Participation of the endocannabinoid system in the effect of TNF-alpha on hypothalamic release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone.

abstract：:Our studies to date indicate that treatment with anti-idiotype to monoclonal anti-MHC antibodies can markedly influence the repertoire of anti-MHC antibodies expressed. The antibodies discussed here appear to represent two classes, one of which is public, probably representing expression of a germ line gene, and the s...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sachs DH,Bluestone JA,Epstein SL,Rabinowitz R

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy (BIS) can provide estimates of body composition for both whole body (WB) and body segments (BS). In normal, healthy subjects, BS measurements may be expected to serve as surrogates for WB indices; however, very little is known about this correspondence in people suffering from acut...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mazariegos M,Klassen P,Solomons NW,Fürst P

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex (KGDHC) is an important mitochondrial constituent, and deficiency of KGDHC is associated with a number of neurological disorders. KGDHC is composed of three proteins, each encoded on a different and well-characterized gene. The sequences of the human proteins are known. Th...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sheu KF,Blass JP

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigation of immune senescence has uncovered many changes in B cell development, maintenance, and function with increasing age. However, most of these studies have focused on conventional B cell subsets in the spleen. The B-1 cell subset is an essential arm of the innate immune system, which in general has bee...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Holodick NE,Rothstein TL

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Very recently, we identified two distinct mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) subsets in primary bone marrow (BM) that differ in their expression pattern (CD271(bright)MSCA-1(dim)CD56(+) and CD271(bright)MSCA-1(bright)CD56(-)) and morphology as well as in their clonogenic and differentiation capacity. Here we analyzed the cel...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Bühring HJ,Treml S,Cerabona F,de Zwart P,Kanz L,Sobiesiak M

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Present information technologies use semiconductor devices and magnetic/optical disks; however, they are all foreseen to face fundamental limitations within a decade. Therefore, superceding devices are required for the next paradigm of high-performance information technologies. The paper first describes architectures ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wada Y

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene therapy for beta-globinopathies, particularly beta-thalassemia and sickle cell anemia, hold much promise for the future, as a one time cure for these common and debilitating disorders. Correction of the beta-globinopathies using lentivirus vectors (LV) carrying the beta- or gamma-globin genes and elements of the ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Perumbeti A,Malik P

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nonparametric method, isotonic regression, is proposed for analyzing a dose-response relationship and for assessing a threshold value. There are several advantages of this method compared to parametric models. No specific form of the relationship (type of model and use of the covariates) is required. The only assump...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ulm K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies suggest that the symptoms associated with endometriosis are the result of local peritoneal inflammation. Increased concentrations of activated pelvic macrophages and lymphocytes and the elevated levels of specific cytokines and growth factors reviewed above support this hypothesis. The precise roles of ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Taylor RN,Ryan IP,Moore ES,Hornung D,Shifren JL,Tseng JF

更新日期：1997-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Rickettsiae primarily infect the microvascular endothelium, leading to changes in microvascular permeability that result in potentially severe pulmonary and cerebral edema. The mechanisms responsible for these changes are not well understood. One potential mechanism of increased vascular permeability is the anti-ricke...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Woods ME,Wen G,Olano JP

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：:Mechanisms governing gene expression and regulation in eukaryotes are remarkably complex. The results from in vivo transgenic and in vitro transfection studies designed to identify cis-element(s) and trans-factor(s) associated with the salivary proline-rich proteins (PRPs) gene expression are utilized as a paradigm to...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ann DK,Lin HH

更新日期：1998-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term changes in catecholamine levels and expression of their biosynthetic enzymes are associated with several stress-related disorders such as elevated plasma norepinephrine in posttraumatic stress disorder and increased postmortem tyrosine hydroxylase in the locus coeruleus with major depression. Stress elevates...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sabban EL,Hebert MA,Liu X,Nankova B,Serova L

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are the result of a nonenzymatic reaction of reducing sugars with primary amino groups of proteins (Maillard reaction). They accumulate in various tissues in the course of aging. Because AGEs induce protein cross-links and oxidative stress (radicals) within cells and tissues, the...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Simm A,Bartling B,Silber RE

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(a) The PR elicited by excitotoxic destruction of intrinsic neurons in the CN has a rapid onset, peaks within 2 weeks, and persists indefinitely; (b) the majority of the proliferating cells are not intrinsic to the CNS but are of hematic origin; (c) a small mirror-image response is seen in the contralateral CN; (d) th...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Katz IR,Iacovitti L,Reis DJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current tuberculosis (TB) therapies take too long and the regimens are complex and subject to adverse effects and drug-drug interactions with concomitant medications. The emergence of drug-resistant TB strains exacerbates the situation. Drug discovery for TB has resurged in recent years, generating compounds (hits) wi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mdluli K,Kaneko T,Upton A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis is a major neuroendocrine system involved in the regulation of numerous physiological processes and in adaptation to stress. A wide range of variability can be observed in all the components of the system, and the contribution of genetic factors has been shown in th...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mormede P,Foury A,Barat P,Corcuff JB,Terenina E,Marissal-Arvy N,Moisan MP

