Growth/differentiation factor 7 is preferentially expressed in the primary motor area of the monkey neocortex.

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a movement disorder with widespread neurodegeneration in the brain. Significant oxidative, reductive, metabolic, and proteotoxic alterations have been observed in PD postmortem brains. The alterations of mitochondrial function resulting in decreased bioenergetic health is important and need...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Zhang J,Culp ML,Craver JG,Darley-Usmar V

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of different treatments on amino acid levels in neostriatum was studied to throw some light on the synthesis and metabolism of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Irreversible inhibition of GABA transaminase by microinjection of gamma-vinyl GABA (GVG) led to a decrease in aspartate, glutamate, and glutamine lev...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Paulsen RE,Fonnum F

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organotypic rat hippocampal slice cultures were used to study the role of excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs) in kainate-induced cell death. Expression of the neuronal (EAAT3) or glial (EAAT2) transporters was inhibited with antisense phosphothioate oligonucleotides, and cytotoxicity was assessed with propidium...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Simantov R,Liu W,Broutman G,Baudry M

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have characterised the induction of the mitogen-inducible form of cyclooxygenase, COX-2, in the rat cerebral cortex in response to excitotoxin injection into the nucleus basalis. This model is associated with intense stimulation of the ascending pathway to the cerebral cortex, seizure activity, and subsequent ipsil...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Adams J,Collaço-Moraes Y,de Belleroche J

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the neuropeptide substance P on the binding of the cholinergic ligands to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor of Torpedo electroplaque membranes was examined at a physiological concentration of NaCl (150 mM). Substance P had no effect on the initial rate of 125I-alpha-bungarotoxin binding at concentrati...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Min CK,Weiland GA

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In human fetal spinal cord (HFSC), six additional microtubule-associated protein-2 (MAP-2) transcripts are generated by alternative splicing of two recently described exons, exon 8 and exon 13. The following three translated proteins are detected by western blot analysis: MAP-2b expressing exon 8 (MAP-2b + 8; MAP-2a),...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Kalcheva N,Weidenheim KM,Kress Y,Shafit-Zagardo B

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycine receptor (GlyR) truncations in the intracellular TM3-4 loop, documented in patients suffering from hyperekplexia and in the mouse mutant oscillator, lead to non-functionality of GlyRs. The missing part that contains the TM3-4 loop, TM4 and C-terminal sequences is essential for pentameric receptor arrangements....

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Langlhofer G,Villmann C

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the formation of early endosomes in differentiating oligodendrocytes and type-2 astrocytes, which are derived from common precursor cells in rat neonates, using fluorescent analogues of lactosylceramide (LacCer) and sulfatide labeled with 4,4-difluoro-5,7-dimethyl-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene++ +-3-pentano...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Watanabe R,Asakura K,Rodriguez M,Pagano RE

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of glutamatergic excitotoxins on intracellular Cl- were investigated in the CA1 pyramidal cell layer of the hippocampal slice. Hippocampal slices from rats (14-19 days old) were loaded with 6-methoxy-N-ethylquinolinium chloride (MEQ), a Cl(-)-sensitive fluorescent probe with a fluorescence intensity that c...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Inglefield JR,Schwartz-Bloom RD

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of prostaglandin (PG) E2 receptors was investigated in a 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate-solubilized fraction from the synaptic membrane of porcine temporal cortex. The fraction was preincubated with exogenous protein kinases, and then the binding of PGE2 was measured. PGE2 binding...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Morii H,Tanemura M,Watanabe Y

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that nerve terminals and glial cells lack an active uptake system capable of terminating transmitter action of substance P (SP). In the present study, we demonstrated the existence of an active uptake system for SP carboxy-terminal heptapeptide, (5-11)SP. When the slices from either rat brain or...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Nakata Y,Kusaka Y,Yajima H,Segawa T

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The myocyte enhancer factor 2A-D (MEF2) proteins are members of the MCM1-agamous-deficiens-serum response factor family of transcription factors. Various MEF2 isoform proteins are enriched in neurons and exhibit distinct patterns of expression in different regions of the brain. In neurons, MEF2 functions as a convergi...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： She H,Yang Q,Mao Z

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously we found close similarities between high-affinity binding sites for [3H]cocaine and those for [3H]imipramine in the mouse cerebral cortex in regard to their association with neuronal uptake of serotonin. In the present study we investigated whether the two ligands bind to the same site. The two ligands had ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Reith ME,Allen DL,Sershen H,Lajtha A

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurocatin, a neuroregulatory factor isolated from mammalian brain, is a powerful affector of protein phosphorylation in rat striatal synaptosomes. Two major synaptosomal phosphoproteins of approximately 80 and approximately 60 kDa, possibly synapsin I and tyrosine hydroxylase, were especially sensitive to neurocatin....

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Yee DK,Pastuszko A,Wilson DF

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early onset familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD) is linked to autosomal dominant mutations in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) and presenilin 1 and 2 (PS1 and PS2) genes. These are critical mediators of total amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) production, inducing cell death through uncertain mechanisms. Tauroursodeoxychol...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Ramalho RM,Borralho PM,Castro RE,Solá S,Steer CJ,Rodrigues CM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutaminyl cyclases (QC) catalyze the formation of neurotoxic pGlu-modified amyloid-β peptides found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Reports of several-fold increases in soluble QC (sQC) expression in the brain and peripheral circulation of AD individuals has prompted the development of QC inhib...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Gunn AP,Wong BX,McLean C,Fowler C,Barnard PJ,Duce JA,Roberts BR,AIBL Research Group.

