Lignans from Schisandra chinensis ameliorate cognition deficits and attenuate brain oxidative damage induced by D-galactose in rats.

abstract：:Wilson disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder of copper metabolism, resulting in pathological accumulation of copper in many organs and tissues. The hallmarks of the disease are the presence of liver disease, neurologic symptoms, and Kayser-Fleischer corneal rings. The leading neurologic symptoms in...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Kitzberger R,Madl C,Ferenci P

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Alzheimer's disease (AD) basal forebrain cholinergic neurons appear to be targeted primarily in early stages of the disease. Scopolamine (muscarinic receptor antagonist) has been used for decades to induce working and reference memory impairment in rodents. In this study, we evaluated the protective effect of kolav...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Ishola IO,Adamson FM,Adeyemi OO

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The experimental model of central pontine myelinolysis--chronic (4-day) hyponatremia induced by daily injections of hypotonic dextrose solutions and vasopressin followed by rapid correction with saline--was used in young fasted and thirsted mice. In normal controls chronic fasting and thirsting lowered plasma and brai...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Thurston JH,Hauhart RE,Nelson JS

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the key contributors of altering neurological function in hepatic encephalopathy are relatively well known, the electrophysiological mechanism of CA1 damage, a key vulnerable area during hyperammonemia, have not yet been defined. Therefore, here we focus on the electrophysiological mechanisms of cognitive imp...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Tahamtan M,Aghaei I,Pooladvand V,Sheibani V,Khaksari M,Shabani M

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence indicates that excessive drug consumption is sufficient for the transition from recreational and controlled drug use to uncontrolled use and addiction. However, the underlying mechanisms are debated. Some neurobehavioral and neuroimaging evidence indicates that dorsolateral striatum (dlStr)-depende...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Shi JJ,Cao DN,Liu HF,Wang ZY,Lu GY,Wu N,Zhou WH,Li J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The integrity of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is an important aspect of normal central nervous system (CNS) function. Recently, it was shown that the BBB breakdown is one of the predisposing factors in the pathogenesis of thiamine-deficiency encephalopathy. The result is discussed along with some reviews on previous ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Harata N,Iwasaki Y

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enzyme nitric oxide synthase has been associated with suicide behavior. NOS1, NOS2 and NOS3 genes are implicated in the production of nitric oxide. However, the association between NOS genes and suicide behavior has not yet been established. To assess the association of Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) genes and suicid...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： González-Castro TB,Genis-Mendoza AD,Tovilla-Zárate CA,Juárez-Rojop IE,López-Narvaez ML,Pérez-Hernández N,Rodríguez-Pérez JM,Martínez-Magaña JJ

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe neurological symptoms, cerebral edema, and atrophy are common features of the inherited metabolic disorder propionic acidemia. However, the pathomechanisms involved in the neuropathology of this disease are not well established. In this study, we investigate the effects of propionic acid (PA), a metabolite accu...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： de Almeida LM,Funchal C,Gottfried C,Wajner M,Pessoa-Pureur R

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with severe liver disease. Although the mechanisms responsible for HE remain elusive, ammonia is generally considered to be involved in its pathogenesis, and astrocytes are thought to be the principal target of ammonia neurotoxici...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Rama Rao KV,Jayakumar AR,Norenberg DM

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron is an important micronutrient for neuronal function and survival. It plays an essential role in DNA and protein synthesis, neurotransmission and electron transport chain due to its dual redox states. On the contrary, iron also catalyses the production of free radicals and hence, causes oxidative stress. Therefore...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Minhas G,Modgil S,Anand A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to evaluate the effect of in vitro galactosaemia on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity in different suckling rat brain regions. Various concentrations of galactose (Gal), galactose-1-phosphate (Gal-1-P) and/or galactitol (Galtol) were preincubated for 1 h with homogenates from frontal cortex, hippocampus an...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Marinou K,Tsakiris S,Tsopanakis C,Schulpis KH,Behrakis P

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microglia--the macrophage equivalent of the CNS--safeguards and supports neuronal functions. Threats to the CNS homeostasis can trigger a rapid transformation of these cells from a normally "resting" into alerted and "activated" states. Microglia primarily serves the tissue defence and protection when participating in...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： van Rossum D,Hanisch UK

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mobile phone providers use electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with frequencies ranging from 900 to 1800 MHz. The increasing use of mobile phones has been accompanied by several potentially pathological consequences, such as neurological diseases related to hippocampal (HIPPON) and dorsal root ganglion neuron (DRGN). The ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Ertilav K,Uslusoy F,Ataizi S,Nazıroğlu M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cholesterol-raising properties of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon-4 (ε-4) allele has been validated in the South African population. Mounting evidence supports the added value of APOE genotyping for the evaluation of cardiovascular risk in dyslipidemic patients beyond its established role in the diagnosis of l...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Lückhoff HK,Kidd M,van Rensburg SJ,van Velden DP,Kotze MJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study evaluated the protective and therapeutic potency of bee pollen in ameliorating the toxic effects of methylmercury (MeHg), by measuring certain biochemical parameters related to neurotransmission, neuroinflammation, apoptosis, and glutamate excitotoxicity in the male neonate brain. Healthy, pregnant f...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Ben Bacha A,Norah AO,Al-Osaimi M,Harrath AH,Mansour L,El-Ansary A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute and chronic administration of Al-gluconate (12.7% Al) at the concentration of 1 mg/kg produces edema in the rat brain, as reflected by the increase in water and Na+ content. The permeability for Evans blue is also increased, which indicates the opening of the blood-brain barrier. Higher concentrations of the Al-...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Stefanovich V,Joó F

