Ameliorative effect of kolaviron, a biflavonoid complex from Garcinia kola seeds against scopolamine-induced memory impairment in rats: role of antioxidant defense system.

abstract：:The commonly used volatile anesthetic sevoflurane has been shown to induce widespread apoptosis in the developing brain, yet the underlying molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. Accumulating research has demonstrated that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate multiple biological processes, including neural d...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Chen X,Zhou X,Lu D,Yang X,Zhou Z,Chen X,Chen Y,He W,Feng X

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As studies of brain metabolism grow in complexity, investigators turn increasingly to nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy combined with 13C isotopic labeling. The unique ability to detect labeling non-destructively in specific carbon positions of individual compounds has opened the way to investigate brain metabol...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Mason GF,Behar KL,Lai JC

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levels of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), an important inflammatory mediator, are high in the serum of febrile seizure (FS) patients. However, its roles in FS and secondary epilepsy after prolonged FS are poorly understood. We demonstrate HMGB1's role in the pathogenesis of hyperthermia-induced seizures (HS) and se...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Ito M,Takahashi H,Yano H,Shimizu YI,Yano Y,Ishizaki Y,Tanaka J,Ishii E,Fukuda M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attention alterations are reported in cirrhotics. Aiming at clarifying attention functioning in cirrhotics, an inquiry on the functioning of the anterior (AAS) and the posterior (PAS) attention system was performed. Thirty-six cirrhotics without overt hepatic encephalopathy (24 with EEG or TMT-A alterations) and 16 ma...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Amodio P,Schiff S,Del Piccolo F,Mapelli D,Gatta A,Umiltà C

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is a major clinical challenge that is associated with encephalopathy and multi-organ dysfunction. Current therapeutic interventions are relatively ineffective and the development of novel treatments is hampered by the lack of a well-characterised animal model. Therefore, the behavioural, metabolic, physiologica...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Brooks HF,Osabutey CK,Moss RF,Andrews PL,Davies DC

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:D-Galactose (D-gal) chronic administration via intraperitoneal and subcutaneous routes has been used as a model of aging and Alzheimer disease in rodents. Intraperitoneal and subcutaneous administration of D-gal causes memory impairments, a reduction in the neurogenesis of adult mice, an increase in the levels of the ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Budni J,Garcez ML,Mina F,Bellettini-Santos T,da Silva S,Luz APD,Schiavo GL,Batista-Silva H,Scaini G,Streck EL,Quevedo J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to analyze the mutational spectrum of the phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene in phenylketonuria (PKU) patients in Northwest China, to identify mutational hot spots, and to determine the correlation between variants and clinical phenotypes of PKU. A large cohort of 475 PKU families in Northwe...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Yan Y,Zhang C,Jin X,Zhang Q,Zheng L,Feng X,Hao S,Gao H,Ma X

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rat model of glucose-precipitated Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) has been developed in which glucose loading (10 g/kg, i.p.) of ataxic thiamin-deficient (TD) rats induced episodes of gross neurological dysfunction and sometimes death. The acute effects of a glucose load on the neurological state of thiamin-replete c...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Zimitat C,Nixon PF

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of an animal model is crucial in studying the pathophysiological mechanisms of disease and to test possible therapies. Now, there are several models for the study of liver diseases, but there still remains a lack of a satisfactory animal model of chronic liver disease with hepatic encephalopathy (HE) ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Jover R,Madaria E,Felipo V,Rodrigo R,Candela A,Compañ A

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial dysfunction is observed in brains of Alzheimer's Disease patients as well as many rodent model systems including those modeling mutations in preseinilin 1 (PSEN1). The aim of our study was to characterize mitochondrial function and number in fibroblasts from AD patients with PSEN1 mutations. We used bioc...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Gray NE,Quinn JF

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormone insufficiency during neurodevelopment can result into significant structural and functional changes within the developing central nervous system (CNS), and is associated with the establishment of serious cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric symptomatology. The aim of the present study was to shed ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Koromilas C,Tsakiris S,Kalafatakis K,Zarros A,Stolakis V,Kimpizi D,Bimpis A,Tsagianni A,Liapi C

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is accompanied with enhanced matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) activity and elevated levels of plasma fibrinogen (Fg), which is a known inflammatory agent. Activation of MMP-9 and increase in blood content of Fg (i.e. hyperfibrinogenemia, HFg) both contribute to cerebrovascular disorders ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Muradashvili N,Benton RL,Saatman KE,Tyagi SC,Lominadze D

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report treatment outcome of eleven patients with pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy caused by pathogenic variants in ALDH7A1 (PDE-ALDH7A1). We developed a clinical severity score to compare phenotype with biochemical features, genotype and delays in the initiation of pyridoxine. Clinical severity score included 1) globa...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Al Teneiji A,Bruun TU,Cordeiro D,Patel J,Inbar-Feigenberg M,Weiss S,Struys E,Mercimek-Mahmutoglu S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of phenylketonuria (PKU)-associated disorders has been implicated. Ischemia modified albumin (IMA) is a modified form of serum albumin, which is produced under the conditions of oxidative stress. The aim of this study was to measure the serum level of IMA in the PKU pat...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Keshavarzi F,Rastegar M,Vessal M,Rafiei Dehbidi G,Khorsand M,Ganjkarimi AH,Takhshid MA

