Molecular mechanisms of axon specification and neuronal disorders.

abstract：:The initial phase of vessel formation is the establishment of nascent endothelial tubes from mesodermal precursor cells. Development of the vascular epithelium is examined using the transcription factor TAL1 as a marker of endothelial precursor cells (angioblasts), and a functional assay based on intact, whole-mounted...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Drake CJ,Hungerford JE,Little CD

更新日期：1998-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging is amenable to intervention and prevention by mild stress-induced hormesis. Previously, we have reported that repeated mild heat stress has antiaging and other beneficial effects on growth and a range of cellular and biochemical characteristics of normal human skin fibroblasts and keratinocytes undergoing aging ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rattan SI,Sejersen H,Fernandes RA,Luo W

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research on development of the Xenopus olfactory bulb from our laboratory has shown that mitral cells begin to differentiate after olfactory axons make contact with the olfactory bulb, and the number of olfactory axons is correlated with the number of mitral cells throughout development. In embryos, removal o...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Burd GD,Sein V

更新日期：1998-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) now enables precise visualization of the mechanical state of the living human orbit. Resulting insights have motivated histological re-examination of human and simian orbits, providing abundant consistent evidence for the active pulley hypothesis, a re-formulation of ocular motor physi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Demer JL

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoclasts are cells of monocyte-macrophage origin that degrade bone matrix. Receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL) induces osteoclast formation in the presence of macrophage-colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) and costimulatory signals. RANKL induces activation of the TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) a...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Takayanagi H

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Buddhist view of the origin of the universe is discussed. One of the basic tenets of Buddhism is the concept of interdependence which says that all things exist only in relationship to others, and that nothing can have an independent and autonomous existence. The world is a vast flow of events that are linked toge...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Thuan TX

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The obesity epidemic is a leading cause of health problems in the United States, increasing the risk of cardiovascular, endocrine, and psychiatric diseases. Although many people lose weight through changes in diet and lifestyle, keeping the weight off remains a challenge. Here, we discuss a hypothesis that seeks to ex...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Matikainen-Ankney BA,Kravitz AV

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The behavior of neurons in the basal ganglia is severely disrupted in Parkinson's disease (PD). In nonhuman parkinsonian primate models, the disturbance in neurons in basal ganglia output structures include increased firing, bursting, an augmented synchrony, correlated activity, and a tendency towards loss of specific...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hamani C,Lozano AM

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraocular lesions occurred in 55 of 70 sarcoidosis patients (78.6%) and their intraocular findings were biomicroscopically analyzed. Intraocular lesions were observed bilaterally in 54 of 55 patients (98.0%) and these various lesions occurred simultaneously or within a short period in almost all tissues of the eyeba...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Iwata K,Nanba K,Sobue K,Abe H

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A range of imidazoline derivatives are known to be effective stimulators of insulin secretion, and this response correlates with closure of ATP-sensitive potassium channels in the pancreatic beta-cell. However, mounting evidence indicates that potassium channel blockade may form only part of the mechanism by which imi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Morgan NG,Chan SL,Mourtada M,Monks LK,Ramsden CA

更新日期：1999-06-21 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：:Several reports indicate the presence of infection with Anaplasma phagocytophila in Europe. The first case with confirmed human granulocytic ehrlichiosis was reported from Slovenia in 1997. By 2002, 13 patients have been discovered in a prospective study on the etiology of febrile illnesses occurring within six weeks ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lotric-Furlan S,Petrovec M,Avsic-Zupanc T,Strle F

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three distinct anion exchangers are described that directly or indirectly mediate Cl- transport across the luminal membrane of the proximal tubule cell. Studies on the intact proximal tubule indicate that the Cl(-)-formate exchanger is a major mechanism for Cl- transport under physiologic conditions. As just discussed...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Aronson PS,Kuo SM

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vestibular stimulation by head accelerations always involves multisensory activation of the vestibular, somatosensory, and visual systems. Over the past few years, galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) has become increasingly popular for testing vestibular function for clinical and research purposes. Although GVS prov...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Jahn K,Naessl A,Strupp M,Schneider E,Brandt T,Dieterich M

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of the plasma suppressive activity was associated with alpha 2M in both normal subjects and cancer patients. alpha 2M binding to physiological levels of proteases was associated with an increase in the ability to suppress lymphocyte reactivity in the TEEM test. alpha 2M binding to proteases released a peptide tha...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Alomran A,Shenton BK,Donnelly PK,Francis DM,Proud G,Taylor RM

