Endorphins in the cerebrospinal fluid of psychiatric patients.

abstract：:Familial British dementia (FBD) is a disorder characterized by the presence of amyloid deposits in cerebral blood vessels and brain parenchyma coexisting with neurofibrillary tangles in limbic areas. The amyloid subunit (ABri) is a 4 kDa fragment of a 266 amino acid type II single-spanning transmembrane precursor prot...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ghiso J,Vidal R,Rostagno A,Miravalle L,Holton JL,Mead S,Révész T,Plant G,Frangione B

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of RNA interference (RNAi) in C. elegans and in plants has revolutionized current approaches to biology and medicine. RNAi silences genes in a sequence-specific manner through the actions of small pieces of double-stranded RNAs (siRNAs and miRNAs). RNAi has been found as a widespread natural phenomenon i...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Zheng ZM,Tang S,Tao M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our studies have shown that the acyclic nucleotide analogues PMEA and HPMPC are able to penetrate into cells and are then activated to mono- and diphosphate derivatives. The latter correspond to triphosphate analogues and presumably serve an important role in the biological activity exerted by these antiviral agents. ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Bronson JJ,Ho HT,De Boeck H,Woods K,Ghazzouli I,Martin JC,Hitchcock MJ

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recording of chemosensory event-related potentials (CSERPs) has been established as an objective method in the assessment of central odor processing in humans. In the present study CSERPs were used to investigate whether human body odor is genetically determined by the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), refer...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Krauel K,Pause BM,Mueller C,Sojka B,Mueller-Ruchholtz W,Ferstl R

更新日期：1998-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Research in the area of adolescent alcohol use is progressing rapidly, as exemplified by the chapters in this section. Basic animal research in rodents has revealed adolescents to be more sensitive than adults to ethanol-induced disruptions in brain plasticity, although adolescents conversely are relatively insensitiv...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Spear LP

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In red blood cells as well as in platelets there appears to be a decrease in adenine nucleotides during storage under blood bank conditions. This can be decreased by use of anticoagulant preservatives with higher phosphate content than the standard ACD solution, through the addition of adenine and inosine. Maintenance...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ambrus JL,Ambrus CM,Odake K,Mink IB,Shields R,Warner W,Bishop C,Tritsch GL,Golden G,Mittelman A

更新日期：1975-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about how mitogenic factors generate growth regulatory signals and how these are mediated within the cell. We have developed three different types of mitogenic stimuli in order to identify the possible existence of common denominators in a complex and perhaps pleiotypic signal-response system. 3T3 cell...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Zetterberg A,Engström W,Larsson O

更新日期：1982-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a rare hereditary disease characterized by recurrent transient ischemic attacks, strokes, and vascular dementia. Various mutations in the Notch3 gene cause the disease, whereas the mechanism of how they cause the di...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Abe K,Murakami T,Matsubara E,Manabe Y,Nagano I,Shoji M

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune diseases include a diverse group of over 80 conditions. Sjögren's syndrome is the second most common autoimmune rheumatic disease, with an estimated prevalence in the United States of 2-4 million persons. There are prominent and consistent oral and dental findings in Sjögren's syndrome related to the autoim...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Fox PC

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous scientific papers have suggested health-promoting effects of resveratrol, including claims in the prevention of diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Therefore, it was proposed that the scientific community needed to express recommendations on the human use of resveratrol. Such recomm...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Vang O

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This chapter considers violence prevention programs in light of aggression and violence directed toward girls and women. More specifically, current violence prevention programs, directed toward young children and/or their caregivers, are discussed with a special consideration for the Adults and Children Together (ACT)...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Guttman M,Mowder B,Yasik A

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is now good evidence that in the AD brain, a number of neurotransmitter effector systems are defective. Such abnormalities include defective G, protein and protein kinase C function as well as a drastically reduced level of receptors for the second messenger Ins(1,4,5) P3. Such changes are probably not restricte...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Fowler CJ,Garlind A,O'Neill C,Cowburn RF

更新日期：1996-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Sponsored by the New York Academy of Sciences and with support from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Life Technologies Foundation, and the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, "Advancing Drug Discovery for Schizophrenia" was held March 9-11 at the New York Academy of Sciences in New York City. The meeting, comprisi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Marder SR,Roth B,Sullivan PF,Scolnick EM,Nestler EJ,Geyer MA,Welnberger DR,Karayiorgou M,Guidotti A,Gingrich J,Akbarian S,Buchanan RW,Lieberman JA,Conn PJ,Haggarty SJ,Law AJ,Campbell B,Krystal JH,Moghaddam B,Sawa A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mobilization and recruitment of blood and lymphatic vasculatures are widely described in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). Although angiogenesis contributes to intense gut inflammation, it remains unclear whether and when lymphangiogenesis amplifies or protects in IBD. The prolonged maintenance of lymphatic (ove...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Alexander JS,Chaitanya GV,Grisham MB,Boktor M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These experiments sought to: (1) determine if alpha 2/I1 agonists that are topically active on the eye have similar effects on intraocular pressure when applied to the CNS and (2) ascertain whether these agents lower IOP, in part, via central alpha 2 receptors and/or imidazoline (I1) receptors. New Zealand White rabbi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Campbell WR,Potter DE

