Nicotinamide as a precursor for NAD+ prevents apoptosis in the mouse brain induced by tertiary-butylhydroperoxide.

abstract：:The motor activity of the rat bladder elicited by transmural electrical stimulation was abolished in the presence of 200 nM tetrodotoxin but not of 1 microM atropine plus 3.4 microM guanethidine. Tissue preincubation with 20 microM, alpha, beta-methylene ATP reduced but did not obliterate the electrically-induced moto...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Acevedo CG,Lewin J,Contreras E,Huidobro-Toro JP

更新日期：1990-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The calcitonin-gene receptor peptide (alphaCGRP) receptor is present in high levels in the caudal striatum of the rat. Previous behavioural experiments have highlighted a possible correlation between alphaCGRP-mediated effects and the dopaminergic system. In this study, we examined the effect of alphaCGRP on K(+)-evok...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Maneuf YP,McKnight AT

更新日期：2001-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Vigabatrin (VGB, gamma-vinyl-gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)), an irreversible inhibitor of GABA transaminase, increases regional inhibitory effects by elevating GABA concentration and reducing glutamate synthesis. In the present study, changes in glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) activity and its immunoreactivity in the s...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Kang TC,An SJ,Park SK,Hwang IK,Choi SY,Kwon OS,Won MH

更新日期：2003-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethanol consumption affects levels of endogenous opioids as well as opioid receptors in both animals and humans. We studied the expression of delta (delta) and mu (mu) opioid receptors (ORs) in brain sections of adult male Sprague-Dawley rats after 2 weeks of consuming ethanol in a liquid diet, with comparisons to sec...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Saland LC,Hastings CM,Abeyta A,Chavez JB

更新日期：2005-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to describe how high altitude affects the body during a one night stay at 4000m experiments were performed in a hypobaric chamber and compared to a study on Dachstein (mountain in Austria, 2700m). Ten subjects had to perform a reaction time task at different altitudes. The EEG and ECG were recorded simultaneo...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Guger C,Krausert S,Domej W,Edlinger G,Tannheimer M

更新日期：2008-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the rubrospinal projection to forelimb motoneurons (Mns) in cats, in comparison with the corticospinal projection. Under pentobarbital anesthesia, intracellular recordings were made from forelimb Mns following stimulation of the red nucleus (RN) and the cerebral peduncle (CP). Single pulse stimulation of t...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Fujito Y,Imai T,Aoki M

更新日期：1991-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was undertaken to determine whether the postsynaptic inhibition of motoneurons that occurs following the pontine microinjection of carbachol in the decerebrate cat is due to the activity of Renshaw cells. Thirty-two out of 37 Renshaw cells (86%) were spontaneously active prior to the administration o...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Morales FR,Engelhardt JK,Pereda AE,Yamuy J,Chase MH

更新日期：1988-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The cingulum, a major structure of the limbic system, is closely associated with memory function. In the current study, we investigated aging of the cingulum according to the location of the cingulum in each part of the cingulum after dividing the cingulum into five parts in normal subjects, using DTT parameters (frac...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Jang SH,Kwon YH,Lee MY,Kim JR,Seo JP

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tritiated dipyridamole, a specific adenosine uptake inhibitor binds in a saturable and reversible fashion to high-affinity receptor sites in guinea pig brain sections (Kd = 10 +/- 1.5 nM; Bmax = 650 +/- 100 fmol/mg prot.). The anatomical distribution of [3H]dipyridamole binding sites obtained with autoradiographic tec...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Bisserbe JC,Deckert J,Marangos P

更新日期：1986-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Influences of a submaximal endurance test in the right first dorsal interosseus on force and fatigue-related parameters of activating the contralateral muscle were studied. The test consisted of a 30% maximum voluntary contraction (MVC), regularly interrupted by maximal contractions and brief rest periods. Despite the...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Zijdewind I,Zwarts MJ,Kernell D

