... all bone
resorption inhibitors, which act mainly to stabilize bone
mass by inhibiting the activity of osteoclasts (the cells
responsible for bone loss). The ability of these drugs to
increase bone ... an
Commentary
The role of statins as potential targets for bone formation
I Ross Garrett
1
and Greg R Mundy
2
1
OsteoScreen, San Antonio, Texas, USA
2
The Institute...
... affinity
for the other two enzymes. Mutation of Gln76 and Asn77
did not alter the affinity of cystatin A for any of the proteases
studied. The decreased affinities were caused exclusively by
increased ... loop of cystatin A
studied, Gln76 and Asn77, are of minimal importance for
the affinity of the inhibitor for the cysteine proteases and
therefore presumably do not interact dire...
... methyl ester or the amide as
acyl donor.
It appeared that 6-APA and 7-ADCA were able to
efficiently deacylate the phenylglycyl- and p-hydroxyphe-
nylglycyl-enzyme of bF24A, as indicated by, respectively, ... wild-type values, whereas the specificity con-
stants for p-hydroxyphenylglycine amide and phenylglycine
amide had decreased 10-fold, due to a decreased k
cat
value. A
low amidase a...
... methionine synthase MetE [15],
betaine:homocysteine S-methyltransferase [16], S-methyl-
methionine:homocysteine methyltransferase [17], epoxy-
alkane:coenzyme M transferase [18] and protein farnesyl
transferase ... catalyzes the
methylation of coenzyme M with methylcob(III)alamin [9].
Several isoenzymes of MtaA, designated MtbA and MtsA
have been found [9–11].
The methylation of coenzym...
... deacetylcephalosporin C synthase; DAOC, deacetoxycephalosporin C; DAOCS,
deacetoxycephalosporin C synthase; Dnase 1, deoxyribonuclease 1; EDTA, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; ESI MS, electrospray ... Pharmacy and Pharmacology, The University of Bath, UK
Deacetoxycephalosporin C synthase (DAOCS) catalyses the
oxidative ring expansion of penicillin N, the committed step
in the biosynthesi...
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The role of Probiotics in allergic diseases
Sonia Michail
Address: Department of Gastroenterology ... the
development of allergic diseases. As the rise in prevalence
of allergic diseases has been seen mostly in industrialized
countries, this led investigators to formula...
... Manigrasso MB, O’Connor JP. Cyclo-oxygenase-2
function is essential for bone fracture healing. J Bone Miner
Res 2002, 17:963-976.
11. Einhorn TA. Do inhibitors of cyclooxygenase-2 impair bone
healing? ... activity of a glucocorticoid-regulated inflammatory
cyclooxygenase. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1992, 89:4888-4892.
7. Raskin JB: Gastrointestinal effects of nonsteroidal anti-infla...
... study the expression and
regulation of these enzymes in RA.
HIF: role of FIH
FIH is an asparaginyl β-hydroxylase, which belongs to the
same superfamily of 2-OG and Fe
2+
-dependent dioxygenases
as ... existence of new targets other
than HIF for prolyl hydroxylation and regulation. A recent
report has revealed inhibitor of nuclear factor-κB (IκB) kinase
(IKK)-2 to be a target...
... mg/kg/day
Start Onset of symptoms Onset of symptoms Onset of symptoms
Duration 7 days 35 days 5 days
Effect on inflammation No No No
Effect on cartilage damage Yes No Mild
a
Effect on bone erosion Yes ... observations it was evident
that synovial inflammatory tissue has unique invasive prop-
erties, which even enable the invasion of bone and, finally,
the destruction of bone. T...
... deafness
Hypochondrogenesis
Kniest dysplasia
Osteoarthritis with mild dysplasia
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, congenital type
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, Namaqualand type
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, ... Strudwick type
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, various types
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia with precocious OA
Spondyloperipheral dysplasia
Stickler syndrome, type I
Wagner syndrome
120180 Col...