Acute ethanol decreases NPY mRNA but not POMC mRNA in the arcuate nucleus.

abstract：:We used positron emission tomography to investigate whether tactile motion discrimination activates the dorsal visual stream in congenitally blind (CB) participants compared with sighted controls. The tactile stimuli consisted of either static dots, dots moving coherently in one of two possible directions, or in rando...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Ptito M,Matteau I,Gjedde A,Kupers R

更新日期：2009-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The perifornical-lateral hypothalamic area is implicated in regulating waking and paradoxical sleep. The blockade of GABAA receptors by iontophoretic applications of bicuculline (or gabazine) into the perifornical-lateral hypothalamic area induced a continuous quiet waking state associated to a robust muscle tone in h...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Goutagny R,Luppi PH,Salvert D,Gervasoni D,Fort P

更新日期：2005-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examined the sleep-wake cycle effects of microinjections of yohimbine, an adrenergic antagonist, and atropine, a cholinergic antagonist, into the cerebral ventricle of clomipramine-induced depressed rats. Yohimbine microinjection caused a significant reduction in the total duration and the number of ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Mavanji V,Datta S

更新日期：2002-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The seven-transmembrane receptor Smoothened is essential for hedgehog signal transduction. In adulthood, the highest density of Smoothened mRNA is found in the granule cell layer of the dentate gyrus. There, Smoothened expression is regulated by the synaptic activity involving the glutamatergic transmission. The preci...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Masdeu C,Bernard V,Faure H,Traiffort E,Ruat M

更新日期：2007-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to determine the cortical areas contributing to the influence of the previous movement on the current movement. Right-handed healthy human participants abducted and then adducted the left index finger in response to a start cue. Twenty consecutive trials with 10 s intertrial interv...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Oda H,Sawaguchi Y,Kunimura H,Kawasaki T,Hiraoka K

更新日期：2020-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:An fMRI investigation was conducted to determine whether patients with impaired face recognition, a deficit known as prosopagnosia, would show functional activation in the fusiform gyrus, the neural substrate for face processing, when viewing faces. While the patients did show activation in the fusiform gyrus, with si...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Marotta JJ,Genovese CR,Behrmann M

更新日期：2001-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In the retina, the activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) reduces the toxic effect of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA). We have induced NMDA-mediated excitotoxicity in the adult rat retina by a single intraocular injection of NMDA. The damage that resulted was estimated by assessing the NMDA-induced loss o...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Siliprandi R,Lipartiti M,Fadda E,Arban R,Kozikowski AP,Manev H

更新日期：1994-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Wilson's disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive inheritance disorder of copper metabolism due to mutations in the ATP7B gene. The distribution of ATP7B gene mutations is diverse in different population. This study aimed to examine the genotypes of the ATP7B mutant alleles in WD patients from Southern China. Genomic DN...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Wei Z,Huang Y,Liu A,Diao S,Yu Q,Peng Z,Hong M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional cerebral blood flow was measured with positron emission tomography in seven normal volunteers while they performed various script event verification tasks. The left frontal lobe, left anterior cingulate and the anterior part of the left superior temporal gyrus were more activated in the script event membershi...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Partiot A,Grafman J,Sadato N,Flitman S,Wild K

更新日期：1996-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Anterior cingulate integrity may be required for antidepressant response. To assess anterior cingulate processes related to treatment response, we studied error-related negativity and error positivity produced during an emotional go/no-go challenge, a task activating the rostral anterior cingulate. Twelve elderly pati...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Alexopoulos GS,Murphy CF,Gunning-Dixon FM,Kalayam B,Katz R,Kanellopoulos D,Etwaroo GR,Klimstra S,Foxe JJ

更新日期：2007-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:This study used functional magnetic resonance imaging to characterize hemodynamic activation patterns recruited when the participants viewed mixed social communicative messages during a common interpersonal exchange. Mixed messages were defined as conflicting sequences of biological motion and facial affect signals th...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Zucker NL,Green S,Morris JP,Kragel P,Pelphrey KA,Bulik CM,LaBar KS

更新日期：2011-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormone receptor beta2 (TRbeta2) controls the patterning of cone opsin photopigments that mediate colour vision. We raised an antiserum against TRbeta2 to study cone photoreceptor development by western blot and immunostaining analyses. TRbeta2-positive cells first appeared between embryonic day 10 (E10) and E...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Ng L,Ma M,Curran T,Forrest D

更新日期：2009-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aims to study sequential alterations occurring in both dopaminergic neurons and microglia in substantia nigra (SN) following intrastriatal injection of 1-methyl-4-phenylpridium ion (MPP+) in rats. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), a marker of oxidative stress, first appeared in dopaminergic neurons in SN at 1...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Miwa H,Kubo T,Morita S,Nakanishi I,Kondo T

更新日期：2004-04-29 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：:Synaptic or 'hard wired' neurotransmission in the brain, subject to modulation by a class of substances called modulators, has been the dominant model of brain function. However, increasing evidence for alternate non-synaptic neurotransmission mechanisms is forcing consideration of a more inclusive model. Evidence is ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Bach-y-Rita P

