Neuroendocrine-immune interactions: the role of cortistatin/somatostatin system.

abstract：:Autoimmune diseases affect approximately 5% of the population in Western countries, with high female predominance. Family and twins studies have demonstrated that genetic factors are crucial determinants of susceptibility to autoimmune disease, but no specific genes have yet been identified. Recent studies indicate th...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Invernizzi P

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of cell-free nucleic acids in plasma has opened up new possibilities for noninvasive clinical diagnosis. We demonstrate the presence of cell-free fetal RNA in maternal plasma, indicating that plasma fetal RNA might be used as a marker for noninvasive prenatal diagnosis. ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Poon LL,Leung TN,Lau TK,Lo YM

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The flash thermal diffusivity measurement technique is applied to tissue for the first time. Making use of its minimal contact with the specimen, the flash technique is extended to allow for well-defined, biaxial, finite strain. As an example application, the radial component of thermal diffusivity of bovine descendin...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Doss DJ,Humphrey JD,Wright NT

更新日期：1998-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The processing of pitch, a central aspect of music perception, is neurally dissociable from other perceptual functions. Studies using behavioral-lesion techniques as well as brain imaging methods demonstrate that tonal processing recruits mechanisms in areas of the right auditory cortex. Specifically, the right primar...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Zatorre RJ

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteocytes are derived from osteoblasts and make up over 90% of the cells in bone. However, the mechanisms that control the differentiation of osteoblasts into osteocytes embedded in bone matrix are not well understood. With the recent developments of transgenic models for manipulating gene expression in osteocytes an...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Dallas SL,Bonewald LF

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the Big Data to Knowledge initiative is to develop methods for discovering new knowledge from large amounts of data. However, if the resulting knowledge is so large that it resists comprehension, referred to here as Big Knowledge (BK), how can it be used properly and creatively? We call this secondary c...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Perl Y,Geller J,Halper M,Ochs C,Zheng L,Kapusnik-Uner J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Odorant signals are detected by binding of odor molecules to odorant receptors. These belong to the G protein-coupled receptor family. They in turn couple to G proteins, most of which induce cAMP production. This second messenger activates ion channels to depolarize the olfactory sensory neuron, thus providing a signa...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wicher D,Schäfer R,Bauernfeind R,Stensmyr MC,Heller R,Heinemann SH,Hansson BS

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid (IKr) and slow (IKs) delayed rectifier K+ currents are key regulators of cardiac repolarization. HERG encodes the Kr channel, and KVLQT1 and hminK encode subunits that coassemble to form Ks channels. Mutations in any one of these genes cause Romano-Ward syndrome, an autosomal dominant form of long QT syndrom...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sanguinetti MC

更新日期：1999-04-30 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：:In this chapter, we will review how signal transduction pathways have been assembled in the past, bringing us to our present understanding of this area of research. The methods employed have relied heavily upon the genetics of yeast, worms, flies, mice, and humans. The use of second site suppressors and epistasis has ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Levine AJ,Hu W,Feng Z,Gil G

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial British dementia (FBD) is a disorder characterized by the presence of amyloid deposits in cerebral blood vessels and brain parenchyma coexisting with neurofibrillary tangles in limbic areas. The amyloid subunit (ABri) is a 4 kDa fragment of a 266 amino acid type II single-spanning transmembrane precursor prot...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ghiso J,Vidal R,Rostagno A,Miravalle L,Holton JL,Mead S,Révész T,Plant G,Frangione B

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is one of the most common chronic diseases. It is an autoimmune, polygenic disease, associated with several genes on different chromosomes. The most important gene is human leukocyte antigen (HLA), also known as major histocompatibility complex (MHC), which is located on chro...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Shtauvere-Brameus A,Ghaderi M,Rumba I,Sanjeevi CB

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caloric restriction (CR) is well described and has received extensive attention for its multiple benefits, including longevity and stress resistance. However, some studies have shown that CR negatively influences bone, although a mechanism hasn't been provided. Adiponectin, an adipocyte-derived hormone, can affect bon...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Zhu J,Liu C,Jia J,Zhang C,Yuan W,Leng H,Xu Y,Song C

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Musical enculturation is a complex, multifaceted process that includes the development of perceptual processing specialized for the pitch and rhythmic structures of the musical system in the culture, understanding of esthetic and expressive norms, and learning the pragmatic uses of music in different social situations...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Trainor LJ,Marie C,Gerry D,Whiskin E,Unrau A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation and histone modification promote changes in chromatin structure that may affect gene expression in a heritable manner without directly altering the genome. As such, these phenomena are considered to be epigenetic in nature and are believed to contribute to the normal processes of human development but ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sutherland JE,Costa M

