Injection of the competitive NMDA receptor antagonist AP-5 into the nucleus accumbens of monoamine-depleted mice induces pronounced locomotor stimulation.

abstract：:The effects of the novel antidepressant tianeptine on behaviours induced by the serotonin (5-HT) precursor 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) and the 5-HT1A agonist 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)-tetralin (8-OH-DPAT) were investigated. Tianeptine (10 mg/kg, i.p.) significantly attenuated wet dog shakes (WDS) induced by 5-HTP...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Datla KP,Curzon G

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nucleus accumbens (NAc) and prefrontal cortex (PFC) dopaminergic and glutamatergic systems are involved in fear/anxiety-related behaviors; meanwhile NAc dopaminergic system activity is mediated by PFC via NAc glutamatergic projections. This study has investigated the involvement of NAc shell dopaminergic sys...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Ahmadi H,Nasehi M,Rostami P,Zarrindast MR

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:D-Tubocurarine is a potent competitive antagonist of two members of the ligand-gated ion channel family, the muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) and serotonin type-3 receptor (5HT3R). We have used a series of analogs of D-tubocurarine to determine the effects of methylation, stereoisomerization and hal...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Yan D,Pedersen SE,White MM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cyclic octapeptide, CYN-154806, inhibited specific [(125)I]-[Tyr(11)]-SRIF binding to CHO-K1 cell membranes expressing human recombinant somatostatin (SRIF) sst(2) receptors (pIC(50) 8. 58) or rat sst(2(a)) and rat sst(2(b)) receptors (pIC(50) 8.35 and 8. 10, respectively). The affinity of CYN-154806 at other huma...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Feniuk W,Jarvie E,Luo J,Humphrey PP

更新日期：2000-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzodiazepines (BZDs) and barbiturates exert their CNS actions by binding to GABA-A receptors (GABARs). The structural mechanisms by which these drugs allosterically modulate GABAR function, to either enhance or inhibit GABA-gated current, are poorly understood. Here, we used the substituted cysteine accessibility me...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Sancar F,Czajkowski C

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of nefiracetam on GABA-induced chloride currents were studied with rat dorsal root ganglion neurons in primary culture using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. The dose-response curve for GABA-induced currents was shifted by 16 microM to lower concentrations by 10 microM nefiracetam while the maximal re...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Huang CS,Ma JY,Marszalec W,Narahashi T

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BMS-763534 is a potent (CRF(1) IC(50) = 0.4 nM) and selective (>1000-fold selectivity vs. all other sites tested) CRF(1) receptor antagonist (pA2 = 9.47 vs. CRF(1)-mediated cAMP production in Y79 cells). BMS-763534 accelerated the dissociation of (125)I-o-CRF from rat frontal cortex membrane CRF(1) receptors consisten...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Lodge NJ,Lelas S,Li YW,Molski T,Grace J,Sivarao DV,Post-Munson D,Healy F,Bronson JJ,Hartz R,Macor JE,Zaczek R

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T-type (Cav3) calcium channels play important roles in neuronal excitability, both in normal and pathological activities of the brain. In particular, they contribute to hyper-excitability disorders such as epilepsy. Here we have characterized the anticonvulsant properties of TTA-A2, a selective T-type channel blocker,...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Sakkaki S,Gangarossa G,Lerat B,Françon D,Forichon L,Chemin J,Valjent E,Lerner-Natoli M,Lory P

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacotherapy for the treatment of pain is an active area of investigation. There are effective drugs to treat this problem, but there is also a need to find alternative treatments free of undesirable side effects. In the present work the capacity of a series of flavonoids to bind to the μ opioid receptor was ev...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Higgs J,Wasowski C,Loscalzo LM,Marder M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of stimulant and non-stimulant drugs that inhibit monoamine reuptake is known to improve cognitive and behavioral symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Although this may reflect acute actions of these drugs, clinical observations suggest that prolonged treatment with these agents ...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Seu E,Jentsch JD

