Effects of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) on dopamine synthesis and release in the rabbit retina in vitro.

abstract：:The modulatory effects exerted by the glucocorticoid hydrocortisone (HC) on the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) were studied in mutants of the alpha subunit M4 transmembrane region. Based on the photoaffinity labeling of alpha M4 412 with the steroid promegestone this position was mutated to different residues...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Garbus I,Roccamo AM,Barrantes FJ

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bradykinin interacts with the bradykinin B2 receptor on dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons, setting off a series of reactions inside the cells that ultimately make the vanilloid receptor 1 more sensitive to a normal stimulus by activating various enzymes coupled with second messenger signaling cascades. Zaltoprofen, a...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Tang HB,Inoue A,Oshita K,Hirate K,Nakata Y

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phylogenetic research can help to elucidate the structure of the GABA/benzodiazepine receptor complex. In this study the evolution of the beta-carboline binding site was traced to see whether it paralleled that of the benzodiazepine binding site. The ratio of [3H]ethyl-beta-carboline-3-carboxylate (beta-CCE) to [3H]fl...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Friedl W,Hebebrand J,Rabe S,Propping P

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the possibility that pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide (PACAP) has a role in the control of contractility in the mouse ileum. PACAP-(1-27) produced tetrodotoxin (TTX)-insensitive, concentration-dependent reduction of the amplitude of the spontaneous contractions of longitudinal muscle up t...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Zizzo MG,Mulè F,Serio R

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have demonstrated that negative allosteric modulators (NAM) of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGlu5) reduce cocaine and methamphetamine seeking in extinction-reinstatement animal models of addiction. Less is known about effects of mGlu5 NAMs in abstinence models, particularly for methamphetamine. We u...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Murray CH,Christian DT,Milovanovic M,Loweth JA,Hwang EK,Caccamise AJ,Funke JR,Wolf ME

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the glutamate receptor antagonist gamma-D-glutamylaminomethyl sulfonic acid (GAMS) on inward currents induced by bath application of kainic acid (KA) or alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole-propionic acid (AMPA) were studied with single-electrode voltage clamp methods in Xenopus oocytes injected 3...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Zhou N,Hammerland LG,Parks TN

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, clinically characterized by loss of memory and progressive deficits in different cognitive domains. An emerging disease-modifying approach to face the multifactorial nature of AD may be represented by the development of Multi-Target Directed Ligands (MTDLs...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Minarini A,Milelli A,Tumiatti V,Rosini M,Simoni E,Bolognesi ML,Andrisano V,Bartolini M,Motori E,Angeloni C,Hrelia S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tilia species are well known around the world for their properties in traditional medicine. Antinociceptive activity of hexane, methanol and aqueous extracts from Tilia americana var. mexicana inflorescences was evaluated in the pain-induced functional impairment model in rats (PIFIR). A preliminar 300 mg/kg dosage of...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Martínez AL,González-Trujano ME,Aguirre-Hernández E,Moreno J,Soto-Hernández M,López-Muñoz FJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the putative, selective dopamine autoreceptor antagonist (+)-AJ 76 on yawning, penile grooming and mouth movements induced by small doses of apomorphine in male rats were examined. Yawning induced by 0.05mg/kg apomorphine was dose dependently blocked by (+)-AJ-76, significant decreases being observed at...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Dourish CT,Herbert EN,Iversen SD

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repeated stress exposure can lead to the development of anxiety and mood disorders. An emerging biological substrate of depression and associated pathology is the nucleus accumbens (NAc), which through interactions with limbic, cognitive and motor circuits can regulate a variety of stress responses. Within these circu...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Azogu I,Plamondon H

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allopregnanolone (ALLO), a potent positive-allosteric modulator of the action of GABA at GABA(A) receptors, is synthesized in the brain from progesterone by the sequential action of two enzymes: 5alpha-reductase and 3alpha-hydroxysteroidoxidoreductase. The concentration of ALLO in various parts of the mouse brain vari...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Pinna G,Uzunova V,Matsumoto K,Puia G,Mienville JM,Costa E,Guidotti A

更新日期：2000-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonin (5-HT)1A and σ1 receptors have been implicated in psychiatric disorders. We previously found that combined 5-HT reuptake inhibition and σ1 receptor activation has a synergistic effect on prefrontal dopaminergic transmission in adrenalectomized/castrated mice lacking circulating steroid hormones. In the prese...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Hiramatsu N,Ago Y,Hasebe S,Nishimura A,Mori K,Takuma K,Matsuda T

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has previously been shown that the neuropeptide galanin plays a role in the age-dependent regulation of hippocampal synaptic plasticity and spatial memory. Here, we further extend these studies by demonstrating that galanin knockout mice also have deficits in an object-in-place spatial memory task. In contrast howe...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Massey PV,Warburton EC,Wynick D,Brown MW,Bashir ZI

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hippocampal damage produces spatial memory impairment and hyperactivity in animals, while reductions in hippocampal size have been associated with memory deficits in humans. There are no known treatments for the behavioral changes specifically related to reduced hippocampal size. The purpose of this study was to deter...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Bardgett ME,Baum KT,O'Connell SM,Lee NM,Hon JC

