Identification of an endogenous polypeptide modulating ligand binding sites of insect neuronal acetylcholine receptors.

abstract：:Viral infections are implicated in the onset and promotion of autoimmunity in genetically predisposed individuals. In this study, immune response patterns to herpes viruses were compared in aquaporin 4 (AQP4) antibody positive central nervous system (CNS) autoimmunity and multiple sclerosis (MS). Serum samples of pati...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Sellner J,Cepok S,Kalluri SR,Nestler A,Kleiter I,Kümpfel T,Linker R,Melms A,Menge T,Tumani H,Paul F,Hemmer B,Berthele A

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebellar granule neurons produce homogenous cultures that provide a unique opportunity for quantifying the apoptosis by propidium iodide- and deoxynucleotidyl transferase-flow cytometry combined analysis and for studying its regulation by neurotrophins. Nerve growth factor (NGF) was found to promote postmitotic surv...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Muller Y,Tangre K,Clos J

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) is a major cellular protein degradation pathway that involves the modulation of key proteins controlling inflammation, cell cycle regulation and gene expression. Modulation of the UPS with proteasome inhibitors has indicated efficacy in the treatment of several disease states incl...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Williams AJ,Dave JR,Tortella FC

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine produced in the brain by endogenous microglial cells responding to injury. Levels of IL-1 beta are elevated in several neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease. IL-1 beta, which can act as a mitogen for astrocytes, also elicits the express...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Chang JW,Young DA,Coleman PD,O'Banion MK

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Axonal transport of tripeptidyl peptidase II, a putative cholecystokinin inactivating serine peptidase, was examined in the proximal, middle, and distal segments of rat sciatic nerves using a double ligation technique. Enzyme activity significantly increased not only in the proximal segment but also in the distal segm...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Chikuma T,Shimizu M,Tsuchiya Y,Kato T,Hojo H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Air pollution is an important contributor to the global burden of disease, particularly to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. In recent years, evidence is accumulating that air pollution may adversely affect the nervous system as shown by human epidemiological studies and by animal models. Age appears to play a ...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Costa LG,Cole TB,Dao K,Chang YC,Garrick JM

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synaptic degeneration is one of the earliest hallmarks of Alzheimer disease (AD) and results in loss of cognitive function. One of the causative agents for the synaptic degeneration is the amyloid β-peptide (Aβ), which is formed from its precursor protein by two sequential cleavages mediated by β- and γ-secretase. We ...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Frykman S,Teranishi Y,Hur JY,Sandebring A,Yamamoto NG,Ancarcrona M,Nishimura T,Winblad B,Bogdanovic N,Schedin-Weiss S,Kihara T,Tjernberg LO

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrauterine growth retardation induced by ligation of the uterine vessels in pregnant rats on the 5th day before delivery was associated with brain and body weights of hypotrophic offspring significantly lower than those of pair-aged control rats, even after 6 weeks of postnatal rearing under normal conditions. In vi...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Chanez C,Flexor MA,Hamon M

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of N-methyl-norsalsolinol on basal and inhibited activity of monoamine oxidase (MAO) in membrane preparations from the caudate nucleus of the rat have been studied. For the first time, the physiological step of dopamine oxidation to 3, 4 dihydroxyphenylacetic aldehyde (DPAA) was examined. N-methyl-norsalso...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Moser A,Scholz J,Bamberg H,Böhme V

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mobilization of inositol triphosphate ip3 by N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) and kainate, two excitatory amino acid EAA receptor agonists, was studied in cultured chick retina cells as a function of culture differentiation. Kainate (EC50 = 30 microM) stimulated from 6 to 9-fold the production of [3H]ip3 between E8C3 (...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Reis RA,Kubrusly RC,de Mello MC,de Mello FG

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent data indicate that BMY 7378 demonstrates high affinity, selectivity and low intrinsic activity at hippocampal 5-HT(1A) receptors, suggesting that BMY 7378 may represent the first selective 5-HT(1A) functional antagonist. The present study examined the agonist and antagonist properties of BMY 7378 at spinal cord...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Zemlan FP,Zieleniewski-Murphy A,Maureen Murphy R,Behbehani MM

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitors act by competing with the substrate, cGMP, for the catalytic site of the enzyme. Two commercialized PDE5 inhibitors, sildenafil and vardenafil, are being used to treat erectile dysfunction. These two compounds differ in the heterocyclic ring system used to mimic the purine ring of...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Corbin JD,Beasley A,Blount MA,Francis SH

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuromodulator adenosine, has been shown to have the highest density of central uptake sites in the nucleus tractus solitarius in the dorsal brain stem. The nucleus tractus solitarius is involved in the central regulation of reflex cardiovascular activity suggesting that adenosine may also be involved in central c...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Lawrence AJ,Castillo-Meléndez M,Jarrott B

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of mechanoreceptor stimulation and subsequent ATP release in cyclophosphamide evoked chronic bladder inflammation was examined to demonstrate: (1) whether inflammation modulates ATP release from bladder urothelium and (2) whether intravesical botulinum toxin A administration inhibits urothelial ATP release...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Smith CP,Vemulakonda VM,Kiss S,Boone TB,Somogyi GT

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intoxication with inorganic arsenicals leads to neuropathies and impaired cognitive functions. However, little is known so far on the cellular targets that are involved in the adverse effects of arsenite to brain cells. To test whether arsenite may affect neural glucose and glutathione (GSH) metabolism, primary astroc...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Tadepalle N,Koehler Y,Brandmann M,Meyer N,Dringen R

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neonatal administration of 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine to rats (100 mg kg(?1) s.c. on the 1st and 2nd day after birth) resulted in marked reductions in serotoninergic presynaptic markers ([(3)H]-5-HT synaptosomal uptake, tryptophan hydroxylase activity and endogenous 5-HT content) in various forebrain areas, particula...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Hamon M,Nelson DL,Mallat M,Bourgoin S

