Increased brain concentrations of endogenous (non-benzodiazepine) GABA-A receptor ligands in human hepatic encephalopathy.

abstract：:Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) is a demyelinating condition affecting not only the pontine base, but also involving other brain areas. It usually occurs on a background of chronic systemic illness, and is commonly observed in individuals with alcoholism, malnutrition and liver disease. Studies carried out 25-30 ye...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Norenberg MD

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heterogeneity of monoamine oxidase (MAO; EC 1.4.3.4) activities was studied in two fractions of synaptic mitochondria (SM & SM2) and one fraction of non-synaptic ("free") mitochondria (M) isolated from three rat brain regions (cerebral cortex, striatum, and pons & medulla) by the Lai and Clark (1979, 1989) method ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Lai JC,Leung TK,Lim L

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormone insufficiency during neurodevelopment can result into significant structural and functional changes within the developing central nervous system (CNS), and is associated with the establishment of serious cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric symptomatology. The aim of the present study was to shed ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Koromilas C,Tsakiris S,Kalafatakis K,Zarros A,Stolakis V,Kimpizi D,Bimpis A,Tsagianni A,Liapi C

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several epidemiological studies have shown that Diabetes Mellitus (DM) or Insulin Resistance (IR) increases the risk of dementia. Besides, some authors suggested that poor glucose control to be associated with worse cognitive function. We aimed to assess cognitive functions and IR-degree over time in diabetic. We also...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Fava A,Colica C,Plastino M,Messina D,Cristiano D,Opipari C,Vaccaro A,Gorgone G,Bosco F,Fratto A,De Bartolo M,Bosco D

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to analyze the mutational spectrum of the phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene in phenylketonuria (PKU) patients in Northwest China, to identify mutational hot spots, and to determine the correlation between variants and clinical phenotypes of PKU. A large cohort of 475 PKU families in Northwe...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Yan Y,Zhang C,Jin X,Zhang Q,Zheng L,Feng X,Hao S,Gao H,Ma X

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substantial evidence demonstrated that maternal dietary nutrients can significantly determine the susceptibility to developing metabolic disorders in the offspring. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the later-life effects of maternal and postweaning diets interaction on epigenetic modification of the central nervous ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Zheng J,Xiao X,Zhang Q,Yu M,Xu J,Wang Z,Qi C,Wang T

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) leads to increased oxidative stress in patients with phenylketonuria (PKU) and in animal models of PKU. Early diagnosis and immediate adherence to a phenylalanine-restricted diet prevents HPA and, consequently, severe brain damage. However, treated adolescent and adult PKU patients have dif...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Mazzola PN,Karikas GA,Schulpis KH,Dutra-Filho CS

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic postconditioning (PostC) conventionally refers to a series of brief blood vessel occlusions and reperfusions, which can induce an endogenous neuroprotective effect and reduce cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Depending on the site of adaptive ischemic intervention, PostC can be classified as in situ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Li CY,Ma W,Liu KP,Yang JW,Wang XB,Wu Z,Zhang T,Wang JW,Liu W,Liu J,Liang Y,Zhang XK,Li JJ,Guo JH,Li LY

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis, storage and release of acetylcholine (ACh) requires the expression of several specialized proteins, including choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and the vesicular ACh transporter (VAChT). The VAChT gene is located within the first intron of the ChAT gene. This unique genomic organization permits coordinat...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Blusztajn JK,Berse B

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A structured analytic approach was developed to evaluate enzyme kinetic parameters using non-linear least-squares fitting. The approach was implemented in a software package called KinSim and designed to run on Windows 95, 98, and NT platforms. The software and the theoretical approach were tested using kinetic data o...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Mason GF,Lai JC

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:D-glycerate 2 kinase (DGK) is an enzyme that mediates the conversion of D-glycerate, an intermediate metabolite of serine and fructose metabolism, to 2-phosphoglycerate. Deficiency of DGK leads to accumulation of D-glycerate in various tissues and its massive excretion in urine. D-glyceric aciduria (DGA) is an autosom...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Zehavi Y,Mandel H,Eran A,Ravid S,Abu Rashid M,Jansen EEW,Wamelink MMC,Saada A,Shaag A,Elpeleg O,Spiegel R

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Statins or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors have been shown to be effective at lowering cholesterol levels, and the application of these molecules has gradually emerged as an attractive therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases. Epidemiological studies suggest that statin use is associated with a decreased incid...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Kornelius E,Li HH,Peng CH,Hsiao HW,Yang YS,Huang CN,Lin CL

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pipecolic acid (PA) levels are increased in severe metabolic disorders of the central nervous system such as Zellweger syndrome, infantile Refsum disease, neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy and hyperlysinemia. The affected individuals present progressive neurological dysfunction, hypotonia and growth retardation. The mecha...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Dalazen GR,Terra M,Jacques CE,Coelho JG,Freitas R,Mazzola PN,Dutra-Filho CS

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 35 years, the outlook for a patient presenting with acute liver failure (ALF) has changed beyond all recognition. A patient presenting in 1984 had an 80 % likelihood of succumbing to intracranial hypertension. Today due to dramatic improvements in intensive care in dedicated liver transplant units, this ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Ryan JM,Tranah T,Mitry RR,Wendon JA,Shawcross DL

