Matrix metalloproteinase-9 is elevated in serum of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

abstract：:Following brain injury astrocytes swell acutely and proliferate thereafter. To investigate the direct relationship between swelling and proliferation, cultured astroglial cells were exposed to 60 mM K+ ion or hypo-osmolar (205 mOsm) electrolyte solution for 1 h to cause transient swelling. Proliferation was assessed b...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Del Bigio MR,Omara F,Fedoroff S

更新日期：1994-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of smoking marijuana on cognition and brain function were assessed with PET using H2(15)O. Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was measured in five recreational users before and after smoking a marijuana cigarette, as they repeatedly performed an auditory attention task. Blood flow increased following smok...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： O'Leary DS,Block RI,Flaum M,Schultz SK,Boles Ponto LL,Watkins GL,Hurtig RR,Andreasen NC,Hichwa RD

更新日期：2000-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Removal of the labyrinthine organs on one side results in static and dynamic disturbances. Some functional recovery occurs over time and is paralleled in frogs by an increase in the efficacy of central vestibular pathways. Here, we report concomitant increases in dorsal root evoked ventral root responses in the brachi...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Straka H,Kunkel A,Dieringer N

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and neural stem cell (NSC) transplantation can improve traumatic brain injury (TBI) clinically. This study aimed to investigate the mechanism of HBO promoting NSC proliferation and neurological recovery after TBI. Twenty-four Sprague-Dawley rats were divided randomly into three groups: ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Yang Y,Wei H,Zhou X,Zhang F,Wang C

更新日期：2017-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether physical match between studied and tested items influences blood flow increases in the hippocampal formation associated with recognition memory, positron emission tomography (PET) was used to measure changes in regional cerebral blood flow while healthy volunteers made old/new judgements about lin...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Schacter DL,Uecker A,Reiman E,Yun LS,Bandy D,Chen K,Cooper LA,Curran T

更新日期：1997-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:It is not clear whether attention is necessary or not for consciousness. We studied the relationship between attention and consciousness by tracking their electrophysiological correlates. The participants attended to visual targets, ignored nontargets in the prespecified visual field and ignored all stimuli in the opp...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Koivisto M,Revonsuo A

更新日期：2007-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Several neurophysiological studies have highlighted the role of the midbrain periaqueductal gray matter (PAG) in the initiation of vocalization in various animal species, from frogs to primates. With regard to humans, only two cases of complete mutism following a lesion to the PAG have been reported so far. This artic...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Esposito A,Demeurisse G,Alberti B,Fabbro F

更新日期：1999-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychotic-like episodes in divers exposed to high pressure have been attributed to either the high-pressure neurological syndrome, confinement in pressure chamber, the subject's personality, or the addition of nitrogen or hydrogen to the basic helium-oxygen breathing mixture used for deep diving. Alternatively, it is ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Abraini JH

更新日期：1995-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We recorded event-related potentials (ERPs) in 2-month-old infants in two different states of alertness: awake and asleep. Syllables varying in vowel duration (long vs short) were presented in an oddball paradigm, known to elicit a mismatch brain response. ERPs of both groups showed a mismatch response reflected in a ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Friederici AD,Friedrich M,Weber C

更新日期：2002-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that high levels of prenatal testosterone exposure are implied in the aetiology of dyslexia and its frequently co-occurring sensory problems. This study examined 2D : 4D digit ratio (a marker of fetal testosterone exposure) in dyslexic and normal reading children. No group differences in 2D : 4D ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Boets B,De Smedt B,Wouters J,Lemay K,Ghesquière P

更新日期：2007-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase (HIOMT), is the last enzyme of the melatonin biosynthesis pathway. We have applied immunocytochemistry and in situ hybridization to localize HIOMT producing cells, in the chicken epithalamus including the pineal gland. The selectivity of the hybridization signal over melatoninergic ce...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Grève P,Bernard M,Voisin P,Cogné M,Collin JP,Guerlotte J

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Galanin, oxytocin and cholecystokinin (CCK) are peptides that influence feeding behaviour. Galanin has been found to stimulate food intake and oxytocin and CCK have been suggested to be satiety agents. The present study was performed in order to investigate if galanin influences the secretion of oxytocin and CCK as a ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Björkstrand E,Hulting AL,Meister B,Uvnäs-Moberg K

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurotransmitter acetylcholine is synthesized by choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and transported into synaptic vesicles by the vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT). Recently it has been reported that the entire coding region of VAChT mRNA is located in the first intron of the ChAT gene. In this study, ChAT...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Misawa H,Takahashi R,Deguchi T

更新日期：1995-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the basis for introducing an ignoring task during cortical evoked response audiometry (CERA) using the N1-P2 response. Healthy hearing participants were assigned to two groups with and without an ignoring task (ignoring and listening groups) during CERA whose outcomes were compared with the pure-to...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Ikeda K,Hayashi A,Matsuda O,Sekiguchi T

更新日期：2010-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior work has shown that kappa opioids may attenuate the effects of analgesic mu receptor agonists in some neural circuits related to pain modulation. This study examined whether hypoalgesia following exposure to a signal for shock is attenuated by infusions of the kappa agonist U69593 into the rostral ventromedial m...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Foo H,Helmstetter FJ