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Because ATP is degraded to adenosine, its effect could be mediated by both P1 and P2 receptors. Hence, the actions of an ATP analogue, resistant to enzymatic breakdown (alpha, beta-methylene ATP), were studied on the resting and electrically evoked release of radioactivity from longitudinal muscle strips of guinea pig...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Sperlagh B,Vizi ES

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synaptosomal-associated protein of 25 kDa (SNAP-25) is thought to play a key role in vesicle exocytosis and in the control of transmitter release. However, the precise mechanisms of action as well as the regulation of SNAP-25 remain unclear. Here we show by immunoprecipitation that activation of protein kinase C (PKC)...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Genoud S,Pralong W,Riederer BM,Eder L,Catsicas S,Muller D

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously showed that Nuclear Factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) inactivation in astrocytes leads to improved functional recovery following spinal cord injury (SCI). This correlated with reduced expression of pro-inflammatory mediators and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans, and increased white matter preservation. Hence we...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Brambilla R,Hurtado A,Persaud T,Esham K,Pearse DD,Oudega M,Bethea JR

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of acute and chronic administration of a subconvulsive dose of picrotoxin on t-[35S]butylbicyclophosphorothionate ([3S]TBPS), [3H]muscimol, and [3H]flunitrazepam binding characteristics in various regions and on the convulsant potency of picrotoxin in Sprague-Dawley rats were examined. Acute administration...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Ito Y,Lim DK,Nabeshima T,Ho IK

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity was measured in microvessels prepared from cerebral cortices of 4-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). The Vmax value of the ACE activity in the cerebral microvessels of SHR was lower than that of Wistar Kyoto controls of the same age by 25% without difference in...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Kobayashi H,Wada A,Izumi F,Take K,Magnoni MS

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzodiazepines are commonly used as sedatives, sleeping aids, and anti-anxiety drugs. However, chronic treatment with benzodiazepines is known to induce dependence, which is considered related to neuroplastic changes in the mesolimbic system. This study investigated the involvement of K(+) -Cl(-) co-transporter 2 (KC...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Shibasaki M,Masukawa D,Ishii K,Yamagishi Y,Mori T,Suzuki T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NNC 01-0012, a second-generation benzazepine compound, pharmacologically differentiates multiple vertebrate D1 receptor subtypes (D1A, D1B, D1C, and D1D) and displays high selectivity and affinity for dopamine D1C receptors. Functionally, whereas NNC 01-0012 acts as a full or poor antagonist at D1C and D1A receptor-me...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Sugamori KS,Scheideler MA,Vernier P,Niznik HB

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activities of the three major catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes were determined in brain tissue pellets dissected from 500-micrometers thick horizontal sections of rat lower brainstem. The rostrocaudal distributions of the three enzymatic activities were generally not parallel, suggesting differences in the respe...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Chamba G,Denoroy L,Renaud B

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now clearly established that the brain has the capability of synthesizing various biologically active steroids including 17-hydroxypregnenolone (17OH-Delta(5)P), 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17OH-P), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and androstenedione (Delta(4)). However, the presence, distribution and activity of cyto...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Do Rego JL,Tremblay Y,Luu-The V,Repetto E,Castel H,Vallarino M,Bélanger A,Pelletier G,Vaudry H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral microvessels isolated from perfused, adult murine brain produce a compound with the chromatographic properties of a monohydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid when incubated with arachidonic acid or stimulated with calcium ionophore A23187. The formation of this arachidonic acid metabolite is not reduced in the presenc...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Moore SA,Figard PH,Spector AA,Hart MN

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and Huntington's disease, are considered incurable and significantly reduce the quality of life of the patients. A variety of drugs that modulate neurotransmitter levels have been used for the treatment of the neurodegenerative diseases but ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Huang M,Rathore SS,Lindau M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) has been reported to enhance dopaminergic neuron survival and differentiation in vitro and in vivo, although those results are still being debated. Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (gdnf) is highly conserved in zebrafish and plays a role in enteric nervous ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Wong CED,Hua K,Monis S,Saxena V,Norazit A,Noor SM,Ekker M

更新日期：2020-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Following a previous report on detection of muscarinic receptors in myelin with the implied presence of G proteins, we now demonstrate by more direct means the presence of such proteins and their quantification. Using [35S]guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) ([35S]GTP gamma S) as the binding ligand, purified myelin fr...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Larocca JN,Golly F,Ledeen RW

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present experiments show that N-[3H]-methylcarbamylcholine ([3H]MCC) binds specifically and with high affinity to rat hippocampus, frontal cortex, and striatum. The highest maximal density of binding sites was apparent in frontal cortex and the lowest in hippocampus. [3H]MCC binding was potently inhibited by nicot...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Araujo DM,Lapchak PA,Collier B,Quirion R

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00