Involvement of Ventral Periaqueductal Gray Dopaminergic Neurons in Propofol Anesthesia.

abstract：:The effect of castration on the levels of brain monoamines and their metabolites has been investigated in rats which became or did not become muricidal following long-term isolation. Fourteen brain areas were explored: olfactory bulbs (OB), olfactory tubercles (OT), septum (Se), striatum (Sr), amygdala (A), thalamus (...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Rastegar A,Ciesielski L,Simler S,Messripour M,Mandel P

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present investigation evaluates the anti-stress activity of risperidone (RIS) in the cold restraint stress (CRS) model and related stress pathways. Rats were pretreated with RIS (0.1 and 1.0 mg/kg) for 21 days before subjecting to CRS. Ultra low dose of RIS (ULD; 0.1 mg/kg) in contrast to higher dose (1.0 mg/kg) s...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Krishnamurthy S,Garabadu D,Reddy NR,Joy KP

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microvessels were isolated from a bovine cortex and the transport of glucose was investigated by using 2-deoxy-D-[3H]glucose (2-DG). The apparent Km for 2-DG transport was 118 microM and therefore indicates a significant high affinity for the substrate. The inhibition of 2-DG uptake by D-glucose showed an apparent Ki ...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Stefanovich V,Gojowczyk G

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this communication, the effect of acute treatment with lamotrigine (LTG) was investigated on release of main excitatory amino acids (EAA) such as glutamate (Glu) and aspartate (Asp) in the hippocampus of pentylenetetrazol (PTZ)-induced and PTZ-kindled freely moving rats using micro dialysis. The results show that, ...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Deng Y,Wang M,Wang W,Ma C,He N

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell densities and respiratory rates of astrocytes from neonatal rat brain grown in primary culture were determined after 20-30 days in vitro. Cells grown in flasks reached lower densities (microgram DNA/cm2) and higher protein:DNA ratios than cells grown in petri dishes. Respiratory rates were lower for cells grown i...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Olson JE,Holtzman D

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that the NMDA-R NR1 subunit is needed for the receptor activity and that under hypoxia the evolution toward apoptosis or neuronal survival depends on the balance NR2A/NR2B subunits. This paper analyzes the effect of acute hypoxia on the above mentioned subunits mRNAs during development. The mean percentage...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Vacotto M,Rapacioli M,Flores V,de Plazas SF

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addiction is a debilitating, chronic psychiatric disorder that is difficult to cure completely owing to the high rate of relapse. Behavioral sensitization is considered to may underlie behavioral changes, such as relapse, caused by chronic abuse of psychomotor stimulants. Thus, its animal models have been widely used ...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Li L,Liu X,Qiao C,Chen G,Li T

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence that brain glutamatergic activity is pathologically elevated in bipolar disorder suggests that mood stabilizers are therapeutic in the disease in part by downregulating glutamatergic activity. Such activity can involve the second messenger, arachidonic acid (AA, 20:4n - 6). We tested this hypothesis with rega...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Basselin M,Chang L,Chen M,Bell JM,Rapoport SI

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous study conducted in this laboratory revealed a decrease in total cholinesterase (total ChE) in the cerebral cortex, hippocampus and striatum in aged rats (24 months) of various strains, as compared with young animals (3 months). The purpose of the present experiments was to extend the study to other brain ar...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Meneguz A,Bisso GM,Michalek H

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Correct timing and spatial location of growth factor expression is critical for undisturbed brain development and functioning. In terminally differentiated cells distinct biological responses to growth factors may depend on cell type specific activation of signalling cascades. We show that the hematopoietic growth fac...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Byts N,Samoylenko A,Woldt H,Ehrenreich H,Sirén AL

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3-Nitropropionic acid (3-NP)-induced neurotoxicity can be used as a model for the genetic neurodegenerative disorder Huntington's disease (HD). A metabolic profiling strategy was adopted to explore the biochemical consequences of 3-NP administered to rats in specific brain regions. (1)H NMR spectroscopy was used to ch...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Tsang TM,Haselden JN,Holmes E

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have utilized quantitative autoradiography with the GABA(A) receptor chloride channel blocker [35S]t-butylbicyclophosphorothionate ([35S]TBPS) in rodent brain sections to investigate if differential proton modulation of various GABA(A) receptor subtypes expressed in various brain regions are differentially sensitiv...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Uusi-Oukari M,Kosonen P,Homanics GE,Korpi ER

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several lines of evidence indicate that ATP may play an important role in Long-Term Potentiation. In this investigation we evaluated the effect of a memory task (step-down inhibitory avoidance) on the synaptosomal ecto-enzymes (ATP diphosphohydrolase and 5'-nucleotidase) involved in the degradation of ATP to adenosine...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Bonan CD,Dias MM,Battastini AM,Dias RD,Sarkis JJ

