Neuroprotective effect of Crocus sativus against cerebral ischemia in rats.

abstract：:Betanin, a natural food colorant with powerful antioxidative properties, has not been studied in terms of neurodegenerative disease intervention. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the neuroprotective effects of betanin against trimethyltin chloride (TMT) -induced neurodegeneration in mice. Forty male I...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Thong-Asa W,Prasartsri S,Klomkleaw N,Thongwan N

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress is strongly implicated in the pathogenesis of stroke. Strategies using antioxidants to improve neurological functions after stroke have, thus, gained significant attention. Ocimum basilicum L. is used traditionally to treat CNS disorders. Its antioxidant capacity is well established. Our laboratory ha...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Singh V,Krishan P,Shri R

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homocystinuria is an inborn error of sulfur amino acid metabolism characterized predominantly by vascular and nervous system dysfunction. In this study we determined the in vitro effects of homocysteine and methionine, metabolites which accumulate in homocystinuria, on Na+, K+-ATPase, and Mg2+-ATPase activities in syn...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Streck EL,Zugno AI,Tagliari B,Wannmacher C,Wajner M,Wyse AT

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Susceptibility to Wilson's disease (WD) and its clinical manifestations are thought to be affected by genetic factors, including polymorphisms. The role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases is now widely discussed. The aim of the present study was to evaluate th...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Mirowska-Guzel D,Litwin T,Gromadzka G,Czlonkowski A,Czlonkowska A

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：:A high co-morbidity between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and depression suggests there might be similar mechanisms underlying the course of these diseases. Previous studies have shown that p38MAPK plays a critical role in the pathophysiology of AD and depression. However, little is known about whether SB203580, a selectiv...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Guo J,Chang L,Li C,Li M,Yan P,Guo Z,Wang C,Zha Q,Wang Q

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We discuss the case of a rare and often unrecognized neurologic syndrome, called Acquired Hepatocerebral Degeneration (AHD), observed in patients with advanced liver disease and portosystemic shunts. The clinical manifestations can be very heterogeneous and in our case included a combination of cerebellar and extrapyr...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Pigoni A,Iuculano F,Saetti C,Airaghi L,Burdick L,Spreafico S,Curioni M,Lombardi R,Valenti L,Fracanzani AL,Fargion S

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:Mild hypothermia (32 degrees C-35 degrees C) reduces intracranial pressure in patients with acute liver failure and may offer an effective adjunct therapy in the management of these patients. Studies in experimental animals suggest that this beneficial effect of hypothermia is the result of a decrease in blood-brain a...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Chatauret N,Rose C,Butterworth RF

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are two progressive disorders with high prevalence worldwide. Polymorphisms in tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and apolipoprotein E (ApoE) genes might be associated with both T2D and AD, representing possible genetic markers for the development of the AD in subjec...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Mustapic M,Popovic Hadzija M,Pavlovic M,Pavkovic P,Presecki P,Mrazovac D,Mimica N,Korolija M,Pivac N,Muck-Seler D

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The central nervous system is one of the most vulnerable organs affected by mercury toxicity. Both acute and chronic exposure to mercury is also known to cause a variety of neurological or psychiatric disorders. Here, the neuroprotective effect of berberine (BN; 100 mg/kg bwt) on mercuric chloride (HgCl2; 0.4 mg/kg bw...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Abdel Moneim AE

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, we evaluated the effects of Psidium cattleianum (Red Type) (PcRT) fruit extract on metabolic, behavioral, and neurochemical parameters in rats fed with a highly palatable diet (HPD) consisted of sucrose (65% carbohydrates being 34% from condensed milk, 8% from sucrose and 23% from starch, 25% protein and...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Oliveira PS,Chaves VC,Soares MSP,Bona NP,Mendonça LT,Carvalho FB,Gutierres JM,Vasconcellos FA,Vizzotto M,Vieira A,Spanevello RM,Reginatto FH,Lencina CL,Stefanello FM

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：:Near infrared radiation (NIR) is known to penetrate and affect biological systems in multiple ways. Recently, a series of experimental studies suggested that low intensity NIR may protect neuronal cells against a wide range of insults that mimic diseases such as stroke, brain trauma and neurodegeneration. However, the...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Yu Z,Liu N,Zhao J,Li Y,McCarthy TJ,Tedford CE,Lo EH,Wang X

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:In view of the protective effect of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) against metabolic/excitotoxic insults in vitro, we investigated whether BDNF could limit infarct size after permanent occlusion of the middle cerebral artery in rat (MCAO). BDNF was delivered into the territory of the middle cerebral artery v...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Yamashita K,Wiessner C,Lindholm D,Thoenen H,Hossmann KA

更新日期：1997-12-01 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：:Rare metabolic diseases may sometimes arise acutely and endanger human life if not immediately recognized and treated. Marchiafava Bignami disease is an uncommon neurologic disorder described in alcohol abusers and characterized by an acute severe damage of brain white matter. Even more rarely, it has been reported in...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Fiacco F,Barbato L,Pecoraro MG,Maggio P

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：:A structured analytic approach was developed to evaluate enzyme kinetic parameters using non-linear least-squares fitting. The approach was implemented in a software package called KinSim and designed to run on Windows 95, 98, and NT platforms. The software and the theoretical approach were tested using kinetic data o...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Mason GF,Lai JC

更新日期：2000-06-01 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：:Prenatal stress has been associated with increased vulnerability to psychiatric disturbances including schizophrenia, depression, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism. Elevated maternal circulating stress hormones alter development of neural circuits in the fetal brain and cause long-term changes in beh...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Mabandla MV,Kellaway LA,Daniels WM,Russell VA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric syndrome which develops in patients with severe liver diseases and/or portal-systemic shunting. Minimal HE, the earliest manifestation of HE, has drawn increasing attention in the last decade. Minimal HE is associated with a series of brain functional changes, such as ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Zhang LJ,Wu S,Ren J,Lu GM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the biochemical alterations of the striatum of mice subjected to seven experimental schedules with 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine hydrochloride (MPTP) treatment. The mice were treated intraperitoneally (i.p.) with MPTP (20 mg/kg in saline) four times a day at 2-hr intervals showed severe ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Kuroiwa H,Yokoyama H,Kimoto H,Kato H,Araki T

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：: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：:Over the past 35 years, the outlook for a patient presenting with acute liver failure (ALF) has changed beyond all recognition. A patient presenting in 1984 had an 80 % likelihood of succumbing to intracranial hypertension. Today due to dramatic improvements in intensive care in dedicated liver transplant units, this ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Ryan JM,Tranah T,Mitry RR,Wendon JA,Shawcross DL

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined how serum cholesterol, an established risk factor for cerebrovascular disease (CVD), relates to cognitive function in healthy middle-older aged individuals with no neurologic or CVD history. A complete lipid panel was obtained from a cohort of one hundred twenty individuals, ages 43-85, who also underwent ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Leritz EC,McGlinchey RE,Salat DH,Milberg WP

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystinosis is a systemic genetic disease caused by a lysosomal transport deficiency accumulating cystine in most tissues. Tissue damage depends on cystine accumulation, but the mechanisms of this damage are still obscure. Cysteamine administration depletes cystine accumulated, increasing survive of affected patients. ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Kessler A,Biasibetti M,Feksa LR,Rech VC,Melo DA,Wajner M,Dutra-Filho CS,Wyse AT,Wannmacher CM

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00