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    Nardilysin in adipocytes regulates UCP1 expression and body temperature homeostasis

    Brown adipose tissue (BAT) dissipates chemical energy as heat through uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1). The induction of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) in BAT was recently identified as a mechanism tha...

    Sayaka Saijo, Mikiko Ohno, Hirotaka Iwasaki, Shintaro Matsuda in Scientific Reports (2022)

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    MicroRNA-494-3p inhibits formation of fast oxidative muscle fibres by targeting E1A-binding protein p300 in human-induced pluripotent stem cells

    MYOD-induced microRNA-494-3p expression inhibits fast oxidative myotube formation by downregulating myosin heavy chain 2 (MYH2) in human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) during skeletal myogenesis. Howe...

    Hirotaka Iwasaki, Yoshinori Ichihara, Katsutaro Morino in Scientific Reports (2021)

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    MiR-494-3p regulates mitochondrial biogenesis and thermogenesis through PGC1-α signalling in beige adipocytes

    Mitochondria are critical in heat generation in brown and beige adipocytes. Mitochondrial number and function are regulated in response to external stimuli, such as cold exposure and β3 adrenergic receptor ago...

    Mengistu Lemecha, Katsutaro Morino, Takeshi Imamura, Hirotaka Iwasaki in Scientific Reports (2018)

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    Vasorelaxing effects of the soluble guanylyl cyclase activator BAY 60-2770 in nitrate-tolerant monkey and canine coronary arteries

    Nitrate tolerance is an important problem in the treatment of ischemic heart diseases. The present study investigated whether or not a soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) activator can be used as a coronary vasodil...

    Masashi Tawa, Takashi Shimosato in Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmaco… (2015)