A polymorphic form of steroidogenic factor 1 associated with ACTH receptor deficiency in mouse adrenal cell mutants.

abstract：:Auditory stimulation via rhythmic cues can be used successfully in the rehabilitation of motor function in patients with motor disorders. A prototypical example is provided by dysfunctional gait in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). Coupling steps to external rhythmic cues (the beat of music or the sou...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Bella SD,Benoit CE,Farrugia N,Schwartze M,Kotz SA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-month-old Swiss mice were allocated into three groups: (A) control; (B) infected group; and (C) infected but treated with 5 mg of the phytocompound MMT. Mice were infected intranasally with 30 microL of 75 HA viral units. MMT markedly blunted the nasal signs of virus infection and the febrile response. Formazan...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Cervi J,Marotta F,Bater C,Masulair K,Minelli E,Harada M,Marandola P

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common of a number of diseases in which inflammation and tissue destruction is driven by an autoimmune process. Current therapy is inadequate, and this has prompted major research efforts, both in academia and industry, to understand more about the pathogenesis, and hence provide the r...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Feldmann M,Brennan FM,Elliott MJ,Williams RO,Maini RN

更新日期：1995-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The quasibiennial oscillation (QBO) dominates the variability of the equatorial stratosphere and also affects the circulation and temperature of the extratropical region. In this paper we review previous work showing that the mid- to high-latitude circulation is weaker (stronger) when QBO easterlies (westerlies) domin...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Peña-Ortiz C,García-Herrera R,Ribera P,Calvo N

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic preconditioning (PC) is a polygenic defensive cellular adaptive phenomenon whereby brief ischemic stimuli render the heart resistant to subsequent similar stress. The late phase of ischemic PC lasts for three to four days, protects against both myocardial stunning and infarction, and thus has considerable cli...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Dawn B,Bolli R

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tight junctions of epithelial and endothelial cells form selective barriers that regulate paracellular transport of solutes, immune cells, and drugs. Tight junctions consist of proteins that physically "seal" the tight junction but also form channels that allow for permeation between the cells, resulting in epithelial...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Schulzke JD,Fromm M

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The class of adhesion G protein-coupled receptors (aGPCRs), with 33 human homologs, is the second largest family of GPCRs. In addition to a seven-transmembrane α-helix-a structural feature of all GPCRs-the class of aGPCRs is characterized by the presence of a large N-terminal extracellular region. In addition, all aGP...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Liebscher I,Ackley B,Araç D,Ariestanti DM,Aust G,Bae BI,Bista BR,Bridges JP,Duman JG,Engel FB,Giera S,Goffinet AM,Hall RA,Hamann J,Hartmann N,Lin HH,Liu M,Luo R,Mogha A,Monk KR,Peeters MC,Prömel S,Ressl S,Sc

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CISD2, the causative gene for Wolfram syndrome 2 (WFS2), is an evolutionarily conserved novel gene. Recently, we have demonstrated that CISD2 is involved in mammalian lifespan control; this work also establishes WFS2 as a mitochondria-mediated disorder and effectively links CISD2 gene function, mitochondrial integrity...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Chen YF,Wu CY,Kirby R,Kao CH,Tsai TF

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most research on reading skill acquisition in deaf individuals has been conducted from the perspective of a hearing child learning to read. This approach may limit our understanding of how a deaf child approaches the task of learning to read and successfully acquires reading skills. An alternative approach is to consi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Dye MW,Hauser PC,Bavelier D

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BALB/c mice infected with Rowson-Parr virus, a lymphatic leukemia virus isolated from the Friend complex, undergo a rapid depression of antibody response. Spleen cells from these mice in culture show a similar deficit in the response to stimulation with sheep red cells and inhibit the reactivity of normal splenocytes....

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Bendinelli M,Toniolo A

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our molecular studies have revealed the existence of a large number of different subunits or subtypes for the NMDA and metabotropic glutamate receptors. The individual receptors show functional variabilities and distinct expression patterns in the CNS. The NMDA receptors belong to the ligand-gated ion channel family a...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Masu M,Nakajima Y,Moriyoshi K,Ishii T,Akazawa C,Nakanashi S

更新日期：1993-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic exposure to arsenic causes health problems, including peripheral neuropathy. Oxidative stress is one of the mechanisms underlying arsenic-induced neurotoxicity. For this report, we studied the protective effect of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on arsenic-induced oxidative injury in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) explants...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Chao PL,Fan SF,Chou YH,Lin AM

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, I describe the development of the Irie Classroom Toolbox, a school-based violence prevention, teacher training program for use with children aged 3-6 years. In-depth interviews were conducted with Jamaican preschool teachers, who had participated in a trial of a classroom behavior management program, at...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Baker-Henningham H

