Sequence and novel distribution of the chicken homologue of the mammalian gamma-aminobutyric acidA receptor gamma 1 subunit.

abstract：:Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is caused by the loss of functional fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). Loss of FMRP results in an elevated basal protein expression profile of FMRP targeted mRNAs, a loss of local metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR)-regulated protein synthesis, exaggerated long-term depression an...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Schmit TL,Dowell JA,Maes ME,Wilhelm M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calmodulin regulated spectrin-associated protein 1 (CAMSAP1) is a vertebrate microtubule-binding protein, and a representative of a family of cytoskeletal proteins that arose with animals. We reported previously that the central region of the protein, which contains no recognized functional domain, inhibited neurite o...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： King MD,Phillips GW,Bignone PA,Hayes NV,Pinder JC,Baines AJ

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The C57BL/Ola (Ola) mouse is a mutant substrain in which transected axons undergo very slow Wallerian degeneration. Because axonal degradation during Wallerian degeneration is calcium dependent, we tested whether Ola axons are susceptible to calcium-mediated axonal degeneration by comparing neurofilament degradation b...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Glass JD,Schryer BL,Griffin JW

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of triethyltin (TET) and trimethyltin (TMT) with rat brain astrocytes in vitro was investigated. Both compounds are highly neurotoxic after in vivo application, cause neurobehavioral changes, and elicit neuronal and glial responses in the CNS. In this study, 5-week-old cultures were exposed to TMT or T...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Richter-Landsberg C,Besser A

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on glial cultures have demonstrated that fetal bovine serum contains a factor that induces bipotential glial precursors known as oligodendrocyte-type 2 astrocyte (O-2A) progenitors to become type 2 astroglia rather than oligodendroglia. The goal of this research project was to characterize and purify this fact...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Levison SW,McCarthy KD

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have shown previously that phosphate groups on the amino-terminal head domain region of the middle molecular mass subunit of neurofilament proteins (NF-M) are added by second messenger-dependent protein kinases. Here, we have identified Ser23 as a specific protein kinase A phosphorylation site on the native NF-M su...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Sihag RK,Jaffe H,Nixon RA,Rong X

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamate receptors belonging to the subclass specifically activated by alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid (AMPA) were solubilized from rat forebrain membranes with Triton X-100 and partially purified through a series of three chromatographic steps. Specific [3H]AMPA binding increased 30-60-fold ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Bahr BA,Vodyanoy V,Hall RA,Suppiramaniam V,Kessler M,Sumikawa K,Lynch G

更新日期：1992-11-01 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：:Nanomolar β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) can induce neuronal loss in culture by activating microglia to phagocytose neurons. We report here that this neuronal loss is mediated by the bridging protein lactadherin/milk-fat globule epidermal growth factor-like factor 8 (MFG-E8), which is released by Aβ-activated microglia, binds...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Neniskyte U,Brown GC

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the effect of cocaine on the brain histamine neuron system, histamine levels and histamine N-methyltransferase activity in the rat brain were measured after the administration of cocaine. Moreover, we examined the effect of L-histidine on cocaine-induced wheel-running behavior. The administration of cocaine...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Ito C,Onodera K,Sakurai E,Sato M,Watanabe T

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular amino acid levels in the rat piriform cortex, an area highly susceptible to seizure-induced neuropathology, were determined by means of intracranial microdialysis. Seizures were induced by systemic administration of either soman (O-1,2,2-trimethylpropyl methylphosphonofluoridate), a potent inhibitor of a...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Wade JV,Samson FE,Nelson SR,Pazdernik TL

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The loss of ATP, which is needed for ionic homeostasis, is an early event in the neurotoxicity of glutamate and beta-amyloid (A(beta)). We hypothesize that cells supplemented with the precursor creatine make more phosphocreatine (PCr) and create larger energy reserves with consequent neuroprotection against stressors....

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Brewer GJ,Wallimann TW

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of the apoptogenic sphingomyelin-dependent signaling pathway in neuronally differentiated PC12 cells with cell-permeant C2-ceramide resulted in a transient and short-lived emission of reactive oxygen species that was maximal 6 h after the beginning of treatment, followed immediately by nuclear translocation...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： France-Lanord V,Brugg B,Michel PP,Agid Y,Ruberg M

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sustained increase in the brain concentrations of neuroactive steroids was previously shown to induce Y1 receptor gene expression in the amygdala of Y1R/LacZ transgenic mice which harbour a construct comprising the murine Y1 receptor gene promoter and the lacZ reporter gene. We now investigated the effects of restra...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Mele P,Oberto A,Serra M,Pisu MG,Floris I,Biggio G,Eva C

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perlecan is a specific proteoglycan that binds to amyloid precursor protein and beta-amyloid peptide, is present within amyloid deposits, and has been implicated in plaque formation. Because plaque formation is associated with local inflammation, we hypothesized that the mechanisms involved in brain inflammatory respo...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： García de Yébenes E,Ho A,Damani T,Fillit H,Blum M