更新日期：1998-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanisms of neuropathic pain are not clear. Recently we showed long-term potentiation (LTP) of wide dynamic range (WDR) neurones after electrical conditioning stimulation of the sciatic nerve in normal rats. In this study we investigated the effects of the same conditioning on both the evoked responses of WDR cells ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Rygh LJ,Kontinen VK,Suzuki R,Dickenson AH

更新日期：2000-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The medial septal area (MSA) contains cholinergic and GABAergic neurons that send projections to the hippocampus. These neurons have both cholinergic and GABAergic receptors. This study was designed to determine the effects of intraseptal infusions of cholinergic and GABAergic drugs, which alter mnemonic processes, on...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Gorman LK,Pang K,Frick KM,Givens B,Olton DS

更新日期：1994-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Kainic acid administration induces status epilepticus seizures in the rat which damage CA1 and CA3 hippocampal neurons. Rats made hypoglycemic prior to seizure had enhanced volumes of damage, when compared to normo- or hyperglycemic rats. The mild hypoglycemia was not in the range which, itself, typically produces hip...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Sapolsky RM,Stein BA

更新日期：1989-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The central cardiovascular effects of neuropeptide Y (NPY) have been investigated by microinjection of the peptide into the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of conscious rats. NPY (100 ng) elicited a significant bradycardia in both Long Evans (control) rats (-27 +/- beats/min) and vasopressin-deficient Bratt...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Harland D,Bennett T,Gardiner SM

更新日期：1988-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral complete transection of the fimbria-fornix causes a significant increase in nerve growth factor (NGF) content both in the septum and hippocampus of the adult rat as measured by a sensitive immunoassay 7 days after lesioning. The finding, that elevation of NGF in septum (250%) was much more pronounced than th...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Weskamp G,Gasser UE,Dravid AR,Otten U

更新日期：1986-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Removal of glutamate from the synaptic cleft by astroglial glutamine synthase (GS) is a crucial step in the regulation of glutamate turnover and metabolism, thus participating in endogenous neuroprotective processes occurring within brain tissues. Here we investigated on the effect of inflammatory cytokines on GS acti...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Muscoli C,Visalli V,Colica C,Nisticò R,Palma E,Costa N,Rotiroti D,Nisticò G,Mollace V

更新日期：2005-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescence is characterized by a relative immaturity of the prefrontal cortex and associated cognitive control functions, which is hypothesized to be a major contributing factor to high-risk behaviors. However, little is known about the role of genetic and environmental factors in frontal brain development during ado...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Anokhin AP,Golosheykin S,Grant JD,Heath AC

更新日期：2010-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:High- and low-voltage activated calcium channel currents (HVA and LVA) were inhibited by acetylcholine (10-100 microM) and baclofen (10 microM) in adult rat sensory neurons. This modulatory effect was present on dihydropyridine (nifedipine 1 microM) and/or omega-conotoxin (3.2 microM, 2-5 h incubation) insensitive com...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Formenti A,Sansone V

更新日期：1991-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-1 (IL-1) mediates numerous responses on the mouse anterior pituitary cell line AtT-20. We have studied the ligand binding properties of the IL-1 receptors (IL-1R) of the AtT-20 cells and found that they possess 1.5 x 10(3) receptors/cell with a Kd of 0.15 nM for [125I]IL-1 alpha. Using oligonucleotide prim...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Bristulf J,Simoncsits A,Bartfai T

更新日期：1991-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabbit retinal Müller cells were isolated by means of papaine and mechanical dissociation. These cells were shown to have a well preserved morphology and to preserve viability for many hours. Intense wheat germ agglutinin binding occurs on the photoreceptor side of Müller cells, especially in the microvillous region. ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Reichenbach A,Dettmer D,Brückner G,Neumann M,Birkenmeyer G