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies showed that exposure of experimental animals to immobilization stress increases colonic motility and that these effects are mediated by release of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), Studies from our laboratory showed that 30-min immobilization stress of rats caused several not previously described ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Pothoulakis C,Castagliuolo I,Leeman SE

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protection against stress by glucocorticoids is discussed in relation to their permissive and suppressive actions. Evidence from the last decade is summarized regarding the physiological nature of the suppressive actions, and the hypothesis that they prevent stress-activated defense mechanisms from overshooting and da...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Munck A,Náray-Fejes-Tóth A

更新日期：1994-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow cytometers are instruments that can determine multiparameter data simultaneously and have a great potential in providing unique information about cells. To transfer this potential to the clinical laboratory, the development and the proper use of standards and calibrators are required to ensure comparability and r...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Schwartz A,Fernández-Repollet E

更新日期：1993-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycoxidation and lipoxidation reactions contribute to the chemical modification of proteins during the Maillard reaction. Reactive oxygen species, produced during the oxidation of sugars and lipids in these processes, irreversibly oxidize proteins. Methionine is particularly susceptible to oxidation, yielding the oxi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Brock JW,Cotham WC,Ames JM,Thorpe SR,Baynes JW

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the frame of the free-radical hypothesis of aging and literature data on increased life span of mated animals, we evaluated brain, kidney, and liver lipid peroxidation in C57Bl/6J mice of various ages and compared lipid peroxidation activity in mated and non-mated mice of both genders. An aging-associated increase ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Oxenkrug GF,Requintina PJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiac myofilaments consist of a highly ordered assembly of proteins that collectively generate force in a calcium-dependent manner. Defects in myofilament function and its regulation have been implicated in various forms of acquired and inherited human heart disease. For example, during cardiac ischemia, cardiac...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Day S,Davis J,Westfall M,Metzger J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B-1 cells represent a subpopulation of B cells that has been extensively studied in mice and shown to spontaneously generate natural antibody that provides antimicrobial protection and helps dispose of cellular debris. Mouse B-1 cells originate from distinct progenitors and express additional immune properties that in...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rothstein TL,Quach TD

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of R. prowazekii in lice using R. prowazekii-specific qPCR cassettes showed the changes of the rickettsial burden in the lice post-infection. ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rozmajzl PJ,Houhamdi L,Jiang J,Raoult D,Richards AL

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

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：:Recent controversies in the existence of saturable binding of general anesthetics in brain tissues prompted a careful examination of specific binding of anesthetics to neural receptors. We examined the binding of both local and general anesthetics using electron spin resonance and radioligand criteria. Our results sug...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lin L,Koblin DD,Wang HH

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a highly lethal disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. In the present study, rickettsial infection was evaluated in 669 Amblyomma aureolatum adult ticks collected from naturally infested dogs in Taiaçupeba, a BSF-endemic area in the state of São Paulo. Ten (1.49%) ticks were infected...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Pinter A,Labruna MB

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These findings demonstrate that calcium antagonists reverse renal vasoconstriction in a variety of settings. The ability of calcium antagonists to augment GFR of the vasoconstricted kidney is striking and has also been demonstrated in a number of in vivo settings. These observations and others raise the possibility th...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Loutzenhiser R,Epstein M

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report their experience in the surgical treatment of bone deformities in osteogenesis imperfecta, based upon 45 operations in 13 severely affected patients. Three different procedures were used. Fragmentation and temporary fixation by means of a wire does not guarantee a sufficient protection of the bone a...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Brunelli PC,Frediani P

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results reviewed here demonstrate that vestibulospinal and vestibulo-ocular interneurons in the chicken embryo are organized into coherent clusters, each of which occupies a unique spatial domain and has a characteristic axon trajectory. Moreover, the vestibulo-ocular clusters have specific termination patterns in...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Glover JC

更新日期：1996-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous studies have demonstrated that the methanol extract of heat-processed Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer exerts antioxidative, antiinflammatory, and anti-tumor-promoting effects. In the present study, we examined the antiinflammatory effects of several ginsenosides (Rb(1), Rc, Re, Rg(1), Rg(3)) derived from P. gins...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Surh YJ,Lee JY,Choi KJ,Ko SR

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In response to infection or effective vaccination, naive antigen-specific CD8+ T cells undergo a dramatic highly orchestrated activation process. Initial encounter with an appropriately activated antigen-presenting cell leads to blastogenesis and an exponential increase in antigen-specific CD8+ T cell numbers. Simulta...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Obar JJ,Lefrançois L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review has addressed the concern that the reduction of the risk of coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular disorders by means of reducing serum cholesterol levels might, at the same time, increase the risk of developing noncardiovascular conditions. This concern is justified because, at face value, prospe...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Epstein FH

更新日期：1995-01-17 00:00:00