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neovascularization is a hallmark of cancer progression. Suppression of the angiogenic response in tumors has been associated with inhibition and even regression of total tumor mass. Therefore, the derivation of synthetic or natural products that could interfere with proangiogenic signaling pathways can greatly impact ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Iruela-Arispe ML,Carpizo D,Luque A

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of modern medicine to prolong life has raised a variety of difficult legal, ethical, and social issues on which reasonable minds can differ. Among these are the morality of euthanasia in cases of deep coma or irreversible injury, as well as the Dead Donor Rule with respect to organ harvesting and transplan...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Paulson S,Comfort CP,Lee BC,Shemie S,Solomon MZ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endothelial regulation of vWF synthesis, storage, regulated and constitutive release, and now binding are the focus of numerous research laboratories. The understanding of these phenomena is important to the pathophysiology of local hemostasis. Although the structural understanding of the relationship of vW AgII t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kawai Y,Montgomery RR

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternative splicing of RNA transcripts is a general characteristic for NCX genes in mammals, mollusks, and arthropods. Among the family of three NCX genes in mammals, the NCX1 gene contains six exons, namely, A, B, C, D, E, and F, that make up the alternatively spliced region. Studies of the NCX1 gene transcripts sug...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Schulze DH,Polumuri SK,Gille T,Ruknudin A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common ototoxic compounds in clinical practice are aminoglycoside antibiotics, cisplatin, and loop diuretics (ethacrynic acid and furosemide). These agents also have substantial renal effects in the form of nephrotoxicity or diuresis. The understanding of these renal effects may provide insight into ototoxic ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Humes HD

更新日期：1999-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular redundancy refers to the ability of genes to back up damaged genes or gene loss. Although this term is widely discussed in many scientific circles, the process is still ill-defined, as shown by reviewing examples from the literature. Exploring the collagen-induced arthritis model in the context of CD44 knock...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Naor D,Nedvetzki S,Assayag N,Thurmond RL,Huang JF,Turley EA

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of four randomized controlled trials were examined to assess the efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) for myasthenia gravis (MG) acute exacerbations. The first trial compared plasma exchange (PE) and IVIG in 87 patients. At day 15, the mean change in the Myasthenic Muscular Score (MMS) was 16.6 (9...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Gajdos P,Chevret S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clara cell protein (CC16 or CC10) is a 15.8-kDa protein secreted all along the tracheobronchial tree and especially in the terminal bronchioles where Clara cells are localized. Even though the exact in vivo function of CC16 remains to be clarified, evidence is accumulating that CC16 plays an important protective role ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Broeckaert F,Clippe A,Knoops B,Hermans C,Bernard A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SNAP-25 (synaptosomal-associated protein of 25 kDa) is a plasma membrane protein that, together with syntaxin and the synaptic vesicle protein VAMP/synaptobrevin, forms the SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) docking complex for regulated exocytosis. SNAP-25 also modulates dif...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Corradini I,Verderio C,Sala M,Wilson MC,Matteoli M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we develop an agent-based model of social influence on body weight. The model's assumptions are grounded in theory and evidence from physiology, social psychology, and behavioral science, and its outcomes are tested against longitudinal data from American youth. We discuss the implementation of the mode...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hammond RA,Ornstein JT

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primates have stimulated more interest than any other group as humans are ranked in this same mammalian order. Gustatory responses of human and nonhuman primates have already been compared for compounds such as monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, polyols, amino acids, dipeptides, proteins, dihydrochalcones, sulfamates,...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Glaser D,Tinti JM,Nofre C

更新日期：1998-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:CD40 ligand (CD40L) is expressed by activated T cells and interacts with the CD40 molecule present on B cells and endothelial cells, promoting immunoglobulin switching in the former and cytokine upregulation in the latter. CD40L exists in both a soluble (sCD40L) and a membrane-bound form. Because primary biliary cirrh...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Oertelt S,Invernizzi P,Selmi C,Podda M,Gershwin ME

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this chapter, we have presented evidence for several potential levels of interaction of NT/N gene products with dopaminergic systems of the brain. We have focused on one manifestation of this interaction related to the effects of antipsychotic drugs on expression of the NT/N gene in two anatomically discrete popula...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Merchant KM,Dobie DJ,Dorsa DM

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00