Amyloidogenesis in familial British dementia is associated with a genetic defect on chromosome 13.

abstract：:Granulosa cells are known to contribute to maturation of oocytes, and most of the growth factors exert their action via granulosa cells. It has been established that granulosa cell death during follicular atresia and luteolysis results from apoptosis. However, the precise mechanistic pathways of granulosa cell apoptos...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Tsai NM,Hsieh RH,Au HK,Shieh MJ,Huang SY,Tzeng CR

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss of sympathetic nerve fibers (SNFs) occurs in inflamed tissue; and select semaphorins, upregulated during inflammation, stimulate repulsion/loss of SNFs. However, it is unknown whether other factors released locally in inflamed tissue, such as norepinephrine, dopamine, and 17β-estradiol, are also repellent. In ord...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Klatt S,Fassold A,Straub RH

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with probable Alzheimer's disease were either stimulated with a continuous visual recognition task (n = 18) or with a continuous auditory recognition task during PET measurement with 18 FDG. The PET scanner was a Siemens CTI, ECAT EXACT with 5 mm transaxial and 6 mm axial resolution. The global stimulation ef...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kessler J,Ghaemi M,Mielke R,Herholz K,Heiss WD

更新日期：1996-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:This chapter considers violence prevention programs in light of aggression and violence directed toward girls and women. More specifically, current violence prevention programs, directed toward young children and/or their caregivers, are discussed with a special consideration for the Adults and Children Together (ACT)...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Guttman M,Mowder B,Yasik A

更新日期：2006-11-01 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：:Factors which modify the relationship between body temperature and skin blood flow during exercise in heat were studied. Direct measurement of right atrial pressure during exercise in heat showed that the leveling off of forearm blood flow took place when blood temperature exceeded 38 degrees C and central venous pres...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Nagashima K,Yoshida T,Nose H,Takamata A,Morimoto T

更新日期：1997-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Much has been learned during the past decade about the specific retinoid-binding proteins that exist in plasma, and in the intracellular compartment in a number of tissues. Vitamin A is mobilized from liver stores and transported in plasma in the form of the lipid alcohol retinol, bound to a specific transport protein...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Goodman DS

更新日期：1981-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The intracellular bacterium, Ehrlichia ruminantium, is the causative agent of heartwater, a tick-borne disease of livestock. Because vaccines need to incorporate components from several virulent isolates, it is essential to have information on the extent of genetic variation among isolates. We therefore amplified and ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Allsopp M,Steyn H,Zweygarth E,Allsopp B

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Megadose haploidentical transplants, mismatched at three HLA loci, engraft rapidly and durably without induction of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). In vitro studies suggest that veto cells, contained in the population of hematopoietic progenitors, facilitate this favorable outcome. Cytotoxic T cells, not reactive ag...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Reisner Y

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing data indicate that polymorphic variants of nuclear loci can affect rate and quality of aging in humans. However, the mitochondrial genome is another good candidate, because of the central role played by mitochondrial genes in oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and cell metabolism. A characteristic of the mi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： de Benedictis G,Carrieri G,Varcasia O,Bonafè M,Franceschi C

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The envelope glycoprotein complex (Env), encoded by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), kills uninfected cells expressing CD4 and/or the chemokine receptor CXCR4 or CCR5, via at least three independent mechanisms. First, the soluble Env product gp120 can induce the apoptotic cell death of lymphocytes, neurons, a...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Castedo M,Perfettini JL,Andreau K,Roumier T,Piacentini M,Kroemer G

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have generated a transgenic rat model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A) providing formal proof that this neuropathy can be caused by increased expression of peripheral myelin protein-22 (PMP22). Heterozygous PMP22-transgenic rats develop muscle weakness and gait abnormalities as well as reduced nerve c...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Niemann S,Sereda MW,Rossner M,Stewart H,Suter U,Meinck HM,Griffiths IR,Nave KA

更新日期：1999-09-14 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：:Most chemical contaminants occur in highest concentrations in coastal waters, often maximized in very localized areas. In general, this situation represents the exposure pattern for marine animals. However, the availability of contaminant to an organism depends not only on its concentration but also on its chemical na...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Whittle KJ,Hardy R,Holden AV,Johnston R,Pentreath RJ

更新日期：1978-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptors (TLRs) recognize molecular patterns relating to a variety of microbial infections. Stimulation through TLRs leads to activation of antigen-presenting cells, production of inflammatory cytokines creating inflammation, and production of type 1 interferons (IFNs) that include IFN-alpha and -beta, and ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wong FS,Wen L

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent in vivo studies suggest a role for relaxin-3 in feeding and stress. To further elucidate the function of relaxin-3 in the central nervous system, we have employed a complementary approach, based on RNA interference, to modulate relaxin-3 expression. We have designed, constructed, and characterized three microRN...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Callander GE,Thomas WG,Bathgate RA

