Evidence of Nicotine-Induced, Curare-Insensitive, Behavior in Planarians.

abstract：:Blood-brain barrier formed by brain capillary endothelial cells, being in contact with astrocytes endfeet and pericytes, separates extracellular fluid from plasma. Supply of necessary nutrients and removal of certain metabolites takes place due to the activity of transporting proteins from ABC (ATP binding cassette) a...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Nałęcz KA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tamoxifen and toremifene are antiestrogenic drugs successfully used in the therapy of breast cancer. Rheumatoid arthritis and malaria have been treated with chloroquine for decades. Unfortunately, tamoxifen and chloroquine are reported to induce retinal changes as a side effect. We now studied the effects of tamoxifen...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Mäenpää H,Toimela T,Mannerström M,Saransaari P,Tähti H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now established that (1) concentrations of 2-phenylethylamine (PEA) are greatly increased in brain following administration of monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) antidepressants; (2) PEA is a metabolite of the MAOI antidepressant phenelzine; and (3) PEA may be a neuromodulator of catecholamine activity. On the b...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Paetsch PR,Greenshaw AJ

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uridine, a pyrimidine nucleoside, has been proposed to be a potential signaling molecule in the central nervous system. The understanding of uridine release in the brain is therefore of fundamental importance. The present study was performed to determine the characteristics of basal and morphine-induced uridine releas...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Song W,Wu CF,Liu P,Xiang RW,Wang F,Dong YX,Yang JY

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamate is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in brain. By stimulating neuronal activity, glutamate increases cellular energy utilization, enhances ATP hydrolysis and promotes the formation of adenosine. Adenosine has receptor-mediated effects that reduce or oppose the excitatory effects of glutamate. As a poss...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Othman T,Sinclair CJ,Haughey N,Geiger JD,Parkinson FE

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal hypoxia/ischemia (HI) is the most common cause of developmental neurological, cognitive and behavioral deficits in children, with hyperoxia (HHI) treatment being a clinical therapy for newborn resuscitation. Although cerebral edema is a common outcome after HI, the mechanisms leading to excessive fluid accumu...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Ferrari DC,Nesic O,Perez-Polo JR

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pig brain cerebral cortex was subfractionated by isopycnic centrifugation in sucrose gradients. In each subfraction the content of the agonist [3H]R-PIA binding, the activity of adenosine metabolizing enzymes (5'-nucleotidase and adenosine deaminase) and the activity of membrane marker enzymes were determined. The fra...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Casadó V,Lluis C,Canela E,Franco R,Mallol J

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zinc (Zn2+) was shown to invariably inhibit muscimol-stimulated 36Cl- uptake by synaptoneurosomes in the cerebral cortex, hippocampus and cerebellum. The Zn2+ sensitivity of the GABAA receptor-gated 36Cl- uptake in the cerebral cortex was comparable to that in the hippocampus, whereas the uptake in the cerebellum was ...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Ito Y,Segawa K,Kobayashi M,Fukuda H

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The maximal rate of some cerebral enzymatic activities related to energy transduction (hexokinase; phosphofructokinase; lactate dehydrogenase; citrate synthase; malate dehydrogenase; total NADH-cytochrome c reductase; cytochrome oxidase), amino acid metabolism (glutamate decarboxylase; glutamate dehydrogenase) and cho...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Villa RF,Marzatico F,Benzi G

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatostatin (SS) is an inhibitory regulator of secretory and proliferative responses that activates a group of receptors in the plasma membrane termed SSR1-5. SSR2 is one of the most abundant SSR, which also is expressed in high numbers in many neuroendocrine tumor types. Here, we describe a study of the presence and...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Hashemi SH,Li JY,Ahlman H,Dahlström A

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis is a highly complex form of cell death that can be triggered by alterations in Ca(2+) homeostasis. Members of the Bcl-2 family may regulate apoptosis and modulate Ca(2+) distribution within intracellular compartments. Bax, a proapoptotic member of the family, is constitutively expressed and soluble in the cy...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Morales AP,Carvalho AC,Monteforte PT,Hirata H,Han SW,Hsu YT,Smaili SS

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Charge microheterogeneity of myelin basic protein is known to affect its conformation and function. Here, the citrullinated myelin basic protein charge isomer, component-8, was shown to be more susceptible to stromelysin-1 cleavage than myelin basic protein component-1. Since levels of component-8 are increased in mul...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： D'Souza CA,Moscarello MA

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the following drugs: nimodipine (1 mg/kg b.w., i.p.), 2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid (4 mg/kg b.w., i.p.) and propentofylline (25 mg/kg b.w., i.p.), administered (alone or in combination) at the end of 15 min bilateral ischemia in gerbils were evaluated on mitochondrial superoxide dismutase (SOD), glut...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Stanimirovic DB,Micic DV,Markovic M,Spatz M,Mrsulja BB

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ketone body, β-hydroxybutyrate (βOHB), is metabolised by the brain alongside the mandatory brain fuel glucose. To examine the extent and circumstances by which βOHB can supplement glucose metabolism, we studied guinea pig cortical brain slices using increasing concentrations of [U-13C]D-βOHB in conjunction with [1...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Achanta LB,Rowlands BD,Thomas DS,Housley GD,Rae CD

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS, 60 Hz and 0.7 mT for 4 h/day for 14 days) on oxidative and cell damage caused by olfactory bulbectomy (OBX) in Wistar rats. The levels of lipid peroxidation products and caspase-3 were enhanced by OBX, whereas it prompted a reduction in reduced glutathi...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Tasset I,Drucker-Colín R,Peña J,Jimena I,Montilla P,Medina FJ,Túnez I

