In vitro characterisation of murine pre-adipose nucleated cells reveals electrophysiological cycles associated with biological clocks.

Adipocytes are energy stores of the body which also play a role in physiological regulation and homeostasis through their endocrine activity. Adipocyte circadian clocks drive rhythms in gene expression, and dysregulation of these circadian rhythms associates with pathological conditions such as diabetes. However, although the role of circadian rhythms in adipose cells and related tissues has been studied from phsyiological and molecular perspectives, they have not yet been explored from an electrical perspective.

A Series of Substituted Bis-Aminotriazines Are Activators of the Natriuretic Peptide Receptor C.

C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) is involved in the regulation of vascular homeostasis, which is at least partly mediated through agonism of natriuretic peptide receptor C (NPR-C), and loss of this signaling has been associated with vascular dysfunction. As such, NPR-C is a novel therapeutic target to treat cardiovascular diseases. A series of novel small molecules have been designed and synthesized, and their structure-activity relationships were evaluated by a surface plasmon resonance binding assay.