Pyrrolines as prodrugs of gamma-aminobutyric acid analogues.

abstract：:Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (LINCL) is a rare neurodegenerative disease caused by mutations in the Cln2 gene that leads to deficiency or loss of function of the tripeptidyl peptidase 1 (TPP1) enzyme. TPP1 deficiency is known to cause the accumulation of autofluoroscent lipid-protein pigments in brain...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Ghosh A,Rangasamy SB,Modi KK,Pahan K

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two monoclonal antibodies that recognize Alzheimer's neurofibrillary tangles (ANTs), AD10 and AB18, have been characterized by immunoblotting against human and calf spinal cord neurofilament (NF) and calf brain microtubule preparations. Both antibodies bind to the 200-kilodalton (kd) (NF-H) and 160-kd (NF-M) but not t...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Ksiezak-Reding H,Yen SH

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural vitamin E tocotrienols possess properties not shared by tocopherols. Nanomolar alpha-tocotrienol, not alpha-tocopherol, is potently neuroprotective. On a concentration basis, this finding represents the most potent of all biological functions exhibited by any natural vitamin E molecule. We sought to dissec...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Khanna S,Roy S,Parinandi NL,Maurer M,Sen CK

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activation by endogenous dopamine of the inhibitory 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethylamine (dopamine) receptors modulating the electrically evoked release of [3H]acetylcholine [( 3H]ACh) and [3H]dopamine in rat striatal slices is a function of the concentration of dopamine accumulated in the synaptic cleft during electrica...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Baud P,Arbilla S,Langer SZ

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incorporation of radioactive precursors into gangliosides and other glycolipids, glycoproteins, and total lipids has been studied in rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells. Starting with the same PC12 cell pool, cultures displaying different degrees of neuritic expression in response to nerve growth factor (NGF) and comb...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Katoh-Semba R,Skaper SD,Varon S

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for nerve growth factor (NGF) has been developed. The sensitivity of this assay (0.1 pg/well) permits the quantification of endogenous immunoreactive NGF in the peripheral nervous system and the CNS. Studies on the regulatory mechanisms involved in NGF production i...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Weskamp G,Otten U

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) has both soluble (S-COMT) and membrane-bound (MB-COMT) isoforms. A specific COMT antibody was used in immunohistochemical and confocal co-localization studies to explore the distribution of COMT in general in normal mice and MB-COMT in particular, in an S-COMT deficient mouse line. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Myöhänen TT,Schendzielorz N,Männistö PT

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The characteristics of beta-alanine transport at the blood-brain barrier were studied by using primary cultured bovine brain capillary endothelial cells. Kinetic analysis of the beta-[3H]alanine transport indicated that the transporter for beta-alanine functions with Kt of 25.3 +/- 2.5 microM and Jmax of 6.90 +/- 0.48...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Komura J,Tamai I,Senmaru M,Terasaki T,Sai Y,Tsuji A

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is well established that RhoA signaling pathways play key roles in regulating neuronal morphology, their involvement in other aspects of neuronal function has received little attention. Recent studies have elucidated a novel intracellular signaling pathway used by RhoA to elicit activation of serum respons...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Tabuchi A,Estevez M,Henderson JA,Marx R,Shiota J,Nakano H,Baraban JM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extracellular concentrations of amino acids in the hippocampal CA1 field and striatum of conscious freely moving rats were monitored simultaneously by in vivo brain microdialysis using HPLC with electrochemical detection. Under basal conditions, aspartate, glutamate, glutamine, glycine, taurine, and alanine were d...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Shibanoki S,Kogure M,Sugahara M,Ishikawa K

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both adenosine and interleukin-6 (IL-6) have been implicated in the pathophysiology of, e.g., epileptic seizures, traumatic brain injury, and affective disorders. Stimulation of adenosine A2B receptors on astrocytes in vitro leads to the increased synthesis and secretion of IL-6. We investigated whether or not activat...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Vazquez JF,Clement HW,Sommer O,Schulz E,van Calker D

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Published evidence has linked glutamate with the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and the up-regulation of a variety of chemokines, including monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1)/chemokine ligand 2, with AD-associated pathological changes. In this study, we assessed the potential molecular basis for the role...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Lee EO,Park HJ,Kang JL,Kim HS,Chong YH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The characteristics of glycosylation of a brain-specific glycoprotein, 1D4 antigen, and the epitope recognized by its monoclonal antibody were studied. Removal of high-mannose and hybrid types of N-linked oligosaccharides by treatment with endoglycosidase H converted the molecular mass of the 1D4 antigen from 89 kDa t...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Sano S,Ito S,Nakamura M,Nakagawa H

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prescribed drugs for treatment of cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients are regarded as symptomatic drugs. Effective disease modifying therapies are not yet prescribed in AD patients. Three major hallmarks of AD (e.g. cholinergic hypofunction, Aβ and tau neuropathologies) are closely linked raisi...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Fisher A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of hypoglycaemic, hypoxic, and ischaemic conditions on high-affinity neurotransmitter transport was studied in the human astrocytoma clone D384 and the human neuroblastoma clone SH-SY5Y. Both cell lines expressed a sodium-dependent glutamate/aspartate transporter. Km values for D-[3H]aspartate uptake were 6...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： O'Neill CM,Ball SG,Vaughan PF