更新日期：1995-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We and others have previously shown that heat-shock proteins (HSPs) are involved in protecting the brain from a variety of insults including stroke, epilepsy, and other related insults. While the mechanism of this protection has largely been thought to be due to their chaperone functions (i.e., preventing abnormal pro...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Yenari MA,Liu J,Zheng Z,Vexler ZS,Lee JE,Giffard RG

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although stress is tightly connected with elevated levels of catecholamines, stress effects on target structures of catecholamine action--adrenoceptors (ARs)--has not been deeply studied yet. Similarly, very little is known about changes of muscarinic receptors (MRs) during stress. We determined changes in these recep...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Myslivecek J,Tillinger A,Novakova M,Kvetnanský R

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Release of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) of Alzheimer's disease from Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts was stimulated in a concentration-dependent manner by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate. In fibroblasts overexpressing protein kinase C alpha (PKC alpha), the EC50 for this response was 7 nM, while in control cells the EC50 ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Slack BE,Nitsch RM,Livneh E,Kunz GM Jr,Eldar H,Wurtman RJ

更新日期：1993-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Although drugs of abuse have different chemical structures and interact with different protein targets, all appear to usurp common neuronal systems that regulate reward and motivation. Addiction is a complex disease that is thought to involve drug-induced changes in synaptic plasticity due to alterations in cell signa...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lee AM,Messing RO

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lateral interaction of c-erbB family receptors resulting in dimer formation is the key event initiating signal transduction. Consequently cross-activation and intracellular signaling is triggered with immediate impact on cell proliferation, migration, cell survival, and differentiation. In order to elucidate the conne...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Diermeier-Daucher S,Hasmann M,Brockhoff G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated the performance of a novel line-blot immunoassay (LIA; Mikrogen) and compared results with those obtained by CIE (in-house), ELISA (Pharmacia Diagnostics), and FEIA (Pharmacia Diagnostics). Sera from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients (n = 123), systemic sclerosis patients (n = 25), and heal...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Damoiseaux J,Boesten K,Giesen J,Austen J,Tervaert JW

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The historical reasons for the introduction of tick control during the nineteenth century are reviewed. Background and concepts for the choice between long-term tick control and tick eradication are compared. Case studies of large-scale tick control or eradication programs in Africa, Australia, the United States, and ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Pegram RG,Wilson DD,Hansen JW

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the richest reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and genes, animal intestinal microbiota contributes to the spread of antibiotic resistance in the environment and, potentially, to human pathogens. Both culture-based genomic technology and culture-independent metagenomics have been developed to investigat...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Su JQ,Cui L,Chen QL,An XL,Zhu YG

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial cells produce and bind to multiple basement membrane components. Fibronectin and interstitial collagens seem to promote migration and proliferation, whereas basement membrane collagen and laminin stimulate attachment and differentiation. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells will rapidly form capillary-li...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Grant DS,Kleinman HK,Martin GR

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for tumor markers suitable for use in diagnosis and management of patients with lung cancer has met with limited success because each available marker lacks sufficient sensitivity and specificity. We have begun a collaborative study to evaluate multiple simultaneous serum markers to determine whether there ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： McIntire KR,Radovich BT,Gail MH,Go VL

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging may pose a challenge to the central nervous system, increasing its susceptibility to apoptotic events. Recent findings indicate that caloric restriction (CR) may have a profound effect on brain function and vulnerability to injury and diseases, by enhancing neuroprotection, stimulating the production of new neur...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hiona A,Leeuwenburgh C

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal epithelial cells may play a role in the regulation of immune responses toward luminal antigens. We show that a subset of CD8(+) T cells undergoes oligoclonal expansion in the intestinal mucosa, probably through interaction with a unique complex expressed on epithelial cells, formed by a CEA subfamily member...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Allez M,Brimnes J,Shao L,Dotan I,Nakazawa A,Mayer L

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review has addressed the concern that the reduction of the risk of coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular disorders by means of reducing serum cholesterol levels might, at the same time, increase the risk of developing noncardiovascular conditions. This concern is justified because, at face value, prospe...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Epstein FH

更新日期：1995-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3), previously known as the relaxin-like factor (RLF), is a major peptide hormone secreted from the testicular Leydig cells of adult men and circulating in the blood at a concentration of approximately 1 ng/mL. Women also produce INSL3 in the theca interna cells of ovarian follicles, but cir...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ivell R,Hartung S,Anand-Ivell R

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taken together with electrophysiological data, these results suggest that in states of DA deficiency, systemically administered L-dopa or DA agonist drugs inhibit cell firing in the major output nuclei of the basal ganglia (GPI and SNPR). We propose that DA produces this net effect by a direct influence on the striato...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wooten GF

更新日期：1997-12-19 00:00:00