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lewisite and many other similar arsenicals are warfare vesicants developed and weaponized for use in World Wars I and II. These chemicals, when exposed to the skin and other epithelial tissues, cause rapid severe inflammation and systemic damage. Here, we show that topically applied arsenicals in a murine model produc...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Srivastava RK,Muzaffar S,Khan J,Traylor AM,Zmijewski JW,Curtis LM,George JF,Ahmad A,Antony VB,Agarwal A,Athar M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal phagocytosis of neutrophils, a crucial component of non-specific immunity, is an eminently circadian parameter. In mice and rats, rates of phagocytosis peak in the second half of the dark span. A lipopolysaccharide-induced phagocytic response challenged in this period appears the most significant in amplitude an...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hriscu ML

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial cells produce and bind to multiple basement membrane components. Fibronectin and interstitial collagens seem to promote migration and proliferation, whereas basement membrane collagen and laminin stimulate attachment and differentiation. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells will rapidly form capillary-li...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Grant DS,Kleinman HK,Martin GR

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social motor coordination (SMC) pertains to the timing of contingent movements during social interactions and is of high relevance for successful social and musical interactions. Semi-automated, objective methods are increasingly being used to analyze SMC, though it is unclear if these methods are feasible in naturali...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Pfeiffer R,Wallace M,Lense M

更新日期：2018-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A primary impairment of the kidney sodium excretion has been documented both in hypertensive patients (EH) and genetic animal models (Milan hypertensive rat [MHS]) carrying mutations of the cytoskeletal protein adducin and/or increased plasma levels of endogenous ouabain (EO). Ouabain (OU) itself induces hypertension ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ferrari P,Ferrandi M,Torielli L,Barassi P,Tripodi G,Minotti E,Molinari I,Melloni P,Bianchi G

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As recently as ten years ago, the nature of the T-cell receptor for antigen was a mystery, as was the precise role of histocompatibility molecules in antigen-presentation to T cells. Although T-cell receptors have now been cloned and crystal structures of MHC/peptide molecules exist, our understanding of the parameter...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Boniface JJ,Davis MM

更新日期：1995-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The accepted dogma has been that a single long-term hematopoietic stem cell (LT-HSC) can reconstitute all components of the immune system. However, our single-cell transfer studies have shown that highly purified LT-HSCs selectively fail to reconstitute B-1a cells in otherwise fully reconstituted hosts (i.e., LT-HSCs ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ghosn EE,Yang Y

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasma levels and the glycosylation of acute-phase proteins (APP) are subject to marked changes during acute and chronic inflammation. The pathophysiological variations in different glycoforms of APP in serum most likely result from changes in the glycosylation process during their biosynthesis in the parenchymal ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Van Dijk W,Mackiewicz A

更新日期：1995-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclosporin A (CsA) is an immunosuppressive drug commonly given to transplant patients. Its application is accompanied by severe side effects related to calcium, among them hypertension and nephrotoxicity. The Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX) is a major calcium regulator expressed in the surface membrane of all excitable and ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rahamimoff H,Elbaz B,Alperovich A,Kimchi-Sarfaty C,Gottesman MM,Lichtenstein Y,Eskin-Shwartz M,Kasir J

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：:Altered metabolism of the Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein (APP) appears to be a key event in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and both altered phosphorylation and oxidative stress appear to affect the production of the toxic Abeta fragment. Our results show that altered processing of APP was observe...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Domingues SC,Henriques AG,Wu W,Da Cruz e Silva EF,Da Cruz e Silva OA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) have been long proposed to reside in defined anatomical locations within bone marrow (BM) tissues in direct contact or close proximity to nurturing cell types. Imaging techniques that allow the simultaneous mapping of HSCs and interacting cell types have been central to the discovery of...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Gomariz A,Isringhausen S,Helbling PM,Nombela-Arrieta C

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we have reported the results of studies in psychiatric patient groups using the strategy of measuring opioid activity and beta-endorphin (ir) in CSF. Our findings do not lend support to the notion of excess endorphin activity in schizophrenia, but rather suggest the possibility of a decrease in endogenou...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Pickar D,Naber D,Post RM,van Kammen DP,Kaye W,Rubinow DR,Ballenger JC,Bunney WE Jr

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Hepatocarcinogenesis is a multistep process characterized by hepatocyte inflammation, regeneration, and proliferation. These changes are believed to depend on the aberrant expression of various tumor suppressor genes, oncogenes and growth factors. Several studies have shown the involvement of cyclooxygenase-...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Giannitrapani L,Ingrao S,Soresi M,Florena AM,La Spada E,Sandonato L,D'Alessandro N,Cervello M,Montalto G

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In his First Law (of thermodynamics), Clausius emphasized the equivalence of heat and work-conservation of energy was mentioned only indirectly. Today, the main emphasis is put on energy conservation, but the equivalence of heat and work has proven not only to be superfluous, but also highly destructive. Because of th...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Job G,Lankau T

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00