Anti-NGF-antibody administration as collyrium reduces the presence of NGF and enhances the expression of VEGF in the retina, lacrimal gland and hippocampus.

abstract：:We used an intracellular microelectrode technique to study the mechanisms of action of two isoforms (human and rat) of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) on the evoked and spontaneous quantal secretion of acetylcholine (ACh) in mouse diaphragm motor synapses. Recordings of miniature endplate potentials (MEPPs) and...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Gaydukov AE,Bogacheva PO,Balezina OP

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Gap junction (GJ) coupling between neocortical GABAergic interneurons plays a critical role in the synchronization of activity in cortical networks in physiological and pathophysiological states, e.g., seizures. Past studies have shown that GJ blockers exert anticonvulsant actions in both in vivo and in vitro models o...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Yang L,Ling DS

更新日期：2007-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of gonadal steroids on serotonin (5-HT) synthesis and metabolism in the early developing brain were investigated. Seven-day-old (7 days post-hatch) tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus were continuously treated with 17beta-estradiol (E2), methyltestosterone (MT) and para-chlorophenylalanine (p-PCA) up to the a...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Tsai CL,Wang LH

更新日期：1999-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct exposure of rats to tobacco smoke induces antinociception. We presently investigated if this antinociception is mediated via nicotinic and/or mu-opioid receptors. Adult male rats were surgically implanted with Alzet osmotic minipumps that delivered either saline (control), the nicotinic antagonist mecamylamine,...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Simons CT,Cuellar JM,Moore JA,Pinkerton KE,Uyeminami D,Carstens MI,Carstens E

更新日期：2005-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term adrenalectomy results in loss of neurones in the hippocampal formation of the adult rat. The effects of long-term adrenalectomy on spatial learning and exploratory behaviour in adrenalectomized (ADX), adrenalectomized normal weight gain (ADXNW), sham operated and naive control male Sprague-Dawley rats were i...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Islam A,Henriksson B,Mohammed A,Winblad B,Adem A

更新日期：1995-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to compare immunoreactivity patterns of four different anti-α-syn antibodies in surgical specimens of the gastrointestinal tract of Parkinson disease and control cases. Surgical specimens from stomach, small and large bowel of 6 PD cases and 12 controls were studied. Primary antibodies: anti-α-syn clone KM51,...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Aldecoa I,Navarro-Otano J,Stefanova N,Sprenger FS,Seppi K,Poewe W,Cuatrecasas M,Valldeoriola F,Gelpi E,Tolosa E

更新日期：2015-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we have developed a microarray including 1467 cDNAs that were selected to specifically measure stress response in peripheral blood leukocytes. Venous blood was collected from 10 graduate students 2 h before and 2 or 24 h after an open presentation for their Ph.D. The mRNA levels in leukocytes were compa...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Morita K,Saito T,Ohta M,Ohmori T,Kawai K,Teshima-Kondo S,Rokutan K

更新日期：2005-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether central alpha 1 and alpha 2-adrenergic mechanisms are involved in urinary sodium and potassium excretion and urine volume induced by angiotensin II (ANGII), these renal parameters were measured in volume-expanded Holtzman rats with cannulas implanted into lateral ventricle (LV) and lateral hypotha...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Saad WA,Camargo LA,Renzi A,Menani JV,Saad WA

更新日期：1995-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To test the hypothesis that uridine 5'-triphosphate (UTP) had a protective effect on cerebral ischemia reperfusion (IR) injury in rats. METHODS:Ischemia was induced by intraluminal suture of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). UTP solution was delivered through an indwelling tail venous catheter via microinf...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Tian ML,Zou Z,Yuan HB,Wang CC,Zhu QF,Xu HT,Gao X,Shi XY

更新日期：2009-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Three forms of stress-induced analgesia (electric shock, forced water-swim and novelty) were used to examine the nature of the endogenous antiopiate system. It was hypothesized that a role of the antiopiate system may be to regulate the extent of antinociception within varying environments. The antiopiate properties o...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Galina ZH,Kastin AJ

更新日期：1988-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphenol-A (BPA), a toxic chemical from polycarbonate plastics, is known for behavioural and neural abnormalities. These neuro-behavioural changes reflect the changes in neural activity. However the effect of BPA on nerve action potential is not available. Therefore, present investigation was undertaken to study the ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Pandey AK,Deshpande SB

更新日期：2012-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Application of NMDA, or agents releasing nitric oxide (NO), onto the dendrites of hippocampal granule cells increased the levels of the mRNA encoding MAP2, a cytoskeletal component induced during periods of neurite outgrowth. Furthermore, local increases in the hybridisation signal in the molecular layer, representing...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Johnston HM,Morris BJ

更新日期：1994-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The fundamental pathological process(es) associated with schizophrenia (SZ) remain(s) uncertain, but multiple lines of evidence suggest that this condition is associated with excessive stimulation of striatal dopamine (DA) D2 receptors, deficient stimulation of medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) D1 receptors as well as n...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Zhang L,Zhou R,Xiang G

更新日期：2005-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotine and smoking have long been proved to play an important role in cognition and memory in the hippocampus. This effect is closely related to the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic system. Previous research has focused on functional and pharmacological aspects of nicotine's modulation activity. In this study, th...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Li SP,Park MS,Bahk JY,Kim MO

更新日期：2002-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Consummatory successive negative contrast (cSNC) occurs when animals exposed to an unexpected downshift from a high palatable reward (e.g., 32% sucrose solution) to a less preferred one (e.g., 4% sucrose solution) show an abrupt and transient suppression of the consummatory response, compared with control animals that...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Annicchiarico I,Cuenya L

