abstract：:We investigated whether administration of neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) and NMDA-2D-expressing units, found previously to enhance transmission in neonatal rat spinal cord, strengthens synaptic connections in the injured neonatal cord. We employed electrophysiological methods to evaluate the strength of synaptic transmission t...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Arvanian VL,Bowers WJ,Anderson A,Horner PJ,Federoff HJ,Mendell LM

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial dysfunction and pathology that contribute to a host of neurodegenerative diseases are deduced from changes in ultrastructure, routinely examined by a host of optical techniques. We adapted the technique of photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS) to evaluate calcium-induced structural alterations in isolate...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Lifshitz J,Janmey PA,McIntosh TK

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopaminergic loss is known to be one of the major hallmarks of Parkinson disease (PD). In addition to its function as a neurotransmitter, dopamine plays significant roles in developmental and adult neurogenesis. Both dopaminergic deafferentation and stimulation modulate proliferation in the subventricular zone (SVZ)/o...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Winner B,Geyer M,Couillard-Despres S,Aigner R,Bogdahn U,Aigner L,Kuhn G,Winkler J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously demonstrated that octanoic (OA) and decanoic acids (DA) inhibit Na+, K+ ATPase activity in synaptic plasma membranes from rat brain. The objective of the present study was to investigate the in vitro effects of the other metabolites that accumulate in tissues of medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： de Assis DR,Maria RC,Ferreira GC,Schuck PF,Latini A,Dutra-Filho CS,Wannmacher CM,Wyse AT,Wajner M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) has been shown to promote the survival of magnocellular neurons when applied exogenously to explants of the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei (SON) in vitro, little is known regarding its expression or regulation in the adult magnocellular neurosecretory system (MNS) fol...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Watt JA,Bone S,Pressler M,Cranston HJ,Paden CM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is a relatively non-invasive technique with putative therapeutic effects in major depression. However, the exact neurophysiological basis of these effects needs further clarification. Therefore, we studied the impact of ten daily...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Bajbouj M,Brakemeier EL,Schubert F,Lang UE,Neu P,Schindowski C,Danker-Hopfe H

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After spinal cord injury (SCI), apoptosis of neurons and oligodendrocytes is associated with axonal degeneration and loss of neurological function. Recent data have suggested a potential role for FAS death receptor-mediated apoptosis in the pathophysiology of SCI. In this study, we examined the effect of FAS deficienc...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Casha S,Yu WR,Fehlings MG

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granule cell (GC) neurogenesis increases following seizures, and some newborn GCs develop in abnormal locations within the hilus. These ectopic GCs (EGCs) display robust spontaneous and evoked excitatory activity. However, the pattern of afferent input they receive has not been fully defined. This study used electron ...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Pierce JP,Melton J,Punsoni M,McCloskey DP,Scharfman HE

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human spinal cord injury (SCI) can result in progressive degeneration that may continue for many years and lead to the formation of highly septated cystic cavities. This hallmark feature has been reproduced in experimental models, but neither its pathogenesis nor clinically relevant features have been fully elucidated...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Radojicic M,Reier PJ,Steward O,Keirstead HS

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Convection-enhanced delivery has recently entered the clinic and represents a promising new therapeutic option in the field of neurodegenerative diseases and treatment of brain tumors. Understanding of the principles governing delivery and flow of macromolecules within the CNS is still poorly understood and requires m...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Krauze MT,Saito R,Noble C,Bringas J,Forsayeth J,McKnight TR,Park J,Bankiewicz KS

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frequency information of the environment is an important feature for sensory perception. It has been demonstrated that cortical and thalamic neurons exhibited frequency-specific responses to peripheral stimulation. In the present study, we investigated the effects of 1-100 Hz peripheral electrical stimulations on vari...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Yang H,Chang JY,Woodward DJ,Baccalá LA,Han JS,Luo F

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regeneration of axons in the peripheral nervous system is enhanced by the removal of glycosaminoglycan side chains (GAGs) of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans. However, some axons regenerate poorly despite such treatment, suggesting the existence of additional inhibitors. We compared the effects of enzymatic removal o...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Groves ML,McKeon R,Werner E,Nagarsheth M,Meador W,English AW

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the intraluminal suture model of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in the rat, lesions of the masticator muscles associated with impaired functional outcome occur. We evaluated the role of external carotid artery (ECA) transection. We assessed whether isolated interruption of an arterial or a venous connectio...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Dittmar MS,Vatankhah B,Fehm NP,Retzl G,Schuierer G,Bogdahn U,Schlachetzki F,Horn M

