Single-cell analysis of gene expression in the nervous system. Measurements at the edge of chaos.

abstract：:Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder accompanied by depletion of dopamine and loss of dopaminergic neurons in the brain that is believed to be responsible for the motor and non-motor symptoms in this disease. The main drug prescribed for Parkinsonian patients is L-dopa, which can be converted to dopamin...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Jamebozorgi K,Taghizadeh E,Rostami D,Pormasoumi H,Barreto GE,Hayat SMG,Sahebkar A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hippocampus-dependent memories, such as social recognition (SRM), are modulated by neurogenesis. However, the precise role of newborn neurons in social memory processing is still unknown. We showed previously that 1 week of enriched environment (EE) is sufficient to increase neurogenesis in the hippocampus (HIP) and t...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Pereira-Caixeta AR,Guarnieri LO,Pena RR,Dias TL,Pereira GS

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For more than a century dendritic spines have been a source of fascination and speculation. The long-held belief that these anatomical structures are involved in learning and memory are addressed. Specifically, two lines of evidence that support this claim are reviewed. In the first, we review evidence that experiment...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Leuner B,Shors TJ

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation necrosis (RN) in brain tumor patients is often symptomatic, persistent without immediate resolution, and confused with tumor recurrence. Cerebral vascular pericytes are essential for endothelial function, vascular integrity, and angiogenesis. In this study, we showed that the loss of pericytes is involved in...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Lee ST,Seo Y,Bae JY,Chu K,Kim JW,Choi SH,Kim TM,Kim IH,Park SH,Park CK

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growing evidence has indicated that iron deposition is one of the key factors leading to neuronal death in the neurodegenerative diseases. Ferritin is a hollow iron storage protein composed of 24 subunits of two types, ferritin heavy chain (FTH) and ferritin light chain (FTL), which plays an important role in maintain...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Zhang N,Yu X,Xie J,Xu H

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The induction of synthesis or release of endogenous neurotrophic factors in the brain by low-molecular-weight drugs could be a feasible alternative for the direct administration of neurotrophic factors for the treatment of central nervous system disorders. Recent data suggest that several drugs already in clinical use...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Castrén E

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infantile amnesia (IA) refers to the inability of adults to recall episodic memories from infancy or early childhood. While several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the occurrence of IA, the neurobiological and molecular bases for this accelerated forgetting phenomenon remain elusive. Using hippocampus-depende...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Tsai TC,Huang CC,Hsu KS

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder characterized by involuntary body movement, cognitive impairment and psychiatric disturbance. A polyglutamine expansion in the amino-terminal region of the huntingtin (htt) protein is the genetic cause of HD. Htt protein interacts with a wid...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Ribeiro FM,Pires RG,Ferguson SS

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacological and genetic tools targeting the 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)7 receptor in preclinical animal models have implicated this receptor in diverse (patho)physiological processes of the central nervous system (CNS). Some data obtained with 5-HT7 receptor knockout mice, selective antagonists, and, to a lesser ex...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Matthys A,Haegeman G,Van Craenenbroeck K,Vanhoenacker P

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracerebroventricular (icv) amyloid-beta (Aβ)1-40 infusion to mice has been demonstrated to cause neurotoxicty and depressive-like behavior and it can be used to evaluate antidepressant and neuroprotective effect of drugs. Atorvastatin is a widely used statin that has demonstrated antidepressant-like effect in predi...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Ludka FK,Cunha MP,Dal-Cim T,Binder LB,Constantino LC,Massari CM,Martins WC,Rodrigues ALS,Tasca CI

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Findings from observational and experimental studies suggest that maternal inflammation during pregnancy is associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We report the first study in humans to examine this association in a large prospective birth cohort. We studied 788 mother-child pairs from the Seychelles Child De...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Irwin JL,Yeates AJ,Mulhern MS,McSorley EM,Strain JJ,Watson GE,Grzesik K,Thurston SW,Love TM,Smith TH,Mruzek DW,Shamlaye CF,Monthy C,Myers GJ,Davidson PW,van Wijngaarden E

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CX3CL1 (fractalkine) is the only member of the CX3C (delta) subfamily of chemokines which is unique and combines the properties of both chemoattractant and adhesion molecules. The two-form ligand can exist either in a soluble form, like all other chemokines, and as a membrane-anchored molecule. CX3CL1 discloses its bi...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Poniatowski ŁA,Wojdasiewicz P,Krawczyk M,Szukiewicz D,Gasik R,Kubaszewski Ł,Kurkowska-Jastrzębska I

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), in addition to its neurotrophic action, also possesses antioxidant activities. However, the underlying mechanisms remain to be fully defined. Sestrin2 is a stress-responsive gene implicated in the cellular defense against oxidative stress. Currently, the potential functions of...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Wu CL,Chen SD,Yin JH,Hwang CS,Yang DI

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prion replication results from the autocatalytic templated assisted conversion of the host-encoded prion protein PrPC into misfolded, polydisperse PrPSc conformers. Structurally distinct PrPSc conformers can give rise to multiple prion strains. Within and between prion strains, the biological activity (replicative eff...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Igel-Egalon A,Laferrière F,Tixador P,Moudjou M,Herzog L,Reine F,Torres JM,Laude H,Rezaei H,Béringue V

