Binding sites for [3H]cocaine in mouse striatum and cerebral cortex have different dissociation kinetics.

abstract：:A protein that binds vesamicol has been purified from a soluble fraction of the Torpedo electric organ homogenate that does not contain synaptic vesicles. The purified vesamicol-binding protein (VBP) has a molecular mass of 470 kDa composed of 30- and 24-kDa subunits. Chemical deglycosylation yielded a single, heterog...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Hicks BW,Rogers GA,Parsons SM

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Galactosyltransferase activities were examined in the cerebellum, cerebral cortex, and brain stem of reeler and wild-type mice. Galactosyltransferase assays were optimal for all required substrates, linear with incubation time, and proportional to protein concentration. In brain areas affected by the reeler mutation (...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Shur BD

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A naturally occurring point mutation (R231H) within one of the major 3gamma-binding surface (switch II region) on the a subunit of Gs (alpha(s)) has previously been found to disrupt receptor-mediated activation of Gs. The disruption caused by mutating this conserved residue may be a general phenomenon for all a subuni...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Ho MK,Yung LY,Wong YH

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used both the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and in situ hybridization to search for the presence of proteolipid protein (PLP) gene transcripts in the developing mouse. Total brain RNA extracted from 13-19-day embryos, analyzed by PCR, demonstrated the presence of a single transcript that was unambiguously identif...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Timsit SG,Bally-Cuif L,Colman DR,Zalc B

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to gain a deeper insight into the cell signaling pathways involved in the neuroprotection/neurorescue activity of the major green tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). EGCG (1 micro m) caused an immediate (30 min) down-regulation (approximately 40%) of Bad protein level...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Kalfon L,Youdim MB,Mandel SA

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In multiple sclerosis (MS), oligodendrocytes in lesions are lost, leaving damaged tissue virtually devoid of these myelin-producing cells. Our group has recently demonstrated enhanced expression of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) in oligodendrocytes (CNPase(+)) localized adjacent to MS les...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Chesik D,De Keyser J,Bron R,Fuhler GM

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tau is a microtubule-associated protein whose transcript undergoes complex regulated splicing in the mammalian nervous system. Exon 6 of the gene is an alternatively spliced cassette whose expression pattern and splicing regulation had not been previously analyzed in the human. The expression profile of exon 6 is comp...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Wei ML,Andreadis A

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While it has been reported that familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD)-linked mutants of amyloid precursor protein (APP) and presenilin (PS)2 induce neuronal cytotoxicity in a manner sensitive to antioxidant and pertussis toxin (PTX), little of the mechanism for PS1-mediated neuronal cell death has been characterized. We ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Hashimoto Y,Ito Y,Arakawa E,Kita Y,Terashita K,Niikura T,Nishimoto I

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolism of 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) in vivo was observed noninvasively in rat brain using 19F nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy following an intravenous injection of FDG (400 mg/kg). At 3 h after infusion, four resonances with discrete chemical shifts were resolved. Chemical shift analysis o...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Nakada T,Kwee IL,Conboy CB

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteolytic processing and phosphorylation of amyloid precursor protein (APP), and hyperphosphorylation of tau protein, have been shown to be increased in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains, leading to increased production of beta-amyloid (Abeta) peptides and neurofibrillary tangles, respectively. These observations sugg...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Butterfield DA,Abdul HM,Opii W,Newman SF,Joshi G,Ansari MA,Sultana R

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cDNA clone encoding a novel G protein-linked receptor was isolated from a rat cerebral cortex cDNA library using a polymerase chain reaction-amplified cDNA fragment as a probe. This 2.4-kb clone encodes a 367 amino acid protein with seven putative transmembrane spanning domains. The protein is highly homologous to t...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Lachowicz JE,Shen Y,Monsma FJ Jr,Sibley DR

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tracers 6-[18F]fluoro-L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (6-[18F]fluoro-L-DOPA) and L-[14C]DOPA were injected simultaneously into rhesus monkeys, and the time course of their metabolites was measured in the striatum and in the occipital and frontal cortices. In the striatum, 6-[18F]fluoro-L-DOPA was metabolized to 6-[18...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Firnau G,Sood S,Chirakal R,Nahmias C,Garnett ES

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synaptic scaffolding molecule (S-SCAM) is a synaptic protein that consists of PDZ domains, a guanylate kinase domain, and WW domains. It interacts with N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor subunits, neuroligin, and beta-catenin. Here, we identified Axin as a novel binding partner of S-SCAM. Axin was co-immunoprecipitated wit...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Hirabayashi S,Nishimura W,Iida J,Kansaku A,Kishida S,Kikuchi A,Tanaka N,Hata Y

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract The dualistic activities of the amyloid beta (Abeta) peptide as a pro-oxidant and ubiquitous constituent of amyloid deposits in Alzheimer's disease plaques and as an antioxidant of purported physiological function has been suggested but the mechanisms are far from being understood. In this report we measure s...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Kuperstein F,Brand A,Yavin E

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence supports the emerging hypothesis that the amyloid-β precursor protein C-terminal fragments (APP-CTFs) and dysregulations in both their qualitative and quantitative productions may actively and directly contribute to the neuronal toxicity in early phases of Alzheimer's disease (AD). These new findings r...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Mosser S,Gerber H,Fraering PC