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Implantable silicon microelectrode array technology is a useful technique for obtaining high-density, high-spatial resolution sampling of neuronal activity within the brain and holds promise for a wide range of neuroprosthetic applications. One of the limitations of the current technology is inconsistent performance i...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Biran R,Martin DC,Tresco PA

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium-independent nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity has been reported in ischemic brains and usually attributed to the inducible isoform, iNOS. Because calcium-independent mechanisms have recently been shown to regulate the constitutive calcium-dependent NOS, we proposed to confirm the presence of iNOS activity i...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Lerouet D,Jafarian-Tehrani M,Louin G,Palmier B,Bonnefont-Rousselot D,Plotkine M,Margaill I

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pluripotent neural stem cells (NSCs) have been used as replacement cells in a variety of neurological disease models. Among the many different NSCs that have been used to date, most robust results have been obtained with the immortalized neural stem cell line (C17.2) isolated from postnatal cerebellum. However, it is ...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Mi R,Luo Y,Cai J,Limke TL,Rao MS,Höke A

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The olfactory bulb is the target of neural progenitor cells that are generated in the subventricular zone of the lateral ventricle in the adult brain. This permanent neurogenesis is likely influenced by olfactory input to the bulb since previous studies have shown that cell proliferation and/or apoptotic death are sti...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Veyrac A,Didier A,Colpaert F,Jourdan F,Marien M

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autonomic dysreflexia is a condition of episodic hypertension that develops after spinal cord injury (SCI). We previously showed that a two-day anti-inflammatory treatment with an anti-CD11d integrin monoclonal antibody (mAb), soon after SCI in rats, reduced the magnitude of dysreflexia for at least 6 weeks. Effects o...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Gris D,Marsh DR,Dekaban GA,Weaver LC

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, our lab reported the isolation of patient-specific neurosphere-forming progenitor lines from human adult olfactory epithelium from cadavers as well as patients undergoing nasal sinus surgery. RT-PCR and ELISA demonstrated that the neurosphere-forming cells (NSFCs) produced BDNF. Since rubrospinal tract (RS...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Xiao M,Klueber KM,Lu C,Guo Z,Marshall CT,Wang H,Roisen FJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sympathetic innervation of lumbar dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) and the possible presence of spinal cord circuits connecting primary sensory afferents to the sympathetic outflow to DRGs were investigated. We used simultaneous tracing of the sympathetic input to and sensory output from DRGs. Adult male rats received u...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Hofstetter CP,Card JP,Olson L

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal spinal cord from embryonic day 14 (E14/FSC) has been used for numerous transplantation studies of injured spinal cord. E14/FSC consists primarily of neuronal (NRP)- and glial (GRP)-restricted precursors. Therefore, we reasoned that comparing the fate of E14/FSC with defined populations of lineage-restricted prec...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Lepore AC,Fischer I

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress has been implicated in several neurodegenerative diseases affecting both neuronal and glial cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the involvement of reactive oxygen species in glutamate-evoked activation of NF-kappaB in primary astrocytes. A prolonged exposure to glutamate (24 h) caused a de...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Caccamo D,Campisi A,Marini H,Adamo EB,Li Volti G,Squadrito F,Ientile R

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the primary hallmarks of glutamate excitotoxicity is degradation of the neuronal cytoskeleton. Using a tissue culture approach, we have investigated the relationship between excitotoxicity and cytoskeletal degradation within axons, with particular reference to the axon specific neurofilament proteins. Neurofila...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Chung RS,McCormack GH,King AE,West AK,Vickers JC

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Demyelinating diseases comprise a spectrum of immunopathologic syndromes in which myelin, the fatty covering of nerve cell fibers in the brain and spinal cord, is destroyed. In this study, we have shown for the first time that ocular infection of BALB/c mice with a recombinant herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) expre...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Osorio Y,La Point SF,Nusinowitz S,Hofman FM,Ghiasi H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tachykinin neuropeptides acting at NK3 receptors affect mean arterial pressure (MAP) through both neuroendocrine and neural mechanisms. NK3 receptors are found in brainstem nuclei that mediate the baroreflex, but the effects of NK3 receptor stimulation on baroreflex function are unknown. The present study tests th...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Flynn FW

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) is associated with dysfunctions of the central nervous system (CNS). HIV-1 induces its effects on the CNS by a variety of mechanisms, including by shedding the neurotoxic viral proteins such as gp120 and Tat. Both HIV-1 and gp120 have been shown to cross the blood-...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Banks WA,Robinson SM,Nath A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minocycline is neuroprotective in many experimental models of neurodegenerative diseases and central nervous system (CNS) injury but has not previously been tested in a model of viral encephalitis. Experimental infection of neonatal mice with neurotropic reoviruses is a classic model for studying the pathogenesis of v...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Richardson-Burns SM,Tyler KL

