Uptake of adenosine by cultured cerebral vascular smooth muscle cells.

abstract：:The inhibitors of apoptosis (IAPs) are emerging as key proteins in the control of cell death. In this study, we evaluated the expression and subcellular distribution of the antiapoptotic protein X-linked IAP (XIAP), and its interactions with the XIAP-associated factor 1 (XAF1) in neonatal rat brain following hypoxia-i...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Russell JC,Whiting H,Szuflita N,Hossain MA

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapy of malignant glioma relies on treatment with the O6 -methylating agent temozolomide (TMZ) concomitant with ionizing radiation followed by adjuvant TMZ. For the treatment of recurrences, DNA chloroethylating drugs are also used. The main killing lesion induced by these drugs is O6 -alkylguanine. Since this dama...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Aasland D,Reich TR,Tomicic MT,Switzeny OJ,Kaina B,Christmann M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Terminally differentiated PC12 cells are a useful neuron-like model for studying programmed cell death in response to nerve growth factor (NGF) deprivation. This in vitro model was used to investigate the mechanism by which cyanide-induced histotoxic hypoxia produces neuronal degeneration. Treatment of undifferentiate...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Mills EM,Gunasekar PG,Pavlakovic G,Isom GE

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies were raised against the synaptosomal plasma membranes (SPMs) purified from the electric organ of the Torpedo. One antibody that reacts preferentially with SPMs rather than with other membrane fractions isolated from this tissue was previously found to inhibit hydrophilic and amphiphilic choline-O...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Eder-Colli L,Briand PA,Pellegrinelli N,Dunant Y

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unilateral frontal cortex ablations were performed in rats so that the glutamate terminals in the ipsilateral rostral neostriatum were removed. At 1 or 7 days later, intraperitoneal injections of ammonium acetate induced different changes in amino acid concentrations in the intact and deafferentated neostriatum. After...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Engelsen BA,Fosse VM,Fonnum F

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of intranasal drug administration to stimulate central neuronal systems is well known from drug addiction and has also been considered as an alternative pharmacokinetic approach to treat brain disorders such as Parkinson's disease. In the present study, the possible neurochemical effects of intranasa...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： De Souza Silva MA,Mattern C,Häcker R,Nogueira PJ,Huston JP,Schwarting RK

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CNS myelin was isolated from the spinal cord of the African lungfish Protopterus dolloi. Its proteins consisted of (1) two basic proteins (16,000 and 18,500 apparent Mr) that reacted with anti-human CNS myelin basic protein antibodies and (2) a major protein (29,000 apparent Mr) that stained with concanavalin A-horser...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Waehneldt TV,Matthieu JM,Jeserich G

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the consequences of transient application of specific stimuli mimicking inflammation to hippocampal tissue on microglia activation and neuronal cell vulnerability to a subsequent excitotoxic insult. Two-week-old organotypic hippocampal slice cultures, from 7-day-old C57BL/6 donor mice, were exposed for...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Bernardino L,Balosso S,Ravizza T,Marchi N,Ku G,Randle JC,Malva JO,Vezzani A

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several cholinesterase inhibitors used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been shown to interact with an allosteric site on the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). A possible linkage between the phosphorylation state of tau, the major component of paired helical filaments found in AD brain, and st...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Hellström-Lindahl E,Moore H,Nordberg A

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a basis for attempts to define the structures of the proteins within myelin, methods have been developed for their extraction and isolation in solutions of non-denaturing detergents. With use of solutions of deoxycholate or Triton X-100, up to 90% of the protein has been extracted from bovine CNS myelin, along with...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Smith R,Cook J,Dickens PA

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anticonvulsant drugs phenobarbital, phenytoin, sodium valproate, and phenytoin-sodium valproate in combination were administered daily to (a) pregnant rats starting on the 5th day after conception, and continued through 17 days postpartum, or (b) to developing rats between 3 and 17 days of age. Each drug was prepa...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Patsalos PN,Wiggins RC

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurons from the granular layer of the cerebellum express functional beta 2-adrenoreceptors (beta 2-ARs). We show that stimulation of beta 2-ARs with isoprenaline increases cyclic AMP (cAMP) production and stimulates transcription of genes containing the cAMP-responsive element (CRE; TGACGTCA). This effect is mediated...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Barthel F,Loeffler JP

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron, an essential element for all cells of the body, including those of the brain, is transported bound to transferrin in the blood and the general extracellular fluid of the body. The demonstration of transferrin receptors on brain capillary endothelial cells (BCECs) more than 20 years ago provided the evidence for ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Moos T,Rosengren Nielsen T,Skjørringe T,Morgan EH

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：:Extracellular adenosine in the brain, which modulates various physiological and pathological processes, fluctuates in a complicated manner that reflects the circadian cycle, neuronal activity, metabolism, and disease states. The dynamics of extracellular adenosine in the brain are not fully understood, largely because...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Yamashiro K,Fujii Y,Maekawa S,Morita M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder and is, on a histopathological level, characterized by the presence of extracellular amyloid plaques composed of the protein fragment Aβ, and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles, which contain the microtubule-associated protein tau in a hyperphos...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Brandt R,Bakota L

