Applying imaging genetics to ADHD: the promises and the challenges.

abstract：:The human KCTD13 gene is located within the 16p11.2 locus and copy number variants of this locus are associated with a high risk for neuropsychiatric diseases including autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia. Studies in zebrafish point to a role of KCTD13 in proliferation of neural precursor cells which may contri...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Kizner V,Naujock M,Fischer S,Jäger S,Reich S,Schlotthauer I,Zuckschwerdt K,Geiger T,Hildebrandt T,Lawless N,Macartney T,Dorner-Ciossek C,Gillardon F

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Motilin is a 22-amino-acid gastrointestinal polypeptide that was first isolated from the porcine intestine. We identified that motilin receptor is highly expressed in GABAergic interneurons in the basolateral nucleus (BLA) of the amygdala, the structure of which is closely involved in assigning stress disorder and anx...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Feng B,Liu JC,Zhang J,Ozaki K,Guo YY,Yi DH,Li XQ,Zhao MG

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactate is an energy substrate in adult brain especially when glucose is withdrawn or only lactate is present as main energy source. Besides, the most abundant lactate transporter in brain-monocarboxylate transporter 1 (MCT1)-was recognized recently. Despite this, MCT1 expressions in central nervous system (CNS) have ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Zhang M,Ma Z,Qin H,Yao Z

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atonal genes are basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors that were first identified as regulating the formation of mechanoreceptors and photoreceptors in Drosophila. Isolation of vertebrate homologs of atonal genes has shown these transcription factors to play diverse roles in the development of neurons and their...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Cai T,Groves AK

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Alzheimer's disease, the accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) in the brain occurs in the parenchyma and cerebrovasculature. Several evidences support that the neuronal demise is potentiated by vascular alterations in the early stages of the disease, but the mechanisms responsible for the dysfunction of brain endotheli...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Fonseca AC,Moreira PI,Oliveira CR,Cardoso SM,Pinton P,Pereira CF

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:GLI2 is a key mediator of the sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway and plays an important role in neural tube development during vertebrate embryogenesis; however, the role of gli2 in human folate-related neural tube defects remains unclear. In this study, we compared methylation status and polymorphisms of gli2 bet...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Lu XL,Wang L,Chang SY,Shangguan SF,Wang Z,Wu LH,Zou JZ,Xiao P,Li R,Bao YH,Qiu ZY,Zhang T

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs), which belong to a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family, are involved in the regulation of several physiological functions in mammals and act as mediators of apoptosis, obesity, and memory storage in the brain, including the processes of neuronal de- and regeneration. JNK subf...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Petrov D,Luque M,Pedrós I,Ettcheto M,Abad S,Pallàs M,Verdaguer E,Auladell C,Folch J,Camins A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism and epilepsy are diseases which have complex genetic inheritance. Genome-wide association and other genetic studies have implicated at least 500+ genes associated with the occurrence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) including the human semaphorin 3F (Sema 3F) and neuropilin 2 (NRP2) genes. However, the geneti...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Li Z,Jagadapillai R,Gozal E,Barnes G

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tenascin-C (TNC), a matricellular protein, is upregulated in brain parenchyma after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Recent studies emphasize that early brain injury (EBI) should be overcome to improve post-SAH outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate effects of TNC knockout (TNKO) on neuronal apo...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Liu L,Fujimoto M,Nakano F,Nishikawa H,Okada T,Kawakita F,Imanaka-Yoshida K,Yoshida T,Suzuki H

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is the main intracellular pathway for modulated protein turnover, playing an important role in the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. It also exerts a protein quality control through degradation of oxidized, mutant, denatured, or misfolded proteins and is involved in many biolog...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Campello L,Esteve-Rudd J,Cuenca N,Martín-Nieto J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) have been commonly used as an effective adjuvant therapy in treatment of breast cancer, especially for menopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. Due to the nature of aromatase, the key enzyme for endogenous estrogen synthesis, inhibitory of aromatase-induced side effect...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Li C,Zhou C,Li R

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：: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：: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：:Chronic relapsing experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (CR-EAE) exhibits neuropathological and immunological dysfunctions similar to those found in multiple sclerosis (MS) and has been used as an animal model of MS. Inflammatory infiltrates and oxidative stress have been linked to the development of both diseases. ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Perianes-Cachero A,Lobo MVT,Hernández-Pinto AM,Busto R,Lasunción-Ripa MA,Arilla-Ferreiro E,Puebla-Jiménez L

