Three-dimensional Modelling of the Voltage-gated Sodium Ion Channel from Anopheles gambiae Reveals Spatial Clustering of Evolutionarily Conserved Acidic Residues at the Extracellular Sites.

abstract：:During the last decade, several meta-analytic studies employing different methodological approaches have had inconsistent conclusions regarding antidepressant efficacy. Herein, we aim to comment on methodological aspects that may have contributed to disparate findings. We initially discuss methodological inconsistenci...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Fountoulakis KN,McIntyre RS,Carvalho AF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several lines of evidence indicate that rats emit ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) in response to a wide range of stimuli that are capable of producing either euphoric (positive) or dysphoric (negative) emotional states. On these bases, recordings of USVs are extensively used in preclinical studies of affect, motivatio...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Simola N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors are an important therapeutic strategy in Alzheimer's disease, efforts are being made in search of new molecules with anti-AChE activity. The fact that naturally-occurring compounds from plants are considered to be a potential source of new inhibitors has led to the discovery o...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Murray AP,Faraoni MB,Castro MJ,Alza NP,Cavallaro V

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxins that pass through the blood-brain barrier put neurons and glia in peril. The damage inflicted is usually a consequence of the ability of these toxic agents to induce free radical generation within cells but especially at the level of the mitochondria. The elevated production of oxygen and nitrogen-based radical...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Reiter RJ,Manchester LC,Tan DX

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment of schizophrenia is challenging due to the wide range of symptoms (positive, negative, cognitive) associated with the disease. Typical antipsychotics that antagonize D2 receptors are effective in treating positive symptoms, but extrapyramidal side-effects (EPS) are a common occurrence. Atypical...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Tuplin EW,Holahan MR

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian STE20-like kinase-1 (Mst1) is a generally expressed apoptosis-promoting kinase and a key bridgebuilder of apoptotic signaling in the etiology of tissue injury. Despite the fact that the biological function of Mst1 and its role in the cell's signalling network have yet to be determined, however, there is a lo...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Li D,Ni H,Rui Q,Gao R,Chen G

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amphetamines exert their persistent addictive effects by activating brain's reward pathways, perhaps through the release of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens (and/or in other places). On the other hand, there is a relationship between dopamine and all behavioural aspects that involve motor activity and it has been dem...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Fontes-Ribeiro CA,Marques E,Pereira FC,Silva AP,Macedo TR

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New psychoactive substances (NPS) have completely modified the drug scene and the current landscape of addiction. Synthetic substances, such as substituted or synthetic cathinones, also known as « legal highs », are often produced and used to mimic the effects of controlled drugs such as cocaine, methylenedioxymethamp...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Karila L,Megarbane B,Cottencin O,Lejoyeux M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heat shock protein (Hsp) family is an evolutionarily conserved system that is charged with preventing unfolded or misfolded proteins in the cell from aggregating. In Alzheimer's disease, extracellular accumulation of the amyloid β peptide (Aβ) and intracellular aggregation of the microtubule associated protein tau...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Abisambra JF,Jinwal UK,Jones JR,Blair LJ,Koren J 3rd,Dickey CA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our understanding of the movement of water through cell membranes has been greatly advanced by the discovery of a family of water-specific, membrane-channel proteins: the Aquaporins (AQPs). These proteins are present in organisms at all levels of life, and their unique permeability characteristics and distribution in ...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Buffoli B

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:General anesthetics are a class of drugs that target the central nervous system and are widely used for various medical procedures. General anesthetics produce many behavioral changes required for clinical intervention, including amnesia, hypnosis, analgesia, and immobility; while they may also induce side effects lik...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Hao X,Ou M,Zhang D,Zhao W,Yang Y,Liu J,Yang H,Zhu T,Li Y,Zhou C

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease is one of the most progressive forms of dementia, ultimately leading to death in aged populations. The major hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease include deposition of extracellular amyloid senile plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles in brain neuronal cells. Although there are classical th...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Singh RK

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The push-pull superfusion technique (PPST) is a procedure for in vivo examination of transmitter release in distinct brain areas. This technique allows to investigate dynamics of transmitter release both under normal and experimentally evoked conditions. The PPST can be modified so that it is possible to determine rel...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Kraus MM,Philippu A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the initial characterizations of inflammatory responses in Alzheimer's disease (AD) affected brains, namely the demonstration of activated microglia and reactive astrocytes, complement system activation, increased production of proinflammatory cytokines, and evidence for microglial-produced neurotoxins, there was...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Walker D,Lue LF

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are several studies investigating the effects of risperidone in autism, but many of these studies are contradictory or inconclusive. This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the effects of risperidone on five domains of Aberrant Behaviour Checklist (ABC) scale on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), as w...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Mano-Sousa BJ,Pedrosa AM,Alves BC,Galduróz JCF,Belo VS,Chaves VE,Duarte-Almeida JM