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence suggests that proteasome inhibition plays a causal role in promoting the neurodegeneration and neuron death observed in multiple disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). The ability of severe and acute inhibition of proteasome function to induce neuron death and n...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Ding Q,Dimayuga E,Martin S,Bruce-Keller AJ,Nukala V,Cuervo AM,Keller JN

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS2) in glial cells is inhibited by neurotransmitters such as norepinephrine (NE) which elevate cAMP levels. We examined the molecular basis for this effect using a 2.2-kb fragment of the rat NOS2 promoter transfected into rat C6 glioma cells. Promoter activation (up...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Gavrilyuk V,Horvath P,Weinberg G,Feinstein DL

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural transplantation is an experimental treatment for Parkinson's disease. Widespread clinical application of the grafting technique is hampered by a relatively poor survival (around 10%) of implanted embryonic dopamine neurones. Earlier animal studies have indicated that a large proportion of the grafted cells die ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Emgård M,Hallin U,Karlsson J,Bahr BA,Brundin P,Blomgren K

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of the initial rates of 45Ca2+ uptake by rat brain mitochondria in Ca2+-1,2-bis(o-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid buffers indicated that nontelencephalic mitochondria exhibited both a much less pronounced stimulatory effect of spermine and significantly more hyperbolic kinetics of Ca2+ uptake t...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Jensen JR,Lynch G,Baudry M

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unilateral ligation of the left common carotid artery in anesthetized Mongolian gerbils resulted in a steep rise in extracellular dopamine in the ipsilateral striatum in 9 out of 19 animals. Extracellular dopamine was measured by cerebral dialysis in vivo and reached a peak of 0.19 mM at 40 min. At the same time, the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Slivka A,Brannan TS,Weinberger J,Knott PJ,Cohen G

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:α-Synuclein causes Parkinson's disease if mutated or aberrantly produced in neurons. α-Synuclein-lipid interactions are important for the normal function of the protein, but can also contribute to pathogenesis. We previously reported that deletion of the first 10 N-terminal amino acids dramatically reduced lipid bindi...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Vamvaca K,Lansbury PT Jr,Stefanis L

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylethylamine (dopamine) D2 receptor agonists, including BHT 920 and bromocriptine, and the potassium channel opener minoxidil share the property of hyperpolarizing the plasma membrane by activating voltage-dependent potassium channels. These drugs were tested for their ability to inhibit the cyclic AM...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Memo M,Pizzi M,Belloni M,Benarese M,Spano P

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the leading genetic cause for infantile death, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) has been extensively studied since its first description in the early 1890s. Though today much is known about the cause of the disease, a cure or effective treatment is not currently available. Recently the short chain fatty acid valproic ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Lunke S,El-Osta A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurosecretory terminals (neurosecretosomes, NSS) were isolated from rat neurohypophyses. High [K+]o or veratridine stimulated secretion of vasopressin and oxytocin by up to approximately 100-fold. Stimulated secretion was dependent on calcium and temperature, and could be elicited from NSS maintained in culture for 4...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Payza K,Russell JT

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged hypoxia exerts profound effects on cell function, and has been associated with increased production of amyloid beta peptides (A beta Ps) of Alzheimer's disease. Here, we have investigated the effects of chronic hypoxia (2.5% O2, 24 h) on capacitative Ca2+ entry (CCE) in primary cultures of rat type-I cortica...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Smith IF,Plant LD,Boyle JP,Skinner RA,Pearson HA,Peers C

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：:Synaptic plasma membranes (SPM) and synaptic junctions (SJ) were isolated from the cortices of rats varying in age between 5 and 28 days. Gel electrophoresis of SPM and SJ indicated a marked increase in the concentration of the "PSD protein" (M. W. 52,000) with development. The biosynthesis of glycoproteins was measur...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Fu SC,Cruz TF,Gurd JW

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:L-glutamate (Glu) is the predominant excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system. It plays major roles in normal neurophysiology and many brain disorders by binding to membrane-bound Glu receptors. To overcome the spatial and temporal limitations encountered in previous in vivo extracellular Gl...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Day BK,Pomerleau F,Burmeister JJ,Huettl P,Gerhardt GA

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein kinases and protein phosphatases that act on tyrosine hydroxylase in vivo have not been established. Bovine adrenal chromaffin cells were permeabilized with digitonin and incubated with [gamma-32P]ATP, in the presence or absence of 10 microM Ca2+, 1 microM cyclic AMP, 1 microM phorbol dibutyrate, or variou...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Gonçalves CA,Hall A,Sim AT,Bunn SJ,Marley PD,Cheah TB,Dunkley PR

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00