Browsing by Subject "mTOR"
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(2017-12-06)Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of human liver cancer and it is now the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. In the United States, its incidence has tripled since 1980 and the death rates ...
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(2017-04-21)The mechanisms by which the immune system distinguishes self from non-self are essential in providing protection from pathogenic invaders and to prevent autoimmunity. Over the last few decades, the discovery of regulatory ...
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(2013-02-04)The generation and maintenance of muscle mass is a subject of interest across many scientific fields, including cancer, diabetes, and exercise physiology. Protein synthesis is a key step in the development and maintenance ...
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(2014-08-13)Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide and epidemiological studies suggest the association of diabetes mellitus with an enhanced risk for multiple cancers. Metformin (1,1-dimethylbiguanide hydrochloride) is ...
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(2016-12-07)The human gastrointestinal (GI) tract is colonized by ~10^14 bacteria belonging to ~1,000 species that are collectively termed the intestinal microbiota. Recent studies show that the intestinal microbiota impacts a wide ...
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(2020-09-11)One of the main hubs of cellular metabolic integration is the mechanistic target of rapamycin, or mTOR. In normal, healthy cells, mTOR helps to regulate and balance cellular growth and proliferation against metabolic ...
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(2019-07-18)In the United States, the number of colon and breast cancer cases that are attributed to physical inactivity lead the exercise-associated cases of heart disease and type II diabetes. For the millions of people in the United ...
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(2013-12-11)Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammation of the large intestine, and it may increase risk of human colorectal cancer. Polyphenolics from mango and pomegranate have been shown to have potent anti-inflammatory properties, ...
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(2016-08-01)More than 25% of all newly diagnosed breast cancer cases are ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), the most commonly diagnosed form of non-invasive breast cancer. This incidence coupled with the detrimental side effects associate ...
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(2011-08-08)Histotroph, secretions from luminal (LE), superficial glandular (sGE) and glandular (GE) epithelia and molecules selectively transported into the uterine lumen, are essential for peri-implantation ovine conceptus development ...