The role of postsynaptic calcium in the induction of long-term potentiation.

abstract：:Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder characterized by involuntary body movement, cognitive impairment and psychiatric disturbance. A polyglutamine expansion in the amino-terminal region of the huntingtin (htt) protein is the genetic cause of HD. Htt protein interacts with a wid...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Ribeiro FM,Pires RG,Ferguson SS

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrograde signaling is defined as the signaling events leading from the plastids to the nucleus in plants and across the chemical synapse, from the postsynaptic neuron to the presynaptic neuron in animals. The discovery of various retrograde messengers has opened many avenues and clouds of thoughts as to the role of ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Suvarna Y,Maity N,Shivamurthy MC

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing evidence suggesting that one of the most relevant pathophysiological features of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is neuroinflammation, which plays an important role in the production and regulation of AD-related proteins (amyloid beta (Aβ) and Tau) and exacerbates AD pathology. Neuroinflammation can also ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Magalhães TNC,Weiler M,Teixeira CVL,Hayata T,Moraes AS,Boldrini VO,Dos Santos LM,de Campos BM,de Rezende TJR,Joaquim HPG,Talib LL,Forlenza OV,Cendes F,Balthazar MLF

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ketamine is used as a general anesthetic, and recent data suggest that anesthetics can cause neuronal damage when exposure occurs during development. The precise mechanisms are not completely understood. To evaluate the degree of ketamine-induced neuronal toxicity, neural stem cells were isolated from gestational day ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Slikker W Jr,Liu F,Rainosek SW,Patterson TA,Sadovova N,Hanig JP,Paule MG,Wang C

更新日期：2015-10-01 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 decline in brain noradrenaline levels is associated with the progression of certain neurodegenerative diseases. This seems to be due, at least in part, to the ability of noradrenaline to limit glial activation and to reduce the damage associated with it. Our previous studies of the mechanisms involved in this proc...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Gutiérrez IL,González-Prieto M,García-Bueno B,Caso JR,Feinstein DL,Madrigal JLM

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholinergic system is very important for many higher brain functions, including learning and memory. Cholinergic neurons, especially those in the basal forebrain, are specifically susceptible in some neurodegenerative diseases, such as in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here, we studied the cholinergic system lesion effects...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Yan H,Pang P,Chen W,Zhu H,Henok K A,Li H,Wu Z,Ke X,Wu J,Zhang T,Pan K,Pei L,Han Y,Lu Y

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidences indicate that endogenous modulators of excitatory synapses in the mammalian brain are potential targets for treating neuropsychiatric disorders. Indeed, glutamatergic and adenosinergic neurotransmissions were recently highlighted as potential targets for developing innovative anxiolytic drugs. A...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Almeida RF,Comasseto DD,Ramos DB,Hansel G,Zimmer ER,Loureiro SO,Ganzella M,Souza DO

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:α-Lipoic acid-plus (LAP), an amine derivative of α-lipoic acid (LA), could protect cells against oxidant challenges via chelating intralysosomal iron. However, the application of LAP in experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is still not well known. This study was designed to evaluate the potential neuroprotection...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Wang Y,Gao A,Xu X,Dang B,You W,Li H,Yu Z,Chen G

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) are enzymes that catalyze the transfer of ADP-ribose units from β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD(+)) to acceptor proteins. PARP-1 is responsible for more than 90 % of protein poly-ADP-ribosylation in the brain and may play a role as a molecular switch for cell survival and ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Banasik M,Stedeford T,Strosznajder RP

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic disruptions of spindle/centrosome-associated WD40-repeat protein 62 (WDR62) are causative for autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (MCPH) and a broader range of cortical malformations. Since the identification of WDR62 as encoded by the MCPH2 locus in 2010, recent studies that have deleted/depleted WDR62 i...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Shohayeb B,Lim NR,Ho U,Xu Z,Dottori M,Quinn L,Ng DCH

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenine nucleotides through P2Y1 receptor stimulation are known to control retinal progenitor cell (RPC) proliferation by modulating expression of the p57KIP2, a cell cycle regulator. However, the role of Gi protein-coupled P2Y12 and P2Y13 receptors also activated by adenine nucleotides in RPC proliferation is still u...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： de Almeida-Pereira L,Repossi MG,Magalhães CF,Azevedo RF,Corrêa-Velloso JDC,Ulrich H,Ventura ALM,Fragel-Madeira L

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although photobiomodulation therapy (PBM) has been applied clinically for the treatment of pain and inflammation, wound healing, sports and soft tissue injuries, as well as to repair injured spinal cords and peripheral nerves, it remains unclear which molecular substrates (receptor) are implicated in the cellular mech...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Neves LMS,Gonçalves ECD,Cavalli J,Vieira G,Laurindo LR,Simões RR,Coelho IS,Santos ARS,Marcolino AM,Cola M,Dutra RC

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disorder exhibiting a gradual decline in cognitive function, is characterized by the presence of neuritic plaques composed of neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide. Available drugs for AD therapy have small effect sizes and do not alter disease progression. Se...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Frozza RL,Bernardi A,Hoppe JB,Meneghetti AB,Matté A,Battastini AM,Pohlmann AR,Guterres SS,Salbego C

