Pluripotent Stem Cells as Models of Retina Development.

abstract：:Activated autophagy/mitophagy has been intensively observed in ischemic brain, but its roles remain controversial. Peroxynitrite (ONOO-), as a representative of reactive nitrogen species, is considered as a critical neurotoxic factor in mediating cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury, but its roles in autophagy/m...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Feng J,Chen X,Guan B,Li C,Qiu J,Shen J

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Up to now, survivin has been recommended as a prognostic and diagnostic indicator in glioma patients. However, there are still many controversies. Here, a meta-analysis was conducted to draw a more definitive conclusion on the correlation of survivin with overall survival (OS), age, gender, and WHO grade. Eligible stu...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Lv S,Dai C,Liu Y,Shi R,Tang Z,Han M,Bian R,Sun B,Wang R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most survivors of ischemic stroke remain physically disabled and require prolonged rehabilitation. However, some stroke victims achieve a full neurological recovery suggesting that the human brain can defend itself against ischemic injury, but the protective mechanisms are unknown. This study used selective pharmacolo...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Sun F,Johnson SR,Jin K,Uteshev VV

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The characteristic functions of tissues and organs result from the integrated activity of individual cells. Nowhere is this more evident than in the nervous system, where the activities of single neurons communicating via electrical and chemical signals mediate complex functions, such as learning and memory. The past ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： O'Dowd DK,Smith MA

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AD, a devastating neurodegenerative disorder, is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly. Patients with AD are characterized by three hallmarks of neuropathology including neuritic plaque deposition, neurofibrillary tangle formation, and neuronal loss. Growing evidences indicate that dysregulation of regulato...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Wu Y,Ly PT,Song W

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of causative mutations in the (pro)granulin gene (GRN) has been a major breakthrough in the research on frontotemporal dementia (FTD). So far, all FTD-associated GRN mutations are leading to neurodegeneration through a "loss-of-function" mechanism, encouraging researchers to develop a growing number...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Kleinberger G,Capell A,Haass C,Van Broeckhoven C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a major neurodegenerative chronic disease, most likely caused by a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors. Information on various aspects of PD pathogenesis is rapidly increasing and needs to be efficiently organized, so that the resulting data is available for exploration a...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Fujita KA,Ostaszewski M,Matsuoka Y,Ghosh S,Glaab E,Trefois C,Crespo I,Perumal TM,Jurkowski W,Antony PM,Diederich N,Buttini M,Kodama A,Satagopam VP,Eifes S,Del Sol A,Schneider R,Kitano H,Balling R

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a progressive increase in the incidence of fructose-induced metabolic disorders, such as metabolic syndrome (MetS). Moreover, novel evidence reported negative effects of high-fructose diets in brain function. This study was designed to evaluate for the first time the effects of long-term fructose consum...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Rivera DS,Lindsay CB,Codocedo JF,Carreño LE,Cabrera D,Arrese MA,Vio CP,Bozinovic F,Inestrosa NC

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most frequent adult-onset motor neuron disease characterized by degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons (MNs), generalized weakness and muscle atrophy. The "neurocentric" view of ALS assumes that the disease primarily affects motor neurons, while muscle alterations only...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Pansarasa O,Rossi D,Berardinelli A,Cereda C

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sonic hedgehog (Shh) has been found to regulate the angiogenic growth factor such as VEGF, Ang-1, and Ang-2 during ischemic insults, but the underlying mechanism is not fully understood. In this study, we employed oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) in astrocytes to mimic the ischemia in vitro. We found that OGD could in...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Li Y,Xia Y,Wang Y,Mao L,Gao Y,He Q,Huang M,Chen S,Hu B

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of stroke. This study aims to determine lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] levels in serum and to investigate their associations with stroke recurrence events in a 3-month follow-up study in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Serum Lp(a) levels were determined in 203 ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Hong XW,Wu DM,Lu J,Zheng YL,Tu WJ,Yan J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-1 (IL-1) has been implicated in neuroimmune responses and has pleiotropic actions in the brain. Compelling evidence has shown that IL-1 is a major mediator of inflammation and the progression of cell death in response to brain injury and cerebral ischemia. Its expression is strongly increased in these path...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Boutin H,Kimber I,Rothwell NJ,Pinteaux E

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral nerve injury requires optimal conditions in both macro-environment and microenvironment for promotion of axonal regeneration. However, most repair strategies of traumatic peripheral nerve injury often lead to dissatisfying results in clinical outcome. Though various strategies have been carried out to impro...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Bucan V,Vaslaitis D,Peck CT,Strauß S,Vogt PM,Radtke C