更新日期：1985-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:G protein-coupled receptor kinase-interactor 2 (GIT2) is a signaling scaffold protein that also functions as GTPase-activating protein (GAPs) for ADP-ribosylation factor (Arf) small GTP-binding proteins. GIT2 has been implicated in the regulation of G protein-coupled receptor trafficking and cell adhesion and migratio...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Schmalzigaug R,Rodriguiz RM,Phillips LE,Davidson CE,Wetsel WC,Premont RT

更新日期：2009-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In situ whole cell voltage clamp recordings of presumed folliculo-stellate cells were made in the intermediate lobe of the clawed toad Xenopus laevis. Lucifer Yellow fillings revealed, in addition to the small, spherical melanotropes, a population of larger cells with many processes that were, to a limited extent, dye...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Borst JG,Lodder JC,Roubos EW,Kits KS

更新日期：1996-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian Period1 gene is rhythmically expressed and its proteins are found within the nucleus of the cells of the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), the central circadian pacemaker in mammals; however, whether the target of the PER1 proteins is also the nucleus in the retinal peripheral clock cells is yet to be determ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： García-Fernández JM,Alvarez-López C,Cernuda-Cernuda R

更新日期：2007-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of a direct projection from retinal ganglion cells to vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-like immunoreactive neuronal elements in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) was revealed by combining analysis of degenerating axons following enucleation and electron microscopic immunocytochemistry. Degeneratin...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Ibata Y,Takahashi Y,Okamura H,Kawakami F,Terubayashi H,Kubo T,Yanaihara N

更新日期：1989-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:TRPA1 agonists cinnamaldehyde (CA) and mustard oil (allyl isothiocyanate=AITC) induce heat hyperalgesia and mechanical allodynia in human skin, and sensitize responses of spinal and trigeminal dorsal horn neurons to noxious skin heating in rats. TRPA1 is also implicated in cold nociception. We presently used behaviora...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Tsagareli MG,Tsiklauri N,Zanotto KL,Carstens MI,Klein AH,Sawyer CM,Gurtskaia G,Abzianidze E,Carstens E

更新日期：2010-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:An in vitro assay was used to determine the effects of conditioning nerve lesions on the regeneration of adult rat retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons from retinal explants. Following the conditioning lesion (CL) of unilateral optic nerve transection, maximal regrowth was seen from RGC explanted from ipsilateral retinae...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Johnson AR,Gregson NA,Wigley CB,Berry M

更新日期：1989-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of sleep deprivation (SD) on one-trial recognition memory were investigated in rats using either a spontaneous novel-object or object-place recognition test. Rats were allowed to explore a field in which two identical objects were presented. After a delay period, they were placed again in the same field in whi...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Ishikawa H,Yamada K,Pavlides C,Ichitani Y

更新日期：2014-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:N-[1-(2-Benzo(b)thiophenyl)cyclohexyl]piperidine (BTCP) and cocaine inhibit dopamine (DA) uptake but bind to different sites on the transporter. Their dose-dependent effects (i.p. administration) on extracellular DA levels in the rat striatum were measured by in vivo microdialysis. Both drugs dose-dependently increase...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Martin-Fardon R,Arnaud M,Rousseau E,Kamenka JM,Privat A,Vignon J

更新日期：1996-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Spatial memory is coordinated with different brain regions especially hippocampus (HIP) and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). Influence of noise stress on working and reference memory error in rats was evaluated by radial eight-arm maze experiment. Changes in the dendritic count were observed in the brain regions such ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Manikandan S,Padma MK,Srikumar R,Jeya Parthasarathy N,Muthuvel A,Sheela Devi R

更新日期：2006-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The chitinase 3-like 1 (CHI3L1) gene, a cellular survival factor against several environmental and psychosocial stresses, has been sown to be more highly expressed in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of patients with schizophrenia than unaffected individuals. We recently reported a significant association between...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Yamamori H,Hashimoto R,Ohi K,Yasuda Y,Fukumoto M,Kasahara E,Sekiyama A,Umeda-Yano S,Okada T,Iwase M,Kazui H,Ito A,Takeda M

更新日期：2012-04-04 00:00:00