Chondroitin Sulfate Impairs Neural Stem Cell Migration Through ROCK Activation.

abstract：:PCDH19 encodes for protocadherin-19 (PCDH19), a cell-adhesion molecule of the cadherin superfamily preferentially expressed in the brain. PCDH19 mutations cause a neurodevelopmental syndrome named epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 9 (EIEE9) characterized by seizures associated with cognitive and behavioral de...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Serratto GM,Pizzi E,Murru L,Mazzoleni S,Pelucchi S,Marcello E,Mazzanti M,Passafaro M,Bassani S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence indicates a critical implication of DNA methylation in the brain development. We aim to determine whether the disruption of DNA methylation patterns in the developing brain adversely affects neurobehavioral phenotypes later in life in a sex-dependent manner. 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5-Aza), a DNA ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Li Y,Ma Q,Dasgupta C,Halavi S,Hartman RE,Xiao D,Zhang L

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent genome-wide association studies have identified two variants rs10033464 and rs2200733 on chromosome 4q25, significantly associated with ischemic stroke risk. We conducted this study to investigate whether these two variants were associated with age at onset and prognosis of ischemic stroke in a Chinese populati...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Sun L,Tian L,Xu J,Zhang Z,Liu X

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Axonal damage is a major factor contributing to disease progression in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. On the histological level, acute axonal injury is most frequently analyzed by anti-amyloid precursor protein immunohistochemistry. To what extent this method truly detects axonal injury, and whether other proteins ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Rühling S,Kramer F,Schmutz S,Amor S,Jiangshan Z,Schmitz C,Kipp M,Hochstrasser T

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) to differentiate into retinal tissue has led to many attempts to direct this process to yield specific retinal cell types. The ability to do so would greatly impact both the study of normal retina development in model systems that can be precisely controlled and the generat...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Lu AQ,Barnstable CJ

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropsin (NP) is a serine protease, implicated in synaptic plasticity and memory acquisition through cleavage of synaptic adhesion molecule, L1CAM. However, NP has not been explored during brain aging that entails drastic deterioration of plasticity and memory with selective regional vulnerability. Therefore, we have...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Konar A,Thakur MK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidermal growth factor (EGF) family of polypeptides is regulators for tissue development and repair, and is characterized by the fact that their mature forms are proteolytically derived from their integral membrane precursors. This article reviews roles of the prominent members of the EGF family (EGF, transformin...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Xian CJ,Zhou XF

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease and other synucleinopathies are characterized by the presence of intra-neuronal protein aggregates enriched in the presynaptic protein α-synuclein. α-synuclein is considered an intrinsically disordered 14 kDa monomer, and although poorly understood, its transition to higher-order multimeric species...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Abdullah R,Patil KS,Rosen B,Pal R,Prabhudesai S,Lee S,Basak I,Hoedt E,Yang P,Panick K,Ho HP,Chang E,Tzoulis C,Larsen JP,Neubert TA,Alves G,Møller SG

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present new ideas about motor control in the human central nervous system and about pathophysiological mechanisms of Parkinson's disease, and we describe the Posturo-Locomotion-Manual (PLM) method, which is a new technique utilizing optoelectronic camera recording for objective, fully quantitative, and standardized...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Steg G,Johnels B

更新日期：1994-08-01 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：:Carbon monoxide (CO) is an endogenous gasotransmitter that limits inflammation and prevents apoptosis in several tissues, including the brain. Low concentrations of CO are cytoprotective in astrocytes, neurons, and microglia, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. This work aims at identific...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Oliveira SR,Figueiredo-Pereira C,Duarte CB,Vieira HLA

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arduous efforts have been made in the last three decades to elucidate the role of insulin in the brain. A growing number of evidences show that insulin is involved in several physiological function of the brain such as food intake and weight control, reproduction, learning and memory, neuromodulation and neuroprotecti...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Ghasemi R,Dargahi L,Haeri A,Moosavi M,Mohamed Z,Ahmadiani A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smarcd1 is a component of an evolutionary conserved chromatin remodeling complex-SWI/SNF, which is involved in transcription factor recruitment, DNA replication, recombination, and repair. Suppression of the SWI/SNF complex required for cellular differentiation and gene regulation may be inducible for cell proliferati...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Zhu Y,Wang H,Fei M,Tang T,Niu W,Zhang L

更新日期：2020-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The understanding of how pain is processed at each stage in the peripheral and central nervous system is the precondition to develop new therapies for the selective treatment of pain. In the periphery, ATP can be released from various cells as a consequence of tissue injury or visceral distension and may stimulate the...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Wirkner K,Sperlagh B,Illes P

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI) is among the main causes of mortality and morbidity in newborns. Experimental studies show that the immature rat brain is less susceptible to HI injury, suggesting that changes that occur during the first days of life drastically alter its susceptibility. Among the main developmental cha...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Odorcyk FK,Ribeiro RT,Roginski AC,Duran-Carabali LE,Couto-Pereira NS,Dalmaz C,Wajner M,Netto CA

