Neural activity and survival in the developing nervous system.

abstract：:Infantile amnesia (IA) refers to the inability of adults to recall episodic memories from infancy or early childhood. While several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the occurrence of IA, the neurobiological and molecular bases for this accelerated forgetting phenomenon remain elusive. Using hippocampus-depende...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Tsai TC,Huang CC,Hsu KS

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), in addition to its neurotrophic action, also possesses antioxidant activities. However, the underlying mechanisms remain to be fully defined. Sestrin2 is a stress-responsive gene implicated in the cellular defense against oxidative stress. Currently, the potential functions of...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Wu CL,Chen SD,Yin JH,Hwang CS,Yang DI

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different factors may contribute to the development of neurodegenerative diseases. Among them, metabolic syndrome (MS), which has reached epidemic proportions, has emerged as a potential element that may be involved in neurodegeneration. Furthermore, studies have shown the importance of the sirtuin family in neuronal ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Lima LCF,Saliba SW,Andrade JMO,Cunha ML,Cassini-Vieira P,Feltenberger JD,Barcelos LS,Guimarães ALS,de-Paula AMB,de Oliveira ACP,Santos SHS

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hyperammonemia impairs spatial memory by altering membrane expression of GluA1 and GluA2 subunits of AMPA receptors in hippocampus. Intracerebral administration of extracellular cGMP to hyperammonemic rats restores spatial memory and membrane expression of AMPA receptors. The underlying molecular mechanisms re...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Taoro-Gonzalez L,Arenas YM,Cabrera-Pastor A,Felipo V

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fenpropathrin is one of the widely used pyrethroids in agriculture and household and also reported to have neurotoxic effects in rodent models. In our Parkinson's disease (PD) clinic, there was a unique patient with a history of daily exposure to fenpropathrin for 6 months prior to developing Parkinsonian symptoms pro...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Xiong J,Zhang X,Huang J,Chen C,Chen Z,Liu L,Zhang G,Yang J,Zhang Z,Zhang Z,Lin Z,Xiong N,Wang T

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies support a protective effect of vitamin D on multiple sclerosis and experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE), but the mechanisms of these favorable effects are unclear. Our study demonstrates that sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is upregulated in the serum and spinal cords of EAE rats, but that vitam...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Zhu Y,Qin Z,Gao J,Yang M,Qin Y,Shen T,Liu S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:YKL-40 is the most highly expressed gene in glioblastoma compared with normal brain tissues. Previous studies assessing the association between YKL-40 and survival in glioblastoma patients reported varying magnitude of estimates. The objective of this meta-analysis was to determine the prognostic value of YKL-40 in gl...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Qin G,Li X,Chen Z,Liao G,Su Y,Chen Y,Zhang W

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the increasing evidence of eye abnormalities, the effects of prenatal exposure to cocaine on the visual system are still poorly understood. This study was aimed at analyzing the qualitative and quantitative organization of the retinal photoreceptor cells (PR) and outer nuclear layer (ONL) after prenatal exposu...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Silva-Araújo A,Abreu-Dias P,Silva MC,Tavares MA

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social isolation during the vulnerable period of adolescence produces emotional dysregulation that often manifests as abnormal behavior in adulthood. The enduring consequence of isolation might be caused by a weakened ability to forget unpleasant memories. However, it remains unclear whether isolation affects unpleasa...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Liu JH,You QL,Wei MD,Wang Q,Luo ZY,Lin S,Huang L,Li SJ,Li XW,Gao TM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a progressive increase in the incidence of fructose-induced metabolic disorders, such as metabolic syndrome (MetS). Moreover, novel evidence reported negative effects of high-fructose diets in brain function. This study was designed to evaluate for the first time the effects of long-term fructose consum...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Rivera DS,Lindsay CB,Codocedo JF,Carreño LE,Cabrera D,Arrese MA,Vio CP,Bozinovic F,Inestrosa NC

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physiological mechanisms of neuronal information processing have been shaped during evolution by a continual interplay between organisms and their sensory surroundings. Thus, when asking for the functional significance of such mechanisms, the natural conditions under which they operate must be considered. This has bee...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Kurtz R,Egelhaaf M

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Involvement of membrane mineralocorticoid (MC) and glucocorticoid (GC) receptors in synaptic Zn2+ dynamics remains unclear. Here, we tested whether synaptic plasticity is affected by rapid intracellular Zn2+ dysregulation via membrane MC and GC receptor activation, in comparison with intracellular Ca2+ dysregulation. ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Suzuki M,Sato Y,Tamura K,Tamano H,Takeda A

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurons with a desired neurotransmitter phenotype can be differentiated from induced pluripotent stem cells or from somatic cells only through tedious protocols with relatively low yield. Readily available cortical neurons isolated from embryonic rat brain, which have already undergone a complete neuronal differentiat...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Raina A,Mahajani S,Bähr M,Kügler S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is an inborn error of metabolism caused by a severe deficiency in the activity of the branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase complex, leading to accumulation of the branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) leucine, isoleucine, and valine. Infections have a significant role in precipitating ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Scaini G,Morais MO,Galant LS,Vuolo F,Dall'Igna DM,Pasquali MA,Ramos VM,Gelain DP,Moreira JC,Schuck PF,Ferreira GC,Soriano FG,Dal-Pizzol F,Streck EL

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sonic hedgehog (Shh) has been found to regulate the angiogenic growth factor such as VEGF, Ang-1, and Ang-2 during ischemic insults, but the underlying mechanism is not fully understood. In this study, we employed oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) in astrocytes to mimic the ischemia in vitro. We found that OGD could in...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Li Y,Xia Y,Wang Y,Mao L,Gao Y,He Q,Huang M,Chen S,Hu B

