Volume 2 Issue 4 2010

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  Scutellariae radix suppresses hepatitis B virus production in human hepatoma cells

  Ya Ping Tseng, Yi Chieh Wu, Yann Lii Leu, Sheau Farn Yeh, Chen Kung Chou

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1538–1547; https://doi.org/10.2741/E213

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular biology and pathogenesis of HBV and HDV)

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  Regulatory effect of dehydroepiandrosterone on spinal cord nociceptive function

  Christine Patte-Mensah, Laurence Meyer, Cherkaouia Kibaly, Ayikoe G. Mensah-Nyagan

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1528–1537; https://doi.org/10.2741/E212

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Estrogen receptors in lipid raft signalling)

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  Pluripotent stem cell-derived dendritic cells for immunotherapy

  Satoru Senju, Yusuke Matsunaga, Satoshi Fukushima, Shinya Hirata, ... Yasuharu Nishimura

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1520–1527; https://doi.org/10.2741/E211

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Regenerative medicine immunity)

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  Effects of epidural and systemic maternal analgesia in term infants: the NoPiL study

  Carlo Dani, Silvia Perugi, Giulia Fontanelli, Giovanna Bertini, ... Firmino F. Rubaltelli

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1514–1519; https://doi.org/10.2741/E210

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Clinical and biochemical markers and fetal-neonatal development)

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  Intranasal delivery of calcitonin gene-related peptide reduces cerebral vasospasm in rats

  Bao-liang Sun, Fa-ping Shen, Qing-jian Wu, Shu-mei Chi, ... Feng Zhang

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1502–1513; https://doi.org/10.2741/E209

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Novel neuroprotective strategies and the underlying mechanisms in cerebrovascular diseases)

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  Functional and metabolic adaptation in uraemic cardiomyopathy

  Katie Smith, David Semple, Dunja Aksentijevic, Sunil Bhandari, Anne-Marie L. Seymour

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1492–1501; https://doi.org/10.2741/E208

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Cardiac remodelling in uraemic heart disease)

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  PKB/Akt signaling in cardiac development and disease

  Zai Chang, Qi Xiao, Qiuting Feng, Zhongzhou Yang

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1485–1491; https://doi.org/10.2741/E207

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Signaling in cancer and disease)

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  Roles of protein kinase B/Akt in lung cancer

  Cheng-Xiong Xu, Hua Jin, Ji-Young Shin, Ji-Eun Kim, ... Myung-Haing Cho

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1472–1484; https://doi.org/10.2741/E206

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Signaling in cancer and disease)

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  Biomarkers of corticosteroid-induced hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in preterm babies

  Pier Paolo Bassareo, Raul Abella, Vassilios Fanos, Giuseppe Mercuro

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1460–1471; https://doi.org/10.2741/E205

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Clinical and biochemical markers and fetal-neonatal development)

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  Antioxidant defense system rhythms in crustaceans and possible roles for melatonin

  Fabio Everton Maciel, Marcio Alberto Geihs, Jose Maria Monserrat, Luiz Eduardo Maia Nery

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1448–1459; https://doi.org/10.2741/E204

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Biological rhythms in crustaceans)

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  Role of PUFA, the precursors of endocannabinoids, in human obesity and type 2 diabetes

  Alejandro Dain, Gaston Repossi, Undurti Das, Aldo Renato Eynard

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1432–1447; https://doi.org/10.2741/E203

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus)

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  The circadian biology of the marbled crayfish

  Abud Jose Farca Luna, Ralf Heinrich, Thomas Reischig

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1414–1431; https://doi.org/10.2741/E202

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Biological rhythms in crustaceans)

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  Role of the Wnt signaling pathway in bone and tooth

  Masato Tamura, Eiji Nemoto, Mari M. Sato, Aiko Nakashima, Hidetoshi Shimauchi

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1405–1413; https://doi.org/10.2741/E201

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular mechanism in bone cells)

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  Biological clocks and rhythms in intertidal crustaceans

  Horacio O. de la Iglesia, Yun-Wei A. Hsu

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1394–1404; https://doi.org/10.2741/E200

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Biological rhythms in crustaceans)

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  RBC membrane damage and decreased band 3 phospho-tyrosine phosphatase activity are markers of COPD progression

  Yessica Dorin Torres-Ramos, Alberto Martin Guzman-Grenfell, Araceli Montoya-Estrada, Alejandra Ramirez-Venegas, ... Juan Jose Hicks

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1385–1393; https://doi.org/10.2741/E199

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  Mechanisms of protein aggregation in the retinal pigment epithelial cells

  Kai Kaarniranta, Juha Hyttinen, Tuomas Ryhanen, Johanna Viiri, ... Antero Salminen

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1374–1384; https://doi.org/10.2741/E198

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Pathogenetic mechanism of age-related macular degeneration)

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  Stent-based, off-pump creation of an apico-aortic conduit

  Jan Spillner, Nima Hatam, Andrea Amerini, Florian Otte, ... Guido Dohmen

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1368–1373; https://doi.org/10.2741/E197

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in bone disease pathophisiology and management)

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  New perspectives on secretion of (pro)renin receptor into extracellular space

