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- Frisk, K., et al.
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Development of a database for cemented carbides : Thermodynamic modeling and experiments
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Ingår i: Journal of phase equilibria (Print). - 1054-9714 .- 1544-1032. ; 22:6, s. 645-655
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A new database, for thermodynamic information for cemented carbides has been developed. A full description of the alloy system C-Co-N-Nb-Ta-Ti-W is presented. The work has involved both thermodynamic evaluations of lower order systems and experimental investigations. Full new assessments of the quaternary Ti-W-C-N, Ta-W-C-N, and Nb-W-C-N systems have been performed, including tests of the influence of model parameters on miscibility gaps in higher order systems. A new improved description of the Co-W-C system based on new experiments is used in the present work. The main results of the experimental work are measurements of the composition of the cubic carbide in selected equilibria; measurements of the temperatures of the liq + fcc + WC + gr. and liq + fcc + WC + M6C equilibria in the Co-W-C and Co-W-X-C (X = Ti, Ta, Nb) systems; and measurements of the solubility of Ti, Ta, and Nb in liquid in multicomponent alloys. The results of the assessments have been implemented into a new database. The database has successfully been used in a parallel project to simulate the formation of gamma -phase free zones in cemented carbides. A few other applications of industrial relevance are presented.
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- Holtback, U., et al.
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Intrarenal dopamine coordinates the effect of antinatriuretic and natriuretic factors
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Ingår i: Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. - : Wiley. - 0001-6772 .- 1365-201X. ; 168:1, s. 215-218
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The precision by which sodium balance is regulated suggests an intricate interaction between modulatory factors released from intra- and extrarenal sources. Intrarenally produced dopamine has a central role in this interactive network. Dopamine, produced in renal tubular cells acts as an autocrine and paracrine factor to inhibit the activity of Na+,K+-ATPase as well as of a number of sodium influx pathways. The natriuretic effect of dopamine is most prominent under high salt diet. The antinatriuretic effects of noradrenaline, acting on alpha-adrenoceptors and angiotensin II are opposed by dopamine as well as by atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP). Several lines of evidence have suggested that ANP acts via the renal dopamine system and recent studies from our laboratory have shown that this effect is attributed to recruitment of silent D1 receptors from the interior of the cell towards the plasma membrane. Taken together, the observations suggest that dopamine coordinates the effects of antinatriuretic and natriuretic factors and indicate that an intact renal dopamine system is of major importance for the maintenance of sodium homeostasis and normal blood pressure.
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- Kruse, M. S., et al.
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Recruitment of renal dopamine 1 receptors requires an intact microtubulin network
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Ingår i: Pflügers Archiv. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0031-6768 .- 1432-2013. ; 445:5, s. 534-539
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Renal dopamine1 receptor (D1R) can be recruited from intracellular compartments to the plasma membrane by D1R agonists and endogenous dopamine. This study examines the role of the cytoskeleton for renal D1R recruitment. The studies were performed in LLCPK-1 cells that have the capacity to form dopamine from L-dopa. In approximately 50% of the cells treated with L-dopa the D1R was found to be translocated from intracellular compartments towards the plasma membrane. Disruption of the microtubulin network by noco-dazole significantly prevented translocation. In contrast, depolymerization of actin had no effect. In control cells D1R colocalized with NBD-C-6-ceramide, a trans-Golgi fluorescent marker. This colocalization was disrupted in L-dopa-treated cells. Tetanus toxin, an inhibitor of exocytosis, prevented L-dopa-induced receptor recruitment. L-Dopa treatment resulted in activation of protein kinase C (PKC). To test the functional effect of D1R recruitment, the capacity of D1R agonists to activate PKC was studied. Activation of D1R significantly translocated PKC-alpha from intracellular compartments to the plasma membrane. Disruption of microtubules abolished D1R-mediated - but not phorbol-ester-mediated - translocation of PKC. We conclude that renal D1R recruitment requires an intact microtubulin network and occurs via Golgi-derived vesicles. These newly recruited receptors couple to the PKC signaling pathway.
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- Nowicki, S., et al.
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Dopamine-induced translocation of protein kinase C isoforms visualized in renal epithelial cells
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Ingår i: American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology. - 0363-6143 .- 1522-1563. ; 279:6, s. C1812-C1818
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Short-term regulation of sodium metabolism is dependent on the modulation of the activity of sodium transporters by first and second messengers. In understanding diseases associated with sodium retention, it is necessary to identify the coupling between these messengers. We have examined whether dopamine, an important first messenger in tubular cells, activates and translocates various protein kinase C (PKC) isoforms. We used a proximal tubular-like cell line, LLCPK-1 cells, in which dopamine was found to inhibit Na+-K(+)ATPase in a PKC-dependent manner. Translocation of PKC isoforms was studied with both subcellular fractionation and confocal microscopy. Both techniques revealed a dopamine-induced translocation from cytosol to plasma membrane of PKC-alpha and -epsilon, but not of PKC-delta,-gamma, and -zeta. The process of subcellular fractionation resulted in partial translocation of PKC-epsilon. This artifact was eliminated in confocal studies. Confocal imaging permitted detection of translocation within 20 s. Translocation was abolished by a phospholipase C inhibitor and by an antagonist against the dopamine 1 subtype (D-1) but not the 2 subtype of receptor (D-2). In conclusion, this study visualizes in renal epithelial cells a very rapid activation of the PKC-alpha and -epsilon isoforms by the D-1 receptor subtype.
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- Scott, L., et al.
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Selective up-regulation of dopamine D1 receptors in dendritic spines by NMDA receptor activation
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - : Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. - 0027-8424 .- 1091-6490. ; 99:3, s. 1661-1664
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Glutamate, by activating N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, alters the balance between dopamine D1 and D2 receptor signaling, but the mechanism responsible for this effect has not been known. We report here, using immunocytochemistry of primary cultures of rat neostriatal neurons, that activation of NMDA receptors recruits D1 receptors from the interior of the cell to the plasma membrane while having no effect on the distribution of D2 receptors. The D1 receptors were concentrated in spines as shown by colocalization with phalloidin-labeled actin filaments. The effect of NMDA on D1 receptors was abolished by incubation of cells in calcium-free medium and was mimicked by the calcium ionophore lonomycin. Recruitment of D1 receptors from the interior of the cell to the membrane was confirmed by subcellular fractionation. The recruited D1 receptors were functional as demonstrated by an increase in dopamine-sensitive adenylyl cyclase activity in membranes derived from cells that had been pretreated with NMDA. These results provide evidence for regulated recruitment of a G protein-coupled receptor in neurons, provide a cell biological basis for the effect of NMDA on dopamine signaling, and reconcile the conflicting hyperdopaminergic and hypoglutamatergic hypotheses of schizophrenia.
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- Thomassen, M, et al.
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Loss of heterozygosity at BRCA2 in a ductal carcinoma in situ and three invasive breast carcinomas in a family with a germline BRCA2 mutation
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Ingår i: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1573-7217 .- 0167-6806. ; 87:3, s. 273-276
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We have examined a family with a germline BRCA2 mutation in three cases of invasive breast cancer and one case of ductal carcinoma in situ ( DCIS). Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) has been demonstrated at the BRCA2 locus in all cases. This result may suggest that the germline mutation in BRCA2 is the initiating step of DCIS and support the theory that DCIS is a precursor of invasive breast carcinoma in hereditary breast cancer.
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