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein aggregation is involved in a variety of diseases. Alteration of the aggregation pathway, either to produce less toxic structures or to increase aggregate clearance, is a promising therapeutic route. Both active and passive immunization has been used for this purpose. However, the mechanism of action of antibod...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Breydo L,Morgan D,Uversky VN

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impaired glucose metabolism and mitochondrial decay greatly increase with age, when cognitive decline becomes rampant. No pharmacological or dietary intervention has proven effective, but proper diet and lifestyle do postpone the onset of neurodegeneration and some nutrients are being investigated. We studied insulin ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Tomé-Carneiro J,Carmen Crespo M,Burgos-Ramos E,Tomas-Zapico C,García-Serrano A,Castro-Gómez P,Venero C,Pereda-Pérez I,Baliyan S,Valencia A,Fontecha J,Dávalos A,Visioli F

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occurrence of stroke cases displays a time-of-day variation in human. However, the mechanism linking circadian rhythm to the internal response mechanisms against pathophysiological events after ischemic stroke remained largely unknown. To this end, temporal changes in the susceptibility to ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) i...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Beker MC,Caglayan B,Yalcin E,Caglayan AB,Turkseven S,Gurel B,Kelestemur T,Sertel E,Sahin Z,Kutlu S,Kilic U,Baykal AT,Kilic E

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injury causes sensory loss below the level of lesion. Synaptosomal-associated protein 25 (SNAP25) is a t-SNARE protein essential for exocytosis and neurotransmitter release, but its role in sensory functional recovery has not been determined. The aim of the present study is therefore to investigate whether...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Wang W,Wang F,Liu J,Zhao W,Zhao Q,He M,Qian BJ,Xu Y,Liu R,Liu SJ,Liu W,Liu J,Zhou XF,Wang TH

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotine has a broad impact on both the central and peripheral nervous systems. Over the past decades, an increasing number of genes potentially involved in nicotine addiction have been identified by different technical approaches. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying nicotine addiction remain largely unknown....

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Liu X,Liu M,Li X,Zhang L,Fan R,Wang J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information processing in neurobiological systems is commonly thought to rely on the assessment of a signal-to-noise ratio as the key mechanism of signal detection; it assumes and requires that both signal and noise are concurrently available. An alternative theory holds that detection proceeds by the system appreciat...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Colpaert FC,Frégnac Y

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels are important in the regulation of neuronal structure and function, and as a result, they have received considerable attention. Recent studies have begun to characterize the diversity of their properties and the relationship of this diversity to their various cellular functions. In part...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Lnenicka GA,Hong SJ

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra (SN) is a major feature in the pathology of Parkinson's disease (PD). Using neural stem or progenitor cells (NSC/NPCs), the prospect of replacing the missing or damaged DA neurons is very attractive for PD therapy. However, little is known about the endogen...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Zhou Y,Zhu J,Lv Y,Song C,Ding J,Xiao M,Lu M,Hu G

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the association between elevated plasma homocysteine (Hcy) levels and the risk of acute cerebral infarction in patients with carotid artery lesions. A total of 78 patients were divided into two groups, the high Hcy group (n = 38; Hcy levels >15 umol/L) and the low Hcy group (n = 40; Hcy levels ≤15 ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Wu W,Guan Y,Xu K,Fu XJ,Lei XF,Lei LJ,Zhang ZQ,Cheng Y,Li YQ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have shown that mitochondrial dysfunction and the subsequent oxidative stress caused by excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation play a central role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). We have previously shown that low-intensity ultrasound (LIUS) could reduce ROS generation by L-but...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Karmacharya MB,Hada B,Park SR,Choi BH

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vertebrate retina is a "genuine neural center" (Ramón y Cajal), in which glutamate is a major excitatory neurotransmitter. Both N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and non-NMDA receptors are expressed in the retina. Although non-NMDA receptors and/or metabotropic glutamate receptors are generally thought to be responsible...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Shen Y,Liu XL,Yang XL

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs) bind and internalize long-chain fatty acids, controlling lipid dynamics. Recent studies have proposed the involvement of FABPs, particularly FABP7, in lipid droplet (LD) formation in glioma, but the physiological significance of LDs is poorly understood. In this study, we sought to ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Islam A,Kagawa Y,Miyazaki H,Shil SK,Umaru BA,Yasumoto Y,Yamamoto Y,Owada Y

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endocannabinoid system (ECS) actively participates in several physiological processes within the central nervous system. Among such, its involvement in the downregulation of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAr) through a modulatory input at the cannabinoid receptors (CBr) has been established. After its produ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Aguilera-Portillo G,Rangel-López E,Villeda-Hernández J,Chavarría A,Castellanos P,Elmazoglu Z,Karasu Ç,Túnez I,Pedraza G,Königsberg M,Santamaría A

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A random-sequence peptide microarray can interrogate serum antibodies in a broad, unbiased fashion to generate disease-specific immunosignatures. This approach has been applied to cancer detection, diagnosis of infections, and interrogation of vaccine response. We hypothesized that there is an immunosignature specific...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Günther OP,Gardy JL,Stafford P,Fluge Ø,Mella O,Tang P,Miller RR,Parker SM,Johnston SA,Patrick DM

更新日期：2019-06-01 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