Sex determination gene regulates the male-female difference in fat storage via the adipokinetic hormone pathway.

Sex differences in whole-body fat storage exist in many species. For example, females store more fat than males. Yet, the mechanisms underlying this sex difference in fat storage remain incompletely understood.

A role for triglyceride lipase brummer in the regulation of sex differences in Drosophila fat storage and breakdown.

Triglycerides are the major form of stored fat in all animals. One important determinant of whole-body fat storage is whether an animal is male or female. Here, we use Drosophila, an established model for studies on triglyceride metabolism, to gain insight into the genes and physiological mechanisms that contribute to sex differences in fat storage.

The core-promoter factor TRF2 mediates a Fruitless action to masculinize neurobehavioral traits in Drosophila.

In fruit flies, the male-specific fruitless (fru) gene product FruBM plays a central role in establishing the neural circuitry for male courtship behavior by orchestrating the transcription of genes required for the male-type specification of individual neurons. We herein identify the core promoter recognition factor gene Trf2 as a dominant modifier of fru actions. Trf2 knockdown in the sexually dimorphic mAL neurons leads to the loss of a male-specific neurite and a reduction in male courtship vigor.

Effect of VKORC1 and CYP2C9 polymorphisms on warfarin dose requirement in Bangladeshi population.

Warfarin, an oral anticoagulant is one of the most widely prescribed drugs in modern medicine. Large inter-individuals variability due to age, gender, diet, concurrent drug interactions and variations in CYP2C9 and VKORC1 genes make the management of warfarin therapy challenging and yet no study has been conducted on the Bangladeshi population. The aim of the study was to identify the role of VKORC1 and CYP2C9 polymorphisms in Bangladeshi population in dose requirement of warfarin.

The Effect of Chronic Alprazolam Intake on Memory, Attention, and Psychomotor Performance in Healthy Human Male Volunteers.

Alprazolam is used as an anxiolytic drug for generalized anxiety disorder and it has been reported to produce sedation and anterograde amnesia. In the current study, we randomly divided 26 healthy male volunteers into two groups: one group taking alprazolam 0.5 mg and the other taking placebo daily for two weeks.