Modulation of excitability as an early change leading to structural adaptation in the motor cortex.

abstract：:Macrophages play critical roles in both degenerative and regenerative processes following peripheral nerve injury. These include phagocytosis of debris, stimulation of Schwann cell dedifferentiation and proliferation, and salvage of myelin lipids for reutilization during regeneration. To better define the role of macr...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Venezie RD,Toews AD,Morell P

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapsyn is a key molecule involved in the formation of postsynaptic specializations at the neuromuscular junction, in its absence there are both pre- and post-synaptic deficits including failure to cluster acetylcholine receptors. Recently we have documented increases in both nerve-muscle branching and numbers of moton...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Bartlett SE,Banks GB,Reynolds AJ,Waters MJ,Hendry IA,Noakes PG

更新日期：2001-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary fibroblasts initiated from skin biopsies of Wistar rats were transfected with a plasmid that encodes the human growth hormone and the neomycin resistance genes. Cell clones selected for G418 resistance and expressing high levels of human growth hormone were propagated in vitro and subsequently transplanted int...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Doering LC,Chang PL

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multi-unit activity was recorded from the diencephalon of unanesthetized, immobilized female rats. Less than 50% of the recording sites in the hypothalamus showed changes in the level of multi-unit activity to changes in the level of glucose utilization induced by injection of 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG). It was also not...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Rabin BM,Miller DS

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of major and minor ganglioside species were isolated from a single human adult brain and analyzed for their lipophilic composition. Hematosides, GM3 and GD3, each showing double bands on thin-layer chromatograms, were separated into the upper band and lower band fractions to be analyzed for the heterogeneity ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Ando S,Yu RK

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most cases of early-onset torsion dystonia are caused by deletion of GAG in the coding region of the DYT1 gene encoding torsinA. This autosomal dominant neurologic disorder is characterized by abnormal movements, believed to originate from neuronal dysfunction in the basal ganglia of the human brain. The torsins (tors...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Hewett J,Ziefer P,Bergeron D,Naismith T,Boston H,Slater D,Wilbur J,Schuback D,Kamm C,Smith N,Camp S,Ozelius LJ,Ramesh V,Hanson PI,Breakefield XO

更新日期：2003-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoid hormones affect gene expression directly at the level of transcription via intracellular receptors that translocate to the nucleus in the presence of steroid. In the brain, two types of high-affinity receptors bind glucocorticoids, the type I, mineralocorticoid receptor and the type II, glucocorticoid r...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Vielkind U,Walencewicz A,Levine JM,Bohn MC

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few diseases in clinical medicine cause as much diagnostic consternation as central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis because of its varying modes of presentation and frequently overlapping clinical and pathological features. There are no pathognomonic clinical or laboratory findings. The purpose of the present retrospe...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Nylén K,Karlsson JE,Blomstrand C,Tarkowski A,Trysberg E,Rosengren LE

更新日期：2002-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The two inbred strains of mice C57BL/6 (alcohol-preferring) and DBA/2 (alcohol-avoiding) mice have been shown to differ significantly in their preference for alcohol (EtOH). We have previously demonstrated the differences in the density and the affinity of cannabinoid (CB1) receptors in the brains of the two inbred C5...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Basavarajappa BS,Hungund BL

更新日期：2001-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuron expression of the cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF), and the regulation of the levels of TNF by alpha(2)-adrenergic receptor activation were investigated. Adult rat hippocampal neurons and phorbol ester (PMA)-differentiated SH-SY5Y cells were examined. Intracellular levels of TNF mRNA accumulation, as ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Renauld AE,Spengler RN

更新日期：2002-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:gammadelta T cells represent a small subpopulation of T cells expressing a restricted repertoire of T-cell receptors and, unlike alphabeta T cells, function more as cells of the innate immune system. These cells are found in skin and mucosal sites as well as secondary lymphoid tissues and frequently act as first line ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Wohler JE,Smith SS,Barnum SR

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations in the 5-HT2A receptor gene expression in the prefrontal cortex have been suggested to play a role in the pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy of schizophrenia. This study measured mRNA encoding 5-HT2A receptor in the left superior frontal gyrus from chronic elderly schizophrenics (n = 21) with varying neur...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Hernandez I,Sokolov BP

更新日期：2000-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The C57BL/6 mice strain is known to be reputedly resistant to induction of experimental autoimmune neuritis (EAN), an animal model of Guillain-Barré syndrome in human by bovine peripheral myelin (BPM), and P2 protein or the P2 protein peptide 57-81. The P0 peptide 180-199 is a stronger neuritogenic antigen than the P2...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Zou LP,Ljunggren HG,Levi M,Nennesmo I,Wahren B,Mix E,Winblad B,Schalling M,Zhu J

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High levels of the proto-oncogene product, pp60c-src, have been found in developing and adult neural tissues as well as in certain fully mature cells of the hematopoietic lineage, e.g., platelets and myelomonocytes. Adrenal medullary chromaffin cells exhibit characteristics of both types of cells, i.e., they are deriv...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Oddie KM,Litz JS,Balserak JC,Payne DM,Creutz CE,Parsons SJ

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous results support the idea that CREB (cyclic AMP-response element binding protein) may be a mediator of neuroligand and growth factor signals that, coupled to different signal transduction pathways, play different roles at specific stages of oligodendrocyte development. In the early stages, when cells are i...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Afshari FS,Chu AK,Sato-Bigbee C