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence suggests that young rodents submitted to high fructose (FRU) diet develop metabolic, and cognitive dysfunctions. However, it remains unclear whether these detrimental effects of FRU intake can also be observed in middle-aged mice. Nine months-old C57BL/6 female mice were fed with water (Control) or 10%...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Dos Santos B,Schmitz AE,de Almeida GRL,de Souza LF,Szczepanik JC,Nunes EA,Brunetta HS,Mack JM,Prediger RD,Cunha MP,Dafre AL

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress is a long-hypothesized cause of diverse neurological and psychiatric disorders but the pathways by which physiological redox perturbations may detour healthy brain development and aging are unknown. We reported recently (Foley et al., Neurochem Res 39:2030-2039, 2014) that two-electron oxidations, to ...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Foley TD,Katchur KM,Gillespie PF

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One pathway by which tryptophan is metabolized in the brain as well as in the periphery is through cleavage of the indole ring to formylkynurenine and then kynurenine. Indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase, the enzyme that catalyzes this cleavage, and kynurenine are distributed all across the different anatomic regions of brain...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Gál EM,Sherman AD

更新日期：1980-03-01 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：:The binding of the enkephalin dimer [D-Ala2, Leu5-NH-CH2-]2 (DPE2) is characterized by its high affinity for receptors on NG108-15 hybrid cells, the affinity constant K = 4.7 X 10(9) M-1 is up to 8-fold that of monomers (0.6 to 1.0 X 10(9) M-1), and a maximal binding capacity equal to one half that of the monomers. Ki...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Krumins SA,Lutz RA,Costa T,Rodbard D

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The experiments reported in this paper address the hypothesis that [3H]leucine enkephalin labels both mu and delta receptors. As reported by other workers, this peptide dissociates from rat brain membranes in a biphasic manner. This is consistent with a two site binding model which hypothesizes that the peptide labels...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Rothman RB,Westfall TC

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Status epilepticus is a common manifestation of nerve agent toxicity and represents a serious medical emergency with high rates of mortality and neurologic injury in those that survive. The aim of the current study was to determine if targeting oxidative stress with the catalytic antioxidant, AEOL10150, would reduce p...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Pearson-Smith JN,Liang LP,Rowley SD,Day BJ,Patel M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing evidence that proteins normally involved in the cell cycle play a role in the regulation of neuronal apoptotic death following various insults. However, it is not clear if the same mechanisms regulate cell death of oligodendrocytes as well. In this study, we investigated the mechanism of ceramide-i...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Strazza M,Luddi A,Brogi A,Carbone M,Riccio M,Santi S,Melli M,Costantino-Ceccarini E

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report further analysis of axonally transported proteoglycans in soluble and membranous subfractions of goldfish optic tectum. Distribution of transported 35SO4 radioactivity was 35.2% soluble, 63.4% Triton-NaCl extractable and 1.4% unextracted. Proteoglycans isolated on DEAE cellulose were treated with chondroitin...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Elam JS

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies showed that the up-regulation of glial glutamate transporter-1 (GLT-1) participates in the acquisition of brain ischemic tolerance induced by cerebral ischemic preconditioning or ceftriaxone pretreatment in rats. To explore whether GLT-1 plays a role in the acquisition of brain ischemic tolerance induc...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Gong SJ,Chen LY,Zhang M,Gong JX,Ma YX,Zhang JM,Wang YJ,Hu YY,Sun XC,Li WB,Zhang Y

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The particulars regarding the amine precursor therapy for treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders and their neurochemical background are described historically. Furthermore, peculiar or artificial amino acids which are metabolized into the brain amine or their derivatives and promised their clinical application are al...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Nakajima T

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The monoclonal antibody 14E immunocytochemically stains the nuclear membrane of oligodendrocytes but not myelin in tissue sections of adult normal human white matter. The nuclear membranes of Schwann cells in human peripheral nerve and cerebellar Bergmann glia were also visualized with this antibody. In actively demye...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Newcombe J,Naik N,Cuzner ML

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant peripheral nerve sheath (MPNST) cell lines derived from patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF!) were found to have basal cAMP levels which are two-fold higher than cAMP levels in normal human adult Schwann cells (nHSC). PCR analysis also revealed that normal adult human Schwann cells express mRNA for ty...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Dang I,De Vries GH

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocyte-neuron communication has recently been proposed as a potential mechanism participating to synaptic transmission. With the development of this concept and accumulating evidences in favor of a modulation of synaptic transmission by astrocytes, has emerged the term gliotransmission. It refers to the capacity of...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Ben Achour S,Pascual O

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：:Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (cdk5) is a proline-directed serine/threonine kinase that is activated mostly by association with its activators, p35 and p39. Initially projected as a neuron-specific kinase, cdk5 is expressed ubiquitously and its kinase activity solely depends on the presence of its activators, which are al...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： Kanungo J,Zheng YL,Mishra B,Pant HC

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) has been proposed as an animal model for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The behavioural problems have been suggested to be secondary to altered reinforcement mechanisms in which nucleus accumbens dopaminergic activity plays an important role. Interaction betwe...

journal_title：Neurochemical research

authors： de Villiers AS,Russell VA,Sagvolden T,Searson A,Jaffer A,Taljaard JJ

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00