更新日期：2018-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The conductance increase induced by bath application of GABA has been measured in voltage-clamped stretch-receptor neurones of crayfish. A rapid conductance increase was obtained only at GABA concentrations above 3.3 X 10(-4) M. The response to lower GABA concentrations (between 10(-4) and 10(-6) M) developed slowly o...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Deisz RA,Dose M,Lux HD

更新日期：1984-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:gamma-Aminobutyric acid-transaminase (GABA-T) plays an important role in the metabolism of GABA, particularly in the neurons or glial cells. The present study was undertaken to determine the alteration of GABA-T expression in the gerbil hippocampus after ischemia-reperfusion. In the sham, GABA-T(+) neurons were scatte...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Kang TC,Park SK,Bahn JH,Chang JS,Koh WS,Jo SM,Cho SW,Choi SY,Won MH

更新日期：2000-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethanol withdrawal is a serious clinical problem owing in part to over stimulation of ionotropic glutamate receptors in the brain and is linked to elevated oxidative damage. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that lipid peroxidation is elevated in the brain tissue of rats fed an ethanol-containing diet for 6 week...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Milne GL,Morrow JD,Picklo MJ Sr

更新日期：2006-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of acute phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase (PNMT) inhibition on rat brain catecholamine concentrations was studied. All PNMT inhibitors tested were effective in depleting hypothalamic and brain stem epinephrine. Norepinephrine concentrations were unaffected; however, dopamine levels were increased in a...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Mefford IN,Roth KA,Barchas JD

更新日期：1980-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Employing double anterograde axonal tracing in combination with intracortical microstimulation, we examined the distribution patterns of corticosubthalamic inputs from forelimb representations of the dorsal (PMd) and ventral (PMv) divisions of the premotor cortex in the macaque monkey. The inputs from the PMd and PMv ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Nambu A,Tokuno H,Inase M,Takada M

更新日期：1997-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:4-Methylamphetamine (4-MA) has recently emerged as a designer drug of abuse in Europe and it is consumed always with amphetamine. There have been reported some deaths and non-fatal intoxications related to 4-MA. We investigated the changes in locomotor activity and body temperature after 4-MA administration to male Sp...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Rubio M,López-Arnau R,Pubill D,Escubedo E,Camarasa J

更新日期：2015-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A push-pull perfusion technique was used to sample third ventricular cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the conscious rat. Ventricular perfusate contained significant quantities of vasopressin and oxytocin, 13.1 and 4.5 pg/ml, respectively. Vasopressin and oxytocin levels were stable over a 3 h perfusion period. High sodium...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Barnard RR Jr,Morris M

更新日期：1982-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) play critical roles in maintaining the number of oligodendrocytes in white matter. Previously, we have shown that oxidative stress dampens oligodendrocyte regeneration after white matter damage, while a clinically proven radical scavenger, edaravone, supports oligodendrocyte repo...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Takase H,Liang AC,Miyamoto N,Hamanaka G,Ohtomo R,Maki T,Pham LD,Lok J,Lo EH,Arai K

更新日期：2018-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The bidirectional transport of cargos along the thin axon is fundamental for the structure, function and survival of neurons. Defective axonal transport has been linked to the mechanism of neurodegenerative diseases. In this paper, we study the effect of the local axonal environment to cargo transport behavior in neur...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Che DL,Chowdary PD,Cui B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparison of the effect of fatigue caused by electrical induction or voluntary contraction on Ia inhibition in human soleus muscle was investigated in fourteen healthy male subjects. The Hoffmann reflex (H reflex) was employed to elucidate the contribution of fatigue induced contraction to the Ia inhibition. A stat...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Tsuboi T,Sato T,Egawa K,Miyazaki M

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of evidence has demonstrated a role for group II metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) in the reinforcing effects of cocaine. These receptors are important given their location in limbic-related areas, and their ability to control the release of glutamate and other neurotransmitters. They are also p...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Beveridge TJ,Smith HR,Nader MA,Porrino LJ

更新日期：2011-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently we have demonstrated the presence of a gap in the avian retinotectal projection, that corresponds with the locus of retinotopic representation of the elongated optic nerve head. The present report describes an equivalent gap in the optic neuropiles of the avian ventral geniculate nucleus and griseum tectalis ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Puelles L,Martinez S,Martinez-de-la-Torre M

更新日期：1988-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The excitability of the motoneuron (MN) pool in the resting state was compared between normal control subjects and patients with spasticity resulting from HTLV-I-associated myelopathy, using a new parameter, Hslp/Mslp, and the conventional parameters Hmax/Mmax and Hth/Mth. Differences in the excitability of the MN poo...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Funase K,Higashi T,Yoshimura T,Imanaka K,Nishihira Y

更新日期：1996-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a short report confirming recent articles that birds are very likely involved as vectors of the exogenous causative agent of multiple sclerosis (MS). It also critically reviews the most recent article (MacGregor, H. and Latiwonk, Q., Neurol. Res., 15 (1993) 391-394.) in which a high percentage of serums from M...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： McHatters GR,Scham RG

更新日期：1995-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Small-fiber neuropathy was induced in young adult mice by intraperitoneal injection of resiniferatoxin (RTX), a TRPV1 agonist. At day 7, RTX induced significant thermal and mechanical hypoalgesia. At day 28, mechanical and thermal nociception were restored. No nerve degeneration in skin was observed and unmyelinated n...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Danigo A,Magy L,Richard L,Sturtz F,Funalot B,Demiot C

更新日期：2014-06-13 00:00:00