abstract：:Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a major complication of liver failure/disease which frequently develops during the progression of end-stage liver disease. This metabolic neuropsychiatric syndrome involves a spectrum of symptoms, including cognition impairment, attention deficits and motor dysfunction which eventually c...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Bémeur C,Cudalbu C,Dam G,Thrane AS,Cooper AJ,Rose CF

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic liver disease (CLD) leads to a spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders named hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Even though brain energy metabolism is believed to be altered in chronic HE, few studies have explored energy metabolism in CLD-induced HE, and their findings were inconsistent. The aim of this study was to...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Rackayova V,Braissant O,McLin VA,Berset C,Lanz B,Cudalbu C

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric syndrome which frequently accompanies acute or chronic liver disease. It is characterized by a variety of symptoms of different severity such as cognitive deficits and impaired motor functions. Currently, HE is seen as a consequence of a low grade cerebral oedema assoc...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Baker L,Lanz B,Andreola F,Ampuero J,Wijeyesekera A,Holmes E,Deutz N

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead exposure has negative effects on developing nervous system and induces apoptosis in newly generated neurons. Natural antioxidants (i.e. Ascorbic acid and Garlic) might protect against lead-induced neuronal cell damage. The aim of the present study was to investigate the protective effects of Ascorbic acid and Gar...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Ebrahimzadeh-Bideskan AR,Hami J,Alipour F,Haghir H,Fazel AR,Sadeghi A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is the earliest form of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and affects up to 80 % of patients with liver cirrhosis. By definition, MHE is characterized by psychomotor slowing and subtle cognitive deficits,  but obvious clinical manifestations are lacking. Given its covert nature, MHE is o...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Nardone R,De Blasi P,Höller Y,Brigo F,Golaszewski S,Frey VN,Orioli A,Trinka E

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the current era, plants are frequently tested for its antidepressant potential. Therefore young coconut water, a commonly used plant based beverage, was selected to explore its antidepressant potential. Rodents were selected for this study and forced swim test was conducted to explore antidepressant activity. Analy...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Rao SS,Najam R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The commonly used volatile anesthetic sevoflurane has been shown to induce widespread apoptosis in the developing brain, yet the underlying molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. Accumulating research has demonstrated that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate multiple biological processes, including neural d...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Chen X,Zhou X,Lu D,Yang X,Zhou Z,Chen X,Chen Y,He W,Feng X

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression, common in chronic medical conditions, and hepatic encephalopathy (HE), a reversible neuropsychiatric syndrome due to liver dysfunction, are associated with impaired health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in cirrhosis and hepatitis C (HCV). This study investigated the impact of depression and HE on HRQOL in...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Barboza KC,Salinas LM,Sahebjam F,Jesudian AB,Weisberg IL,Sigal SH

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxic-ischemia (HI) is a widely used animal model to mimic the preterm or perinatal sublethal hypoxia, including hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. It causes diffuse neurodegeneration in the brain and results in mental retardation, hyperactivity, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and neuroendocrine disturbances. Herein, we exa...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Kartal Ö,Aydınöz S,Kartal AT,Kelestemur T,Caglayan AB,Beker MC,Karademir F,Süleymanoğlu S,Kul M,Yulug B,Kilic E

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by accumulation and deposition of Aβ peptide in human brain. The present study aimed to determine the protective effect of catechin rich extract of MERM (methanolic extract of Rhizophora mucronata) on Aβ (25-35) induced cognitive impai...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Suganthy N,Malar DS,Devi KP

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism (MIM 209850) is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disease that manifests within the first 3 years of life. Numerous articles reported that dysfunctional folate-methionine pathway enzymes may play an important role in the pathophysiology of autism. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is a critical enzym...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Rai V

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid-beta (Aβ) interacts with the serine/threonine protein kinase AKT (also known as protein kinase B)/glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β) pathway and deactivates GSK3β signaling, which result in microtubule protein tau phosphorylation. Atorvastatin, a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, has been proven to improve learnin...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Zhou D,Liu H,Li C,Wang F,Shi Y,Liu L,Zhao X,Liu A,Zhang J,Wang C,Chen Z

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to explore the neuroprotective effects of active compounds from Schisandra chinensis (Trucz.) Baill. (Magnoliaceae) against the D-galactose (D-gal)-induced neurotoxicity in rat. The Wistar rats were subcutaneously injected with D-gal (150 mg/(kg day)) for six weeks and orally administered wit...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Yan T,Shang L,Wang M,Zhang C,Zhao X,Bi K,Jia Y

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined how serum cholesterol, an established risk factor for cerebrovascular disease (CVD), relates to cognitive function in healthy middle-older aged individuals with no neurologic or CVD history. A complete lipid panel was obtained from a cohort of one hundred twenty individuals, ages 43-85, who also underwent ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Leritz EC,McGlinchey RE,Salat DH,Milberg WP

