Synthesis, Characterizations and Antimicrobial Activity of Metal Complexes of 2-(2-Furanylmethylaminocarbonyl)benzoic Acid by R. H. Patel, B. L. Hiran

“…The ligand, 2-(2-furanylmethylaminocarbonyl)benzoic acid (FMBA) and it’s transition metal complexes have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, spectral studies, magnetic moments and thermal studies. …”
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Recognition of Staphylococcus aureus by the pattern recognition molecules langerin, mannan-binding lectin, and surfactant protein D: the influence of capsular polysaccharides and w... by Kirstine Mejlstrup Hymøller, Kirstine Mejlstrup Hymøller, Stig Hill Christiansen, Stig Hill Christiansen, Anders Grønnegaard Schlosser, Uffe B. Skov Sørensen, Jean C. Lee, Steffen Thiel, Steffen Thiel

“…Experiments utilizing mutant S. aureus strains confirmed that WTA is a ligand for MBL, but that langerin likely interacts with an additional unknown ligand. …”
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An unusual chiral-at-metal mechanism for BINOL-metal asymmetric catalysis by Zhenxing Li, Pengfei Chen, Zhigang Ni, Liuzhou Gao, Yue Zhao, Ranran Wang, Congqing Zhu, Guoqiang Wang, Shuhua Li

“…Their chiral induction mode, however, typically relies on multifarious non-covalent interactions between the substrate and the BINOL ligand. In this work, we demonstrate that the chiral-at-metal stereoinduction mode could serve as an alternative mechanism for BINOL-metal catalysis, based on mechanistic studies of BINOL-aluminum-catalyzed asymmetric hydroboration of heteroaryl ketones. …”
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Successful Intravascular Correction of Intratumoral Pseudoaneurysm by Erosion of the Aorta in a Patient with Thoracic Giant Cell Tumor of Bone Responding to Denosumab by Natalia M. P. Fraile, Diego Toloi, Ceci O. Kurimori, Adriana R. B. Matutino, Alberto Codima, Veridiana P. Camargo, Olavo Feher, Rodrigo R. Munhoz

“…Its biology involves the overexpression of the Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor kB Ligand (RANKL) by osteoclast-like giant cells and tumor stromal cells, which has been shown to be an actionable target in this disease. …”
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Blockade of 4-1BB and 4-1BBL Interaction Reduces Obesity-Induced Skeletal Muscle Inflammation by Ngoc Hoan Le, Chu-Sook Kim, Thai Hien Tu, Hye-Sun Choi, Byung-Sam Kim, Teruo Kawada, Tsuyoshi Goto, Taesun Park, Jung Han Yoon Park, Rina Yu

“…Conversely, disruption of the interaction between 4-1BB and its ligand (4-1BBL) with blocking antibody decreased the release of inflammatory cytokines from cocultured muscle cells/macrophages. …”
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PD-L1 Blockade Attenuated Sepsis-Induced Liver Injury in a Mouse Cecal Ligation and Puncture Model by Weimin Zhu, Rui Bao, Xiaohua Fan, Tianzhu Tao, Jiali Zhu, Jiafeng Wang, Jinbao Li, Lulong Bo, Xiaoming Deng

“…Our previous studies indicated that programmed death-1 (PD-1) and its ligand programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) are crucial modulators of host immune responses during sepsis. …”
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New derivatives of sulfonylhydrazone as potential antitumor agents: Design, synthesis and cheminformatics evaluation by Sabbah Dima A., Al-Azaideh Bara’a A., Talib Wamidh H., Hajjo Rima, Sweidan Kamal, Al-Zuheiri Aya M., Sheikha Ghassan Abu, Shraim Sawsan

“…Hence, our results emphasized the importance of electron-withdrawing groups and hydrogen bond-acceptors in the rational design of small-molecule chemical ligands targeting PI3Kα. These results agreed with the induced-fit docking against PI3Kα, highlighting the role of p-substituted aromatic rings in guiding the ligand-PI3Kα complex formation, by targeting a hydrophobic pocket in the ligand-binding site and forming π-stacking interactions with a nearby tryptophan residue.…”
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Investigating the Expression of c-Myc and BIRC5 in TRAIL and PBOX-15 treated Metastatic Prostate Cancer Cells by Corinne Kai Leng Chew, Hannah O'Toole, Daniela M Zisterer, Seema M. Nathwani, Jade K. Pollock

“…The specific tumour receptor mechanism of the death ligand TRAIL (tumour necrosis factor related apoptosis inducing ligand) has attracted remarkable therapeutic interest. …”
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Evaluation of Melongosides as Potential Inhibitors of NS2B-NS3 Activator-Protease of Dengue Virus (Serotype 2) by Using Molecular Docking and Dynamics Simulation Approach by Partha Biswas, Ommay Hany Rumi, Dhrubo Ahmed Khan, Md Nasir Ahmed, Nusratun Nahar, Rownak Jahan, Md Nazmul Hasan Zilani, Tridib K Paul, Anamul Hasan, Tohmina Afroze Bondhon, Khoshnur Jannat, Md Nazmul Hasan, Mohammed Rahmatullah