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary tyrosinemia type I (HT1) is caused by mutations in the fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (FAH) gene, the template for the final enzyme in the tyrosine catabolism pathway. If left untreated this deficiency of functional FAH leads to a buildup of toxic metabolites that can cause liver disease, kidney dysfunction ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Moore ME,Koenig AE,Hillgartner MA,Otap CC,Barnby E,MacGregor GG

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have examined neonatal diabetes, a rare disease characterized by hyperglycemia and low insulin levels that is usually diagnosed in the first 6 month of life. Recently, the effects of diabetes on the brain have received considerable attention. In addition, hyperglycemia may perturb brain function and mi...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Rosa AP,Mescka CP,Catarino FM,de Castro AL,Teixeira RB,Campos C,Baldo G,Graf DD,de Mattos-Dutra A,Dutra-Filho CS,da Rosa Araujo AS

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble amyloid-β protein (Aβ) oligomers have been recognized to be early and key intermediates in Alzheimer's disease-related synaptic dysfunction. In this study, using in vitro electrophysiology, we investigated interactions of the acidic oligosaccharide sugar chain (AOSC), a marine-derived acidic oligosaccharide, w...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Chang L,Li F,Chen X,Xu S,Wang C,Chen H,Wang Q

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with hepatic encephalopathy (HE) the blood concentration of ammonia is usually highly elevated. Ammonia readily enters brain cells from the blood, and toxic effects of ammonia on brain metabolism and neurotransmission are believed to play a key role in the pathogenesis of HE. It has, however, been a matter...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Sørensen M,Munk OL,Keiding S

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Some subjects with multiple sclerosis (MS) present with low blood iron parameters. Anecdotal reports and a single patient study suggest that iron supplementation may be beneficial in these subjects. Myelin is regenerated continually, but prerequisites for this process are iron and a functional folate-vitamin...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： van Rensburg SJ,Kotze MJ,Hon D,Haug P,Kuyler J,Hendricks M,Botha J,Potocnik FC,Matsha T,Erasmus RT

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substantial evidence demonstrated that maternal dietary nutrients can significantly determine the susceptibility to developing metabolic disorders in the offspring. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the later-life effects of maternal and postweaning diets interaction on epigenetic modification of the central nervous ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Zheng J,Xiao X,Zhang Q,Yu M,Xu J,Wang Z,Qi C,Wang T

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lifetime prevalence rate for major depressive disorder (MDD) is approximately 17 % for most developed countries around the world. Dietary polyphenols are currently used as an adjuvant therapy to accelerate the therapeutic efficacy on depression. Ferulic acid (FA) or 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-cinnamic acid (Fig. 1a) is a...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Li G,Ruan L,Chen R,Wang R,Xie X,Zhang M,Chen L,Yan Q,Reed M,Chen J,Xu Y,Pan J,Huang W

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pipecolic acid (PA) levels are increased in severe metabolic disorders of the central nervous system such as Zellweger syndrome, infantile Refsum disease, neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy and hyperlysinemia. The affected individuals present progressive neurological dysfunction, hypotonia and growth retardation. The mecha...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Dalazen GR,Terra M,Jacques CE,Coelho JG,Freitas R,Mazzola PN,Dutra-Filho CS

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to examine the neuroprotective effects of Nigella sativa (N. sativa) in the hippocampus of propylthiouracil (PTU)-induced hypothyroid rats during neonatal and juvenile growth. Twenty- five pregnant rats from early gestation (GD 0) were divided into five groups: (1) control (received drinking water), (...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Asiaei F,Fazel A,Rajabzadeh AA,Hosseini M,Beheshti F,Seghatoleslam M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present work was carried out to study the influence of ammonia and factors from sera and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients with different degrees of chronic liver diseases on [3H]D-aspartate (Asp) and [3H]L-glutamate (Glu) high-affinity uptake into the rat hippocampal formation. For comparison, high-affinity...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Schmidt W,Wolf G,Grüngreiff K,Meier M,Reum T

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current data on the neurotrophic effects of steroid hormones suggest that, in brain and spinal cord regions containing receptor systems, steroids act at the level of RNA and protein synthesis to effect metabolic changes associated with nerve-cell survival, elaboration/maintenance of dendritic and axonal processes, syn...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Jones KJ

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is the earliest form of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and affects up to 80 % of patients with liver cirrhosis. By definition, MHE is characterized by psychomotor slowing and subtle cognitive deficits,  but obvious clinical manifestations are lacking. Given its covert nature, MHE is o...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Nardone R,De Blasi P,Höller Y,Brigo F,Golaszewski S,Frey VN,Orioli A,Trinka E

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP kinase) pathway participates in a number of reactions of the cell when responding to various external stimuli. These stimuli include growth factor binding to its receptor as well as stressful situations such as hypoxia and oxidative stress. It has been postulated that one of t...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Daniels WM,Hendricks J,Salie R,Taljaard JJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described the occurrence in freely moving gerbils of slow potential changes (SPC) in two different models of experimental epilepsy: 1) maximal electroshock and 2) bilateral epileptic foci induced by penicillin. SPC is considered a by-product of epileptiform activity in both models and correlates to the SPC whi...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： de Azeredo FA,Perret ML

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00