Differential effects of albumin on microglia and macrophages; implications for neurodegeneration following blood-brain barrier damage.

abstract：:Binding of tetanus toxin to rat brain membranes was of lower affinity and capacity when binding was determined in 150 mM NaCl, 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.4) than in 25 mM Tris-acetate (pH 6.0). Binding under both conditions was reduced by treating the membranes with neuraminidase. Pronase treatment, however, reduced toxin b...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Critchley DR,Habig WH,Fishman PH

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-traumatic immune suppression renders individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) susceptible to infection. Normally, proper immune function is regulated by collaboration between the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and involves the controlled release of glucocorticoids ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Lucin KM,Sanders VM,Popovich PG

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder caused by an expansion of the polyglutamine tract near the C-terminus of the MJD-1 gene product, ataxin-3. Ataxin-3 is degraded by the proteasome. However, the precise mechanism of ataxin-3 degradation remains to be elucidated. In this st...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Wang H,Jia N,Fei E,Wang Z,Liu C,Zhang T,Fan J,Wu M,Chen L,Nukina N,Zhou J,Wang G

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inducible expression of the group-I metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGlu1alpha) in Chinese hamster ovary cells allows for the study of receptor density dependent effects. However, expression levels attainable with this system are lower than those reported for various brain regions and achieved by conventional (consti...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Nash MS,Selkirk JV,Gaymer CE,Challiss RA,Nahorski SR

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactoferrin (Lf) is an iron-binding protein involved in host defense against infection and severe inflammation, which accumulates in the brain during neurodegenerative disorders. Prior to determining Lf function in pathological brain tissues, we investigated its transport through the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in infla...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Fillebeen C,Dehouck B,Benaïssa M,Dhennin-Duthille I,Cecchelli R,Pierce A

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanomolar β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) can induce neuronal loss in culture by activating microglia to phagocytose neurons. We report here that this neuronal loss is mediated by the bridging protein lactadherin/milk-fat globule epidermal growth factor-like factor 8 (MFG-E8), which is released by Aβ-activated microglia, binds...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Neniskyte U,Brown GC

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) administration beyond 4.5 h of stroke symptoms is beneficial for patients but has an increased risk of cerebral hemorrhage. Thus, increasing the therapeutic window of tPA is important for stroke recovery. We previously showed that prothymosin alpha (ProTα) or its mimetic hexapeptide ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Halder SK,Matsunaga H,Ueda H

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of neurones in culture to excitotoxic levels of glutamate results in an initial transient spike in [Ca2+]i followed by a delayed, irreversible [Ca2+]i rise governed by rapid kinetics, with Ca2+ originating from the extracellular medium. The molecular mechanism responsible for the secondary Ca2+ rise is unknow...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Chinopoulos C,Gerencser AA,Doczi J,Fiskum G,Adam-Vizi V

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurotensin modulates dopaminergic transmission in the nigrostriatal system. DARPP-32, a dopamine- and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein of Mr 32 kDa, is phosphorylated on Thr34 by cAMP-dependent protein kinase, resulting in its conversion into a potent inhibitor of protein phosphatase-1 (PP 1). Here, we examined the effe...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Matsuyama S,Higashi H,Maeda H,Greengard P,Nishi A

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease resulting in progressive cognitive decline. Amyloid plaque deposits consisting specifically of beta-amyloid peptides that have formed fibrils displaying beta-pleated sheet conformation are associated with activated microglia and astrocytes, are colocalized with C...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Zhou J,Fonseca MI,Pisalyaput K,Tenner AJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hippocampal formation has been extensively research in terms of its putative neurotransmitters, anatomical connections, and behavioral relevance. An aspect of importance is the assessment of apparent neurotransmitter receptors by using receptor binding assays. In the present study, such assays were done in vitro t...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Dooley DJ,Bittiger H

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study, interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) has been shown to induce matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) expression through mitogen-activated protein kinases and nuclear factor-kappaB pathways in rat brain astrocytes. Moreover, transactivation of growth factor receptors and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Wu CY,Hsieh HL,Sun CC,Tseng CP,Yang CM

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study we have applied a brain microdialysis technique to investigate the effects of ouabain infusion on the release of dopamine, acetylcholine, and amino acids from striatal neurons in freely moving rats. Ouabain caused an increase in the dialysate levels of dopamine; its metabolite 3,4-dihydroxyphenyla...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Westerink BH,Damsma G,de Vries JB

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of six mRNA species (alpha 2, alpha 3, alpha 5, beta 2, beta 3, and gamma 2) encoding for GABAA receptor subunits was followed in cultured early postnatal cortical neurons by in situ hybridization histochemistry. In untreated control cultures it was found that these subunit mRNA expression profiles clos...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Poulter MO,Ohannesian L,Larmet Y,Feltz P

