Expression of proteolipid protein gene is directly associated with secretion of a factor influencing oligodendrocyte development.

abstract：:Cerebral cortex tissue was obtained at autopsy from neonatal Poll Hereford calves with clinically confirmed maple syrup urine disease (MSUD), neonatal Holstein-Friesian calves with clinically confirmed citrullinemia, and matched controls. From this, synaptosomes were prepared for studies of neurotransmitter amino acid...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Dodd PR,Williams SH,Gundlach AL,Harper PA,Healy PJ,Dennis JA,Johnston GA

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purified rat brain Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaM-kinase II) is stimulated by brain gangliosides to a level of about 30% the activity obtained in the presence of Ca2+/calmodulin (CaM). Of the various gangliosides tested, GT1b was the most potent, giving half-maximal activation at 25 microM. Gangliosi...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Fukunaga K,Miyamoto E,Soderling TR

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the cloning, genome mapping, functional expression, pharmacology and anatomical distribution of three melanocortin (MC) receptors from zebrafish (z). Phylogenetic analysis showed with high bootstrap support that these genes represent one MC4 receptor and two MC5 receptors. Chromosomal mapping showed conserve...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Ringholm A,Fredriksson R,Poliakova N,Yan YL,Postlethwait JH,Larhammar D,Schiöth HB

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The content of 1,2-diacylglycerol (DAG) was determined in sciatic nerves from normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. In nerves frozen in situ, DAG content was reduced 22% in the proximal region and 77% in the distal region of diabetic nerve, principally because of the loss of associated fat. DAG levels in fr...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Zhu X,Eichberg J

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiological function of the cellular prion protein (PrP(c)) is unclear. PrP(c) associates with lipid rafts, highly glycolipid-rich membrane domains containing a large variety of signaling molecules, e.g., sphingolipids (SL). In this study, we investigated possible connections between PrP(c) and sphingolipid-asso...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Schmalzbauer R,Eigenbrod S,Winoto-Morbach S,Xiang W,Schütze S,Bertsch U,Kretzschmar HA

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction of the prodynorphin gene occurs in a tissue-specific manner following different physiological stimuli. Using electrophoretic mobility shift assays, we studied the relative activity of the five major regulatory sites in the rat prodynorphin promoter. Prodynorphin cyclic AMP-responsive element 2 (DynCRE2), Dyn...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Carrión AM,Mellström B,Luckman SM,Naranjo JR

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contents of cystathionine and taurine, as well as cystathionine beta-synthase activity in various regions of the brains of normal and DL-propargylglycine-treated rats, were measured. The content of cystathionine in each region of brain increased gradually from 0.5 mg to 20 mg/200 g body weight in relation to the d...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Kodama H,Ikeda H,Awata S,Nakayama K

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unique modification of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) by polysialic acid (polySia) is tightly associated with nervous system development and plasticity. The prevailing view that this large carbohydrate polymer acts as an anti-adhesive factor seems straightforward at first sight. However, during almost 25...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Hildebrandt H,Mühlenhoff M,Weinhold B,Gerardy-Schahn R

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular calcium ions regulate the structure and functions of cytoskeletal proteins. On the other hand, recent studies have shown that the cytoskeleton, and actin filaments in particular, can modulate calcium influx through plasma membrane ligand- and voltage-gated channels. We now report that calcium release fro...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Wang Y,Mattson MP,Furukawa K

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clearance rates for serotonin (5-HT) in heterozygote (+/-) and homozygote (-/-) serotonin transporter (5-HTT) knockout (KO) mice have not been determined in vivo. Moreover, the effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) on 5-HT clearance in these mice has not been examined. In this study, the rate of cl...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Montañez S,Owens WA,Gould GG,Murphy DL,Daws LC

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of serine transhydroxymethylase (STHM; EC 2.1.2.1) in crude homogenates of rat, guinea pig and goat retina has been demonstrated. There was a variation in the levels of retinal STHM activity in the three species. Substantial STHM activity was found in all the three retinal preparations in the absence of p...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Dasgupta P,Narayanaswami A

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) pathology is marked by the massive infiltration of myelin-specific T cells into the CNS. Hallmarks of T helper (Th) cells during active disease are pro-inflammatory Th1/Th17 cells that predominate over immunoregulatory Th2/Treg cells. Neurodegeneration, a major factor in progressive MS, is ofte...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Trager N,Smith A,Wallace Iv G,Azuma M,Inoue J,Beeson C,Haque A,Banik NL

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetic studies on the action of monoamine oxidase (MAO) in the regulation of Na+,K+-ATPase were performed using 3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (MHB), which is an analogue of 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-phenylacetylaldehyde (product of MAO-catalysed reaction with dopamine as substrate). It was observed that at 2.6 microM MHB...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Mayanil CS,Baquer NZ

