou BD Simons C Blanpain 《Nature》2012,489(7415):257-262
The skin interfollicular epidermis (IFE) is the first barrier against the external environment and its maintenance is critical for survival. Two seemingly opposite theories have been proposed to explain IFE homeostasis. One posits that IFE is maintained by long-lived slow-cycling stem cells that give rise to transit-amplifying cell progeny, whereas the other suggests that homeostasis is achieved by a single committed progenitor population that balances stochastic fate. Here we probe the cellular heterogeneity within the IFE using two different inducible Cre recombinase–oestrogen receptor constructs targeting IFE progenitors in mice. Quantitative analysis of clonal fate data and proliferation dynamics demonstrate the existence of two distinct proliferative cell compartments arranged in a hierarchy involving slow-cycling stem cells and committed progenitor cells. After wounding, only stem cells contribute substantially to the repair and long-term regeneration of the tissue, whereas committed progenitor cells make a limited contribution. 相似文献
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M. B. Abou-Donia M. A. Othman G. Tantawy A. Zaki Khalil M. F. Shawer 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》1974,30(1):63-64
Zusammenfassung Nachweis, dass Leptophos eine sehr niedrige akute Toxizität für männliche Hühnchen hat und einen neurotoxischen Effekt bei Dosen von 180–300 mg/kg verursacht. Dagegen haben Cyolane und Cytrolane eine hochakute Toxizität und verursachen nach oraler Verabreichung keine Neurotoxizität. 相似文献
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Tackling heart failure in the twenty-first century 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Heart failure, or congestive heart failure, is a condition in which the heart cannot supply the body's tissues with enough blood. The result is a cascade of changes that lead to severe fatigue, breathlessness and, ultimately, death. In the past quarter century, much progress has been made in understanding the molecular and cellular processes that contribute to heart failure, leading to the development of effective therapies. Despite this, chronic heart failure remains a major cause of illness and death. And because the condition becomes more common with increasing age, the number of affected individuals is rising with the rapidly ageing global population. New treatments that target disease mechanisms at the cellular and whole-organ level are needed to halt and reverse the devastating consequences of this disease. 相似文献
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Using the ammoniacal silver stain, Cabot rings were identified in peripheral blood erythrocytes from patients with severe untreated pernicious anemia. Ultrastructural studies of these erythrocytes showed silver deposits in partial loops and figure-eight forms, indicating that arginine rich histone may be a prominent component of the Cabot ring. 相似文献
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从理论上分析了利用时间有限差分法由近场到近场或远场转换的频域和时域两种方法,并选择时域的方法计算在FDTD计算范围内一给定点的电场值,与直接利用FDTD法得到的结果相比较,两者非常一致;最后利用该方法计算了功率变换器FDTD计算范围外一给定点的电磁场时间响应. 相似文献