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postnatal developmental patterns of activity for acid and alkaline deoxyribonuclease (DNase) were determined in the cerebellum of the androgenized female rat. Littermates were injected s.c. with either 1.25 mg testosterone propionate (TP) or vehicle 48 hours after birth. The enzymes and DNA content were measured in th...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Litteria M

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sonic hedgehog (Shh), a secreted glycoprotein factor, can activate the Shh pathway, which has been implicated in neuronal polarization involving neurite outgrowth. However, little evidence is available about the effect of Shh on neurite outgrowth in primary cortical neurons and its potential mechanism. Here, we reveal...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： He W,Cui L,Zhang C,Zhang X,He J,Xie Y

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly(A)-RNA prepared from the brains of 30-day-old male rats has been shown to direct the synthesis of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) in a cell-free system derived from rabbit reticulocytes. The newly synthesized polypeptides were immunoprecipitated and analyzed on SDS-polyacrylamide slab gels. Autoradiography indicate...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Walker WA,Zomzely-Neurath C

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staurosporine was found to bring about complete growth inhibition of human glioma cell lines. U87 MG cells were arrested in S phase while U373 MG cells in G2/M phase on staurosporine treatment. Consistent with this observation, no change in G1 phase regulators viz., Cyclin D1, D3 and CDK4 was seen on staurosporine tre...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Harmalkar MN,Shirsat NV

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study attempted to investigate the possible involvement of the brain stem noradrenergic system in the development of hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Steady-state norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid concentrations and norepinephrine turnover were determined in the in...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Yao H,Matsumoto T,Hirano M,Kuroki T,Tsutsumi T,Uchimura H,Nakamura K,Nakahara T,Fujishima M

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmalogens are ether-linked phospholipids that are abundant in nervous tissues. Their biological role is unclear, but may involve membrane structure/function and antioxidant activities. This study further investigates a recent report that chronic administration of myo-inositol in rats increased brain phosphatidyleth...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Hoffman-Kuczynski B,Reo NV

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise increases both the consumption of oxygen and the production of reactive species in biological tissues, and this is counterbalanced by antioxidant adaptations to regular physical training. When the intensity of exercise fluctuates between mild and moderate, it improves the status of reduction-oxidation balance...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Speck AE,Tromm CB,Pozzi BG,Paganini CS,Tuon T,Silveira PC,Aguiar AS Jr,Pinho RA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have adopted the PC12 cell line as in vitro cell model for studying Dp71 function in neuronal cells. These cells express a cytoplasmic (Dp71f) and a nuclear (Dp71d) isoform of Dp71 as well as various dystrophin-associated proteins (DAPs). In this study, we revealed by confocal microscopy analysis and Western blotti...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Villarreal-Silva M,Suárez-Sánchez R,Rodríguez-Muñoz R,Mornet D,Cisneros B

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kv1.3 is a voltage gated potassium channel that has been implicated in pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis (MS). In the present study we investigated temporal and cellular expression pattern of this channel in the lumbar part of spinal cords of animals with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), animal mod...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Bozic I,Tesovic K,Laketa D,Adzic M,Jakovljevic M,Bjelobaba I,Savic D,Nedeljkovic N,Pekovic S,Lavrnja I

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tau is a protein involved in regulation of microtubule stability, axonal differentiation and transport. Alteration of retrograde transport may lead to motor neuron degeneration. Thus alternative mRNA splicing and expression of tau isoforms were studied in a transgenic mouse model harboring the human SOD1 G93A mutation...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Usarek E,Kuźma-Kozakiewicz M,Schwalenstöcker B,Kaźmierczak B,Münch C,Ludolph AC,Barańczyk-Kuźma A

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that antioxidants containing sulfhydryl (-SH) groups are protective against the toxic effects of mercury. The current study was designed to elucidate the mechanism(s) of the cytoprotective effects of glutathione (GSH) and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) against the toxicity of inorganic mercury (HgCl(2)) in ne...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Becker A,Soliman KF

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotine is the principal psychoactive ingredient in cigarette smoke, and has been associated with health problems in humans. However, the pure form of nicotine may prove to be a valuable pharmaceutical agent for the treatment of AD. However, the beneficial effects of nicotine remain a matter of much controversy. In o...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Shim SB,Lee SH,Chae KR,Kim CK,Hwang DY,Kim BG,Jee SW,Lee SH,Sin JS,Bae CJ,Lee BC,Lee HH,Kim YK

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose the following scheme for cerebral uptake and overall metabolism of glucose in vivo: that brain selects from two pools of glucose anomers in arterial blood, that it takes up excess glucose, that glucose enters the brain tissue as glucose-6-phosphate through the actions of mutarotase and hexokinase, that some...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Sacks W,Cowburn D,Bigler RE,Sacks S,Fleischer A

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) initiates a series of neurochemical and signaling changes that could eventually lead to neuronal apoptosis. Recent studies indicated that mature neurons cell cycle re-enter played a crucial role in neuronal apoptosis. In this study, we identified that the chaperonin containing TCP-1, subun...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Wu X,Zhang H,Chen D,Song Y,Qian R,Chen C,Mao X,Chen X,Zhang W,Shao B,Shen J,Yan Y,Wu X,Liu Y

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The decline in neuronal function during aging may result from increases in extracellular glutamate (Glu), Glu-induced neurotoxicity, and altered mitochondrial metabolism. To study metabolic responses to persistently high levels of Glu at synapses during aging, we used transgenic (Tg) mice that over-express the enzyme ...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Choi IY,Lee P,Wang WT,Hui D,Wang X,Brooks WM,Michaelis EK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00