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism is a behaviorally defined neurodevelopmental disorder and among its symptoms are disturbances in face and emotional processing. Emerging evidence demonstrates abnormalities in the GABAergic (gamma-aminobutyric acid) system in autism, which likely contributes to these deficits. GABA(B) receptors play an importan...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Oblak AL,Gibbs TT,Blatt GJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transamination of the branched-chain amino acids produces glutamate and branched-chain alpha-ketoacids. The reaction is catalyzed by branched-chain aminotransferase (BCAT), of which there are cytosolic and mitochondrial isoforms (BCATc and BCATm). BCATc accounts for 70% of brain BCAT activity, and contributes at least...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： García-Espinosa MA,Wallin R,Hutson SM,Sweatt AJ

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metallothionein (MT) protein and mRNA levels were monitored following exposure of rat neonatal primary astrocyte cultures to methylmercury (MeHg). MT-I and MT-II mRNAs were probed on northern blots with an [alpha-32P]dCTP-labeled synthetic cDNA probe specific for rat MT mRNA. MT-I and MT-II mRNAs were detected in untr...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Rising L,Vitarella D,Kimelberg HK,Aschner M

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ammonia is responsible for cerebral edema associated with acute liver failure, but the role of the vasogenic mechanism has been a matter of dispute. Here, we tested the hypothesis that ammonia induces changes in blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability by a mechanism coupled to oxidative/nitrosative stress (ONS) evoked ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Skowrońska M,Zielińska M,Wójcik-Stanaszek L,Ruszkiewicz J,Milatovic D,Aschner M,Albrecht J

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have supported the hypothesis that macromolecular synthesis occurs in the brain during sleep as a response to prior waking activities and that prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) is an endogenous sleep substance whose effects are dependent on adenosine A2a receptor-mediated signaling. We compared gene expression ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Terao A,Huang ZL,Wisor JP,Mochizuki T,Gerashchenko D,Urade Y,Kilduff TS

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of angiotensin IV (Ang IV) or Leu-Val-Val-haemorphin 7 (LVV-H7) improves memory performance in normal rats and reverses memory deficits in rat models for cognitive impairment. These memory effects were believed to be mediated via the putative 'AT4 receptor'. However, thi...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： De Bundel D,Demaegdt H,Lahoutte T,Caveliers V,Kersemans K,Ceulemans AG,Vauquelin G,Clinckers R,Vanderheyden P,Michotte Y,Smolders I

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that caffeine (1.5-30 mg/kg i.p.) as well as specific A1 (DPCPX, 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine) receptor antagonists fail to increase extracellular dopamine (DA) in the shell of the nucleus accumbens (NAc). However, it has also been reported that caffeine (10 and 30 mg/kg i.p.) and the A1 ant...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： De Luca MA,Bassareo V,Bauer A,Di Chiara G

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl 4-hydroxylases (HIF-PHDs) are important targets against oxidative stress. We hypothesized that inhibition HIF-PHD by adaptaquin reduces hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in a neonatal mouse model. The pups were treated intraperitoneally immediately with adaptaquin after hypoxia-ischemia (HI...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Li K,Li T,Wang Y,Xu Y,Zhang S,Culmsee C,Wang X,Zhu C

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antisilencer or antirepressor elements have been described, thus far, for only a few eukaryotic genes and were identified by their ability not to augment gene expression per se but to override repression mediated via negative transcription regulatory elements. Here we report the first case of antisilencing for a neura...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Dobretsova A,Wight PA

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local application of K+ via micropressure-ejection, coupled with in vivo electrochemical detection, was used to study stimulated release from monoaminergic nerve terminals in the striatum of anesthetized rats and mice. K+-evoked releases were reversible, reproducible, and dose-dependent. In contrast, releases of elect...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Gerhardt GA,Rose GM,Hoffer BJ

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most striking features of neurons in the mature peripheral nervous system is their ability to survive and to regenerate their axons following axonal injury. To perform a comprehensive survey of the molecular mechanisms that underlie peripheral nerve regeneration, we analyzed a cDNA library derived from the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Kubo T,Yamashita T,Yamaguchi A,Hosokawa K,Tohyama M

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：:The current study measured extracellular fluid (ECF) levels of excitatory amino acids before and during the onset of thiamine deficiency-induced pathologic lesions. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with daily pyrithiamine (0.25 mg/kg i.p.) and a thiamine-deficient diet (PTD). Microdialysates were simultaneously c...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Langlais PJ,Zhang SX

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) in synaptosome-enriched fractions of rat brain was ascertained using a GLC technique. The stability of GHB in synaptosomes was evaluated by addition of various gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transaminase (GABA-T) inhibitors, GHB, or ethosuximide to the homogenizing mediu...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Snead OC 3rd

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focused on the molecular and pharmacological characterization of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors expressed by progenitors and differentiated oligodendrocytes. We also analyzed the role of muscarinic receptors in regulating downstream signal transduction pathways and the functional significance of recepto...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Ragheb F,Molina-Holgado E,Cui QL,Khorchid A,Liu HN,Larocca JN,Almazan G

更新日期：2001-06-01 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 degeneration of nigral dopamine neurons in Parkinson's disease (PD) reportedly involves a defect in brain mitochondrial complex I in association with the activation of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) and caspase-3. To elucidate molecular mechanisms possibly linking these events, as well as to evaluate the neurop...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Wang X,Qin ZH,Leng Y,Wang Y,Jin X,Chase TN,Bennett MC

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00