更新日期：2000-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify differences in structural and functional brain connectivity between poststroke mild and severe motor impairment. Twenty-four chronic stroke patients who underwent resting-state functional MRI and diffusion tensor image were retrospectively included. All patients were classified in...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Lee JH,Kyeong S,Kang H,Kim DH

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies of electroencephalogram event-related potentials reported aberrant feedback-related negativity (FRN) in neurological and psychiatric diseases, such as alcoholism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. These diseases are characterized by high impulsivity. We investigated the relationship between F...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Onoda K,Abe S,Yamaguchi S

更新日期：2010-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:An important issue regarding the neural basis of major depression is whether the functional brain changes associated with the affect disturbance seen in this syndrome are similar to those that accompany transient sadness in normal subjects. To address this question, we carried out an fMRI study using an emotional acti...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Beauregard M,Leroux JM,Bergman S,Arzoumanian Y,Beaudoin G,Bourgouin P,Stip E

更新日期：1998-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse retinal explants were transfected with recombinant adenovirus vector carrying the green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene and the rat bcl-x(L) gene (Adeno-Bcl-xL) to determine its ability to protect retinal ganglion cells against apoptotic cell death and to promote retinal ganglion cell neurite regeneration. Adeno-...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Oshitari T,Okada S,Tokuhisa T,Adachi-Usami E

更新日期：2003-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The pattern of immunoreactivity for amyloid precursor (APP) and B-cell lymphoma protooncogene (Bcl-2) proteins in the rat retina was studied after intravitreal injection of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) or transforming growth factor-beta (TGFbeta). In normal control retinas, intense immunostaining of APP and B...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Chen ST,Jen A,Gentleman SM,Jen LS

更新日期：1999-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is an autoimmune disease mediated by IgG1 or IgG3 antibodies to the GluN1 subunit of the NMDAR, resulting in downregulation of NMDARs. Early diagnosis, prompt reduction of anti-NMDAR antibodies, and removal of associated ovarian tumors when identified are importa...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Filatenkov A,Richardson TE,Daoud E,Johnson-Welch SF,Ramirez DM,Torrealba J,Greenberg B,Monson NL,Rajaram V

更新日期：2017-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-2 and its receptors are present in hippocampal structures, particularly the pyramidal cell layer. In the present study, we examined the interaction between recombinant human interleukin-2 (rhIL-2) and the voltage-dependent calcium (Ca2+) current using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. RhIL-2 depressed ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Plata-Salamán CR,ffrench-Mullen JM

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes motor dysfunction and depression, which hinders the recovery of motor function. Body weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) should be considered an effective method for functional rehabilitation after SCI, as it is an efficacious intervention in healthcare with no side effects. Bec...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Liu CH,Zhao BL,Li WT,Zhou XH,Jin Z,An LB

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrophysiological studies have shown that somatostatin (SOM; 10(-8) and 10(-7) M) causes a hyperpolarization of the majority of astrocytes in explant cultures of rat spinal cord and cortex. When SOM and the cholinergic agonists muscarine and nicotine (10(-6) M) were tested on the same cell, all three compounds prod...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Hösli L,Hösli E,Winter T,Stauffer S

更新日期：1994-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The rat synaptosomal membrane antigen D3, which has been studied for more than 20 years since its first demonstration as a brain-specific protein, was shown to bind monoclonal antibodies to SNAP-25, a presynaptic plasma membrane-associated protein. In addition to SNAP-25, anti-D3 antiserum also precipitated two polype...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Jørgensen OS

更新日期：1995-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal activity may lead to long lasting changes in cell phenotype through induction of genes such as c-fos which encode transcriptional regulatory factors. Odor-activated olfactory bulb cells exhibit increases in c-fos mRNA expression. The present study examined whether odor stimulation of awake rats also leads to ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Guthrie KM,Gall CM

更新日期：1995-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoxetine, a serotonin-selective reuptake inhibitor, exerts antidepressant and antianxiety effects on major depressive and anxiety disorders. Previous studies suggest that treatment with fluoxetine influences the expression of various proteins that are involved in proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis in the ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Oh D,Choi MR,Han DM,Chai YG,Choi J

更新日期：2014-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the mRNA levels of neuronal, inducible, endothelial nitric oxide synthases (nNOS, iNOS, eNOS) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in a rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) after tourniquet application to a hind limb to identify molecules that trigger secondary events after peripheral nerve injury. Si...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Abe S,Mizusawa I,Kanno K,Yabashi A,Suto M,Kuraya M,Honda T,Hiraiwa K

更新日期：2003-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examined the effect of pre-exposure to a moderate dose of caffeine (20 mg kg-1) on the acquisition of self-administration of cocaine (0.125 mg kg-1/infusion or 0.25 mg kg-1/infusion) in the rat. Rats pre-exposed to caffeine acquired self-administration more rapidly. Furthermore, sensitization to coca...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Horger BA,Wellman PJ,Morien A,Davies BT,Schenk S

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The so-called 40 Hz oscillations are found at almost all stages of visual processing are thought to play a critical role in perception. The goal of this investigation was to look at the presence of stimulus-specific oscillations in the lateral posterior-pulvinar complex of the thalampus (LP-P) for which the oscillatio...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Shumikhina S,Molotchnikoff S

更新日期：1995-11-27 00:00:00