  Takaaki Senbonmatsu, Shinichiro Iida, Ayumu Yoshikawa, Yoshimi Aizaki, ... Tadashi Inagami

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1362–1367; https://doi.org/10.2741/E196

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Handle region peptide and prorenin receptor)

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  Contribution of central SGK-1 to the acute phase responses of mice to social isolation

  Takao Kaji, Katsunori Nonogaki

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1355–1361; https://doi.org/10.2741/E195

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Neural network and energy homeostasis)

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  Effects of acetaldehyde inhalation in mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase deficient mice (Aldh2^-/-)

  Tsunehiro Oyama, Haruna Nagayoshi, Tomonari Matsuda, Megumi Oka, ... Toshihiro Kawamoto

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1344–1354; https://doi.org/10.2741/E194

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Gene regulation and structure-function of P450 Cold stress response)

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  Evolution of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma alternative splicing

  Tonghai Dou, Jiaxi Xu, Yuan Gao, Jianlei Gu, ... Yan Zhou

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1334–1343; https://doi.org/10.2741/E193

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  The role of the mediterranean diet on the development of the metabolic syndrome

  Christina-Maria Kastorini, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1320–1333; https://doi.org/10.2741/E192

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus)

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  Mechanisms of microRNA-mediated regulation of angiogenesis

  Hong Shi, Peiying Li, Weimin Liang, Jun Chen, Yanqin Gao

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1304–1319; https://doi.org/10.2741/E191

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Novel neuroprotective strategies and the underlying mechanisms in cerebrovascular diseases)

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  Changes in the immune system during menopause and aging

  Catia Gameiro, Fatima Romao

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1299–1303; https://doi.org/10.2741/E190

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue The climacteric and beyond)

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  Neuroprotections and mechanisms of inhalational anesthetics against brain ischemia

  Qiong Yu, Hailian Wang, Jun Chen, Yanqin Gao, Weimin Liang

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1275–1298; https://doi.org/10.2741/E189

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Novel neuroprotective strategies and the underlying mechanisms in cerebrovascular diseases)

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  Pediatric HIV infection and bone health: an emerging challenge

  Stefano Mora, Ilaria Zamproni, Gianvincenzo Zuccotti, Alessandra Vigano

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1265–1274; https://doi.org/10.2741/E188

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Skeletal biology)

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  PAK1 regulates spindle microtubule organization during oocyte meiotic maturation

  Sheng-Li Lin, Shu-Tao Qi, Shao-Chen Sun, Ya-Peng Wang, ... Qing-Yuan Sun

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1254–1264; https://doi.org/10.2741/E187

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  The (pro)renin receptor and the mystic HRP –is there a role in cardiovascular disease?

  Ulrike Maschke, Dominik N. Muller

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1250–1253; https://doi.org/10.2741/E186

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Handle region peptide and prorenin receptor)

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  Role of (pro)renin receptor in cardiovascular cells from the aspect of signaling

  Hirofumi Hitom, Gang Liu, Akira Nishiyama

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1246–1249; https://doi.org/10.2741/E185

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Handle region peptide and prorenin receptor)

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  Circulating fibrocytes as a marker of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C

  Giuseppe Nunnari, Carlo Vancheri, Elisa Gilli, Simona Migliore, ... Bruno Cacopardo

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1241–1245; https://doi.org/10.2741/E184

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Biochemical markers in biological fluids)

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  Species specificity of prorenin binding to the (pro)renin receptor in vitro

  Kazal Boron Biswas, AHM Nurun Nabi, Yoshie Arai, Tsutomu Nakagawa, ... Fumiaki Suzuki

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1234–1240; https://doi.org/10.2741/E183

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Handle region peptide and prorenin receptor)

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  Recent advances in tissue (pro)renin imaging

  Agnes Prokai, Janos Peti-Peterdi

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1227–1233; https://doi.org/10.2741/E182

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Handle region peptide and prorenin receptor)

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  Signal pathway of GnRH-III inhibiting FSH-induced steroidogenesis in granulosa cells

  Cui-hong Fan, Cui-Ling Lu, Jun-Ling Yang, Xiao-Qian Hu, ... Yi-Xun Liu

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1218–1226; https://doi.org/10.2741/E181

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Reproductive biology)

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  Functional characterization of the decoy peptide, R^10PIFLKRMPSI^19P

  AHM Nurun Nabi, Kazal Boron Biswas, Yoshie Arai, Mohammad Nasir Uddin, ... Fumiaki Suzuki

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1211–1217; https://doi.org/10.2741/E180

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Handle region peptide and prorenin receptor)

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  Induced endogenous autotoxicity in Camptotheca

  Shiyou Li, Ping Wang, Wei Yuan

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1196–1210; https://doi.org/10.2741/E179

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue Endogenous autotoxicity in plants)

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  Soluble form of a receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) as a biomarker

  Sho-ichi Yamagishi, Takanori Matsui

  Front. Biosci. (Elite Ed) 2010, 2(4), 1184–1195; https://doi.org/10.2741/E178

  (This article belongs to the Special Issue RAGE signaling)

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