supported by a grant from Science and Engineering Research Board-Department of Science and Technology(No.EEQ/2017/414) and New Delhi,Government of India.
Urotensin-I(UI)is a peptide belonging to the corticotropin-releasing hormone family,produced in the urophysis of teleosts.This investigation was undertaken to examine the effect of UI on the hypothalamo-hypophyseal-ov...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program,China(2018YFD0900406);the National Natural Science Foundation,China(31802291);the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(2021JJ40342)。
Recently,cilia defects have been proposed to contribute to scoliosis.Here,we demonstrate that coiled-coil domain-containing 57(Ccdc57)plays an essential role in straightening the body axis of zebrafish by regulating c...
supported by the the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82003372);the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(Nos.2018CFB747 and 2018CFB537);the Educational Commission of Hubei Province(Nos.B2017112 and B20181130),China.
Objectives:In this study,we explored how adiponectin mediated urotensinⅡ(UⅡ)-induced tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)andα-smooth muscle actin(α-SMA)expression and ensuing intracellular signaling pathways in advent...
It was reported that the urotensin Ⅱ(U-Ⅱ) level in inflammatory bowel disease(IBD) patients are significantly higher than in controls. To provide future guidance for the management of cardiovascular risk factors in ...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81370379 and 30900526 to SHZ);the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(2017BSHQYXMZZ18 to YFL,2012KJXX-07,2014JQ4137 to SHZ and 2014FWPT07 to EQL);the Fundamental Research Fund for the Central Universities(SHZ).
Increasing levels of plasma urotensin II(UII)are positively associated with atherosclerosis.In this study we investigated the role of macrophage-secreted UII in atherosclerosis progression,and evaluated the therapeuti...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81170408 to Diangang Liu);the Wang Baoen Liver Fibrosis Research Foundation of the China Hepatitis Prevention Foundation (No.20120124 to Diangang Liu);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No.2012M510094 to Diangang Liu).
Increased serum urotensin Ⅱ(UⅡ) levels in human cirrhotic populations have been recently shown,but the long-term effects of UⅡ receptor antagonist on the cirrhosis have not been investigated.To investigate the ther...
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81272757;the Project of Construction of Innovative Teams and Teacher Career Development for Universities and Colleges under Beijing Municipality,No.IDHT20150502
AIM: To investigated the effects of urotensin Ⅱ(UII) on hepatic insulin resistance in Hep G2 cells and the potential mechanisms involved.METHODS: Human hepatoma Hep G2 cells were cultured with or without exogenous UI...