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, there has been increasing evidence that serotonergic neurotransmission modulates a wide variety of experimentally induced seizures. Generally, agents that elevate extracellular serotonin (5-HT) levels, such as 5-hydroxytryptophan and serotonin reuptake blockers, inhibit both focal and generalized seiz...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Bagdy G,Kecskemeti V,Riba P,Jakus R

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate that 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) is toxic to chick peripheral sympathetic neurons maintained in culture in the presence of nerve growth factor (NGF). When MPP+ was added to the culture medium at the time the neurons were plated, cell loss after 3 days in culture was evident at concentrations as l...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Bhave SV,Johannessen JN,Lash LH,Wakade TD,Wakade AR

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ala and Gly substitutions for Pro 101 (P101) located in transmembrane domain 2 of the dopamine transporter (DAT) abolished transport activity but did not disrupt plasma membrane expression. Due to the high conservation of P101 in all neurotransmitter transporters and the capability of Pro to add flexibility to helices...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Lin Z,Uhl GR

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo microdialysis in C57BL/6J (B6) mouse was used to test the hypothesis that activating adenosine A(2A) receptors in the pontine reticular formation (PRF) increases acetylcholine (ACh) release and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Eight concentrations of the adenosine A(2A) receptor agonist 2-p-(2-carboxyethyl)phen...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Coleman CG,Baghdoyan HA,Lydic R

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) directed to tetrasialoganglioside (GQ1b) were established, purified GQ1b being used for immunization and hybridoma screening. All of the MAbs reacted strongly with GQ1b, although they also reacted with other gangliosides, with different specificities and reactivities. Some MAbs (1H10...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Yamamoto H,Tsuji S,Nagai Y

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the tau gene cause frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome-17 (FTDP-17). Functionally, about half of the known mutations increase the alternative mRNA splicing of exon 10 of the tau gene, resulting in the overproduction of tau isoforms with four microtubule-binding repeats. The other...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Yoshida H,Crowther RA,Goedert M

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have shown previously that N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide (4HPR, fenretinide), a retinoic acid derivative, induces neuronal differentiation in cultured human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells [Chen et al., J. Neurochem., 84 (2003), 972]. We asked the question whether the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Samuel W,Kutty RK,Sekhar S,Vijayasarathy C,Wiggert B,Redmond TM

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[3H]Quipazine was used to label binding sites in rat brain membranes that display characteristics of a 5-hydroxytryptamine3 (5-HT3) receptor. The radioligand binds with high affinity (KD, 1.2 +/- 0.1 nM) to a saturable population of sites (Bmax, 3.0 +/- 0.4 pmol/g of tissue) that are differentially located in the brai...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Milburn CM,Peroutka SJ

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of L-glutamate on the adrenergic-stimulated release of melatonin in the rat pineal gland was examined using an in vitro perfusion system. L-Glutamate by itself had no effect on melatonin secretion whereas L-glutamate administered prior to (-)-isoproterenol (beta-adrenergic agonist) and L-phenylephrine (alph...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Kus L,Handa RJ,McNulty JA

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excitotoxicity mediated via the (S)-alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionate (AMPA) subtype of receptor for l-glutamate contributes to various neuropathologies involving acute brain injury and chronic degenerative disorders. In this study, AMPA-induced neuronal injury and staurosporine (STS)-mediated apopt...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Beart PM,Lim ML,Chen B,Diwakarla S,Mercer LD,Cheung NS,Nagley P

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CNS myelin was isolated from the spinal cord of the African lungfish Protopterus dolloi. Its proteins consisted of (1) two basic proteins (16,000 and 18,500 apparent Mr) that reacted with anti-human CNS myelin basic protein antibodies and (2) a major protein (29,000 apparent Mr) that stained with concanavalin A-horser...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Waehneldt TV,Matthieu JM,Jeserich G

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excitotoxicity mediated by alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid (AMPA) receptors has been proposed to play a major role in the selective death of motor neurons in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and motor neurons are more vulnerable to AMPA receptor-mediated excitotoxicity than are o...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Sun H,Kawahara Y,Ito K,Kanazawa I,Kwak S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vertebrates and some invertebrates, odorant molecules bind to G protein-coupled receptors on olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) to initiate signal transduction. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) activity has been implicated physiologically in olfactory signal transduction, suggesting a potential role for a G protein-...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Corey EA,Bobkov Y,Pezier A,Ache BW

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the premyelinating stage, the Schwann cells of peripheral nerves are able to recognize the axon, to arrange themselves along it in a nonoverlapping manner, and finally to establish a one-to-one cell-axon relationship. The mechanism that regulates these processes is not known in detail. We found the existence of a s...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Nakao J,Shinoda J,Nakai Y,Murase S,Uyemura K

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(R)-[3H]Tomoxetine is a radioligand that binds to the norepinephrine (NE) uptake site with high affinity but also binds to a second, lower-affinity site. The goal of the present study was to identify the nature of this low-affinity site by comparing the binding properties of (R)-[3H]tomoxetine with those of (R/S)-[3H]...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Gehlert DR,Schober DA,Gackenheimer SL

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00