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cholesterol-raising properties of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon-4 (ε-4) allele has been validated in the South African population. Mounting evidence supports the added value of APOE genotyping for the evaluation of cardiovascular risk in dyslipidemic patients beyond its established role in the diagnosis of l...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Lückhoff HK,Kidd M,van Rensburg SJ,van Velden DP,Kotze MJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lifetime prevalence rate for major depressive disorder (MDD) is approximately 17 % for most developed countries around the world. Dietary polyphenols are currently used as an adjuvant therapy to accelerate the therapeutic efficacy on depression. Ferulic acid (FA) or 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-cinnamic acid (Fig. 1a) is a...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Li G,Ruan L,Chen R,Wang R,Xie X,Zhang M,Chen L,Yan Q,Reed M,Chen J,Xu Y,Pan J,Huang W

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The associations of levels of apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) and apolipoprotein B and ApoB/A1 ratio and risk of a first stroke have not been reliably documented. We performed a meta-analysis to summarize the relationships and confirmed them in a case-control study. We identified relevant publications in PubMed and Embase d...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Dong H,Chen W,Wang X,Pi F,Wu Y,Pang S,Xie Y,Xia F,Zhang Q

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial dysfunction is observed in brains of Alzheimer's Disease patients as well as many rodent model systems including those modeling mutations in preseinilin 1 (PSEN1). The aim of our study was to characterize mitochondrial function and number in fibroblasts from AD patients with PSEN1 mutations. We used bioc...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Gray NE,Quinn JF

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of chronic and repeated radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation (RFEMR) exposure on spatial cognition and hippocampal architecture were investigated in prepubescent rats. Four weeks old male Wistar rats were exposed to RF-EMR (900 MHz; SAR-1.15 W/kg with peak power density of 146.60 μW/cm(2)) for 1 h/day,...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Narayanan SN,Kumar RS,Karun KM,Nayak SB,Bhat PG

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sevoflurane, one of the most commonly used volatile anesthetics in clinical treatment, has been shown to induce a widespread increase in brain apoptosis. However, the underlying mechanism is still unknown. Sestrin 2 has been recently shown to regulate intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and play a cruci...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Yi W,Zhang Y,Guo Y,Li D,Li X

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substantial evidence demonstrated that maternal dietary nutrients can significantly determine the susceptibility to developing metabolic disorders in the offspring. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the later-life effects of maternal and postweaning diets interaction on epigenetic modification of the central nervous ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Zheng J,Xiao X,Zhang Q,Yu M,Xu J,Wang Z,Qi C,Wang T

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the short-term brain activity changes in cirrhotic patients with Liver transplantation (LT) using resting-state functional MRI (fMRI) with regional homogeneity (ReHo) method. Twenty-six cirrhotic patients as transplant candidates and 26 healthy controls were included in this study. The assessment was re...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Cheng Y,Huang L,Zhang X,Zhong J,Ji Q,Xie S,Chen L,Zuo P,Zhang LJ,Shen W

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in NADH dehydrogenase (ND) subunits of complex I lead to mitochondrial encephalomyopathies associated with various phenotypes. This report aims to present the patient's clinical symptomatology in the context of a very rare 13042G>A de novo mutation and with an emphasis on changing phenotypic expression and p...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Schinwelski M,Kierdaszuk B,Dulski J,Tońska K,Kodroń A,Sitek EJ,Bartnik E,Kamińska A,Kwieciński H,Sławek J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The central nervous system is one of the most vulnerable organs affected by mercury toxicity. Both acute and chronic exposure to mercury is also known to cause a variety of neurological or psychiatric disorders. Here, the neuroprotective effect of berberine (BN; 100 mg/kg bwt) on mercuric chloride (HgCl2; 0.4 mg/kg bw...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Abdel Moneim AE

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Applying different technologies to monitor disease activity and treatment efficacy are essential in a complex disease such as multiple sclerosis. Combining current assays with flow cytometry could create a powerful tool for such analyses. The cell surface expression level of CD74, the MHC class II invariant chain, is ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Benedek G,Meza-Romero R,Bourdette D,Vandenbark AA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:D-galactose (GAL) causes aging-related changes and oxidative stress in the organism. We investigated the effect of whole fresh blueberry (BB) (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) treatment on oxidative stress in age-related brain damage model. Rats received GAL (300 mg/kg; s.c.; 5 days per week) alone or together with 5 % (BB1) ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Çoban J,Doğan-Ekici I,Aydın AF,Betül-Kalaz E,Doğru-Abbasoğlu S,Uysal M