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the neuroprotective effect of Crocus sativus (saffron) against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury (I/R) in rats. Four groups of a total forty I/R rats with 60-min occlusion followed by 48 h reperfusion or sham surgery wer...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Abdel-Rahman RF,El Awdan SA,Hegazy RR,Mansour DF,Ogaly HA,Abdelbaset M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Statins or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors have been shown to be effective at lowering cholesterol levels, and the application of these molecules has gradually emerged as an attractive therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases. Epidemiological studies suggest that statin use is associated with a decreased incid...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Kornelius E,Li HH,Peng CH,Hsiao HW,Yang YS,Huang CN,Lin CL

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) or branched-chain alpha-keto aciduria (BCKA) is an inherited disorder caused by a deficiency of the branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase complex (BCKAD) activity. The blockage of this pathway leads to tissue accumulation of the branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) leucine, isoleuc...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Barschak AG,Sitta A,Deon M,de Oliveira MH,Haeser A,Dutra-Filho CS,Wajner M,Vargas CR

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：:The synthesis, storage and release of acetylcholine (ACh) requires the expression of several specialized proteins, including choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and the vesicular ACh transporter (VAChT). The VAChT gene is located within the first intron of the ChAT gene. This unique genomic organization permits coordinat...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Blusztajn JK,Berse B

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated Methylmalonic acidemia/aciduria (MMA) is a group of inborn errors of metabolism disease which is caused by defect in methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MCM) enzyme. The enzyme has a key function in the catabolism of branched chain amino acids (BCAA, isoleucine, and valine), methionine, and threonine. MCM is encoded by...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Shafaat M,Alaee MR,Rahmanifar A,Setoodeh A,Razzaghy-Azar M,Bagherian H,Bagheri SD,Zafarghandi Motlagh F,Hashemi M,Abiri M,Zeinali S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While risk factors for konzo are known, determinants of cognitive impairment in konzo-affected children remain unknown. We anchored cognitive performance (KABC-II scores) to serum levels of free-thyroxine (free-T4), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), albumin, and motor proficiency (BOT-2 scores) in 40 children includi...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Bumoko GM,Sombo MT,Okitundu LD,Mumba DN,Kazadi KT,Tamfum-Muyembe JJ,Lasarev MR,Boivin MJ,Banea JP,Tshala-Katumbay DD

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic encephalopathy is a common complication of hepatic cirrhosis. The clinical diagnosis is based on two concurrent types of symptoms: impaired mental status and impaired neuromotor function. Impaired mental status is characterized by deterioration in mental status with psychomotor dysfunction, impaired memory, an...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Malaguarnera M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a multifactorial disorder caused by an interaction between environmental risk factors and a genetic background. It is characterized by impairment in communication, social interaction, repetitive behavior, and sensory processing. The etiology of ASD is still not fully understood, and t...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Qasem H,Al-Ayadhi L,Bjørklund G,Chirumbolo S,El-Ansary A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism (MIM 209850) is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disease that manifests within the first 3 years of life. Numerous articles reported that dysfunctional folate-methionine pathway enzymes may play an important role in the pathophysiology of autism. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is a critical enzym...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Rai V

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following axonal interruption, structural, metabolic and physiological parameters change in motorneurons. Also, glial cells are involved in this process. Microglia proliferate and express new proteins such as vimentin or MHC antigens. Astrocytes show hypertrophy, increased GFAP synthesis, and formation of lamellae. Bo...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Kreutzberg GW,Graeber MB,Streit WJ

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease whose hallmark pathological features include a selective loss of dopaminergic neurons in the midbrain. Ciclooxygenase-2 activity induction and oxidative stress have been implicated in the aetiology of Parkinson's disease and in the 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Ortiz GG,Pacheco-Moisés FP,Gómez-Rodríguez VM,González-Renovato ED,Torres-Sánchez ED,Ramírez-Anguiano AC

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric syndrome which frequently accompanies acute or chronic liver disease. It is characterized by a variety of symptoms of different severity such as cognitive deficits and impaired motor functions. Currently, HE is seen as a consequence of a low grade cerebral oedema assoc...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Baker L,Lanz B,Andreola F,Ampuero J,Wijeyesekera A,Holmes E,Deutz N

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the high ability of cadmium to cross the blood-brain barrier, cadmium (Cd) causes severe neurological damages. Hence, the purpose of this study was to investigate the possible protective effect of Mangifera indica leaf extract (MLE) against Cd-induced neurotoxicity. Rats were divided into eight groups. Group 1 ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Al Omairi NE,Radwan OK,Alzahrani YA,Kassab RB

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroinflammation has been recognized as a major contributor to brain injury caused by intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome acts as an important mediator of inflammatory response in various inflammation-related dis...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Cheng Y,Wei Y,Yang W,Song Y,Shang H,Cai Y,Wu Z,Zhao W

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00