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation necrosis (RN) in brain tumor patients is often symptomatic, persistent without immediate resolution, and confused with tumor recurrence. Cerebral vascular pericytes are essential for endothelial function, vascular integrity, and angiogenesis. In this study, we showed that the loss of pericytes is involved in...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Lee ST,Seo Y,Bae JY,Chu K,Kim JW,Choi SH,Kim TM,Kim IH,Park SH,Park CK

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human hGDH2 arose via duplication in the apes and driven by positive selection acquired enhanced catalytic ability under conditions inhibitory to its precursor hGDH1 (common to all mammals). To explore the biological advantage provided by the novel enzyme, we studied, by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunofluorescen...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Spanaki C,Kotzamani D,Kleopa K,Plaitakis A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term potentiation (LTP) is a cellular model for learning and memory and believed to be critical for plastic changes in the brain. Depending on the central nervous system region, LTP has been proposed to contribute to many key physiological functions and pathological conditions, such as learning/memory, chronic pa...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Descalzi G,Kim S,Zhuo M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angelman syndrome (AS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder largely caused by the loss of function of maternally inherited UBE3A. UBE3A-maternal deficient mice (AS mice) exhibit many typical features of AS including cognitive and motor deficits but the underlying mechanism of these behavioral abnormalities is poorly under...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Jamal I,Kumar V,Vatsa N,Singh BK,Shekhar S,Sharma A,Jana NR

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is an autoimmune disease that disrupts the normally reliable neurotransmission at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). This disruption is thought to result from an autoantibody-mediated removal of a subset of the P/Q-type Ca(2+) channels involved with neurotransmitter release. Wit...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Tarr TB,Wipf P,Meriney SD

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although neurons in the adult mammalian CNS are inherently incapable of regeneration after injury, we previously showed that exogenous delivery of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF), a 50-kDa neurotrophic factor (NTF), promoted adult retinal ganglion cell neuroprotection and axon regeneration. Here, we show that...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Stevens AR,Ahmed U,Vigneswara V,Ahmed Z

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have been shown to have useful properties for cell therapy and have been proposed for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease. However, the mechanisms involved in recovering dopaminergic neurons are not clear. The present study aims to evaluate the pathwa...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Parga JA,García-Garrote M,Martínez S,Raya Á,Labandeira-García JL,Rodríguez-Pallares J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The global trend of the phenomenon of population ageing has dramatic consequences on public health and the incidence of neurodegenerative diseases. Physiological changes that occur during normal ageing of the brain may exacerbate and initiate pathological processes that may lead to neurodegenerative disorders, especia...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Schaffer S,Asseburg H,Kuntz S,Muller WE,Eckert GP

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of technologies for high-resolution nucleic acid localization in cells and tissues has contributed significantly to our understanding of transcriptional and translational regulation in eukaryotic cells. These methods include nonisotopic in situ hybridization methods for light and electron microscopy, a...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Martone ME,Pollock JA,Ellisman MH

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disturbance of neuregulin-1β/ErbB4 signaling is considered to be associated with brain ischemia, but the mechanisms of this disruption are largely unknown. In the present study, we provide evidence that degradation of ErbB4 is involved in neuronal cell death in response to ischemia. Our data showed that the applicatio...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Lu YM,Gao YP,Tao RR,Liao MH,Huang JY,Wu G,Han F,Li XM

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sirtuin 2 (SIRT2) is a member of NAD+-dependent protein deacetylases involved in a wide range of pathophysiological processes including myocardial injury, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease. However, the direct implication of SIRT2 in ischemic stroke is still unclear. In the present study, we observed that ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Xie XQ,Zhang P,Tian B,Chen XQ

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:Resveratrol (RSV) is anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective, cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and has a safe profile. Besides, RSV modulates the expression of some miRNAs related to neurological disorders. Thus, we hypothesized that RSV can be neuroprotective in pneumococcal meningitis by modulating the global micro...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： de Queiroz KB,Dos Santos Fontes Pereira T,Araújo MSS,Gomez RS,Coimbra RS

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：:Emerging researches point to a relevant role of postsynaptic density (PSD) proteins, such as PSD-95, Homer, Shank, and DISC-1, in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders. The PSD is a thickness, detectable at electronic microscopy, localized at the postsynaptic membrane of glutamatergic syna...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： de Bartolomeis A,Latte G,Tomasetti C,Iasevoli F

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：:Presenilin 1 (PS1) is a catalytic component of the γ-secretase complex, responsible for the intramembraneous cleavage of more than 90 type I transmembrane proteins, including Alzheimer's disease (AD)-related amyloid precursor protein (APP). The γ-secretase-mediated cleavage of the APP C-terminal membrane stub leads to...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Zoltowska KM,Berezovska O

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00