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major depressive disorder is a common form of mental illness. Many brain regions are implicated in the pathophysiology and symptomatology of depression. Among key brain areas is the striatum that controls reward and mood and is involved in the development of core depression-like behavior in animal models of depression...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Mao LM,Wang JQ

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：:Levels of multidrug efflux transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp) on endothelial cells lining brain blood vessels are important for limiting access of many compounds to the brain. In vivo studies have indicated that ischaemia-reperfusion that generates reactive oxygen species also increases P-gp levels in brain endothelial...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Robertson SJ,Kania KD,Hladky SB,Barrand MA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoamine action in the dorsal striatum and nucleus accumbens plays essential roles in striatal physiology. Although research often focuses on dopamine and its receptors, norepinephrine (NE) and adrenergic receptors are also crucial in regulating striatal function. While noradrenergic neurotransmission has been identi...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Meitzen J,Luoma JI,Stern CM,Mermelstein PG

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tamoxifen has been found to be neuroprotective in both transient and permanent experimental ischemic stroke. However, it remains unknown whether this agent shows a similar beneficial effect after spinal cord injury (SCI), and what are its underlying mechanisms. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of tamoxifen ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Tian DS,Liu JL,Xie MJ,Zhan Y,Qu WS,Yu ZY,Tang ZP,Pan DJ,Wang W

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:125I-Porcine brain natriuretic peptide (125I-pBNP) bound to mouse astrocytes in primary culture in a time-dependent manner (t1/2 = 4.5 min), similar to 125I-human atrial natriuretic peptide (125I-hANP) (t1/2 = 5 min). Binding was saturable and reached equilibrium after 90 min at 22 degrees C for both radioligands. Sca...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Yeung VT,Lai CK,Cockram CS,Young JD,Nicholls MG

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A role for neurotrophic factors, in particular brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), in modulating synaptic plasticity in the adult brain has been described in recent years by several laboratories. A great deal of emphasis has been placed on establishing its precise role in the expression of long-term potentiation...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Gooney M,Lynch MA

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Converging lines of evidence suggest that progressive accumulation of the amyloid beta-protein (A beta) plays a central role in the genesis of Alzheimer's disease, but it was long assumed that A beta had to be assembled into extracellular amyloid fibrils to exert its cytotoxic effects. Over the past decade, data have ...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Walsh DM,Selkoe DJ

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homologues of the Drosophila melanogaster tweety (tty) gene are present in mammals and Caenorhabditis elegans. The encoded proteins have five predicted membrane-spanning regions and recent findings suggest that some family members may be chloride channels. Phylogenetic analysis of the tty family including novel member...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Matthews CA,Shaw JE,Hooper JA,Young IG,Crouch MF,Campbell HD

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipocalin-type prostaglandin (PG) D synthase (L-PGDS) is responsible for the production of PGD(2), the main PG in the CNS. PGD(2) is an endogenous sleep inducer, and it is involved in the control of odor and pain responses and body temperature. In addition, PGD synthase transports lipophilic molecules in the subarachn...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： García-Fernández LF,Iñiguez MA,Eguchi N,Fresno M,Urade Y,Muñoz A

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kindling induces long-term adaptations in neuronal function that lead to a decreased threshold for induction of seizures. In the present study, the influence of amygdala kindling on levels of mRNA for the immediate-early genes (IEGs) c-fos, c-jun, and NGF1-A were examined both before and after an acute electroconvulsi...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Duman RS,Craig JS,Winston SM,Deutch AY,Hernandez TD

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fever is thought to be mediated by leukocytic pyrogen (LP), a polypeptide synthesized by phagocytic leukocytes and which is responsible for the upwards resetting of the hypothalamic thermostat. In an attempt to study the effects of LP directly on brain tissue, purified human LP was incubated with rabbit brain slices i...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Dinarello CA,Bernheim HA

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous observations have shown that neuroactive steroid levels in the brain are affected by acute experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) with sex and regional specificity (Giatti et al. 2010). To better understand the effect of EAE on neuroactive steroids, we have here assessed the levels of pregnenolon...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Caruso D,D'Intino G,Giatti S,Maschi O,Pesaresi M,Calabrese D,Garcia-Segura LM,Calza L,Melcangi RC

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In complex tissues where multiple subtypes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are expressed, immunohistochemistry has been the most popular tool for investigation of nAChR subunit distribution. However, recent studies with nAChR subunit knockout mice demonstrated that a large panel of antibodies is unsuitab...

journal_title：Journal of neurochemistry

authors： Shelukhina IV,Kryukova EV,Lips KS,Tsetlin VI,Kummer W

更新日期：2009-05-01 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