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common progressive, neurodegenerative brain disease that is promoted by mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, protein aggregation and proteasome dysfunction in the brain. Compared with computer tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), non-invasive nuclear radiopharmaceu...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Wu X,Cai H,Ge R,Li L,Jia Z

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurodegeneration is an initial process in the development of diabetic retinopathy (DR). High quantities of glutamate, oxidative stress, induction of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and elevated levels of RAGE are crucial elements in the retinal neurodegeneration caused by diabetes mellitus. At least, there is emer...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Iwona BS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many issues remain unresolved about antipsychotic drugs. Their therapeutic potency scales with affinity for dopamine D2 receptors, but there are indications that they act indirectly, with dopamine D1 receptors (and others) as possible ultimate targets. Classical neuroleptic drugs disinhibit striatal cholinergic intern...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Miller R

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeting analgesic drugs for spinal delivery reflects the fact that while the conscious experience of pain is mediated supraspinally, input initiated by high intensity stimuli, tissue injury and/or nerve injury is encoded at the level of the spinal dorsal horn and this output informs the brain as to the peripheral en...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Yaksh TL,Fisher CJ,Hockman TM,Wiese AJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well recognized the role of the Wnt pathway in many developmental processes such as neuronal maturation, migration, neuronal connectivity and synaptic formation. Growing evidence is also demonstrating its function in the mature brain where is associated with modulation of axonal remodeling, dendrite outgrowth, s...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Ortiz-Matamoros A,Salcedo-Tello P,Avila-Muñoz E,Zepeda A,Arias C

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ketamine is a noncompetitive antagonist of the NMDA-receptors, used as a dissociative anesthetic, presently included in the category of the psychoactive substances known as "club drugs". Ketamine administration was associated with impaired working memory and increased psychopathological symptoms, but there is a lack o...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Venâncio C,Magalhães A,Antunes L,Summavielle T

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eicosanoids are arachidonic acid (AA) derivatives belonging to a family of lipid signalling mediators that are engaged in both physiological and pathological processes in the brain. Recently, their implication in the prolonged inflammatory response has become a focus of particular interest because, in contrast to acut...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Regulska M,Szuster-Głuszczak M,Trojan E,Leśkiewicz M,Basta-Kaim A

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamate receptor, ionotropic, N-methyl-D-aspartate associated protein 1 (GRINA) is a member of the NMDA receptors (NMDARs) and is involved in several neurological diseases, which governs the key processes of neuronal cell death or the release of neurotransmitters. Upregulation of GRINA has been reported in multiple ...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Chen K,Yang LN,Lai C,Liu D,Zhu LQ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The calcium (Ca(2+))-sensing receptor (CaR) belongs to family C of the G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). The receptor is activated by physiological levels of Ca(2+) (and Mg(2+)) and positively modulated by a range of proteinogenic L-alpha-amino acids. Recently, several synthetic allosteric modulators of the recepto...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Jensen AA,Bräuner-Osborne H

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic pain affects billions of lives globally and is a major public health problem in the United States. However, pain management is still a challenging task due to a lack of understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of pain. In the past decades transient receptor potential (TRP) channels have been identified as m...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Luo J,Walters ET,Carlton SM,Hu H

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) system have been shown to be involved in the development of psychiatric disorders and are additionally associated with changes in body weight as well as endocrine and metabolic changes in psychiatric patients. TNF-alpha might, for example, contribute to the pathog...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Berthold-Losleben M,Himmerich H

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury and neuroinflammatory multiple sclerosis are diverse disorders of the central nervous system. However, they are all characterized by various levels of inappropriate inflammatory/immune response along with tissue destruction. In the gastro...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Földes A,Kádár K,Kerémi B,Zsembery Á,Gyires K,S Zádori Z,Varga G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric Bipolar Disorder (BD) is a highly morbid pediatric psychiatric disease, consistently associated with family psychiatric history of mood disorders and associated with high levels of morbidity and disability and with a great risk of suicide. While there is a general consensus on the symptomatology of depressio...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Serra G,Uchida M,Battaglia C,Casini MP,De Chiara L,Biederman J,Vicari S,Wozniak J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) belong to a super-family of Cysloop ligand-gated ion channels that respond to endogenous acetylcholine (ACh) or other cholinergic ligands. These receptors are also the targets of drugs such as nicotine (the main addictive agent delivered by cigarette smoke) and are i...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Zoli M,Pucci S,Vilella A,Gotti C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) has been classified as a disease of the central nervous system by the WHO since 1969. Many patients carrying this diagnosis do demonstrate an almost bewildering array of biological abnormalities particularly the presence of oxidative and nitrosative stres...

journal_title：Current neuropharmacology

authors： Morris G,Maes M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00