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative diseases in mammals with the unique characteristics of misfolding and aggregation of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) to the scrapie prion (PrPSc). Although neuroinflammation and neuronal loss feature within the disease process, the details of PrPC/PrPSc molecular transition...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Eskandari-Sedighi G,Cortez LM,Yang J,Daude N,Shmeit K,Sim V,Westaway D

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroinflammation is the important pathological feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Legumain, a lysosomal cysteine protease, plays an important role in neuroinflammation during ischemic stroke and depressive disorder. Legumain is involved in AD process through cleaving APP; however, it is unclear if legumain can poss...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Chen R,Zhang Q,Yan Y,Zhang Y,Zhang T

更新日期：2020-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacoresistance in epilepsy is a major challenge to successful clinical therapy. Glucocorticoid receptor (GR) dysregulation can affect the underlying disease pathogenesis. We recently reported that local drug biotransformation at the blood-brain barrier is upregulated by GR, which controls drug-metabolizing enzymes...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Hossain M,Williams S,Ferguson L,Bingaman W,Ghosh A,Najm IM,Ghosh C

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Olfactory dysfunction is deeply associated with quality of human life in the aging population. Olfactory dysfunction is an occasional presymptomatic sign of neuroimmunological multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, and systemic lupus erythematosus. Olfaction is initially processed by olfactory receptor cells that c...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Shin T,Kim J,Ahn M,Moon C

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1/KDM1A) plays an important role in complex cellular processes such as differentiation, proliferation, apoptosis, and cell cycle progression. It has recently been demonstrated that during development, downregulation of LSD1 inhibits cell proliferation, modulates the expression of cell...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： He Y,Tang D,Cai C,Chai R,Li H

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease which is characterized by progressive memory loss, the accumulation of β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) (mainly Aβ1-42), and more recently, by neuroinflammation, which has been highlighted as playing a central role in the development and progress of AD. This study utilized...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Garcez ML,Mina F,Bellettini-Santos T,da Luz AP,Schiavo GL,Macieski JMC,Medeiros EB,Marques AO,Magnus NQ,Budni J

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress induces a variety of neuronal cell death pathways that play a critical role in the pathophysiology of stroke. ER stress occurs when unfolded/misfolded proteins accumulate and the folding capacity of ER chaperones exceeds the capacity of ER lumen to facilitate their disposal. As a cons...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Nakka VP,Prakash-Babu P,Vemuganti R

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a traumatic event resulting in disturbances to normal sensory, motor, or autonomic functions, which ultimately impacts a patient's physical, psychological, and social well-being. Until now, no available therapy for SCI can effectively slow down or halt the disease progression. Compared to t...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Yang H,Liu CC,Wang CY,Zhang Q,An J,Zhang L,Hao DJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：:Iodine deficiency (ID) during development results in dysfunction of the central nervous system (CNS) and affects psychomotor and motor function. It is worth noting that maternal mild and marginal ID tends to be the most common reason of preventable neurodevelopmental impairment, via a mechanism that has not been eluci...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Dong J,Lei X,Wang Y,Wang Y,Song H,Li M,Min H,Yu Y,Xi Q,Teng W,Chen J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prion pathologies are characterized by the conformational conversion of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) into a pathological infectious isoform, known as PrPSc. The latter acquires different abnormal conformations, which are associated with specific pathological phenotypes. Recent evidence suggests that prions adapt ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Bistaffa E,Moda F,Virgilio T,Campagnani I,De Luca CMG,Rossi M,Salzano G,Giaccone G,Tagliavini F,Legname G

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of evidence indicates that pathological forms of amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide contribute to neuronal degeneration and synaptic loss in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we investigated the impact of exogenous Aβ1-42 oligomers (AβO) and endogenously liberated Aβ peptides on transcription of genes for...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Cieślik M,Czapski GA,Wójtowicz S,Wieczorek I,Wencel PL,Strosznajder RP,Jaber V,Lukiw WJ,Strosznajder JB

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complications caused by overweight, obesity and type 2 diabetes are one of the main problems that increase morbidity and mortality in developed countries. Hypothalamic metabolic sensors play an important role in the control of feeding and energy homeostasis. PAS kinase (PASK) is a nutrient sensor proposed as a reg...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Hurtado-Carneiro V,Roncero I,Egger SS,Wenger RH,Blazquez E,Sanz C,Alvarez E

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to study the effect of glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) on the cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) signalling pathway and whether insulin or epidermal growth factor (EGF) might modulate the effects of GLP-2. GLP-2 produced a dose-dependent decrease in intracellular sodium nitroprusside-induce...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Velázquez E,Blázquez E,Ruiz-Albusac JM

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00