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal interferon-gamma (N-IFN-gamma), recently isolated from the nervous system, has a molecular weight distinct from that of lymphocyte-derived IFN-gamma, but crossreacts immunologically and shares certain bioactivities with this cytokine. In the rat brain N-IFN-gamma-immunoreactive perikarya were concentrated in ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Bentivoglio M,Florenzano F,Peng ZC,Kristensson K

更新日期：1994-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Face processing deficits are characteristic of autism spectrum conditions. However, event-related potential studies of autism spectrum conditions have found inconsistent results for the face selective N170 component. In this study, 15 adult males with autism spectrum conditions and 15 matched, typically developing con...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Churches O,Wheelwright S,Baron-Cohen S,Ring H

更新日期：2010-04-21 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：:Histamine-related drugs are commonly used in the treatment of vertigo and related vestibular disorders. Their site and mechanism of action, however, are still poorly understood. To increase our knowledge of the histaminergic system in the vestibular organs, we have investigated the expression of H1 and H3 histamine re...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Botta L,Tritto S,Perin P,Laforenza U,Gastaldi G,Zampini V,Zucca G,Valli S,Masetto S,Valli P

更新日期：2008-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of the enzyme NADPH diaphorase in the region of the periaqueductal gray (PAG) was studied in the rat, rabbit, cat, monkey and human. In each species, the enzyme labelled a small band of neurones located below the level of the aqueduct and directly above the supraoculomotor gray in the middle of the an...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Carrive P,Paxinos G

更新日期：1994-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) can non-invasively examine the molecular diffusion of water in vivo and directly reflects the anatomical integrity of neural fibers in white matter. Fractional anisotropy (FA) can be calculated from DTI data, and utilized to evaluate white matter integrity. DTI was performed on 30 patien...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Sun Z,Wang F,Cui L,Breeze J,Du X,Wang X,Cong Z,Zhang H,Li B,Hong N,Zhang D

更新日期：2003-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Emerging evidence has suggested that alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate (AMPA) protects neurons from glutamate-induced neurotoxicity. In this study, we examined the effect of AMPA on the cell surface expression of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor, a central player in glutamate-induced neurot...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Nishimoto T,Kihara T,Akaike A,Niidome T,Sugimoto H

更新日期：2009-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research has suggested that exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields increases electroencephalogram spectral power in non-rapid eye movement sleep. Other sleep parameters have also been affected following exposure. We examined whether aspects of sleep architecture show sensitivity to electromagnetic ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Loughran SP,Wood AW,Barton JM,Croft RJ,Thompson B,Stough C

更新日期：2005-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been repeatedly demonstrated that schizophrenic patients are impaired in the comprehension of sentences with complex syntax. We investigated the hypothesis that this syntactic comprehension impairment in schizophrenia is not a purely linguistic dysfunction, but rather the reflection of a cognitive sequence proc...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Lelekov T,Franck N,Dominey PF,Georgieff N

更新日期：2000-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether cerebellar transcranial magnetic stimulation (C-TMS) facilitates the excitability of the ipsilateral soleus motoneuron pool in resting humans, and whether the facilitation is modulated by a task that promotes cerebellar activity. A test tibial nerve stimulus evoking the H-reflex from the right ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Matsugi A,Mori N,Uehara S,Kamata N,Oku K,Mukai K,Nagano K

更新日期：2014-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate GABA uptake into Müller glial cells electrophysiologically, we used the whole-cell voltage-clamp technique. Since Müller cells were insensitive to application of muscimol and baclofen, the expression of GABAA and GABAB receptors can be excluded. Therefore, the observed GABA current must be due ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Biedermann B,Eberhardt W,Reichelt W

更新日期：1994-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Optic nerves of adult rats were crushed 2 mm behind the eye to examine the ability of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) to regenerate their axons. Some animals were treated with the immunophilin ligands FK 506 or GPI 1046 for up to 4 weeks. After 10 days to 16 months, regenerating RGC axons were visualized using anterogra...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Campbell G,Holt JK,Shotton HR,Anderson PN,Bavetta S,Lieberman AR

更新日期：1999-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in nitric oxide (NO) concentration and cerebral blood flow (CBF) in the parietal cortex during hypercapnoea were investigated in anaesthetized rats, using a NO-selective electrode and laser Doppler flowmetry. When hypercapnoea was induced by inhalation of 5% CO2 for 10 min, both the NO concentration and CBF in...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Harada M,Fuse A,Tanaka Y

更新日期：1997-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive gliosis is a prominent morphological feature of temporal lobe epilepsy. The molecular mechanisms underlying glial cell activation remain unclear. We examined expression of Id1-3 protein, a family of helix--loop--helix proteins involved in the regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation, in glial cell...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Aronica E,Vandeputte DA,van Vliet EA,Lopes da Silva FH,Troost D,Gorter JA

更新日期：2001-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:High-resolution (< 50 microm) magnetic resonance imaging microscopy (MRM) has been used to identify brain regions and localization of excitotoxin-induced lesions in fixed rat brains, subsequently confirmed using standard histology. The anatomical extent of lesions identified by MRM was identical to that seen in histol...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Lester DS,Lyon RC,McGregor GN,Engelhardt RT,Schmued LC,Johnson GA,Johannessen JN

更新日期：1999-03-17 00:00:00