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular events in traumatic brain injury (TBI) are complicated, and the factors mediating neurotrophins to protect and repair the injured brain cells are only beginning to be identified. This study examined the effect of dexamethasone (DEX) on neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) expression following TBI. Levels of NT-3 mRNA an...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Yang JT,Lee TH,Weng HH,Chang CN,Chen WC,Cheng WC,Wu JH

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levodopa or short-acting dopamine (DA) agonist treatment of advanced parkinsonian patients exposes striatal DA receptors to non-physiologic intermittent stimulation that contributes to the development of dyskinesias and other motor complications. To determine whether continuous dopaminergic stimulation can delay or pr...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Bibbiani F,Costantini LC,Patel R,Chase TN

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) is involved in injury-induced peripheral nerve pathology and in the generation of neuropathic pain. Here, we investigated local protein levels of the two known TNF receptors, TNF receptor 1 and 2 (TNFR1, TNFR2), on days 0, 1, 3, 7, 14, and 28 after unilat...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： George A,Buehl A,Sommer C

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A graded contusion spinal cord injury (SCI) was created in the adult rat spinal cord using the Infinite Horizons (IH) impactor to study the correlation between injury severity and anatomical, behavioral, and electrophysiological outcomes. Adult Fisher rats were equally divided into five groups and received contusion i...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Cao Q,Zhang YP,Iannotti C,DeVries WH,Xu XM,Shields CB,Whittemore SR

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes motor and sensory deficits that impair functional performance. While more functional recovery occurs with greater white matter sparing (WMS), it is unclear which locomotor features are more vulnerable to SCI than others, if recovery of certain features depends on specific amounts of WMS...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Kloos AD,Fisher LC,Detloff MR,Hassenzahl DL,Basso DM

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nerve growth factor (NGF) enhances neuronal survival during injury to the mature central and peripheral nervous systems, but its potential as a neuroprotective factor in the enteric nervous system (ENS) has not been examined. We used the trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced model of colitis to examine if NGF-s...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Lin A,Lourenssen S,Stanzel RD,Blennerhassett MG

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accumulation of damage to DNA plays a significant role in the etiology of the aging process. The importance of nutrition in delaying the aging process is well recognized. L-carnitine is a quaternary ammonium compound heterogeneously distributed in the brain. In the present study the effect of L-carnitine on DNA da...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Juliet PA,Joyee AG,Jayaraman G,Mohankumar MN,Panneerselvam C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) has neuroprotective effects against ischemia, even when given by intravenous (iv) administration 24 h after stroke. Transport of PACAP across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) by peptide transport system (PTS)-6 underlies its effectiveness after iv administration....

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Nonaka N,Shioda S,Banks WA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transplantation of stem cells and immature cells has been reported to ameliorate tissue damage, induce axonal regeneration, and improve locomotion following spinal cord injury. However, unless these cells are pushed down a neuronal lineage, the majority of cells become glia, suggesting that the alterations observed ma...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Hill CE,Proschel C,Noble M,Mayer-Proschel M,Gensel JC,Beattie MS,Bresnahan JC

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The release of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by neutrophils, which infiltrate the region of damage following spinal cord injury (SCI), was investigated to determine if such release is significant following spinal cord injury. The relationship of extracellular levels of hydroxyl radicals and hydrogen peroxide obtained ...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： de Castro R Jr,Hughes MG,Xu GY,Clifton C,Calingasan NY,Gelman BB,McAdoo DJ

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hph-1 mice have defective tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthesis and share many neurochemical similarities with l-dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD) in humans. In both, there are deficiencies in GTP cyclohydrolase I and low brain levels of dopamine (DA). Striatal tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) levels are decreased while the numb...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Zeng BY,Heales SJ,Canevari L,Rose S,Jenner P

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the magnetic cerebral activity of 10 fetal subjects at two different gestational ages. Spontaneous cerebral activity was recorded with a large array magnetometer specially designed to conform to the maternal gravid abdomen during the third trimester of pregnancy. We recorded each fetal subject at least twi...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Rose DF,Eswaran H

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic axonal injury (TAI) evolves within minutes to hours following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Previous studies have identified axolemmal disruption and impaired axonal transport (AxT) as key mechanisms in the evolution of TAI. While initially hypothesized that axolemmal disruption culminates in impaired AxT, p...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Stone JR,Okonkwo DO,Dialo AO,Rubin DG,Mutlu LK,Povlishock JT,Helm GA

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00