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The remarkable hemodynamic changes of normal pregnancy are briefly reviewed. In addition, new findings and current concepts related to the underlying hormonal and molecular mechanisms are presented. Finally, work that is in progress as well as future directions is briefly discussed. ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Conrad KP,Jeyabalan A,Danielson LA,Kerchner LJ,Novak J

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overarching role of coenzyme Q(10) in gene regulation, bioenergy formation, cellular redox poise regulation, and hydrogen peroxide formation is presented. Coenzyme Q(10) has a central role acting as a prooxidant in the generation of H(2)O(2). Contrary to the dogma that superoxide and H(2)O(2) formation are highly ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Linnane AW,Eastwood H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 65-kDa isoform of glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD65) is a major autoantigen in type 1 diabetes, and most patients have serum antibodies reactive with conformational epitopes on the GAD65 molecule. The aims of this study were to prepare mutants of GAD65 to further localize the type 1 diabetes epitope in the region...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Myers MA,Fenalti G,Gray R,Scealy M,Tong JC,El-Kabbani O,Rowley MJ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-type calcium channels both generate the initial calcium signal to trigger neurotransmitter release and also interact with synaptic release proteins at many mammalian central nervous system synapses. Two isoforms of the alpha 1B N-type channel from rat brain (alpha 1B-I and alpha 1B-II) were found to differ in four r...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Stea A,Dubel SJ,Snutch TP

更新日期：1999-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews some of the early work that has been performed to investigate the potential roles of circulating nucleic acids as prediction markers in acute illness and injury. Circulating DNA and RNA concentrations are elevated early in patients with trauma, stroke and ACS, and are generally highest in patients...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rainer TH,Lam NY

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial cell sheet formation is central to many aspects of vertebrate development and function. For example, it is a major principle of differentiation in embryogenesis and regeneration, enables the compartmentalization of tissues, and is the basis for the maintenance of homeostasis throughout the body. A key chara...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Yano T,Kanoh H,Tamura A,Tsukita S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Jopock (Jpk), a transacting factor associated with the position-specific regulatory element of murine Hoxa-7, has shown to induce cell death in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells when introduced and overexpressed. Since Jpk protein harbors a transmembrane domain (TM) and a putative endoplasmic reticulum (ER) -reten...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kim HS,Kong KA,Chung H,Park S,Kim MH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycosylation of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) by human primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC) is abnormal. Concanavalin A (Con A)-affinity molecular variant patterns of serum AFP from patients with PHC are different from those of cord-serum AFP. Different patients with PHC exhibit different Con-A-affinity AFP molecular var...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Smith CJ,Ajdukiewicz A,Kelleher PC

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines (IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-11, TNF, IFN-gamma, and TGF-beta) and growth factors (EGF, bFGF, aFGF, and KGF) play an important role in modulation of hormone secretion by directly influencing specific enzyme steps of steroidogenesis in various endocrine cell types. For this tabular data collection, the following enz...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Herrmann M,Scholmerich J,Straub RH

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaplasma phagocytophilum (A. phagocytophilum, formerly Ehrlichia phagocytophila) is a tick-borne pathogen responsible for tick-borne fever in ruminants, equine granulocytic ehrlichiosis (EGE) in horses, canine granulocytic ehrlichiosis (CGE) in dogs, and for human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE). Human cases have bee...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Alberti A,Sparagano OA

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review we will evaluate evidence that altered gene dosage and structure impacts neurodevelopment and neural connectivity through deleterious effects on synaptic structure and function, and evidence that the latter are key contributors to the risk for autism. We will review information on alterations of structu...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Smith M,Spence MA,Flodman P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primates have stimulated more interest than any other group as humans are ranked in this same mammalian order. Gustatory responses of human and nonhuman primates have already been compared for compounds such as monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, polyols, amino acids, dipeptides, proteins, dihydrochalcones, sulfamates,...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Glaser D,Tinti JM,Nofre C

更新日期：1998-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Intense stress can be detrimental for tissue homeostasis and accelerates aging. On the other hand, repeated mild stresses can have beneficial and even life-prolonging effects. Hypersecretion of glucocorticoids (GCs) represents the major hormonal response to stress. However, besides its life-sustaining role, GC excess ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kletsas D,Pratsinis H,Gioni V,Pilichos K,Yiacoumettis AM,Tsagarakis S

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Piracetam and structurally related nootropics are known to potentiate the anticonvulsant effects of antiepileptic drugs. It remains to be seen, however, whether these nootropics inhibit proconvulsant actions of many toxic agents including Ro 5-4864, a specific agonist for peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptors (PBR)...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Nakamoto Y,Shiotani T,Watabe S,Nabeshima T,Yoshii M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00