Exploring the birth and death of black holes and other creatures.

abstract：:Converging lines of evidence indicate that withdrawal from prolonged exposure to stimulants and alcohol results in synaptic deficits of both dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT). According to the dual deficit model proposed by the authors, DA dysfunction during cocaine or alcohol withdrawal underlies anhedonia and psych...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rothman RB,Partilla JS,Dersch CM,Carroll FI,Rice KC,Baumann MH

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have shown that the medial preoptic area (MPO) in the hypothalamus is a major site where interferon (IFN)-alpha acts to induce suppression of splenic natural killer (NK) cell activity through an activation of sympathetic nervous system (SNS) in rats. Here, we discuss the hypothalamic mechanisms of the cytokine acti...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Katafuchi T,Duan S,Take S,Yoshimura M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tight junctions (TJs) regulate paracellular barriers and claudins (Cld) form the backbone of TJ strands. To elucidate the molecular mechanism of claudin polymer formation, TJs were reconstituted by claudin transfection of TJ-free HEK293 cells. Therewith, typical TJ stands can be found at cell-cell contacts. In additio...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rossa J,Lorenz D,Ringling M,Veshnyakova A,Piontek J

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different estrogen-3-sulfates (estrone-3-sulfate, estradiol-3-sulfate, and estriol-3-sulfate) can provoke important biologic responses in different mammary cancer cell lines; there is a significant increase in progesterone receptor. However, no significant effect was observed with estrogen-17-sulfates. The reason for ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Pasqualini JR,Gelly C,Nguyen BL

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The large-scale differential gene expression in lymphomononuclear cells of six patients with recently diagnosed type), and six normal individuals matched to patients for sex and age were studied. Glass slides containing 4608 cDNAs from the IMAGE library were spotted using robotic technology. Statistical analysis was c...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rassi DM,Junta CM,Fachin AL,Sandrin-Garcia P,Mello S,Marques MM,Fernandes AP,Foss-Freitas MC,Foss MC,Sakamoto-Hojo ET,Passos GA,Donadi EA

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homogenate of 30 sarcoid lymph nodes was injected into the footpads of mice and 42% of the mice showed epitheloid-cell granulomas in the sites. However, the control lymph-node homogenates obtained from nonsarcoid patients also provoked similar granulomatous changes, although the positive rate was somewhat lower. In th...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Iwai K,Takahashi S

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have created genetically altered mice to investigate how expression of the Na(+)-Ca(2+) exchange protein alters excitation-contraction (E-C) coupling. Whereas low levels of exchanger overexpression have minimal effects on E-C coupling properties, high levels of overexpression in homozygous animals results in suscep...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Goldhaber JI,Henderson SA,Reuter H,Pott C,Philipson KD

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have presented a perspective of progress in three areas of simulations of complex molecules: the development of force fields for molecular simulation; the application of computer graphics, molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics in simulations of DNA and DNA-drug complexes and the application of computer graphic...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kollman PA,Weiner S,Seibel G,Lybrand T,Singh UC,Caldwell J,Rao SN

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses experimental research aimed at defining a base drag reduction device based on splitter plates. The unsteady three-dimensional nature of the flow is studied by Schlieren photography, particle image velocimetry, and measurement of the total unsteady lift and drag loads. ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Neau L,Pruvost J,Rodriguez O,Loc TP

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of combined treatment with ribavirin and tiazofurin on the development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, the best characterized animal model for human autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis, was investigated. The disease was induced in highly susceptible Dark Agouti rats with spinal cord homogena...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lavrnja I,Stojkov D,Peković S,Subasic S,Mostarica-Stojković M,Stosic-Grujicić S,Nedeljković N,Medic-Mijacević L,Rakić L,Stojiljkovi M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DbetaH) deficiency is a rare autosomal dominant disorder. Due to the absence of DbetaH, there is a blocked conversion of dopamine into norepinephrine. The biochemical hallmark of this syndrome consists of a complete absence of plasma norepinephrine and epinephrine levels in conjunction with ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Timmers HJ,Deinum J,Wevers RA,Lenders JW

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments with enzymes in situ that are dependent on ascorbic acid for maximum activity will provide critical information about ascorbic acid requirements. Our work with chromaffin tissue as a model system eventually will result in the determination of two dose-response curves for norepinephrine biosynthesis, repres...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Levine M,Hartzell W

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mass production of Ehrlichia ruminantium variants from different regions of sub-Saharan Africa is one of the difficulties that must be overcome in producing a heartwater vaccine. Vaccine productivity can be limited by endogenous induction of interferon (IFN), which inhibits the propagation of Ehrlichia ruminantium (ER...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Pedregal A,de Sousa DR,Nguyen HN,das Neves EA,Lowagie S,Marique T,Kagye N,Guerra IT,Kamba Y,Totte P,Vachiéry N,Lefrançois T,Martinez D,Yourassowsky C,Callens N,Monnom O,Dubois F,Wérenne J

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensorineural hearing loss results from the degeneration of hair cells and/or auditory neurons in the cochlea of the inner ear. BDNF and NT-3 were shown to support survival of auditory neurons both in vitro and in vivo. Cochlea from P3-P4 rats were cultured as floating explants and hair cells in the organ of Corti wer...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kuang R,Hever G,Zajic G,Yan Q,Collins F,Louis JC,Keithley E,Magal E