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the increasing evidence of eye abnormalities, the effects of prenatal exposure to cocaine on the visual system are still poorly understood. This study was aimed at analyzing the qualitative and quantitative organization of the retinal photoreceptor cells (PR) and outer nuclear layer (ONL) after prenatal exposu...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Silva-Araújo A,Abreu-Dias P,Silva MC,Tavares MA

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular nucleotides, particularly adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP), act as signaling molecules in the inner ear. Roles as neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, and as autocrine or paracrine humoral factors are evident. The diversity of the signaling pathways for nucleotides, which include a variety of ATP-gated ion...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Housley GD

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the association between elevated plasma homocysteine (Hcy) levels and the risk of acute cerebral infarction in patients with carotid artery lesions. A total of 78 patients were divided into two groups, the high Hcy group (n = 38; Hcy levels >15 umol/L) and the low Hcy group (n = 40; Hcy levels ≤15 ...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Wu W,Guan Y,Xu K,Fu XJ,Lei XF,Lei LJ,Zhang ZQ,Cheng Y,Li YQ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germline and somatic mutations in key genes of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway have been identified in seizure-associated disorders. mTOR mutations lead to aberrant activation of mTOR signaling, and, although affected neurons are critical for epileptogenesis, the role of mTOR activation in glial cells...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Wang X,Sha L,Sun N,Shen Y,Xu Q

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the several neurodegenerative diseases where accumulation of aggregated proteins like α-synuclein occurs. Dysfunction in autophagy leading to this protein build-up and subsequent dopaminergic neurodegeneration may be one of the causes of PD. The mechanisms that impair autophagy remai...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Selvakumar GP,Iyer SS,Kempuraj D,Ahmed ME,Thangavel R,Dubova I,Raikwar SP,Zaheer S,Zaheer A

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The signaling cascades triggered by neurotrophins such as BDNF and by several neurotransmitters and hormones lead to the rapid induction of gene transcription by increasing the intracellular concentration of cAMP and Ca2+. This review examines the mechanisms by which these second messengers control transcriptional ini...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Gabellini N

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing interest in the biology of dysbindin and its genetic locus (DTNBP1) due to genetic variants associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia. Reduced levels of dysbindin mRNA and protein in the hippocampal formation of schizophrenia patients further support involvement of this locus in disease risk....

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Mullin AP,Gokhale A,Larimore J,Faundez V

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent genome-wide association study conducted in Caucasians has identified glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase (QPCT) gene as a susceptibility gene for schizophrenia, as its common single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs2373000 was significantly associated with the risk of this disease. To date, this finding has no...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Zhang QQ,Jiang T,Gu LZ,Zhu XC,Zhao HD,Gao Q,Zhu HQ,Zhou JS,Zhang YD

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ionotropic alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid (AMPA) receptor is densely distributed in the mammalian brain and is primarily involved in mediating fast excitatory synaptic transmission. Recent studies in both heterologous expression systems and cultured neurons have shown that the AMPA recept...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Wang JQ,Arora A,Yang L,Parelkar NK,Zhang G,Liu X,Choe ES,Mao L

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Up to now, survivin has been recommended as a prognostic and diagnostic indicator in glioma patients. However, there are still many controversies. Here, a meta-analysis was conducted to draw a more definitive conclusion on the correlation of survivin with overall survival (OS), age, gender, and WHO grade. Eligible stu...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Lv S,Dai C,Liu Y,Shi R,Tang Z,Han M,Bian R,Sun B,Wang R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Light triggers a sequence of events that damage photoreceptor cells within the superior central portion of the retina, resulting in apoptotic cell death. This damage is mediated by energy absorbed by rhodopsin and the intermediates of the rhodopsin-bleaching process. Furthermore, inhibition of the visual cycle and the...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Cortina MS,Gordon WC,Lukiw WJ,Bazan NG

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurons with a desired neurotransmitter phenotype can be differentiated from induced pluripotent stem cells or from somatic cells only through tedious protocols with relatively low yield. Readily available cortical neurons isolated from embryonic rat brain, which have already undergone a complete neuronal differentiat...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Raina A,Mahajani S,Bähr M,Kügler S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) include the presence of extracellular amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) in the form of amyloid plaques and neuronal loss. Neural stem cell (NSC) is being scrutinized as a promising cell replacement therapy for various neurodegenerative diseases. However, the unfavorable...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Cui GH,Shao SJ,Yang JJ,Liu JR,Guo HD

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A random-sequence peptide microarray can interrogate serum antibodies in a broad, unbiased fashion to generate disease-specific immunosignatures. This approach has been applied to cancer detection, diagnosis of infections, and interrogation of vaccine response. We hypothesized that there is an immunosignature specific...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Günther OP,Gardy JL,Stafford P,Fluge Ø,Mella O,Tang P,Miller RR,Parker SM,Johnston SA,Patrick DM

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune, inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS). We have measured the levels of over 20 non-esterified sterols in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients suffering from MS, inflammatory CNS disease, neurodegenerative disease and control patients. Analysis w...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Crick PJ,Griffiths WJ,Zhang J,Beibel M,Abdel-Khalik J,Kuhle J,Sailer AW,Wang Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent genome-wide association studies have identified two variants rs10033464 and rs2200733 on chromosome 4q25, significantly associated with ischemic stroke risk. We conducted this study to investigate whether these two variants were associated with age at onset and prognosis of ischemic stroke in a Chinese populati...

journal_title：Molecular neurobiology

authors： Sun L,Tian L,Xu J,Zhang Z,Liu X

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00