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prenatal stress has been associated with increased vulnerability to psychiatric disturbances including schizophrenia, depression, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism. Elevated maternal circulating stress hormones alter development of neural circuits in the fetal brain and cause long-term changes in beh...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Mabandla MV,Kellaway LA,Daniels WM,Russell VA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the importance of cholesterol metabolism in the physiopathogenesis of dementia, and knowing the function of ATP-binding cassette A1 transporter (ABCA1) as a cholesterol flow pump at the cellular and cerebral level, it has been noted that the ABCA1 gene may be a good candidate for disease study. In order to ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Teresa JC,Fernado C,Nancy MR,Gilberto VA,Alberto CR,Roberto RR

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allicin, one of the main biologically active compounds derived from garlic, was previously reported to possess multiple pharmacological activities. Whether allicin protected against chronic social defeat stress (CSDS) induced depressive-like behaviors remained unknown. Thus, our present study for the first time invest...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Gao W,Wang W,Liu G,Zhang J,Yang J,Deng Z

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracerebroventricular (ICV) injection of streptozotocin (STZ) is a well established procedure to induce neuroinflammation leading to dementia in experimental animals. However, the optimal dose of STZ has not been determined. In the present study, rats were ICV injected with 1.5, 3 and 6 mg of STZ per kg of body weig...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Ghosh R,Sil S,Gupta P,Ghosh T

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the normal adult brain, glucose provides 90% of the energy requirements as well as substrate for nucleic acid and lipid synthesis. In the present study, effects of ethanol on glucose transporters (GLUT) and glucose utilization were examined in rat brain. Male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 250-300 gms were given eith...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Handa RK,DeJoseph MR,Singh LD,Hawkins RA,Singh SP

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated Methylmalonic acidemia/aciduria (MMA) is a group of inborn errors of metabolism disease which is caused by defect in methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MCM) enzyme. The enzyme has a key function in the catabolism of branched chain amino acids (BCAA, isoleucine, and valine), methionine, and threonine. MCM is encoded by...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Shafaat M,Alaee MR,Rahmanifar A,Setoodeh A,Razzaghy-Azar M,Bagherian H,Bagheri SD,Zafarghandi Motlagh F,Hashemi M,Abiri M,Zeinali S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rat model of glucose-precipitated Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) has been developed in which glucose loading (10 g/kg, i.p.) of ataxic thiamin-deficient (TD) rats induced episodes of gross neurological dysfunction and sometimes death. The acute effects of a glucose load on the neurological state of thiamin-replete c...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Zimitat C,Nixon PF

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the original publication of the article, author name Masoumeh Asadbegi was incorrectly written as Masoumeh Asadbeigi. The authors regret the oversight. ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Sajadi A,Amiri I,Gharebaghi A,Komaki A,Asadbegi M,Shahidi S,Mehdizadeh M,Asl SS

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have been conducted to explore the association between proline dehydrogenase gene (PRODH) polymorphisms and schizophrenia (SZ) susceptibility, but providing the controversial results. Here we performed this meta-analysis to determine whether PRODH variants were associated with SZ risk. Relevant studie...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Guo X,Tang P,Yang C,Li R

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclic AMP is part of an endogenous mechanism that downregulates inflammatory response, and its intracellular concentration is regulated chiefly by cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases type 4. The goal of the present study was to determine whether phosphodiesterases 4 are involved in the inflammatory response of astro...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Borysiewicz E,Fil D,Dlaboga D,O'Donnell JM,Konat GW

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high co-morbidity between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and depression suggests there might be similar mechanisms underlying the course of these diseases. Previous studies have shown that p38MAPK plays a critical role in the pathophysiology of AD and depression. However, little is known about whether SB203580, a selectiv...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Guo J,Chang L,Li C,Li M,Yan P,Guo Z,Wang C,Zha Q,Wang Q

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia is one of the most disabling mental disorders that affects up to 1 % of the population worldwide. Although the causes of this disorder remain unknown, it has been extensively characterized by a broad range of emotional, ideational and cognitive impairments. Studies indicate that schizophrenia affects neu...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Zugno AI,Julião RF,Budni J,Volpato AM,Fraga DB,Pacheco FD,Deroza PF,Luca RD,de Oliveira MB,Heylmann AS,Quevedo J

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is accompanied with enhanced matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) activity and elevated levels of plasma fibrinogen (Fg), which is a known inflammatory agent. Activation of MMP-9 and increase in blood content of Fg (i.e. hyperfibrinogenemia, HFg) both contribute to cerebrovascular disorders ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Muradashvili N,Benton RL,Saatman KE,Tyagi SC,Lominadze D

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral glutamine challenge is a method to increase blood ammonia and may be used to study the ammonia lowering effect of drugs potentially useful in hepatic encephalopathy (HE). We tested its influence on the psychometric performance of 18 cirrhotic patients without HE. Twelve nonencephalopatic cirrhotic patients were s...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Masini A,Efrati C,Merli M,Nicolao F,Amodio P,Del Piccolo F,Riggio O

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cadmium is a toxic environmental and industrial pollutant. Cadmium toxicity has been reported to produce biochemical and behavioral dysfunction that may cause adverse effects on several organs including the central nervous system. The present study was designed to investigate the neurotoxic effects of Cadmium Chloride...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Haider S,Anis L,Batool Z,Sajid I,Naqvi F,Khaliq S,Ahmed S

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original article contains mistake. The authors want to add Wenhui Pei as first co-author and Fang Fang as co-corresponding author. ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Sun Y,Pei W,Zhang N,Qu Y,Cao Y,Li J,Yang Y,Yang T,Fang F,Sun Y

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00