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of chronic administration of the nonselective monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor, phenelzine, and two selective inhibitors, clorgyline, and pargyline on adrenergic receptor binding and MAO activity were studied in the rat brain. Chronic but not acute administration of both phenelzine and the MAO-A inhibitor...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Cohen RM,Campbell IC,Dauphin M,Tallman JF,Murphy DL

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify the enzymes involved in the induction of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor-dependent long-term potentiation (LTP) at CA1 synapses of two-week-old rats we have tested various kinase inhibitors. Surprisingly, given the large body of evidence supporting a role for calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinas...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Wikström MA,Matthews P,Roberts D,Collingridge GL,Bortolotto ZA

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to define the modulatory role played by gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in corticopetal cholinergic projections, the effect of this amino acid and related drugs on gross behaviour, the EEG and the release of acetylcholine (ACh) from the cerebral cortex in freely moving guinea-pigs was studied. gamma Aminobutyr...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Tanganelli S,Bianchi C,Beani L

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marijuana use in adolescence, but not adulthood, may permanently impair cognitive functioning and increase the risk of developing schizophrenia. Cortical oscillations are patterns of neural network activity implicated in cognitive processing, and are abnormal in patients with schizophrenia. We have recently reported t...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Raver SM,Keller A

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioral and electrophysiological comparative analyses of the effects of 2-o-chlorobenzoyl-4-chloro-N-methyl-N alpha-glycylglycinanilide hydrate (45-0088-S) and diazepam on the CNS were performed with cats and monkeys. No essential difference between 45-0088-S and diazepam on the effects in the CNS was observed, alt...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Yamamoto K,Sawada T,Utsumi S,Naito Y,Koshida H

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamatergic neurotransmission in the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) plays an important role in many behaviors including anxiety, memory consolidation and cardiovascular responses. While these behaviors can be modulated by corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) and catecholamine signaling, the mechanism(s) by wh...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Silberman Y,Winder DG

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reserpine (5 mg/kg s.c.) was given to rats kept under a reversed light-dark cycle and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid (5-HIAA) determined in frontal cortex tissue and dialysate at various times after drug treatment. The decline and return of spontaneous locomotor activity was also measured. ...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Heslop KE,Curzon G

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stable transcription factor ΔFosB is induced in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) by chronic exposure to several drugs of abuse, and transgenic expression of ΔFosB in the striatum enhances the rewarding properties of morphine and cocaine. However, the mechanistic basis for these observations is incompletely understood. ...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Sim-Selley LJ,Cassidy MP,Sparta A,Zachariou V,Nestler EJ,Selley DE

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats were pretreated twice daily for six consecutive days with either saline or 1.0, 5.0, or 10.0 mg/kg (+)-amphetamine. On the following day, single-unit recording techniques were used to identify serotonin-containing neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN). Pretreatment with amphetamine did not alter the mean spon...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Heidenreich BA,Basse-Tomusk AE,Rebec GV

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal aggression is highly expressed during lactation and serves to protect the developing young from intruders that may injure the offspring. One neurochemical modulator of maternal aggression appears to be arginine vasopressin (AVP). Earlier research supports a role for AVP in maternal aggression in rats as treat...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Nephew BC,Byrnes EM,Bridges RS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biogenic monoamines are involved in the regulation of various processes in both neural and non-neural cells during development. The present study aimed to identify the regulatory effects of serotonin (5-HT) and its precursors (l-tryptophan and 5-hydroxytryptophan, 5-HTP) on proliferation and cell death in mouse embryo...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Gordeeva O,Safandeev V

更新日期：2019-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine the influence of thyroid hormone, T3, on the regulation of hippocampal BDNF expression by 5-HT receptor agonists. Chronic T3 administration prior to treatment with the 5-HT(1A) agonist, 8-OH-DPAT, significantly decreased BDNF mRNA in the dentate gyrus region of the hippoca...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Vaidya VA,Castro ME,Pei Q,Sprakes ME,Grahame-Smith DG

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following its binding to somatodendritic receptors, the neuropeptide neurotensin (NT) internalizes via a clathrin-mediated process. In the present study, we investigated whether NT also internalizes presynaptically using synaptosomes from rat neostriatum, a region in which NT1 receptors are virtually all presynaptic. ...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Nguyen HM,Cahill CM,McPherson PS,Beaudet A

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mouse Defense Test Battery (MDTB) has been designed to investigate defensive responses of Swiss-Webster mice confronted with a natural predator, a rat. These behaviors include flight, avoidance, defensive threat/attack responses, and risk assessment activities. Previous studies with the MDTB have suggested that th...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Griebel G,Blanchard DC,Jung A,Lee JC,Masuda CK,Blanchard RJ

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasopressin V1a receptors in the rat brain have been studied for their role in modulating aggression and anxiety. In the current study blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) functional MRI was used to test whether V1a receptors modulate neural processing in the maternal brain when dams are exposed to a male intruder. Pri...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Caffrey MK,Nephew BC,Febo M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study used pharmacological and gene ablation techniques to examine the involvement of kappa opioid receptors (KOPr) in modulating the convulsant effects of two mechanistically different drugs: cocaine and pentylenetetrazol (PTZ; GABA-A receptor antagonist) in mice. Systemic administration of the selective ...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Kaminski RM,Witkin JM,Shippenberg TS

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00