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of GM(1) administration upon the time course of the postlesion changes of [(3)H]5hydroxytryptamine uptake in the partially denervated rat hippocampus has been studied 6, 21, 42 and 90 days after surgery. At 6 and 21 days after operation the postlesion decrease of [(3)H]5-hydroxytryptamine uptake was counter...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Kiedrowski L,Gra Dkowska M,Oderfeld-Nowak B

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, two different aspects of growth hormone neuroregulation during aging were considered. Twenty-month-old male rats had decreased growth hormone-releasing hormone mRNA levels and a slight reduction of somatostatin mRNA levels in the hypothalamus when compared to 8-month-old counterparts. Short-term adminis...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： De Gennaro Colonna V,Cella SG,Parenti M,Locatelli V,Cocchi D,Müller EE

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the role of Ca(2+)-activated K(+) (K(Ca)) channels in the presynaptic acetylcholine (ACh) release from splanchnic nerve endings and the postsynaptic catecholamine release from chromaffin cells, we applied microdialysis technique to the left adrenal medulla of anesthetized rats and investigated the effects...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Akiyama T,Yamazaki T,Kawada T,Shimizu S,Sugimachi M,Shirai M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress-induced neuronal death plays a pivotal role in pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders. Recently, 7,8-dihydroxyflavone (7,8-DHF) has been shown to exert neuroprotective effects by acting as a selective tyrosine kinase receptor B (TrkB) agonist. In addition, the antioxidant action of 7,8-DHF may pr...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Han X,Zhu S,Wang B,Chen L,Li R,Yao W,Qu Z

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, poor communication skills, and repetitive/restrictive behaviors. Elevated blood levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines have been reported in subjects with autism spectrum disorder. On the other hand, early childhood a...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Makinodan M,Iwata K,Ikawa D,Yamashita Y,Yamamuro K,Toritsuka M,Kimoto S,Okumura K,Yamauchi T,Yoshino H,Tsujii M,Sugiyama T,Tsuchiya K,Mori N,Matsuzaki H,Kishimoto T

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) is a novel neurotransmitter. We studied here the effect of ACS 84, a new H(2)S releasing compound, on the cytotoxicity induced by amyloid beta (Aβ) in microglia. Treatment with Aβ(1-40) (25μmol/L) for 24h significantly inhibited MTT reduction and increased lactate dehydrogenase release in BV-2...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Liu YY,Sparatore A,Del Soldato P,Bian JS

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salsolinol (Sal), locally administered into the posterior VTA (pVTA) of rats, produces psychomotor responses and reinforcing effects, probably, through the activation of μ-opioid receptors (MORs). The neurochemical correlates of these phenomena are, however, practically unknown. In this paper, we explore the neurochem...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Hipólito L,Martí-Prats L,Sánchez-Catalán MJ,Polache A,Granero L

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For elucidation of thyroid hormone-induced responsiveness of fish brain, various doses (0.012, 0.025, 0.05, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 ?g/g) of triiodothyronine (T(3)) were injected in Singi fish, Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch), for 3 consecutive days and the changes in cytosolic NADP-dependent malic enzyme (ME, EC 1...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Srabani De AK,Ray DA,Medda AK

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate the feasibility and usefulness of the histoblot immunostaining of cryosections of whole hemispheres of healthy and Alzheimer diseased (AD) human brains by localizing a neuron-specific marker, the anti-neuronal nuclei (NeuN) antigen. As expected, cortical NeuN-immunopositive regions were generally thinne...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Beliczai Z,Varszegi S,Gulyas B,Halldin C,Kasa P,Gulya K

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Manganese (Mn) is a widely distributed trace element that is essential for normal brain function and development. However, chronic exposure to excessive Mn has been known to lead to neuronal loss and manganism, a disease with debilitating motor and cognitive deficits, whose clinical syndrome resembling idiopathic Park...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Liu X,Yang J,Lu C,Jiang S,Nie X,Han J,Yin L,Jiang J

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neosurugatoxin, a neurotoxin isolated from the Japanese ivory mollusc (Babylonia japonica ) is a nicotinic antagonist with a specificity towards ganglionic nicotinic receptors. At low concentration (5 x 10(?8) M) neosurugatoxin inhibited the release of [(3)H]dopamine evoked by 1,1-dimethyl-4-phenylpiperazinium (DMPP) ...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Rapier C,Harrison R,Lunt GG,Wonnacott S

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary cultures of cerebral cortical astrocytes and neurons, as well as neurons growing on top of the astrocytes (sandwich co-cultures), were incubated with 1-[13C]glucose or 2-[13C]acetate and in the presence or absence of the glutamine synthetase inhibitor methionine sulfoximine. [13C]NMR spectroscopy at 125 MHz wa...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Sonnewald U,Westergaard N,Schousboe A,Svendsen JS,Unsgård G,Petersen SB

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary cortical neurons exposed to the mitochondrial toxin NaN3 (0.1-3 mM) were submitted to oxidative stress with H2O2 (30-150 μM), to mimic conditions observed in neurodegenerative disorders. The effects of such treatment on a series of parameters useful in characterizing neuronal damage were investigated: (i) the ...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Selvatici R,Marani L,Marino S,Siniscalchi A

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Receptors for transmitters, as varied as those expressed by neurons, have been described on primary astrocyte cultures prepared from new-born rats and mice. A variety of functional effects and considerable cell-to-cell and regional heterogeneity have been observed for such receptors in vitro. The various systems avail...

journal_title：Neurochemistry international

authors： Kimelberg HK

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00