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Acid Sphingomyelinase Downregulation Enhances Mitochondrial Fusion and Promotes Oxidative Metabolism in a Mouse Model of Melanoma

scientific article published on 31 March 2020

Acid sphingomyelinase determines melanoma progression and metastatic behaviour via the microphtalmia-associated transcription factor signalling pathway

scientific article published on 06 December 2013

Action mechanisms of the secondary metabolite euplotin C: signaling and functional role in Euplotes

scientific article published in September 2008

An update on somatostatin receptor signaling in native systems and new insights on their pathophysiology.

scientific article published on 24 July 2007

Autophagy controls neonatal myogenesis by regulating the GH-IGF1 system through a NFE2L2- and DDIT3-mediated mechanism

scientific article published in January 2019

Binding and functional properties of the novel somatostatin analogue KE 108 at native mouse somatostatin receptors

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Bioactivity and Structural Properties of Novel Synthetic Analogues of the Protozoan Toxin Climacostol

scientific article published on 15 January 2019

Biological activity of somatostatin receptors in GC rat tumour somatotrophs: evidence with sst1-sst5 receptor-selective nonpeptidyl agonists

scientific article published in April 2003

Changes in neuronal response to ischemia in retinas with genetic alterations of somatostatin receptor expression

scientific article published on 01 March 2007

Comparison of functional profiles at human recombinant somatostatin sst2 receptor: simultaneous determination of intracellular Ca2+ and luciferase expression in CHO-K1 cells

scientific article published on 22 March 2004

Compensatory changes in the hippocampus of somatostatin knockout mice: upregulation of somatostatin receptor 2 and its function in the control of bursting activity and synaptic transmission

scientific article published in May 2006

Current Evidence for a Role of Neuropeptides in the Regulation of Autophagy.

scientific article published on 16 May 2017

Cytotoxic effects and apoptotic signalling mechanisms of the sesquiterpenoid euplotin C, a secondary metabolite of the marine ciliate Euplotes crassus, in tumour cells

scientific article published in May 2006

Defects of full-length dystrophin trigger retinal neuron damage and synapse alterations by disrupting functional autophagy

scientific article published on 04 August 2020

Deficient nitric oxide signalling impairs skeletal muscle growth and performance: involvement of mitochondrial dysregulation

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Diabetic retinopathy: a matter of retinal ganglion cell homeostasis

scientific article published on 01 July 2020

Distinct functional properties of native somatostatin receptor subtype 5 compared with subtype 2 in the regulation of ACTH release by corticotroph tumor cells.

scientific article published on 15 March 2005

Divergences in the response to ultraviolet radiation between polar and non-polar ciliated protozoa: UV radiation effects in Euplotes

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Drp1 overexpression induces desmin disassembling and drives kinesin-1 activation promoting mitochondrial trafficking in skeletal muscle

scientific article published on 10 February 2020

Dysfunctional autophagy induced by the pro-apoptotic natural compound climacostol in tumour cells

scientific article published on 19 December 2018

Engineered nanoparticles of titanium dioxide (TIO2): Uptake and biological effects in a sea bass cell line

scientific article published on 31 January 2017

Essential role for acid sphingomyelinase-inhibited autophagy in melanoma response to cisplatin

scientific article published on 14 April 2016

Expression, pharmacology, and functional role of somatostatin receptor subtypes 1 and 2 in human macrophages.

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Five-aminosalicylic Acid: an update for the reappraisal of an old drug

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Genetic deletion of somatostatin receptor 1 alters somatostatinergic transmission in the mouse retina

scientific article published in December 2003

Hormones and immunity in cancer: are thyroid hormones endocrine players in the microglia/glioma cross-talk?

scientific article published on 23 June 2015

Identification and functional characterization of loss-of-function mutations of the calcium-sensing receptor in four Italian kindreds with familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia

scientific article published on 10 December 2008

Inhibitory control of growth hormone secretion by somatostatin in rat pituitary GC cells: sst(2) but not sst(1) receptors are coupled to inhibition of single-cell intracellular free calcium concentrations

scientific article published in August 2002

Interleukin 18 in the CNS.

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Mapping of the full length and the truncated interleukin-18 receptor alpha in the mouse brain

scientific article published on 28 July 2009

Modulation of Acid Sphingomyelinase in Melanoma Reprogrammes the Tumour Immune Microenvironment

scientific article published on 26 May 2015

Modulation of the neuronal response to ischaemia by somatostatin analogues in wild-type and knock-out mouse retinas.

scientific article published on 9 July 2008

Molecular mechanisms of euplotin C-induced apoptosis: involvement of mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress and proteases.

scientific article published in August 2007

Natural products from aquatic eukaryotic microorganisms for cancer therapy: Perspectives on anti-tumour properties of ciliate bioactive molecules

scientific article published on 17 September 2016

Nitric Oxide Generated by Tumor-Associated Macrophages Is Responsible for Cancer Resistance to Cisplatin and Correlated With Syntaxin 4 and Acid Sphingomyelinase Inhibition.

scientific article published on 29 May 2018

Nitric oxide drives embryonic myogenesis in chicken through the upregulation of myogenic differentiation factors.

scientific article published on 15 November 2013

Pharmacological characterisation of native somatostatin receptors in AtT-20 mouse tumour corticotrophs

scientific article published on May 2003

Physiology and pathology of somatostatin in the mammalian retina: a current view.

scientific article published on 23 December 2007

Protective effects of the neuropeptides PACAP, substance P and the somatostatin analogue octreotide in retinal ischemia: a metabolomic analysis

scientific article published on 11 February 2014

Reversal of Defective Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy 2D by Independent Modulation of Histone and PGC-1α Acetylation

scientific article published in December 2016

Skeletal muscle homeostasis in duchenne muscular dystrophy: modulating autophagy as a promising therapeutic strategy

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Somatostatin (SRIF) modulates distinct signaling pathways in rat pituitary tumor cells; negative coupling of SRIF receptor subtypes 1 and 2 to arachidonic acid release

scientific article published in February 2002

Somatostatin coupling to adenylyl cyclase activity in the mouse retina

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Somatostatin receptors differentially affect spontaneous epileptiform activity in mouse hippocampal slices

scientific article published in November 2004

Sphingolipids and brain resident macrophages in neuroinflammation: an emerging aspect of nervous system pathology

scientific article published on 02 September 2013

The Natural Compound Climacostol as a Prodrug Strategy Based on pH Activation for Efficient Delivery of Cytotoxic Small Agents

scientific article published on 28 June 2019

The cyclooxygenase-2/prostaglandin E2 pathway is involved in the somatostatin-induced decrease of epileptiform bursting in the mouse hippocampus

scientific article published on 3 February 2008

The emerging role of acid sphingomyelinase in autophagy

scientific article published on May 2015

The protein pheromone Er-1 of the ciliate Euplotes raikovi stimulates human T-cell activity: involvement of interleukin-2 system.

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The secondary metabolite euplotin C induces apoptosis-like death in the marine ciliated protist Euplotes vannus.

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The thyroid hormone triiodothyronine controls macrophage maturation and functions: protective role during inflammation

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The β isoenzyme of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase type II as possible mediator of somatostatin functions in pituitary tumour cells

scientific article published on September 1, 2011

Vascular endothelial growth factor in the ischemic retina and its regulation by somatostatin.

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XIAP as a Target of New Small Organic Natural Molecules Inducing Human Cancer Cell Death

scientific article published on 09 September 2019