“…However, the 200 ns molecular dynamic simulation experiment indicates significant stability of the protein-ligand interactions with the RMSD values of 2.5 Å, thus suggesting a better docking position and no disruption of the protein-ligand structure. …”
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The Intracellular Growth of M. tuberculosis Is More Associated with High Glucose Levels Than with Impaired Responses of Monocytes from T2D Patients by Martha Torres, María Teresa Herrera, Guadalupe Fabián-San-Miguel, Yolanda Gonzalez

“…Conversely, the production of IL-6 by TLR-2 ligand stimulation, of IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-8 by TLR-4 ligand stimulation, and of IL-8 by M. tuberculosis infection significantly decreased in monocytes cultured in HG (P<0.05). …”
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Synthesis, Characterization and Chelating Properties of 4-Butyrylsemicarbazone-1-phenyl-3-methyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one by J. D. Patel, P. J. Shah

“…4-Butyrylsemicarbazone-1-phenyl-3-methyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one (BUMP-SC) was prepared and its metal chelates of Cu2+, Ni2+, Co2+, Mn2+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Cr3+, UO2 and OV were prepared. The ligands and its chelates were characterized by elemental analysis, metal:ligand (M:L) stoichiometry, IR-electronic spectral studies and magnetic properties. …”
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PPAR-δ in Vascular Pathophysiology by Nanping Wang

“…Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors belong to the superfamily of ligand-dependent nuclear receptor transcription factors, which include three subtypes: PPAR-α, β/δ, and γ. …”
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SYNTHESIS AND SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF SOME NEW HYDROGENOXALATO ORGANOTIN (IV) COMPLEXES by MOUHAMADOU SEMBENE BOYE, AMINATA DIASSE-SARR, LIBASSE DIOP

“…Based on their spectroscopic data dimeric and polymeric structures containing hexacoordinated or pentacoordinated Sn are suggested, the hydrogenoxolate anion behaving as a monocoordinating or a monochelating ligand. In two studied adducts, supramolecular architectures may be obtained when extra hydrogen bonds involving the free NH groups are considered. …”
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Fertility Regulation in Male Rats by Implemented Tetraazamacrocyclic Compounds of Iron(II): Synthetic, Spectroscopic, and Applied Aspects with Toxicological Screening by Ashu Chaudhary, Ran Vir Singh

“…The complexes were synthesized by the template condensation of 1,2-diaminoethane, 1,3-diaminopropane with succinic acid and phthalic acid in 2:2 molar ratios which are abbreviated as [Fe(TAMLn)OAc] (n=1 or 2 and TAMLn represents tetraazamacrocyclic ligand). The complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, conductivity measurements, IR, and electronic spectra.…”
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Ion Channels and Zinc: Mechanisms of Neurotoxicity and Neurodegeneration by Deborah R. Morris, Cathy W. Levenson

“…Ionotropic glutamate receptors, such as NMDA, AMPA and kainate receptors, are ligand-gated ion channels that mediate much of the excitatory neurotransmission in the brain. …”
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Effects of Surfactants on the Rate of Chemical Reactions by B. Samiey, C.-H. Cheng, J. Wu

“…In this review, we discuss applying these models to study surfactant-substrate interactions and their effects on Diels-Alder, redox, photochemical, decomposition, enzymatic, isomerization, ligand exchange, radical, and nucleophilic reactions.…”
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Synthesis, Characterization, Chelating Properties and Anti-Fungal Activity of 2-(4-Phenylpiperazinyl) Methyl-3-(8-Quinolinol-5-YL)- 4(3H)-Quinazolinone by C. D. Shelat, R. T. Vashi

“…Various transition metal (Cu2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, Mn2+) chelates of HL were prepared and characterized by metal ligand (M:L) ratio, IR and reflectance spectral studies, magnetic moment, and antimicrobial activity.…”
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Preparation and Antimicrobial Activity of s-Triazine Hydrazones of 7-Hydroxy Coumarin and Their Metal Complexes by G. R. Jani, K. B. Vyas, Zudas Franco

“…The geometry of the complexes has been proposed. The ligand system co-ordinates with the metal ion in a bidentate manner through the nitrogen atom of hydrazone group.…”
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On some models for cancer cell migration throughtissue networks by Jan Kelkel, Christina Surulescu

“…We propose some models allowing to account for relevant processes at the various scales of cancer cell migration through tissue, ranging from the receptor dynamics on the cell surface over degradation of tissue fibers by protease and soluble ligand production towards the behavior of the entire cell population.…”
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Sex reversal induced by 17β-estradiol may be achieved by regulating the neuroendocrine system of the Pacific white shrimp Penaeus vannamei by Tao Wang, Shihao Li, Yang Yu, Fuhua Li

“…Furthermore, the success of E2-induced sex reversal may be associated with the downregulation of neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction, dopaminergic synapse, and insulin signaling pathways, as well as the activation of steroidogenesis. …”
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