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of salvinorin A on the basal and the 12 mM K(+)-evoked release of preloaded [(3)H]noradenaline ([(3)H]NA) and [(3)H]serotonin ([(3)H]5-HT) from mouse hippocampal nerve terminals (synaptosomes), as well as on the basal and 12mM K(+)-evoked release of preloaded [(3)H]dopamine ([(3)H]DA) from ...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Grilli M,Neri E,Zappettini S,Massa F,Bisio A,Romussi G,Marchi M,Pittaluga A

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Momordica charantia (MC) is a medicinal plant for stroke treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine, but its active compounds and molecular targets are unknown yet. M. charantia polysaccharide (MCP) is one of the important bioactive components in MC. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that MCP has neuroprot...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Gong J,Sun F,Li Y,Zhou X,Duan Z,Duan F,Zhao L,Chen H,Qi S,Shen J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parasympathetic preganglionic cardiac vagal neurons (CVNs) which dominate the control of heart rate are located within the nucleus ambiguus (NA). Serotonin (5HT), and in particular 5HT2 receptors, play an important role in cardiovascular function in the brainstem. However, there is a lack of information on the mechani...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Dergacheva O,Wang X,Kamendi H,Cheng Q,Pinol RM,Jameson H,Gorini C,Mendelowitz D

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanopsin-dependent phototransduction in intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) involves a Gq-coupled phospholipase C (PLC) signaling cascade. Acetylcholine, released in the mammalian retina by starburst amacrine cells, can also activate Gq-PLC pathways through certain muscarinic acetylcholine r...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Sodhi P,Hartwick AT

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the possibility of multiple 5-HT(1) autoreceptor subtypes in the rostral raphé nuclei. Slices (350 microm) of rat dorsal or median raphé nucleus (DRN/MRN) were taken from male Wistar rats and superfused with artificial cerebrospinal fluid at 32 degrees C. Fast cyclic voltammetry at carbo...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Hopwood SE,Stamford JA

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hippocampal damage produces spatial memory impairment and hyperactivity in animals, while reductions in hippocampal size have been associated with memory deficits in humans. There are no known treatments for the behavioral changes specifically related to reduced hippocampal size. The purpose of this study was to deter...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Bardgett ME,Baum KT,O'Connell SM,Lee NM,Hon JC

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diazepam binding inhibitor (DBI) is a neuromodulatory peptide for gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurotransmission. Levels of DBI in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were found to be elevated in depressed patients, when compared to age- and sex-matched normal controls. Levels of the peptide, corticotropin-releasing hormone (...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Roy A

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dichlorvos is a synthetic insecticide that belongs to the family of chemically related organophosphate (OP) pesticides. It can be released into the environment as a major degradation product of other OPs, such as trichlorfon, naled, and metrifonate. Dichlorvos exerts its toxic effects in humans and animals by inhibiti...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Wani WY,Gudup S,Sunkaria A,Bal A,Singh PP,Kandimalla RJ,Sharma DR,Gill KD

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to define the modulatory role played by gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in corticopetal cholinergic projections, the effect of this amino acid and related drugs on gross behaviour, the EEG and the release of acetylcholine (ACh) from the cerebral cortex in freely moving guinea-pigs was studied. gamma Aminobutyr...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Tanganelli S,Bianchi C,Beani L

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depolarizations provoked by acetylcholine (ACh) and three dicholines, succinylcholine (SCh), glutarylcholine (GCh) and azelainylcholine (AzCh) were measured in normal and 3-7 days denervated muscles of adult, and in normal muscles of 0-27 days old mice and rats. Soleus and flexor digitorum superficialis muscles were m...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Lorković H

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Absence epilepsy is generated by the cortico-thalamo-cortical network, which undergoes a finely tuned regulation by metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptors. We have shown previously that potentiation of mGlu1 receptors reduces spontaneous occurring spike and wave discharges (SWDs) in the WAG/Rij rat model of absence e...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： D'Amore V,Santolini I,van Rijn CM,Biagioni F,Molinaro G,Prete A,Conn PJ,Lindsley CW,Zhou Y,Vinson PN,Rodriguez AL,Jones CK,Stauffer SR,Nicoletti F,van Luijtelaar G,Ngomba RT