更新日期：2020-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuromodulator adenosine can be released as such, mainly activating inhibitory A1 receptors, or formed from released ATP, preferentially activating facilitatory A2A receptors. We tested if changes in extracellular adenosine metabolism paralleled changes in A1/A2A receptor neuromodulation in the aged rat hippocampu...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Cunha RA,Almeida T,Ribeiro JA

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptin, the obese gene product, was reported to stimulate prolactin (PRL) secretion, but the neuroendocrine mechanism underlying this hormonal response is largely unknown. Thus, in this study we examined the involvement of several important PRL regulators in the leptin-induced PRL secretion in male rats. Compared with...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Watanobe H,Schiöth HB,Izumi J

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3 alpha-Hydroxysteroid oxidoreductase (EC 1.1.1.50) was localized in the rat brain by cryostat sectioning, microassay, and neurochemical lesions. Single 16-microns sections were cut, homogenized, and assayed. In the olfactory tubercle 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid oxidoreductase activity is high in the piaglial layer at the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Krieger NR,Scott RG

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma osmolality and the levels of water, taurine, and total amino nitrogen (detected as ninhydrin-positive substances) have been measured in the cerebral cortices of nonpregnant and 19-day pregnant Wistar rats. Plasma osmolality fell by 11 mosmol/kg during pregnancy. Brain water content remained unaltered, but level...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Law RO

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In adult New Zealand white rabbits, the effects of food deprivation and of massive elevations of plasma uridine or thymidine concentrations on CSF and plasma nucleoside and oxypurine concentrations were studied. Nucleoside and oxypurine levels were determined by high performance liquid chromatography using unequivocal...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Eells JT,Spector R,Huntoon S

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptidyl-glycine alpha-amidation enzyme activity has been measured in 36 nuclei or areas in the rat CNS and pituitary using D-Tyr-Phe-Gly as the substrate. The distribution of this enzyme is highly uneven, with highest activity levels (greater than 30 pmol/mg of protein/h) in hypothalamic nuclei, substantia grisea cen...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Meng F,Tsou K

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We addressed the balance between thrombin and its serpin protease nexin I (PNI) after sciatic nerve injury in the mouse. Prothrombin levels increased twofold 24 h after nerve crush, as measured by a specific chromogenic assay, and peaked at day 3. Thrombin activity also increased 2-4 days after injury in distal sciati...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Smirnova IV,Ma JY,Citron BA,Ratzlaff KT,Gregory EJ,Akaaboune M,Festoff BW

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Coffin-Lowry syndrome, a rare syndromic form of X-linked mental retardation, is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the hRSK2 (RPS6KA3) gene. To further investigate RSK2 (90-kDa ribosomal S6 kinase) implication in cognitive processes, a mrsk2_KO mouse has previously been generated as an animal model of Coffin-...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Marques Pereira P,Gruss M,Braun K,Foos N,Pannetier S,Hanauer A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous work demonstrated that immunoproteasome is up-regulated in the retina and brain in response to injury that does not involve an inflammatory response (J. Neurochem. 2008; 106:158). These results suggest additional non-immune functions for the immunoproteasome in the cellular stress response pathway. The pr...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Hussong SA,Kapphahn RJ,Phillips SL,Maldonado M,Ferrington DA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activities of monoamine oxidase A (MAO A) and monoamine oxidase B (MAO B) represent two independent types of substrate binding site, as indicated by experiments with selective inhibitors and also by substrate competition. We have tried to determine whether A and B active sites of human brain and liver MAO are loca...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： White HL,Stine DK

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amino acid and monoamine concentrations were examined in tissue extracts of caudate nucleus of genetic substrains of BALB/c mice susceptible or resistant to audiogenic seizures. Amino acids [aspartate, glutamate, glycine, taurine, serine, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)], monoamines, and related metabolites were separa...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Vriend J,Alexiuk NA,Green-Johnson J,Ryan E

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animals treated with high doses of amphetamines have been used as a model of schizophrenia due to the similarities between the psychosis associated with this mental disorder and that induced by chronic amphetamine abuse. When administered to naive rats in high doses, the amphetamine-like CNS stimulant methamphetamine ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Schmidt CJ,Sonsalla PK,Hanson GR,Peat MA,Gibb JW

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major depressive disorder is a severe and chronic illness with high lifetime prevalence and a high incidence of suicide as the cause of death for patients with this diagnosis. Major depressive disorder is often treated with anti-depressants. Although these drugs have been used for many years, their exact mode of actio...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Gulbins E,Walter S,Becker KA,Halmer R,Liu Y,Reichel M,Edwards MJ,Müller CP,Fassbender K,Kornhuber J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The normal developmental profile of preprotachykinin (PPT) gene expression was determined in rat striatum from embryonic day 20 to adulthood (greater than 45 days of age). At embryonic day 20, the amount of striatal PPT mRNA was approximately 8% of adult levels, and this specific mRNA approached adult levels by postna...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Haverstick DM,Jeziorski M,Bannon MJ

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of muscarinic agonists and depolarizing agents on inositol phospholipid hydrolysis in the rabbit vagus nerve were assessed by the measurement of [3H]inositol monophosphate production in nerves that had been preincubated with [3H]inositol. After 1 h of drug action, carbachol, oxotremorine, and arecoline inc...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Sierro CD,Vitus J,Dunant Y

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00