Search results for " PHOSPHATE"

Cytosolic Ca2+ and Phosphoinositide Hydrolysis Linked to Constitutively Active α1d-Adrenoceptors in Vascular Smooth Muscle

2003

In the present study, we analyzed changes in intracellular Ca2+ levels and inositol phosphate accumulation related to a population of alpha 1d-adrenoceptors in rat aorta resembling constitutively active receptors. Following intracellular Ca2+ store depletion by noradrenaline in Ca2+-free medium and removal of the agonist, restoration of extracellular Ca2+ induced four signals: a biphasic (transient and sustained) increase in [Ca2+]i, inositol phosphate accumulation, and a contractile response in the aorta. The transient increase in Ca2+, the inositol phosphate accumulation, and the contractile response were not observed in aortae incubated with prazosin or BMY 7378 [8-[2-[4-(2-methoxyphenyl…

Breakdown of high-energy phosphate compounds and lactate accumulation during short supramaximal exercise.

1987

Muscle ATP, creatine phosphate and lactate, and blood pH and lactate were measured in 7 male sprinters before and after running 40, 60, 80 and 100 m at maximal speed. The sprinters were divided into two groups, group 1 being sprinters who achieved a higher maximal speed (10.07 +/- 0.13 m X s-1) than group 2 (9.75 +/- 0.10 m X s-1), and who also maintained the speed for a longer time. The breakdown of high-energy phosphate stores was significantly greater for group 1 than for group 2 for all distances other than 100 m; the breakdown of creatine phosphate for group 1 was almost the same for 40 m as for 100 m. Muscle and blood lactate began to accumulate during the 40 m exercise. The accumulat…

Cigarette smoke promotes inflammasome‐independent activation of caspase‐1 and ‐4 leading to gasdermin D cleavage in human macrophages

2022

Mechanisms and consequences of gasdermin D (GSDMD) activation in cigarette smoke (CS)-associated inflammation and lung disease are unknown. GSDMD is a downstream effector of caspase-1, -8, and -4. Upon cleavage, GSDMD generates pores into cell membranes. Different degrees of GSDMD activation are associated with a range of physiological outputs ranging from cell hyperactivation to pyroptosis. We have previously reported that in human monocyte-derived macrophages CS extract (CSE) inhibits the NLRP3 inflammasome and shifts the response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) towards the TLR4-TRIF axis leading to activation of caspase-8, which, in turn, activates caspase-1. In the present work, we investig…

Thermally highly stable amorphous zinc phosphate intermediates during the formation of zinc phosphate hydrate.

2015

The mechanisms by which amorphous intermediates transform into crystalline materials are still poorly understood. Here we attempt to illuminate the formation of an amorphous precursor by investigating the crystallization process of zinc phosphate hydrate. This work shows that amorphous zinc phosphate (AZP) nanoparticles precipitate from aqueous solutions prior to the crystalline hopeite phase at low concentrations and in the absence of additives at room temperature. AZP nanoparticles are thermally stable against crystallization even at 400 °C (resulting in a high temperature AZP), but they crystallize rapidly in the presence of water if the reaction is not interrupted. X-ray powder diffract…

Inorganic phosphate limitation affects global gene expression in Amycolatopsis balhimycina

2010

Inhibitory effect of nonviable preparations from human immunodeficiency virus 1 on inositol phospholipid metabolism

1989

Previously it was established [Pahwa, S., Pahwa, R., Saxinger, C., Gallo, R. C. & Good, R. A. (1985) Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 82, 8198] that nonviable preparations of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) abolish the proliferative response of human lymphocytes to phytohemagglutinin A. Now we describe that this effect might be, at least partially, due to an impairment of the function of phospholipase C. It was found that addition of HIV-1 preparation to lymphocytes diminished the stimulation of phosphatidylinositol phosphorylation caused by phytohemagglutinin A. Moreover, this preparation completely abolished the phytohemagglutinin-A-stimulated release of inositol trisphosphate and prevent…

CCDC 622051: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

2006

Related Article: I.Mata, E.Espinosa, E.Molins, S.Veintemillas, W.Maniukiewicz, C.Lecomte, A.Cousson, W.Paulus|2006|Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.A:Found Crystallogr.|62|365|doi:10.1107/S0108767306025141

CCDC 622037: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

2006

Related Article: I.Mata, E.Espinosa, E.Molins, S.Veintemillas, W.Maniukiewicz, C.Lecomte, A.Cousson, W.Paulus|2006|Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.A:Found Crystallogr.|62|365|doi:10.1107/S0108767306025141

CCDC 622036: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

2006

Related Article: I.Mata, E.Espinosa, E.Molins, S.Veintemillas, W.Maniukiewicz, C.Lecomte, A.Cousson, W.Paulus|2006|Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.A:Found Crystallogr.|62|365|doi:10.1107/S0108767306025141

CCDC 622035: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

2006

Related Article: I.Mata, E.Espinosa, E.Molins, S.Veintemillas, W.Maniukiewicz, C.Lecomte, A.Cousson, W.Paulus|2006|Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.A:Found Crystallogr.|62|365|doi:10.1107/S0108767306025141