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disturbance of neuregulin-1β/ErbB4 signaling is considered to be associated with brain ischemia, but the mechanisms of this disruption are largely unknown. In the present study, we provide evidence that degradation of ErbB4 is involved in neuronal cell death in response to ischemia. Our data showed that the applicatio...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Lu YM,Gao YP,Tao RR,Liao MH,Huang JY,Wu G,Han F,Li XM

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astroglial scaring and limited neurogenesis are two problematic issues in recovery of spinal cord injury (SCI). In the meantime, it seems that mechanical manipulations of scaffold to inhibit astroglial scarring and improve neurogenesis is worthy of value. In the present investigation, the effect of nanofiber (gel) con...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Tavakol S,Mousavi SMM,Tavakol B,Hoveizi E,Ai J,Sorkhabadi SMR

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyglutamine (polyQ) disorders share many similarities, such as a common mutation type in unrelated human causative genes, neurological character, and certain aspects of pathogenesis, including morphological and physiological neuronal alterations. The similarities in pathogenesis have been confirmed by findings that ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Figiel M,Szlachcic WJ,Switonski PM,Gabka A,Krzyzosiak WJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PCDH19 encodes for protocadherin-19 (PCDH19), a cell-adhesion molecule of the cadherin superfamily preferentially expressed in the brain. PCDH19 mutations cause a neurodevelopmental syndrome named epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 9 (EIEE9) characterized by seizures associated with cognitive and behavioral de...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Serratto GM,Pizzi E,Murru L,Mazzoleni S,Pelucchi S,Marcello E,Mazzanti M,Passafaro M,Bassani S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical studies demonstrated a positive correlation between hypertension and cognitive decline. Beneficial effects of angiotensin II receptor blockers on cognitive functions have also been reported earlier; however, its role in chronic neuroinflammation-induced memory impairment in the hypertensive state is not well ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Goel R,Bhat SA,Hanif K,Nath C,Shukla R

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sirtuin 2 (SIRT2) is a member of NAD+-dependent protein deacetylases involved in a wide range of pathophysiological processes including myocardial injury, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease. However, the direct implication of SIRT2 in ischemic stroke is still unclear. In the present study, we observed that ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Xie XQ,Zhang P,Tian B,Chen XQ

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra (SN) is a major feature in the pathology of Parkinson's disease (PD). Using neural stem or progenitor cells (NSC/NPCs), the prospect of replacing the missing or damaged DA neurons is very attractive for PD therapy. However, little is known about the endogen...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Zhou Y,Zhu J,Lv Y,Song C,Ding J,Xiao M,Lu M,Hu G

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting over five million individuals worldwide. The exact molecular events underlying PD pathogenesis are still not clearly known. Glia maturation factor (GMF), a neuroinflammatory protein in the brain plays an important role in the pathogenesis of...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Selvakumar GP,Iyer SS,Kempuraj D,Raju M,Thangavel R,Saeed D,Ahmed ME,Zahoor H,Raikwar SP,Zaheer S,Zaheer A

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human hGDH2 arose via duplication in the apes and driven by positive selection acquired enhanced catalytic ability under conditions inhibitory to its precursor hGDH1 (common to all mammals). To explore the biological advantage provided by the novel enzyme, we studied, by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunofluorescen...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Spanaki C,Kotzamani D,Kleopa K,Plaitakis A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:α-Synuclein aggregation contributes to the Parkinson's disease (PD) pathology in multiple ways-the two most important being the activation of neuroinflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction. Our recent studies have shown the beneficial effects of a heat shock protein (HSP) inducer, carbenoxolone (Cbx), in reducing the...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Thakur P,Nehru B

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies show that myostatin mRNA expression is found in some regions of the brain. However, the functional significance of this is currently unknown. We therefore investigated myostatin expression and function in the brain. In this study, we used immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, and RT-PCR analysis ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Iwasaki S,Miyake M,Watanabe H,Kitagawa E,Watanabe K,Ohwada S,Kitazawa H,Rose MT,Aso H

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease that leads to neuronal cell loss. Cyclic AMP and its analogs are well known to decrease inflammation and apoptosis. In the present study, we examined the effects of bucladesine, a cell-permeable analogue of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), on myeli...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Vakilzadeh G,Khodagholi F,Ghadiri T,Darvishi M,Ghaemi A,Noorbakhsh F,Gorji A,Sharifzadeh M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most prevalent childhood psychiatric disorders. During the past decades, studies have focused on its genetic background and the abnormality of the brain structure and function. Recently, an advanced technique linking these two areas, namely, the imaging gen...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Wu Z,Yang L,Wang Y

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence demonstrated that GABAergic dysfunction contributes to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The GABA aminotransferase (ABAT) gene encodes a mitochondrial GABA transaminase and plays key roles in the biogenesis and metabolism of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which is a major inhibitory ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Zheng Q,Bi R,Xu M,Zhang DF,Tan LW,Lu YP,Yao YG

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Tonic inhibition mediated by ambient levels of GABA that activate extrasynaptic GABAA receptors emerges as an essential factor that tunes neuronal network excitability in vitro and shapes behavioral responses in vivo. To address the role of neuromodulatory transmitter systems on this type of inhibition, we employed pa...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Meis S,Endres T,Munsch T,Lessmann V

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neural crest is a transient embryonic structure that gives rise to a multitude of different cell types in the vertebrate. As such, it is an ideal model to study the processes of vertebrate differentiation and development. This review focuses on two major questions related to neural crest development. The first que...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Murphy M,Bartlett PF

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00