Centrally injected kisspeptin reduces food intake by increasing meal intervals in mice.

abstract：:Sulphated cholecystokinin-8 (CCK-8) given into the neostriatum of the rat by in vivo microdialysis produced a concentration-dependent (1-100 microM) increase in extracellular aspartate (Asp) and dynorphin B (Dyn B), but not in glutamate, GABA or dopamine levels. The increase in Asp levels produced by 10 microM CCK-8 w...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： You ZB,Pettersson E,Herrera-Marschitz M,Hökfelt T,Terenius L,Nylander I,Goiny M,Hughes J,O'Connor WT,Ungerstedt U

更新日期：1994-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Extrasynaptic transmission is mediated by the diffusion of transmitters, through the extracellular space (ECS) to receptors on neurons and glia. The three-dimensional diffusion of tetramethylammonium (mol. wt 74.1 kDa) was investigated in the isolated rat spinal cord at postnatal days 4-20. The diffusion parameters of...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Prokopová S,Vargová L,Syková E

更新日期：1997-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of neonatal axotomy on the maturation of motoneurone somadendritic morphology was studied in identified motoneurones innervating the ankle dorsiflexor muscles tibialis anterior (TA) and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) of the rat by intracellular injection of Lucifer Yellow and confocal microscopy. At birth,...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Dekkers J,Navarrete R

更新日期：1998-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:When we look at our spatial environment we have the feeling that the whole visual field is coloured, yet the density of cone photoreceptors decreases considerably as eccentricity increases. We investigated colour perception (coloured/noncoloured), colour naming and whether colour helps object recognition at eccentrici...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Naïli F,Despretz P,Boucart M

更新日期：2006-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) is a nonprotein amino acid that may be involved in neurodegenerative diseases. It is produced by a large variety of cyanobacteria and is found at high levels in the brains of Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients. Although BMAA is clearly a neurotoxin, previ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Liu XQ,Rush T,Ciske J,Lobner D

更新日期：2010-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, changes in the cytokine system (IL-1 beta, IL-2, IL-3, IL-6 and TNF alpha) were assessed following exposure to mild mood induction (negative and positive) in humans. An increase in secretion of TNF alpha, a decrease in that of IL-2 and of IL-3 with no change in IL-1 beta and in IL-6 secretion lev...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Mittwoch-Jaffe T,Shalit F,Srendi B,Yehuda S

更新日期：1995-03-27 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：:Using NADPH-diaphorase (NADPH-d) histochemistry, the expression of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) was studied in the rat brain 1 week after kainate-induced status epilepticus. Major changes were observed in the hippocampi of epileptic animals, especially a loss of NADPH-d positive fibres in the periphery of degenerative ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Lerner-Natoli M,de Bock F,Bockaert J,Rondouin G

更新日期：1994-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Absence seizures are known to originate from disruptions within the corticothalamocortical network; however, the precise underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms that induce hypersynchronicity and hyperexcitability are debated and likely to be complex and multifactorial. Recent studies implicate impaired thalamic ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Seo S,Leitch B

更新日期：2017-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms underlying the expression of long-term synaptic potentiation (LTP) in the lateral and medial perforant path inputs to the dentate gyrus were examined in pentobarbital anaesthetized rats. Lateral path LTP was accompanied by a robust, long-lasting reduction in lateral path paired-pulse facilitation (PPF)....

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Christie BR,Abraham WC

更新日期：1994-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuropeptide nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) is implicated in many biological functions, including nociception, locomotor activity, stress and anxiety, drinking and food-intake. N/OFQ has also been reported to play a facilitatory role in acute kainate-induced seizures. The aim of the present study was to investigat...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Binaschi A,Zucchini S,Bregola G,Rodi D,Mazzuferi M,Reinscheid RK,Simonato M

更新日期：2003-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We can report, that by the use of indirect immunofluorescence techniques, that rat spinal motoneurons contain galanin-like immunoreactivity (LI). Furthermore, that galanin and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)-LI coexist in a number of spinal motoneurons. Co-localization could be demonstrated as thoracic, lumbar ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Johnson H,Hökfelt T,Ulfhake B

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After learning position discrimination in a T-maze water escape task, rats had either a 2 mm section of the middle cerebral artery removed bilaterally (bMCA) or they received a sham operation. Beginning on the day of surgery either total brain gangliosides (50 mg kg-1) or saline were administered daily for five days. ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： McDaniel WF,Fjordbak T,Schmidt MS,Tucker JC,Davis BK

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using NADPH-diaphorase (NADPH-d) staining as a marker for the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS) we investigated the possible sites of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis in the olfactory pathways of an insect brain. Staining of frozen sections revealed NADPH-d activity in neurones and in glial cells. A cluster of intensely s...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Bicker G,Hähnlein I

更新日期：1995-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Texas Red-labelled dextran with a mol. wt of 3000 g mol-1, a marker for the extracellular space, was injected unilaterally into the neostriatum of adult rats (0.3-30 micrograms microliter-1) and its distribution evaluated 1 min to 5 h later. Diffusion in the neuropil was observed with clearance starting after 30 min. ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Bjelke B,England R,Nicholson C,Rice ME,Lindberg J,Zoli M,Agnati LF,Fuxe K

