Evaluation of Biofilm Formation and Virulence Genes and Association with Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains in Southwestern Iran

Autor: Asghar Sharifi, Mohsen Sadrinasab, Mostafa Boroumand, Mohammad Amin Ghatei

Publikováno v: Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology. 14

Background: Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains encoding superficial and secretory virulence factors leads to colonization and facilitation of bacterial growth in the host urinary tract, causing urinary tract infection (UTIs). Objectives: T

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https://doi.org/10.5812/jjm.117785

Substance P immunoreactivity exhibits frequent colocalization with kisspeptin and neurokinin B in the human infundibular region.

Autor: Erik Hrabovszky, Beáta Á Borsay, Kálmán Rácz, László Herczeg, Philippe Ciofi, Stephen R Bloom, Mohammad A Ghatei, Waljit S Dhillo, Zsolt Liposits

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 8, p e72369 (2013)

Neurons synthesizing neurokinin B (NKB) and kisspeptin (KP) in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus represent important upstream regulators of pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurosecretion. In search of neuropeptides co-expressed in anal

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Rimonabant: From RIO to Ban

Autor: Amir H. Sam, Victoria Salem, Mohammad A. Ghatei

Publikováno v: Journal of Obesity, Vol 2011 (2011)

Endocannabinoid antagonism as a treatment for obesity and the metabolic syndrome became a hugely anticipated area of pharmacology at the start of the century. The CB1 receptor antagonist Rimonabant entered the European mass market on the back of seve

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Kisspeptin signaling in the amygdala modulates reproductive hormone secretion

Autor: Alexander N Comninos, Channa N. Jayasena, Shengyun Li, Minghan Hu, Mohammad A. Ghatei, Paul M. Matthews, Jelena Anastasovska, Jimmy D. Bell, Kevin T. O'Byrne, Xiao Feng Li, Meliz Sahuri-Arisoylu, Waljit S. Dhillo, Stephen R. Bloom

Publikováno v: Brain Structure & Function
Comninos, A N, Anastasovska, J, Sahuri-Arisoylu, M, Li, X F, Li, S, Hu, M, Jayasena, C N, Ghatei, M A, Bloom, S R, Matthews, P M, O'Byrne, K T, Bell, J D & Dhillo, W S 2016, ' Kisspeptin signaling in the amygdala modulates reproductive hormone secretion ', Brain structure & function, vol. 221, no. 4, pp. 2035-47 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-015-1024-9

Kisspeptin (encoded by KISS1) is a crucial activator of reproductive function. The role of kisspeptin has been studied extensively within the hypothalamus but little is known about its significance in other areas of the brain. KISS1 and its cognate r

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-015-1024-9

Combination of Peptide YY3–36with GLP-17–36 amideCauses an Increase in First-Phase Insulin Secretion after IV Glucose

Autor: Ian F. Godsland, Ali Alsafi, Rachel C. Troke, Victoria Salem, Mandy Donaldson, Mohammad A. Ghatei, Kevin C.R. Baynes, James Minnion, Benjamin C. T. Field, Stephen R. Bloom, Tricia Tan, Akila De Silva, Shivani Misra

Publikováno v: E2324
E2317
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Context: The combination of peptide YY (PYY) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) has been proposed as a potential treatment for diabetes and obesity. However, the combined effects of these hormones, PYY3–36 and GLP-17–36 amide, on glucose homeost

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https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2014-2143