Use of cell-based assays in myasthenia gravis and other antibody-mediated diseases.

abstract：:Oscillatory activity has been well-studied in many structures within cortico-basal ganglia circuits, but it is not well understood within the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), which was recently introduced as a potential target for the treatment of gait and postural impairments in advanced stages of Parkinson's disease ...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Li M,Zhou M,Wen P,Wang Q,Yang Y,Xiao H,Xie Z,Li X,Wang N,Wang J,Luo F,Chang J,Zhang W

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urotensin-II (U-II) is a cyclic peptide identified recently in many mammalian species including man. U-II and its receptor are expressed in the central nervous system, in the cardiovascular system and in other peripheral tissues. Although this peptide has been reported initially to be a potent vasoconstrictor, increas...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Chuquet J,Lecrux C,Chatenet D,Leprince J,Chazalviel L,Roussel S,MacKenzie ET,Vaudry H,Touzani O

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve neurons in the median preoptic nucleus were antidromically activated by electrical stimulation of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus in the rat. Electrical stimulation of the subfornical organ produced excitation (N = 7) or inhibition (N = 4) of the activity of these identified units. The activity of all ...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Tanaka J,Kaba H,Saito H,Seto K

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional neural reconnection is not common after spinal cord transection in the CNS of adult higher vertebrates but has been demonstrated in embryonic avian and neonatal mammalian CNS. Chick brainstem spinal cord preparations from nontransected controls and embryos transected at the cervical level on embryonic days ...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Sholomenko GN,Delaney KR

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammals adopt a limited number of postures during their day-to-day activities. These stereotyped skeletal configurations are functionally adequate and limit the number of degrees of freedom to be controlled by the central nervous system. The temporal pattern of emergence of these configurations in altricial mammals is...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Lelard T,Jamon M,Gasc JP,Vidal PP

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five female adult Macaca nemestrina monkeys, given a unilateral intracarotid (ic) infusion of 2.3-3.5 mg of MPTP-HCl, were studied for 6-8 years. Two to 3 days after MPTP, the animals developed hemiparkinsonism characterized by rigidity and flexed posture of the arm contralateral to the side of infusion with episodes ...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Emborg-Knott ME,Domino EF

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor responsive (EGFr) neural progenitor (NP) cells have been shown to be a potential alternative tissue source for neural transplantation and for developmental study. We have shown that nonpassaged EGFr NP cells can self-renew for 2 years in neurospheres and can robustly differentiate into glia and...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Zhou FC,Kelley MR,Chiang YH,Young P

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [ALS] is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder of motor neurons, heralded by the development of cortical hyperexcitability. Reduction of short interval intracortical inhibition [SICI] in ALS, a feature linked to the development of cortical hyperexcitability, may be mediated by ...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Vucic S,Cheah BC,Kiernan MC

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overt behavioral symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) do not occur until over 80% of the striatal dopamine content has been lost. Diagnosis of the disorder relies on identifying clinical symptoms including akinesia, resting tremor, and rigidity. In retrospect, behavioral deficits are observed several years prior to di...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Tillerson JL,Caudle WM,Reverón ME,Miller GW

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of GABA(A) receptors by GABA causes phasic and tonic conductances in different brain areas. In the ventrobasal (VB) thalamus, tonic inhibition originates from GABA acting on extrasynaptic receptors. Here we show that dopamine (DA), the D2-like agonist quinpirole and the selective D4R agonist PD-168,077 decr...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Yagüe JG,Cavaccini A,Errington AC,Crunelli V,Di Giovanni G

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local application of exogenous agents with neurotrophic properties enhances the regenerative capacity of injured neurons, especially following reconstructions of long nerve gaps and delayed nerve repairs. Recent advances in biomaterials and biomedical engineering have provided options for the sustained and controlled ...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Tajdaran K,Chan K,Gordon T,Borschel GH

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients with long-lasting spasticity resistant to different drug therapies including oral baclofen received a bolus injection of lumbar intrathecal baclofen. Electromyographic (EMG) reactions of leg muscles (soleus, tibialis anterior, quadriceps, and hamstrings) to standard stimuli and during attempts at voluntar...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Latash ML,Penn RD,Corcos DM,Gottlieb GL

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurogenesis continues in various regions of the central nervous system (CNS) throughout life. As the mitogen basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) can proliferate neuronal precursors of CNS neurons in culture, and is also upregulated within adult dorsal root ganglia following axotomy, it is possible that the postnata...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Namaka MP,Sawchuk M,MacDonald SC,Jordan LM,Hochman S

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following cholinergic denervation of the hippocampal formation, peripheral sympathetic fibers from the superior cervical ganglion (SCG) sprout into hippocampal tissue. The molecular mechanism controlling this process is unknown, although a role by trophic factors seems likely. In the present study, neonatal SCG were u...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Conner JM,Varon S

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimates were made of the changing volumes of discharge arising from the total populations of Ia and II spindle afferent fibers in the cat's deefferented medial gastrocnemius as the muscle was extended stepwise over its excursion range. The estimates were based on values reported elsewhere for (i) the incidence of ac...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Botterman BR,Eldred E

