56 research outputs found
A Short Receptor Downregulates JAK/STAT Signalling to Control the Drosophila Cellular Immune Response
Regulation of JAK/STAT signalling by a short, nonsignalling receptor in Drosophila modulates response to specific immune challenges such as parasitoid infestations
Drosophila TIEG Is a Modulator of Different Signalling Pathways Involved in Wing Patterning and Cell Proliferation
Acquisition of a final shape and size during organ development requires a
regulated program of growth and patterning controlled by a complex genetic
network of signalling molecules that must be coordinated to provide positional
information to each cell within the corresponding organ or tissue. The mechanism
by which all these signals are coordinated to yield a final response is not well
understood. Here, I have characterized the Drosophila ortholog
of the human TGF-β Inducible Early Gene 1 (dTIEG). TIEG are zinc-finger
proteins that belong to the Krüppel-like factor (KLF) family and were
initially identified in human osteoblasts and pancreatic tumor cells for the
ability to enhance TGF-β response. Using the developing wing of
Drosophila as “in vivo” model, the dTIEG
function has been studied in the control of cell proliferation and patterning.
These results show that dTIEG can modulate Dpp signalling. Furthermore, dTIEG
also regulates the activity of JAK/STAT pathway suggesting a conserved role of
TIEG proteins as positive regulators of TGF-β signalling and as mediators of
the crosstalk between signalling pathways acting in a same cellular context
Preliminary experience of an international orthopaedic registry: the ESSKA Paediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Initiative (PAMI) registry
Paediatric and adolescent ACL injuries are an emerging health burden, increasing at a higher rate than in adults. They compromise quality of life, affect knee structure and function, lead to the early development of osteoarthritis and are a serious economic burden due to shortened professional careers and subsequent surgeries. Up to 35% of children and adolescents will experience a second ACL injury and this population particularly at high risk of secondary intraarticular soft tissue degeneration and growth abnormalities. However, there is still a lack of high-quality outcome studies on this specific population and many knowledge gaps persist in the current treatment guidelines. It is currently unknown whether ACL reconstruction in this young population decreases the risk of irreversible secondary intraarticular soft tissue degeneration. Furthermore, it is not known whether return to high or elite level sports after paediatric ACL injury or reconstruction should be recommended. The relatively low number of paediatric ACL injuries seen in each hospital makes it necessary to conduct international multi-centre studies to collect robust data to provide evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of these injuries. The Paediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Initiative (PAMI) was thus started by the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy and opened for patient inclusion in 2018. This comprehensive overview of the first 2 years of the PAMI registry shows that the project is now well consolidated and accepted by the European orthopaedic community. Future challenges include ensuring additional external funding to ascertain long term sustainability and continuous dissemination of the knowledge acquired in scientific journals
Enhanced 5-hydroxytryptamine release from vascular adrenergic nerves in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
FACILITATION BY β-ADRENORECEPTORS OF STIMULATION-INDUCED VASOCONSTRICTION IN PITHED SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS
RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM IN THE ANTIHYPERTENSIVE EFFECT OF ISOTEOLINE IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS
Comparison of Norepinephrine Release in Hypertensive Rats: II Caudal Artery and Portal Vein
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