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The International Agency for Research on Cancer has initiated a program to evaluate the carcinogenic risk of chemicals to man. This program is centered on the production of monographs on individual chemicals, consisting of data on use and production, carcinogenicity in experimental animals, epidemiological studies and...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Tomatis L

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid advances in the biomedical sciences are producing new means of intervention against many of the major tropical diseases. The discovery of new drugs, vaccines and diagnostic tests, however, is only the first, though important, step down an often long and difficult road to their effective deployment in disease con...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Smith PG

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin therapy is often necessary for glycemic control, and its effect on plasma lipids is an important issue with respect to arteriosclerosis. Previous reports suggested that increased cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) appeared in diabetic patients with hyperinsulinemia or given a lot of insulin is atherogen...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ai M,Tanaka A,Baba T,Yui K,Numano F

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is thought that human natural killer (NK) lymphocytes should not damage self-tissues due to the inhibiting signal initiated by the engagement of one or another inhibitory receptor superfamily (IRS) members with self-human histocompatibility antigen (HLA)-I. During viral infection, the low expression of self-HLA-I o...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Poggi A,Prevosto C,Zancolli M,Canevali P,Musso A,Zocchi MR

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF), the highest occurring cardiac arrhythmia in the Western world, is associated with substantial morbidity and increased mortality. In spite of extensive research, the cause of atrial electrical remodeling, a major factor in the self-perpetuating nature of AF, is still unknown. Downregulation of...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Beharier O,Etzion Y,Levi S,Mor M,Mor M,Dror S,Kahn J,Katz A,Moran A

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classical swine fever (CSF) is a viral transboundary animal disease that is highly contagious among domestic and wild pigs, such as boars and peccaries. Today, far from being what was classically described historically, the disease is characterized as having a varied clinical picture, and its diagnosis depends on reso...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Vargas Terán M,Calcagno Ferrat N,Lubroth J

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymic tolerance depends on induction of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in immature thymocytes by antigen/MHC complexes on dendritic cells (and possibly other bone marrow-derived APCs). Interactions with antigen/MHC complexes on thymic epithelial cells promote maturation of double-positive thymocytes to single-posi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Owen JJ,Jenkinson EJ

更新日期：1992-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis is the main cause of human cancer deaths, and cell motility is one key component of the process of metastasis. The ERK mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway is probably one of the most commonly activated in malignant human cancers. We describe the molecular mechanisms by which ERK MAPK s...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Viala E,Pouysségur J

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coordinated regulation between cellular glucose uptake and endogenous glucose production is indispensable for the maintenance of constant blood glucose concentrations. The liver contributes significantly to this process by altering the levels of hepatic glucose release, through controlling the processes of de novo...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hatting M,Tavares CDJ,Sharabi K,Rines AK,Puigserver P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The perceptions of coccidioidomycosis as a medical problem has undergone sequential and dramatic metamorphoses since its first description more than a century ago. First thought to be rare and lethal, coccidioidomycosis was subsequently found to be common and often mild. During World War II, its overall impact upon la...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Galgiani JN

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Athletic women are at risk for developing ovulatory dysfunction, which presents variably as menstrual irregularity or absence. Initially characterized as an isolated disruption of hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) release, athletic amenorrhea, a form of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, is invariably acc...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Pauli SA,Berga SL

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometriosis is a complex gynecologic disorder that has long been recognized as showing heritable tendencies, with recurrence risks of 5-7% for first-degree relatives. Familial and epidemiologic studies support that this disease is a genetic disorder of polygenic/multifactorial inheritance. The current investigationa...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Bischoff F,Simpson JL

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disorientation may draw attention from other activities and its impact on cognition may cause pilot error and problems of concentration in dizzy patients. Tasks used to study the impact of disorientation include number processing, intelligence scales and Brookes matrices (reproduction of 2xD patterns of numbers vs. no...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Gresty MA,Golding JF

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous scientific papers have suggested health-promoting effects of resveratrol, including claims in the prevention of diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Therefore, it was proposed that the scientific community needed to express recommendations on the human use of resveratrol. Such recomm...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Vang O

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon nanotubes are considered to be one of the novel most attractive materials in nanotechnology. Because of their multiple industrial and biomedical applications, thorough studies on their toxicity and biocompatibility become a priority in order to prevent possible health risks. In this study the effects of multiwa...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： De Nicola M,Nuccitelli S,Gattia DM,Traversa E,Magrini A,Bergamaschi A,Ghibelli L

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00