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although zinc is essential for the activity of numerous biological systems, and zinc deficiency has been associated with various pathologies, this metal can also exert direct neurotoxic action. In primary cultures of rat cerebellar granule neurons, a brief, 15- to 30-min exposure to zinc (100-500 microM) resulted in c...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Manev H,Kharlamov E,Uz T,Mason RP,Cagnoli CM

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synemin (Syn) is an intermediate filament (IF) protein. To gain insight into a morphogenetic role of Syn, we have studied its expression patterns in the developing human retina and lens and compared it with those of other IF proteins. In addition, we have tested Syn expression in fetuses (23 and 28 weeks) affected by ...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Tawk M,Titeux M,Fallet C,Li Z,Daumas-Duport C,Cavalcante LA,Paulin D,Moura-Neto V

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potassium and caffeine contractures of isolated small bundles (100 to 200 micron diameter) of muscle fibers isolated from the diaphragm of normal and dystrophic (C57BL/6J dy2J/dy2J) mice were compared. In diaphragms of pathologic mice (3 to 5 months old) the resting potential, the characteristics of the twitch, and so...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Noireaud J,Léoty C

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the past 15 years, patients with Parkinson's disease have participated in clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of intrastriatal dopamine transplants. Principally, two donor tissues have been employed, the chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla and fetal ventral mesencephalon. The clinical response following ea...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Kordower JH,Goetz CG,Freeman TB,Olanow CW

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, the immune response after spinal cord injury was considered largely detrimental owing to the release of neurotoxic factors. While there is validity to this view, there is much greater heterogeneity of immune cells than was previously realized. Associated with this heterogeneity of immune cell subtypes, t...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Plemel JR,Wee Yong V,Stirling DP

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Theoretical and experimental analyses of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) show both excitatory and inhibitory effects on the neural elements surrounding the electrode. Given these observations, the mechanism underlying the therapeutic effect of STN DBS on parkinsonian motor signs remains u...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Hahn PJ,Russo GS,Hashimoto T,Miocinovic S,Xu W,McIntyre CC,Vitek JL

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By way of commentary on a recent report that transplanted adult neural progenitor cells can alleviate functional deficits in a rat lesion model of Huntington's disease [Vazey, E.M., Chen, K., Hughes, S.M., Connor, B., 2006. Transplanted adult neural progenitor cells survive, differentiate and reduce motor function imp...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Dunnett SB,Rosser AE

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence shows alterations in the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB) in ALS patients and in animal models of disease, mainly by endothelial cell (EC) damage. Repair of the altered barrier in the CNS by replacement of ECs via cell transplantation may be a new therapeutic approac...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Garbuzova-Davis S,Haller E,Navarro S,Besong TE,Boccio KJ,Hailu S,Khatib M,Sanberg PR,Appel SH,Borlongan CV

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress has been implicated in several neurodegenerative diseases affecting both neuronal and glial cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the involvement of reactive oxygen species in glutamate-evoked activation of NF-kappaB in primary astrocytes. A prolonged exposure to glutamate (24 h) caused a de...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Caccamo D,Campisi A,Marini H,Adamo EB,Li Volti G,Squadrito F,Ientile R

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic administration of kainic acid (12 mg/kg, i.p.), causing the established epileptic syndrome and the associated specific pattern of limbic nerve cell loss, led to substantial time-dependent increases in the brain metabolism of the endogenous excitotoxin, quinolinic acid. These changes preferentially affected bi...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Speciale C,Schwarcz R

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the effects of testosterone propionate (TP) on recovery from facial paralysis following crush axotomy of the facial nerve in male hamsters were examined. In the first experiment, TP (5 mg/ml sesame oil; 0.1 ml) was injected subcutaneously and on alternate days in one-half of the animals subjected to cru...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Kujawa KA,Kinderman NB,Jones KJ

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular deposits of fibrillar beta-amyloid are a characteristic neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We have developed a novel antibody to a hypothesized "older isomer" of the amyloid protein. This antibody, raised against a synthetic beta-amyloid peptide containing isoaspartic acid at position 7 (isoaspa...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Fonseca MI,Head E,Velazquez P,Cotman CW,Tenner AJ

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vibrissae of rats were shaved from one side of the face daily for 10 days. To see whether or not this treatment had an effect on crossed and uncrossed striatal afferent connections from the midbrain, the tract tracer horseradish peroxidase was applied to the caudate-putamen on day 11. When the tracer was deposited...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Huston JP,Morgan S,Lange KW,Steiner H

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs), extracellular matrix molecules that increase dramatically following a variety of CNS injuries or diseases, have long been known for their potent capacity to curtail cell migrations as well as axon regeneration and sprouting. The inhibition can be conferred through binding to ...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Tran AP,Warren PM,Silver J

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke causes CNS injury associated with strong fast microglial activation as part of the inflammatory response. In rat models of stroke, sulphonylurea receptor blockade with glibenclamide reduced cerebral edema and infarct volume. We postulated that glibenclamide administered during the early stages of stroke might f...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Ortega FJ,Gimeno-Bayon J,Espinosa-Parrilla JF,Carrasco JL,Batlle M,Pugliese M,Mahy N,Rodríguez MJ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00