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early brain injury (EBI), highlighted with inflammation and apoptosis, occurring within 72 h after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), is associated with the prognosis of SAH. Recent studies have revealed that hydrogen-rich saline (HS) exerted multiple neuroprotective properties in many neurological diseases including SAH,...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Shao A,Wu H,Hong Y,Tu S,Sun X,Wu Q,Zhao Q,Zhang J,Sheng J

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the prevalence of neuromuscular disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and spinal muscular atrophy in modern societies, defining new and efficient strategies for the treatment of these two neurodegenerative diseases has become a vital and still unfulfilled urge. Several lines of experimental evidence h...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Charbonnier F

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The connection between the endocannabinoid system (ECS) and schizophrenia is supported by a large body of research. The ECS is composed of two types cannabinoid (CB: CB1 and CB2) receptors and their endogenous ligands, endocannabinoids. The best-known endocannabinoids, anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Kruk-Slomka M,Banaszkiewicz I,Slomka T,Biala G

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms by which inflammation affects the different emotional moods are only partially known. Previous works have pointed to stress hormones like glucocorticoids plus the vascular factor endothelin-1 as key factors evoking stressful states especially in relation to endothelial dysfunctions. With this work, it w...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Avolio E,Fazzari G,Mele M,Alò R,Zizza M,Jiao W,Di Vito A,Barni T,Mandalà M,Canonaco M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuronal-specific cholesterol 24S-hydroxylase (CYP46A1) is important for brain cholesterol elimination. Cyp46a1 null mice exhibit severe deficiencies in learning and hippocampal long-term potentiation, suggested to be caused by a decrease in isoprenoid intermediates of the mevalonate pathway. Conversely, transgeni...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Moutinho M,Nunes MJ,Gomes AQ,Gama MJ,Cedazo-Minguez A,Rodrigues CM,Björkhem I,Rodrigues E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron accumulates progressively in the brain with age, and iron-induced oxidative stress has been considered as one of the initial causes for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). Based on the role of hepcidin in peripheral organs and its expression in the brain, we hypothesized that this peptide has a...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Du F,Qian ZM,Luo Q,Yung WH,Ke Y

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People suffering from Huntington's disease (HD) present cognitive deficits. Hippocampal dysfunction has been involved in the HD learning and memory impairment, but proteins leading this dysregulation are not fully characterized. Here, we studied the contribution of the family of transcription factors myocyte enhancer ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Vidal-Sancho L,Fernández-García S,Solés-Tarrés I,Alberch J,Xifró X

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal hippocampal neurogenesis is a prominent feature of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) models, which is thought to contribute to abnormal brain activity. Stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) and its specific receptor CXCR4 play important roles in adult neurogenesis. We investigated whether treatment with the CXCR4 ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Song C,Xu W,Zhang X,Wang S,Zhu G,Xiao T,Zhao M,Zhao C

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three early signals of asymmetry have been described to occur in a single neurite of neurons at stage 2 of differentiation (before polarization) and shown to be essential for neuronal polarization: (i) accumulation of stable microtubules, (ii) enrichment of the plasma membrane with activatable IGF-1r, and (iii) polari...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Oksdath M,Guil AFN,Grassi D,Sosa LJ,Quiroga S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the association between elevated plasma homocysteine (Hcy) levels and the risk of acute cerebral infarction in patients with carotid artery lesions. A total of 78 patients were divided into two groups, the high Hcy group (n = 38; Hcy levels >15 umol/L) and the low Hcy group (n = 40; Hcy levels ≤15 ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Wu W,Guan Y,Xu K,Fu XJ,Lei XF,Lei LJ,Zhang ZQ,Cheng Y,Li YQ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI) is among the main causes of mortality and morbidity in newborns. Experimental studies show that the immature rat brain is less susceptible to HI injury, suggesting that changes that occur during the first days of life drastically alter its susceptibility. Among the main developmental cha...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Odorcyk FK,Ribeiro RT,Roginski AC,Duran-Carabali LE,Couto-Pereira NS,Dalmaz C,Wajner M,Netto CA

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine if nicotine was able to improve cognition deficits in a mouse model of chronic mild stress. Twenty-four male C57BL/6 mice were divided into three groups: control, stress, and stress with nicotine treatment. The animal model was established by combining chronic unpredictable mild st...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Shang X,Shang Y,Fu J,Zhang T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In human glioma tumours, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is overexpressed when compared with normal brain tissues and during oligodendroglioma progression. However, the molecular mechanisms mediated by HO-1 to promote glioblastoma remain unknown. We therefore aimed at investigating the effect of HO-1 expression and its select...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Castruccio Castracani C,Longhitano L,Distefano A,Di Rosa M,Pittalà V,Lupo G,Caruso M,Corona D,Tibullo D,Li Volti G

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid-β oligomers (AβOs) toxicity causes mitochondrial dysfunction, leading to synaptic failure in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Considering presynaptic high energy demand and tight Ca2+ regulation, impairment of mitochondrial function can lead to deteriorated neural activity and cell death. In this study, an AD mouse m...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： da Silva JS,Nonose Y,Rohden F,Lukasewicz Ferreira PC,Fontella FU,Rocha A,Brochier AW,Apel RV,de Lima TM,Seminotti B,Amaral AU,Galina A,Souza DO

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder characterized by neuronal loss, cerebrovascular inflammation, and accumulation of senile plaques in the brain parenchyma and cerebral blood vessels. Amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta), a major component of senile plaques, has been shown to exert multiple toxic effe...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Yang X,Askarova S,Lee JC

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00