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term or excessive application of morphine leads to tolerance and addiction, which hindered its conventional applications as a drug. Although tremendous progress has been made on the mechanisms of morphine, crucial evidence elaborating the neurobiological basis of tolerance and dependence is still lacking. To furt...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Liu R,Cheng J,Yang J,Ding X,Yang S,Dong F,Guo N,Liu S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia is known to be associated with metabolic disturbances including diabetes mellitus, obesity and cardiovascular diseases. A growing body of evidence has suggested abnormal cytokine levels in schizophrenia. In the present study, we explored the effects of low-grade chronic inflammation on behavioral stereot...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Erbaş O,Akseki HS,Aktuğ H,Taşkıran D

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fenproporex (Fen) is an amphetamine-based anorectic; amphetamine use causes a broad range of severe cognitive deficits and anxiogenic-like effects. In this study we evaluated pharmacological effects of the chronic administration of Fen on cognitive and non-cognitive behaviors. Male adult Wistar rats received intraperi...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Gonçalves CL,Furlanetto CB,Valvassori SS,Bavaresco DV,Varela RB,Budni J,Quevedo J,Streck EL

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is accompanied with enhanced matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) activity and elevated levels of plasma fibrinogen (Fg), which is a known inflammatory agent. Activation of MMP-9 and increase in blood content of Fg (i.e. hyperfibrinogenemia, HFg) both contribute to cerebrovascular disorders ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Muradashvili N,Benton RL,Saatman KE,Tyagi SC,Lominadze D

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Near infrared radiation (NIR) is known to penetrate and affect biological systems in multiple ways. Recently, a series of experimental studies suggested that low intensity NIR may protect neuronal cells against a wide range of insults that mimic diseases such as stroke, brain trauma and neurodegeneration. However, the...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Yu Z,Liu N,Zhao J,Li Y,McCarthy TJ,Tedford CE,Lo EH,Wang X

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Menkes disease is a very rare X-linked copper metabolism disorder that results from an ATP7A gene mutation. With the advent of subcutaneous copper-histidine therapy, the early diagnosis of Menkes disease becomes of utmost importance for patients' prognosis. In the present study, the clinical characteristics of 12 Kore...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Kim JH,Lee BH,Kim YM,Choi JH,Kim GH,Cheon CK,Yoo HW

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cadmium is a toxic environmental and industrial pollutant. Cadmium toxicity has been reported to produce biochemical and behavioral dysfunction that may cause adverse effects on several organs including the central nervous system. The present study was designed to investigate the neurotoxic effects of Cadmium Chloride...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Haider S,Anis L,Batool Z,Sajid I,Naqvi F,Khaliq S,Ahmed S

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormone insufficiency during neurodevelopment can result into significant structural and functional changes within the developing central nervous system (CNS), and is associated with the establishment of serious cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric symptomatology. The aim of the present study was to shed ...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Koromilas C,Tsakiris S,Kalafatakis K,Zarros A,Stolakis V,Kimpizi D,Bimpis A,Tsagianni A,Liapi C

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrosinemia type II is an inborn error of metabolism caused by a deficiency in hepatic cytosolic aminotransferase. Affected patients usually present a variable degree of mental retardation, which may be related to the level of plasma tyrosine. In the present study we evaluated effect of chronic administration of L-tyr...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Ferreira GK,Carvalho-Silva M,Gomes LM,Scaini G,Teixeira LJ,Mota IT,Schuck PF,Ferreira GC,Streck EL

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiamine triphosphate (ThTP) was discovered over 60 years ago and it was long thought to be a specifically neuroactive compound. Its presence in most cell types, from bacteria to mammals, would suggest a more general role but this remains undefined. In contrast to thiamine diphosphate (ThDP), ThTP is not a coenzyme. I...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Bettendorff L,Lakaye B,Kohn G,Wins P

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) represents a nervous system disorder caused due to liver dysfunction. HE is broadly classified as acute/overt and moderate-minimal HE. Since HE syndrome severely affects quality of life of the patients and it may be life threatening, it is important to develop effective therapeutic strategy...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Mondal P,Trigun SK

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperammonemia is necessary for development of the cerebral complications to liver disease including hepatic encephalopathy and cerebral edema but the mechanisms are unclear. Ammonia is taken up by the brain in proportion to its arterial concentration. The flux into the brain is most likely by both diffusion of NH3 an...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Ott P,Vilstrup H

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble amyloid-β protein (Aβ) oligomers have been recognized to be early and key intermediates in Alzheimer's disease-related synaptic dysfunction. In this study, using in vitro electrophysiology, we investigated interactions of the acidic oligosaccharide sugar chain (AOSC), a marine-derived acidic oligosaccharide, w...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Chang L,Li F,Chen X,Xu S,Wang C,Chen H,Wang Q

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder often associated with aging and characterized by several critical molecular changes that take place in the brain. Among the molecular hallmarks of AD, increased levels of amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) and the subsequent Aβ-derived damage are the most well-studi...

journal_title：Metabolic brain disease

authors： Zolezzi JM,Inestrosa NC

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00