Galanin-like immunoreactivity is unchanged in Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease dementia cerebral cortex.

abstract：:Clearance rates for serotonin (5-HT) in heterozygote (+/-) and homozygote (-/-) serotonin transporter (5-HTT) knockout (KO) mice have not been determined in vivo. Moreover, the effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) on 5-HT clearance in these mice has not been examined. In this study, the rate of cl...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Montañez S,Owens WA,Gould GG,Murphy DL,Daws LC

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cerebellum, 75% of all GABAA receptors contain alpha1 subunits. Here, we investigated compensatory changes in GABAA receptor subunit expression and composition in alpha1 subunit-knockout mice. In these mice the total number of cerebellar GABAA receptors was reduced by 46%. Whereas the number of receptors containing...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Ogris W,Lehner R,Fuchs K,Furtmüller B,Höger H,Homanics GE,Sieghart W

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opiate abuse alters the progression of human immunodeficiency virus and may increase the risk of neuroAIDS. As neuroAIDS is associated with altered microglial reactivity, the combined effects of human immunodeficiency virus-Tat and morphine were determined in cultured microglia. Specifically, experiments determined th...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Turchan-Cholewo J,Dimayuga FO,Gupta S,Keller JN,Knapp PE,Hauser KF,Bruce-Keller AJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxynitrite, the product of the radical-radical reaction between nitric oxide and superoxide anion, is a potent oxidant involved in tissue damage in neurodegenerative disorders. We investigated the modifications induced by peroxynitrite in tyrosine residues of proteins from synaptosomes. Peroxynitrite treatment (> o...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Di Stasi AM,Mallozzi C,Macchia G,Petrucci TC,Minetti M

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cDNA for Tyr-Loc, a G protein-coupled receptor that clearly shows homology to a number of mammalian and fruit fly receptors for biogenic amines, was cloned from the nervous system of Locusta migratoria. Functional expression of the cloned cDNA was obtained in cultured insect cells, i.e., in Spodoptera SF9 cells us...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Vanden Broeck J,Vulsteke V,Huybrechts R,De Loof A

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The novel N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor channel ligand (+)-[3H]5-methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]-cyclohepten-5, 10-imine maleate ([3H]MK-801) has been utilized to label this receptor in human brain tissue. Characteristics of [3H]MK-801 binding to well-washed membranes from 17 control subjects and 16 patients with...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Procter AW,Wong EH,Stratmann GC,Lowe SL,Bowen DM

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to establish whether the antioxidant and iron-chelating activities of R-apomorphine (R-APO), a D(1)-D(2) receptor agonist, may contribute to its neuroprotective property, its S-isomer, which is not a dopamine agonist, was studied. The neuroprotective property of R- and S-APO has been studied in the MPTP model...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Grünblatt E,Mandel S,Maor G,Youdim MB

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we describe a novel form of anti-homeostatic plasticity produced after culturing spinal neurons with strychnine, but not bicuculline or 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (CNQX). Strychnine caused a large increase in network excitability, detected as spontaneous synaptic currents and calcium transient...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Carrasco MA,Castro PA,Sepulveda FJ,Cuevas M,Tapia JC,Izaurieta P,van Zundert B,Aguayo LG

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemia, anoxia, and hypoxia of the brain have been shown to inhibit protein synthesis in the central nervous system. To obtain data on the changes in DNA-dependent RNA and DNA polymerase as they pertain specifically to neurons and glia, nuclear enriched neuronal and glial fractions were prepared, by sucrose-gradient...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Gottlieb M,Chavko M,Marsala J

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that activation of the cyclic AMP (cAMP) pathway down-regulates CREB expression in CATH.a cells, an effect that appears to be mediated via inhibition of CREB gene transcription. In the current study, we compared this effect in CATH.a cells with regulation of CREB expression in another cell ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Coven E,Ni Y,Widnell KL,Chen J,Walker WH,Habener JF,Nestler EJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) reaction involves the transfer of the acetyl group of acetyl-CoA to choline, in which an active site histidine is believed to act as a general acid/base catalyst. A comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences of the enzyme from Drosophila, pig, rat, and Caernohabditis elegans re...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Carbini LA,Hersh LB

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three conserved serine residues (Ser193, Ser194, and Ser197) in transmembrane spanning region (TM) V of the D2 dopamine receptor have been mutated to alanine, individually and in combination, to explore their role in ligand binding and G protein coupling. The multiple Ser -->Ala mutations had no effect on the binding ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Coley C,Woodward R,Johansson AM,Strange PG,Naylor LH

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-expressing CNS-derived cell line, CAD, was obtained that is capable of undergoing reversible morphological differentiation. The isolation of the CAD line allowed us to ask whether different DNA regulatory elements direct TH transcription when cells are growing and undifferentiated...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Lazaroff M,Qi Y,Chikaraishi DM

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple C2 domains transmembrane protein 1 (MCTP1) contains two transmembrane regions and three C2 domains of high Ca(2+)-binding affinity. Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of human MCTP1 gene is reportedly associated with bipolar disorder, but expression and function of MCTP1 in the CNS is still largely unknown....