更新日期：1999-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is a swallowing disorder caused by congenital abnormalities and structural damage and disease-associated damage of the oral cavity, pharynx, and upper esophageal sphincter. Patients with OD lack the protective mechanisms necessary for effective swallowing, exhibiting difficulty controlling...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rofes L,Clavé P,Ouyang A,Scharitzer M,Pokieser P,Vilardell N,Ortega O

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperprolactinemia is often observed in lymphocytic hypophysitis (LYH). To clarify the possible autoimmune pituitary involvement in patients with apparently idiopathic hyperprolactinemia we investigated the presence of antipituitary antibodies (APA) in hyperprolactinemic patients with idiopathic hyperprolactinemia and...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： De Bellis A,Colao A,Pivonello R,Savoia A,Battaglia M,Ruocco G,Tirelli G,Lombardi G,Bellastella A,Bizzarro A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population trends indicate that in the near future the size of the elderly population will increase. This will result in a large increment in the numbers of persons suffering mild to severe levels of cognitive impairment. While considerable efforts continue to be made to explain brain changes associated with Alzheimer...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： de Leon MJ,Convit A,George AE,Golomb J,de Santi S,Tarshish C,Rusinek H,Bobinski M,Ince C,Miller D,Wisniewski H

更新日期：1996-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is already a global pandemic, with focal "hot spots" of ongoing transmission. Although DOTS (directly observed treatment, short course) chemotherapy is the goal of global tuberculosis control, short-course chemotherapy will not cure multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. In settings of high...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Farmer P

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electronic health records (eHRs) play an increasingly important role in documentation and exchange of information in multi-and interdisciplinary patient care. Although eHRs are associated with mixed evidence in terms of effectiveness, they are undeniably the health record form of the future. This poses several learnin...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Berndt M,Fischer MR

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expectation of reward facilitates motor behaviors that enable the animal to approach a location in space where the reward is expected. It is now known that the same expectation of reward profoundly modifies sensory, motor, and cognitive information processing in the brain. However, it is still unclear which brain regi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hikosaka O

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The trailblazing research on sleep mechanisms and petit mal epilepsy, conducted during the period from 1940 through 1970, illuminated the brain substrate for normal consciousness and attention, as well as their disorders. This research helped inform and structure our neuropsychologically based model of the "elements" ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mirsky AF,Duncan CC

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is not confined only to late shock states but is a typical finding in intoxications with such oxidizing agents as O3, NO2, chlorate, or paraquat. Under experimental conditions, alpha-tocopherol in a high enteric dosage (2 x 50 mg/kg) was able to prevent alterations of pul...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wolf HR,Seeger HW

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While dopamine (DA) receptors mediate acute effects of amphetamine and cocaine, chronic drug administration produces many glutamate-dependent adaptations, including LTP in reward-related neuronal circuits. An important question presents itself: How do DA receptors influence glutamate-dependent synaptic plasticity? Alt...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wolf ME,Mangiavacchi S,Sun X

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor (EGF) and its structurally related proteins are involved in the developmental regulation of various brain neurons, including midbrain dopaminergic neurons. We recently reported EGF and EGF-receptor abnormalities in both the brain tissues and blood of schizophrenic patients. Administration of EG...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mizuno M,Malta RS Jr,Nagano T,Nawa H

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein crystallography, which has a growing role in the human genome project, is one of the most powerful techniques in modern biology. However, it can only be applied providing suitable crystals can be obtained. The ability to produce suitable crystals is currently the major bottleneck to structure determination. Mi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Chayen NE,Helliwell JR

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ocular motor system provides several advantages for studying the brain, including well-defined populations of neurons that contribute to specific eye movements. Generation of rapid eye movements (saccades) depends on excitatory burst neurons (EBN) and omnipause neurons (OPN) within the brainstem, both types of cel...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Eggers SD,Horn AK,Roeber S,Härtig W,Nair G,Reich DS,Leigh RJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic and intermittent ischemic vascular disorders represent a burgeoning clinical challenge. Previous studies have focused on the idea that therapeutic angiogenesis strategies could alleviate tissue ischemia; however, it is now appreciated that vascular disease is not simply limited to vascular wall cells but also ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Pattillo CB,Fang K,Terracciano J,Kevil CG

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-polio syndrome (PPS) describes the clinical onset of progressive muscular weakness many years after survival of acute paralytic poliomyelitis, often in muscle groups clinically unaffected by the original disease process. Prior pathologic descriptions of this often disabling, but not usually fatal, syndrome have b...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Miller DC

更新日期：1995-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:I(2) site-selective compounds are known to interact with and inhibit monoamine oxidase (MAO), but it remains unclear as to whether this interaction occurs through an allosteric or competitive interaction. This study used the new selective, irreversible I(2) ligand BU99006, to clarify the relationship between MAO and t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Paterson LM,Tyacke RJ,Nutt DJ,Hudson AL

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3, the active form of vitamin D3, induced maturation of circulating monocytes to form macrophage-epithelioid cells and multinucleated giant cells in vitro. Calcitriol not only promoted the differentiation of monocytes, as shown by the marked morphological changes and enhanced secretion of ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ohta M,Okabe T,Ozawa K,Urabe A,Takaku F

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00