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring pathology/regeneration in experimental models of de-/remyelination requires an accurate measure not only of functional changes but also of the amount of myelin. We tested whether X-ray diffraction (XRD), which measures periodicity in unfixed myelin, can assess the structural integrity of myelin in fixed tis...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Kirschner DA,Avila RL,Gamez Sazo RE,Luoma A,Enzmann GU,Agrawal D,Inouye H,Bunge MB,Kocsis J,Peters A,Whittemore SR

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nociceptive neuronal activation in subcortical regions has not been well investigated in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies. The present report aimed to use the blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) fMRI technique to map nociceptive responses in both subcortical and cortical regions by employing a...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Shih YY,Chen YY,Chen CC,Chen JC,Chang C,Jaw FS

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuronal intermediate filaments include not only the neurofilament triplet proteins but also peripherin and alpha-internexin. To determine whether neurite outgrowth is enhanced by alpha-internexin, the cDNA of rat alpha-internexin tagged with enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) was transfected into a rat adr...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Chien CL,Liu TC,Ho CL,Lu KS

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2000, a landmark case report described the concurrent restoration of consciousness and thalamo-frontal connectivity after severe brain injury (Laureys et al., ). Being a single case however, this study could not disambiguate whether the result was specific to the restoration of consciousness per se as opposed to th...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Crone JS,Bio BJ,Vespa PM,Lutkenhoff ES,Monti MM

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biology of GnRH neurons is critically dependent on extracellular Ca(2+) (Ca(2+) (o)). We evaluated differences in gene expression patterns with low and high Ca(2+) (o) in an immortalized GnRH neuron line, GT1-7 cells. Mouse global oligonucleotide microarray was used to evaluate transcriptional differences among the ge...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Bandyopadhyay S,Jeong KH,Hansen JT,Vassilev PM,Brown EM,Chattopadhyay N

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently reported that a new monoclonal antibody, 4F2, which labels oligodendroglial lineage cells, recognizes a DEAD-box RNA helicase Ddx54 and that Ddx54 binds to myelin basic protein (MBP) in brain and cultured oligodendrocytes. To elucidate the biological function of Ddx54, we generated a recombinant adenovirus...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Zhan R,Yamamoto M,Ueki T,Yoshioka N,Tanaka K,Morisaki H,Seiwa C,Yamamoto Y,Kawano H,Tsuruo Y,Watanabe K,Asou H,Aiso S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent data indicate that molecular mimicry may play a role in the pathogenesis of human-T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1)-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), an immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Specifically, HAM/TSP patients developed antibodies that cross-reac...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Kalume F,Lee SM,Morcos Y,Callaway JC,Levin MC

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitochondrial permeability transition (mPT) has been implicated in both excitotoxic and apoptotic neuronal cell death, despite the fact that it has not been previously identified in neurons. To study the mPT in hippocampal neurons, cultures were loaded with the mitochondrial dye JC-1 and observed with confocal and...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Dubinsky JM,Levi Y

更新日期：1998-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The turmeric derivative curcumin protects against cerebral ischemic injury. We previously demonstrated that curcumin activates peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ), a ligand-activated transcription factor involved in both neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory signaling pathways. This study tested wheth...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Liu ZJ,Liu HQ,Xiao C,Fan HZ,Huang Q,Liu YH,Wang Y

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examined trophic activities in normal and injured brain which affect the survival and growth of central neurons in culture. Adult rats received bilateral lesions through the angular bundle, severing projections between the entorhinal cortex and the hippocampus. Ten days later, extracts were prepared ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Gibbs RB,Needels DL,Yu J,Cotman CW

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We here reconsider current theories of neural ensembles in the context of recent discoveries about neuronal dendritic physiology. The key physiological observation is that the dendritic plateau potential produces sustained depolarization of the cell body (amplitude 10-20 mV, duration 200-500 ms). Our central hypothesi...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Antic SD,Hines M,Lytton WW

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using subtype-specific Ca-channel blockers, we have characterised the voltage-sensitive Ca2+ currents as well as neurotransmitter release from cultured mouse cerebellar granule cells. The whole cell version of the patch clamp technique was adapted to monitor the isolated Ca-channel currents. The currents were activate...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Varming T,Christopherson P,Schousboe A,Drejer J

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroadaptations in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) are associated with the development of drug addiction. Plasticity in synaptic strength and intrinsic excitability of NAc medium spiny neurons (MSNs) play critical roles in addiction induced by different classes of abused drugs. However, it is unknown whether morphine exp...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Wu X,Shi M,Wei C,Yang M,Liu Y,Liu Z,Zhang X,Ren W

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the ability of human bone marrow stromal cell (hBMSC) treatment to reduce axonal loss in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) mice. EAE was induced in SJL/J mice by injection with proteolipid protein (PLP). Mice were injected intravenously with hBMSCs or PBS on the day of clinical onset, and...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Zhang J,Li Y,Lu M,Cui Y,Chen J,Noffsinger L,Elias SB,Chopp M

更新日期：2006-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiated human NT2-N neurons were shown to express CCR5 and CXCR4 chemokine receptor mRNA and protein, and to be responsive to the chemokines CCL5 and CXCL12. Using cDNA microarray technology, CCL5 was found to induce a distinct transcriptional program, with reproducible induction of 46 and 9 genes after 2 and 8...

journal_title：Journal of neuroscience research

authors： Valerio A,Ferrario M,Martinez FO,Locati M,Ghisi V,Bresciani LG,Mantovani A,Spano P

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00