更新日期：1995-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Low, nonsedative doses of γ-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) produce short-term anterograde amnesia in humans and memory impairments in experimental animals. We have previously shown that acute systemic treatment of GHB in adolescent female rats impairs the acquisition, but not the expression, of contextual fear memory while...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Ishiwari K,Sircar R

更新日期：2016-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) is a powerful tool to study basic perceptual functions in the human electroencephalogram (EEG) (e.g. selective attention). The present study aimed at finding support for the SSVEP's sensitivity to higher cognitive functions (e.g. memory). We tagged pictures of meaningle...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Martens U,Gert AL,Gruber T

更新日期：2012-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence suggests that dynein has an important role in the clearance of misfolded proteins by autophagy. Here we show that treatment of cells with 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP) cause alpha-synuclein overexpression and aggregation, leading to the accumulation of autophagic vacuoles and the recruitment of...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Cai ZL,Shi JJ,Yang YP,Cao BY,Wang F,Huang JZ,Yang F,Zhang P,Liu CF

更新日期：2009-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurone-specific enolase immunoreactivity (NSE-IR) was examined in the hippocampal dentate gyrus 5 h, 24 h and 6 days following local injection of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), and was compared with Nissl substance and acid fuchsin staining. Five and 24 hours post-injection extracellular NSE-IR was increased, and the n...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Comer AM,Lees GJ,Lipski J

更新日期：1994-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the neural activation associated with the expectancy of emotional stimuli using whole brain fMRI. Fifteen healthy subjects underwent fMRI scanning during which they performed a warned reaction task using emotional pictures carrying pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral content. The task involved an expected or u...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Ueda K,Okamoto Y,Okada G,Yamashita H,Hori T,Yamawaki S

更新日期：2003-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatotopic organization of the human medial wall of the cerebral hemispheres was studied using functional MRI conducted at high field strength (3 T) with fine spatial resolution ( approximately 2 mm). Healthy subjects performed paced, repetitive movements of the fingers and toes. Within the supplementary motor area (...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Mayer AR,Zimbelman JL,Watanabe Y,Rao SM

更新日期：2001-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) homeostasis emphasize the importance of water flux through the pericapillary (Virchow-Robin) space for both CSF production and reabsorption (Oreskovic and Klarica hypothesis), and challenge the classic CSF circulation theory, which proposes that CSF is primarily produced by ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Igarashi H,Tsujita M,Kwee IL,Nakada T

更新日期：2014-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine motor imagery ability in patients with peripheral nerve disorder using the hand mental rotation task. Five patients with left total avulsion brachial plexus palsy (BPP) and 16 healthy age-matched adults participated in this study. The mean±SD time from the injury was 103.6±49.7...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Date S,Kurumadani H,Yoshimura M,Fukae A,Onishi K,Hayashi J,Shinomiya R,Sunagawa T

更新日期：2019-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Ascorbate and glutathione (GSH) are the primary water-soluble antioxidants in the CNS. Oxidative stress, sometimes indicated by loss of these antioxidants, has been linked to several clinical and experimental conditions, including cerebral ischemia. These conditions are also gender-linked, with greater incidence or se...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Ferris DC,Kume-Kick J,Russo-Menna I,Rice ME

更新日期：1995-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Latest reports suggest the involvement of insulin in modulating memory. A few published in-vitro studies favor the antidementia effect of insulin. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the prophylactic role of insulin and its combination with glucose and its possible mechanism(s) in an aluminum chloride (AlCl3)-in...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Nampoothiri M,Kumar N,Venkata Ramalingayya G,Gopalan Kutty N,Krishnadas N,Mallikarjuna Rao C

更新日期：2017-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Microinjection of neuropeptide Y (NPY) into the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus stimulates eating and increases respiratory quotient. In contrast, administration of opioid receptor antagonists reduces food intake and suppresses NPY-induced feeding. The present study examined whether naloxone methiodi...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Currie PJ,Coscina DV,Moretti J,Avellino MD

更新日期：2000-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of huperzine A on memory impairments induced by scopolamine were evaluated using a radial maze task and inhibition of cholinesterase in vitro compared with the effects of E2020 and tacrine. Scopolamine (0.2 mg kg-1) significantly impaired spatial memory in rats. Huperzine A (0.1-0.4 mg kg-1, p.o.), E2020 (...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Cheng DH,Ren H,Tang XC

更新日期：1996-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The increase in neural activity in cat visual cortex associated with eye movements has been thought to reflect a replica of the motor command signal. We examined the timing of the saccade-related increase in neural activity in cat areas 17 and 18 in relation to saccade onset and offset. The increase in activity was te...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Park J,Lee C

更新日期：2000-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is the most common complication of diabetes mellitus and leads to sensory symptoms, including diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP). DNP is a major public health problem because it has a considerable impact on life quality of diabetes mellitus patients. Therefore, development of novel effectiv...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Li P,Xiong DL,Sun WP,Xu SY

更新日期：2018-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of CNTF mRNA was investigated in primary cortical astrocytes cultured from newborn rats and in C6 glioma cells. Northern blot analysis indicated that semi-confluent astrocyte cell cultures. CNTF added to confluent astrocyte cultures down-regulated CNTF message in a dose-dependent fashion. In contrast, when ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Meyer V,Unsicker K

更新日期：1994-10-03 00:00:00