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats fasted overnight were allowed to consume single meals containing 0, 18, or 40% protein or continued to fast; after 2 h, brains and sera were taken and assayed for various amino acids. In general, serum levels of most amino acids were reduced by the 0% protein meal and elevated by the high-protein meal when compar...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Glaeser BS,Maher TJ,Wurtman RJ

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient exposure to ethanol (EtOH) results in a massive neurodegeneration in the developing brain leading to behavioral and cognitive deficits observed in fetal alcohol syndrome. There is now compelling evidence that K+ channels play an important role in the control of programmed cell death. The aim of the present w...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Lefebvre T,Gonzalez BJ,Vaudry D,Desrues L,Falluel-Morel A,Aubert N,Fournier A,Tonon MC,Vaudry H,Castel H

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(R)-[(N-propargyl-(3R) aminoindan-5-yl) ethyl methyl carbamate] (TV3326) is a novel cholinesterase and brain-selective monoamine oxidase (MAO)-A/-B inhibitor. It was developed for the treatment of dementia co-morbid with extra pyramidal disorders (parkinsonism), and depression. On chronic treatment in mice it attenuat...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Sagi Y,Weinstock M,Youdim MB

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Voltage-dependent calcium channels from ileal smooth muscle can be affinity-labeled with a [3H]dihydropyridine isothiocyanate radioligand. We examined the binding of this agent to brain membranes, to compare the properties of calcium channel drug binding sites in brain with those previously described in ileum. In brai...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Greenberg DA,Cooper EC,Carpenter CL

更新日期：1985-01-01 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

abstract：:In vivo microdialysis was used to determine whether the 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-induced release of serotonin (5-HT) in vivo involves a carrier-mediated process and to investigate further the state-dependent interaction between 5-HT and dopamine. MDMA produced a dose-dependent increase in the extracell...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Gudelsky GA,Nash JF

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs) are characterized by cognitive impairment and other neurological defects. The definite cause of and pathways underlying the progression of these NDDs are not well-defined. Several mechanisms have been proposed to contribute to the development of NDDs. These mechanisms may procee...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Basavarajappa BS,Shivakumar M,Joshi V,Subbanna S

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical study we have examined the distribution of myelin basic protein (MBP), 2',3'-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase (CNP), and myelin/oligodendroglial glycoprotein (MOG) within CNS myelin sheaths and oligodendrocytes of adult Sprague-Dawley rats. Ultrastructural i...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Brunner C,Lassmann H,Waehneldt TV,Matthieu JM,Linington C

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work from this laboratory has shown that in PC12 cells the phosphorylation of a specific soluble protein is decreased by nerve growth factor treatment. The protein, designated Nsp100, and its kinase have been separated and partially purified from PC12 cells. In the present work, the tissue distribution of Nsp...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Hama T,Guroff G

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant that successfully treats many neuropathic pain syndromes, although the mechanism of its antihyperalgesic action remains elusive. This study aims to help delineate gabapentin's antihyperalgesic mechanisms. We assessed the effectiveness of gabapentin at decreasing mechanical and cold hype...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Coderre TJ,Kumar N,Lefebvre CD,Yu JS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better understand amyloid-beta (Abeta) metabolism in vivo, we assessed the concentration of Abeta in the CSF and plasma of APP(V717F) (PDAPP) transgenic mice, a model that develops age-dependent Alzheimer's disease (AD)-like pathology. In 3-month-old mice, prior to the development of Abeta deposition in the brain, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： DeMattos RB,Bales KR,Parsadanian M,O'Dell MA,Foss EM,Paul SM,Holtzman DM

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified two genes from the parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus, Hco-unc-49B and Hco-unc-49C that encode two GABA-gated chloride channel subunits. Electrophysiological analysis revealed that this channel has properties similar to those of the UNC-49 channel from the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis el...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Siddiqui SZ,Brown DD,Rao VT,Forrester SG

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drebrin is a well-known side-binding protein of F-actin in the brain. Immunohistochemical data suggest that the peripheral parts of growing axons are enriched in the drebrin E isoform and mature axons are not. It has also been observed that drebrin E is concentrated in the growth cones of PC12 cells. These data strong...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Mizui T,Kojima N,Yamazaki H,Katayama M,Hanamura K,Shirao T

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agmatine (decarboxylated arginine) was originally identified in the CNS as an imidazoline receptor ligand. Further studies demonstrated that agmatine antagonizes NMDA receptors and inhibits nitric oxide synthase. Intrathecally administered agmatine inhibits opioid tolerance and hyperalgesia evoked by inflammation, ner...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Goracke-Postle CJ,Overland AC,Riedl MS,Stone LS,Fairbanks CA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When activated by proinflammatory stimuli, microglia release substantial levels of glutamate, and mounting evidence suggests this contributes to neuronal damage during neuroinflammation. Prior studies indicated a role for the Xc exchange system, an amino acid transporter that antiports glutamate for cystine. Because c...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Barger SW,Goodwin ME,Porter MM,Beggs ML

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00