Medicinals for the millennia: the historical record.

abstract：:We have studied the developmental patterns of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) binding sites in the human hypothalamus. VIP recognition sites were widely distributed throughout the rostrocaudal extent of the hypothalamus. VIP binding was generally low in the fetal and neonatal periods and a tendency in increasi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Najimi M,Rachidi F,Afif A,Chigr F

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modified tumor cells were used to immunize three murine hosts against syngenic ascitic lymphomas: C3H-6C3HED, BALB/c-P1798, and DBA/2-L1210. When the host was capable of a significant immune response against the malignant cells during progressive tumor growth (e.g., C3H vs. 6C3HED), protective immunization against a l...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Prager MD,Gordon WC,Baechtel FS

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smaller, more charge-intensive electrodes are needed for "safe" stimulation of the nervous system. In this paper we review critical concepts and the state of the art in electrodes. Control of charge density and charge balance are essential to avoid tissue electrolysis. Chemical criteria for "safe" stimulation are revi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Brummer SB,Robblee LS,Hambrecht FT

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Sm-2Fe molten alloy with 1:2 molar ratio was unidirectionally solidified in both microgravity and normal gravity in concurrence with a magnetic flux (0-0.12 T). The compound SmFe2 was produced by the unidirectional solidification in microgravity with a magnetic flux of 0T and exhibited a lamellar microstructure. T...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Okutani T,Nagai H,Mamiya M,Shibuya M,Castillo M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current evidence from genetic and epidemiological studies supports the view that Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a heterogeneous disorder. While the disease is pathologically defined by the presence of specified lesions in form of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles within the parenchyma, other features of patholo...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Cohen DL,Hedera P,Premkumar DR,Friedland RP,Kalaria RN

更新日期：1997-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Ancestral haplotype (AH) 8.1(HLA-A1, Cw7, B8, TNFAB*a2b3, TNFN*S, C2*C, Bf*s, C4A*Q0, C4B*1, DRB1*0301, DRB3*0101, DQA1*0501, DQB1*0201) seems to be associated with susceptibility to autoimmune diseases. Different mechanisms are probably involved in increasing autoimmunity, such as unbalanced cytokine production and t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Candore G,Campagna AM,Cuppari I,Di Carlo D,Mineo C,Caruso C

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we consider the evolution of Alzheimer's-like neuropathology in the aging primate brain. In particular, we examine the evolutionary pressures that have likely selected for the neuroprotective effects of estrogen and of the apolipoprotein E2 and E3 isoforms. We analyze this in the context of the altricial...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sapolsky RM,Finch CE

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A host of missense mutations in muscle nicotinic receptor subunits have been identified as the cause of congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS). Two classes of CMS phenotypes have been identified: slow channel myasthenic syndromes (SCCMSs) and fast channel myasthenic syndromes (FCCMSs). Although both have similar phenot...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sine SM,Wang HL,Ohno K,Shen XM,Lee WY,Engel AG

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some in vitro functions of purified T and B cells from PPD- and Candida albicans-negative sarcoidosis patients were analyzed. It appears that in those patients there is: 1) A decrease in the absolute number of T lymphocytes and an increase in the number of B cells; 2) a rather normal response of T lymphocytes to PHA a...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Fernandez B,Press P,Girard JP

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is responsible for protein processing. In rapidly proliferating tumor cells, the ER tends to be overloaded with unfolded and misfolded proteins due to high metabolic demand. With the limited protein-folding capacity of the ER, tumor cells often suffer from more ER stress than do normal c...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Suh DH,Kim MK,Kim HS,Chung HH,Song YS

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human moral nature has perplexed laymen and academics for millennia. Recent developments in cognitive neuroscience are opening new venues for unveiling the complex psychological and neurobiological mechanisms underling human morality and its impairments. Here we review these lines of evidence and key topics of deb...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Moll J,De Oliveira-Souza R,Zahn R

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The familial myelodysplastic (MDS)/acute leukemia (AL) predisposition syndromes are inherited disorders that lead to significantly increased lifetime risks of MDS and AL development. At present, four recognized syndromes have Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments--certified testing for their respective germ-line ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： West AH,Godley LA,Churpek JE

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred years after Santiago Ramon y Cajal provided critical evidence for the "neuron doctrine," his cellular view of the brain remains the basis of modern neural science. This article begins with a review of how the early work of Ramon y Cajal, Charles Sherrington, and John Eccles and their contemporaries laid ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Albright TD,Jessell TM,Kandell ER,Posner MI

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic modification of CpG islands (CGIs) in promoter regions is an important regulatory mechanism of gene expression in eukaryotic cells. Hypermethylation of CGIs may silence a gene, whereas hypomethylation of previously methylated CGIs allows gene expression. The pattern of methylation is cell-type-specific and ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wojdacz TK,Hansen LL