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SKF 83959 that has a unique antiparkinson profile in animal models of Parkinson's disease is an in vitro dopamine D1 antagonist of receptors coupled to adenylyl cyclase. We hypothesized that SKF 83959, among others, interacts with dopamine D1 receptors coupled to adenylyl cyclase in the nucleus accumbens and the prefr...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Cools AR,Lubbers L,van Oosten RV,Andringa G

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinically, it is suggested that chronic pain might induce mood disorders like depression and anxiety. Based on this antidepressant drugs have emerged as a new therapy for pain. In this study, the effect of acute and subchronic treatments with 3-(4-fluorophenylselenyl)-2,5-diphenylselenophene (F-DPS) on behavioral cha...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Gai BM,Bortolatto CF,Brüning CA,Zborowski VA,Stein AL,Zeni G,Nogueira CW

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulus evoked neurotransmitter release requires that Na(+) channel-dependent nerve terminal depolarization be transduced into synaptic vesicle exocytosis. Inhaled anesthetics block presynaptic Na(+) channels and selectively inhibit glutamate over GABA release from isolated nerve terminals, indicating mechanistic dif...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Westphalen RI,Kwak NB,Daniels K,Hemmings HC Jr

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice that were rendered heterozygous for the γ2 subunit of GABAA receptors (γ2(+/-) mice) have been characterized extensively as a model for major depressive disorder. The phenotype of these mice includes behavior indicative of heightened anxiety, despair, and anhedonia, as well as defects in hippocampus-dependent pat...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Ren Z,Sahir N,Murakami S,Luellen BA,Earnheart JC,Lal R,Kim JY,Song H,Luscher B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the rat subthalamic nucleus, which plays a critical role in the control of motor behaviour, specific binding of [3H]-prazosin was detected by radioligand binding to homogenates and by autoradiography in slices. [3H]-Prazosin binding to homogenates (Bmax 71 +/- 5 fmol/mg protein; Kd 0.27 +/- 0.05 nM) was competed fo...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Arcos D,Sierra A,Nuñez A,Flores G,Aceves J,Arias-Montaño JA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in LRRK2 (leucine-rich repeat kinase 2) are found associated with both sporadic and familial Parkinson's disease (PD). Pathogenic mutations are localized to the catalytic domains of LRRK2, including kinase and GTPase domains. Altered catalytic activity correlates with neurotoxicity, indicating that targeting...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Gómez-Suaga P,Fdez E,Fernández B,Martínez-Salvador M,Blanca Ramírez M,Madero-Pérez J,Rivero-Ríos P,Fuentes JM,Hilfiker S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether the reversible MAO-B inhibitor and sodium channel blocker safinamide impairs glutamate release under parkinsonian conditions in vivo, and this effect is dependent on MAO-B inhibition, safinamide (and rasagiline as a comparator) were administered to 6-hydroxydopamine hemilesioned rats, a model of...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Pisanò CA,Brugnoli A,Novello S,Caccia C,Keywood C,Melloni E,Vailati S,Padoani G,Morari M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor beta/delta (PPAR-β/δ), a nuclear receptor acting as a transcription factor, was shown to be protective in various models of neurological diseases. However, there is no information about the role of PPAR-β/δ as well as its molecular mechanisms in neonatal hypoxia...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Gamdzyk M,Doycheva DM,Malaguit J,Enkhjargal B,Tang J,Zhang JH

更新日期：2018-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The preparation of an isolated hemisected spinal cord preparation, maintained in vitro, from mature (180-300 g body weight) rats is described. Sacral and coccygeal segments (S2-Co1) gave consistent ventral root reflexes (DR-VRP) from electrical stimulation of dorsal roots. The mean latency and amplitude of the fastest...

journal_title：Neuropharmacology

authors： Long SK,Evans RH,Cull L,Krijzer F,Bevan P

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00