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Qiu L,Yu H,Liang F

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perlecan is a specific proteoglycan that binds to amyloid precursor protein and beta-amyloid peptide, is present within amyloid deposits, and has been implicated in plaque formation. Because plaque formation is associated with local inflammation, we hypothesized that the mechanisms involved in brain inflammatory respo...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： García de Yébenes E,Ho A,Damani T,Fillit H,Blum M

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Equilibrium binding of [3H]dihydromorphine was assayed in brain regions of young and aged male F344 rats. Young rats had significantly higher receptor densities than old rats in the frontal poles, anterior cortex, and striatum. In the frontal poles, the decline in receptor concentration with age was accompanied by a s...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Messing RB,Vasquez BJ,Samaniego B,Jensen RA,Martinez JL Jr,McGaugh JL

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A decline in the calcium-dependent release of neurotransmitters appears to underlie the decreased neuronal function that accompanies reduced oxygen tensions (hypoxia). To determine if alterations in calcium uptake are primary to these changes, synaptosomal calcium uptake was measured in the presence of 100%, 2.5%, or ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Peterson C,Gibson GE

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) ultimately limits ATP production and depletes cellular ATP. However, the individual complexes of the ETC in brain mitochondria need to be inhibited by approximately 50% before causing significant depression of ATP synthesis. Moreover, the ETC is the key si...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Jacobson J,Duchen MR,Hothersall J,Clark JB,Heales SJ

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When synaptosomes from rat brain were incubated with S-adenosylmethionine (10(-3) M), noradrenaline uptake and KCl-stimulated release were decreased. These effects were dependent on MgCl2, temperature, and incubation time. We have investigated the enzymatic methylation of phosphatidylethanolamine to give phosphatidylc...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Fonlupt P,Rey C,Pacheco H

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a severe neurodegenerative disorder characterized pathologically by motor neuron degeneration and associated with aggregation of RNA-binding proteins. TATA-binding protein-associated factor 15 (TAF15) accumulates as cytoplasmic aggregates in neuronal cells, and clearance of these...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Choi HJ,Joo Cha S,Do HA,Kim HJ,Lee JW,Kim K

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper brain function in the nervous system relies on the accurate establishment of synaptic contacts during development. Countless synapses populate the adult brain in an orderly fashion. In each synapse, a presynaptic terminal loaded with neurotransmitters-containing synaptic vesicles is perfectly aligned to an arra...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Pinto MJ,Almeida RD

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of ATP and taurine on the kinetics of calcium uptake in rat retinal membrane preparations were determined. ATP increased calcium uptake at low calcium ion concentrations. Addition of ATP plus taurine further increased calcium uptake. Cooperative relationships were observed for calcium uptake in the absence...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Lombardini JB

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we discuss the poorly explored role of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) in memory maintenance, and its influence on memory destabilization. After a brief review on CaMKII and memory destabilization, we present critical pieces of evidence suggesting that CaMKII activity increases ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Vigil FA,Giese KP

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carboxypeptidase E (CPE) functions in the posttranslational processing of bioactive peptides. Like other peptide processing enzymes, CPE is initially produced as a precursor ("proCPE") that undergoes posttranslational processing at a site containing five adjacent Arg residues near the N-terminus and at other sites nea...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Song L,Fricker L

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current evidence indicates that glutamate acting via the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor/ion channel complex plays a major role in the neuronal degeneration associated with a variety of neurological disorders. In this report the role of glycine in NMDA neurotoxicity was examined. We demonstrate that NMDA-mediated...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Patel J,Zinkand WC,Thompson C,Keith R,Salama A

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circadian clocks are internal timing systems that enable organisms to adjust their behavioral and physiological rhythms to the daily changes of their environment. These clocks generate self-sustained oscillations at the cellular, tissue, and behavioral level. The rhythm-generating mechanism is based on a gene expressi...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Srikanta SB,Cermakian N

更新日期：2020-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) provides neuroprotection, but its neuroprotective mechanism has not been resolved. We investigated the neuroprotective mechanism of GDNF using primary culture of the rat mesencephalon. Bleomycin sulfate (BLM) and L-buthionine-[S,R]-sulfoximine (BSO) caused apoptosis i...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Sawada H,Ibi M,Kihara T,Urushitani M,Nakanishi M,Akaike A,Shimohama S

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thermodynamic parameters associated with the interactions of agonists and antagonists with glycine receptors in rat spinal cord membranes were determined. The binding of the antagonist [3H]strychnine and the inhibition of strychnine binding by 11 different glycinergic ligands were examined at temperatures between ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Ruiz-Gómez A,García-Calvo M,Vázquez J,Marvizón JC,Valdivieso F,Mayor F Jr

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited information is available on the identity of antigens targeted by antibodies present in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS). The aim of this study was to identify novel antigens for CIS and investigate their prognostic potential to predict conversion to multiple scleros...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Rouwette M,Somers K,Govarts C,De Deyn PP,Hupperts R,Van Wijmeersch B,De Jong BA,Verbeek MM,Van Pesch V,Sindic C,Villar LM,Álvarez-Cermeño JC,Stinissen P,Somers V

更新日期：2012-11-01 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