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 4 and 13% of people with schizophrenia commit suicide and between 25 and 50% make a suicide attempt, a reflection of the devastating toll this syndrome takes on the quality of life, that is, the subjective and objective sense of well-being. Many risk factors for suicide in schizophrenia have been identified, t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Meltzer HY

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compelling evidence now exists for estrogen's involvement in the regulation of mood and cognitive functions. Serum estrogen levels have been shown to play an important role in the expression of psychiatric disorders such as depression and schizophrenia. We have characterized the distribution of the estrogen receptors,...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ostlund H,Keller E,Hurd YL

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen patients with coccidioidal meningitis were treated with high doses of ketoconazole for up to 4 years. Five patients were treated with ketoconazole alone. One clinically failed, one developed hepatotoxicity, and three achieved remission of meningitis. One patient received intrathecal AMB in addition to ketocona...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Graybill JR,Stevens DA,Galgiani JN,Sugar AM,Craven PC,Gregg C,Huppert M,Cloud G,Dismukes WE

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The survival of M. leprae and M. tuberculosis in the human host is dependent upon their ability to produce gene products that counteract the bactericidal activities of macrophages. To identify such mycobacterial genes and gene products, recombinant DNA libraries of mycobacterial DNA in E. coli were passed through macr...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mundayoor S,Shinnick TM

更新日期：1994-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Converging lines of evidence indicate that withdrawal from prolonged exposure to stimulants and alcohol results in synaptic deficits of both dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT). According to the dual deficit model proposed by the authors, DA dysfunction during cocaine or alcohol withdrawal underlies anhedonia and psych...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rothman RB,Partilla JS,Dersch CM,Carroll FI,Rice KC,Baumann MH

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current concept of stress in plants has been well developed over the past 60 years. Any unfavorable condition or substance that affects or blocks a plant's metabolism, growth, or development is regarded as stress. Vegetation stress can be induced by various natural and anthropogenic stress factors. One has to diff...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lichtenthaler HK

更新日期：1998-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell doctrine is the foundational paradigm of Euro-American medicine and biology. Even without stepping outside that tradition, one may imagine alternate models of the body such as a fluid model in which cells do not exist or a model wherein cells are described as overlapping fields of molecular organization in space ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Theise ND

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The control of expression of human class II MHC genes has been studied in lymphoid and melanoma cells. Specific unmethylation of all restriction sites nearby the promoter regions has been detected in all cell lines and tissues studied, irrespective of their ability to express class II MHC products. The main functional...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Gambari R,Barbieri R,Piva R,Tecce R,Fisher PB,Giacomini P,Natali PG

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific probes (alpha-bungarotoxin for acetylcholine receptor (AChR), staphylococcal protein A for IgG, monospecific antibodies against C3 and C9) labelled with peroxidase were applied to study of the ultrastructure of the MG end plate. In each case of MG there was postsynaptic AChR deficiency, usually greatest at en...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Engel AG,Sahashi K,Fumagalli G

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapamycin (RAPA), an inhibitor of mTORC signaling, has been shown to extend life span in mice and other organisms. Recently, animal and human studies have suggested that inhibition of mTORC signaling can alleviate or prevent the development of cardiomyopathy. In view of this, we used a murine model of type 2 diabetes ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Reifsnyder PC,Ryzhov S,Flurkey K,Anunciado-Koza RP,Mills I,Harrison DE,Koza RA

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:Animal studies have already shown the possibility to modulate insulin action by changing not only the amount of total fat, but also the type of fat. In these studies, saturated fat significantly increased insulin resistance, long- and short-chain omega(3) fatty acids significantly improved it, whereas the effects of m...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rivellese AA,De Natale C,Lilli S

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The superior soft tissue contrast and multiplanar capability of magnetic resonance imaging has contributed to earlier diagnosis and implementation of effective treatment for a variety of arthropathies. Owing to overlapping clinical signs and symptoms, MRI plays a role in delineating the features and stages of these co...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Momeni M,Brindle K

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Sex combs reduced gene of the Antennapedia complex specifics the identities of the anterior thoracic and posterior head segments, including the primordium of the larval salivary gland. The Sex combs reduced transcription unit spans over 30 kb of genomic DNA, with another 40 kb of upstream cis-regulatory sequences....

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kennison JA,Vázquez M,Brizuela BJ

更新日期：1998-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and IGF-I receptor (IGF-IR), despite their well-known roles in cell survival and proliferation, can also weakly enhance apoptosis. To study the relationships between the IGF-IR and Bax as well as Bak, 144 cases of colorectal cancer were examined by immunohistochemistry, using the a...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Koda M,Reszec J,Sulkowska M,Kanczuga-Koda L,Sulkowski S

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IRAS, a putative clone of the I(1)-imidazoline receptor, possesses a proline-rich region (PRR) motif, which might interact with SH3 regions on tyrosine kinases, and an integrin-binding motif. Receptors with a PRR motif can generally assemble onto multi-element signaling complexes (eg., the beta(3)-receptor on the EGF ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Musgrave IF,Dehle FC,Piletz J

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00