abstract：:The competence of neurons to regenerate depends on their ability to initiate a program of gene expression supporting growth and on the growth-permissive properties of glial cells in the distal stump of the injured nerve. Most studies on intrinsic molecular mechanisms governing peripheral nerve regeneration have focuss...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Pasterkamp RJ,Giger RJ,Verhaagen J

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) and non-NMDA receptor antagonists were compared on audiogenic seizures in the rats neonatally exposed to propylthiouracil (PTU). The rats treated with 0.02% PTU through mother's milk during days 0-19 after delivery showed a high incidence of audiogenic seizures consisting of ...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Higashiyama A,Ishida N,Nishimura T,Yasuda S,Kuroda Y,McEwen BS,Kato N

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four lectins (Abrus precatorius (APA), Maackia amurensis (MAA), Momordica charantia (MCA) and Sambucus nigra (SNA)) have been used to identify glycohistochemically the microglial cells (MGC) activation in autoptic brain samples from Alzheimer's disease (AD) subjects. Three of these lectins (APA, MAA and MCA) have util...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Zambenedetti P,Giordano R,Zatta P

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five female adult Macaca nemestrina monkeys, given a unilateral intracarotid (ic) infusion of 2.3-3.5 mg of MPTP-HCl, were studied for 6-8 years. Two to 3 days after MPTP, the animals developed hemiparkinsonism characterized by rigidity and flexed posture of the arm contralateral to the side of infusion with episodes ...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Emborg-Knott ME,Domino EF

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is a potent survival factor for nigrostriatal dopaminergic, central cholinergic, and motoneurons. GDNF also prevents the neuronal loss in experimental animal models for Parkinson's disease (PD). We have now investigated the GDNF gene for possible mutations in a group ...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Wartiovaara K,Hytönen M,Vuori M,Paulin L,Rinne J,Sariola H

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Huntingtin is a cytoplasmic protein that is found in neurons and somatic cells. In patients with Huntington's disease (HD), the NH2-terminal region of huntingtin has an expanded polyglutamine tract. An abnormal protein interaction by mutant huntingtin has been proposed as a mechanism for HD pathogenesis. Huntingtin as...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Velier J,Kim M,Schwarz C,Kim TW,Sapp E,Chase K,Aronin N,DiFiglia M

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Russian knapweed is a perennial weed found in many parts of the world, including southern California. Chronic ingestion of this plant by horses has been reported to cause equine nigropallidal encephalomalacia (ENE), which is associated with a movement disorder simulating Parkinson's disease (PD). Repin, a principal in...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Robles M,Choi BH,Han B,Santa Cruz K,Kim RC

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports that endolymphatic hydrops causes a significant reduction of retrogradely labeled cell bodies of the ipsilateral trigeminal ganglion following application of horseradish peroxidase in the cochlea. We previously showed that the trigeminal ganglion is a source of primary sensory innervation to the coc...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Vass Z,Shore SE,Nuttall AL,Miller JM

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copyright ...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors：

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently shown that tanycytes present in the median eminence (ME) constitute a preferential support for the regeneration of lesioned neurohypophysial oxytocinergic and vasopressinergic axons. However, although tanycytes are particularly abundant in the ME, they are also present along the third ventricle wall. ...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Chauvet N,Prieto M,Alonso G

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The perirhinal cortex (PRh) has been suggested as a substrate for the expression of generalized clonic seizures in the late stages of kindling development (stages 4-5). Using the induction of Fos as a marker of neuronal activation, the PRh region was investigated after kindling or nonkindling electrical stimulation. N...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Ferland RJ,Nierenberg J,Applegate CD

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease associated with a CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion in a large gene on chromosome 4. The gene encodes the protein huntingtin with a polyglutamine tract encoded by the CAG repeat at the N-terminus. The number of CAG repeats in HD are signific...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Singhrao SK,Thomas P,Wood JD,MacMillan JC,Neal JW,Harper PS,Jones AL

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic intrastriatal administration of quinolinic acid (QA) in the rat produces a pattern of neurodegeneration similar to that seen in Huntington's disease (HD). Although these changes have been related to transient motor abnormalities, the effects of chronic QA administration on cognitive abilities have not been ass...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Shear DA,Dong J,Haik-Creguer KL,Bazzett TJ,Albin RL,Dunbar GL

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurons from cerebral neocortex and hippocampus exhibit a striking difference in vulnerability to transient global ischemia. In order to study the contribution of neuronal connections and neuron-glia interactions to this variation in neuronal vulnerability, we used hippocampal and neocortical cultures submitted to var...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Bernaudin M,Nouvelot A,MacKenzie ET,Petit E

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heme oxygenase-1 is a cellular stress protein expressed in brain and other tissues in response to oxidative challenge and other noxious stimuli. In the present study, immunohistochemistry was used to assess HO-1 expression in various postmortem human brain specimens derived from PD and control subjects. In the substan...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Schipper HM,Liberman A,Stopa EG

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of endogenous corticosterone to intact animals induces calbindin-D28k protein in the hippocampal CA1-CA2 subfields. The fact that this effect on calbindin-D28k was shown to be specific for the hippocampus argues for a receptor-mediated effect on gene expression. In addition, chronic pretreatment with co...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Rami A,Rabié A,Winckler J

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The receptiveness of the brain to monocyte infiltration was studied in rats that had been injected intracerebrally with Corynebacterium parvum. At 0-17 days after intracerebral injection and 18 h after intravenous injection of diI-labeled isogenous mononuclear cells, host rats were sacrificed and cells from the vicini...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Cheng L,Allore RJ,Richardson PM

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca2+ influx through NMDA receptor-gated channels and the subsequent rise in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) have been implicated in cytotoxic processes that lead to irreversible neuronal injury. While many studies have focused on cytosolic Ca2+ homeostasis, much less is known about Ca2+ fluxes in subcellula...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Peng TI,Jou MJ,Sheu SS,Greenamyre JT

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organotypic cultures of the brain provide a unique opportunity to directly examine the regional vulnerability of specific brain regions like the hippocampus. Two well-characterized models of oxidative stress were used to examine the regional vulnerability of the hippocampus. Endogenous oxidative stress was induced by ...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Vornov JJ,Park J,Thomas AG

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sympathetic innervation of lymphoid tissues is localized to specific tissue compartments, but little is known of the "factors" that are important in establishing this pattern during development. Numerous studies have shown interactions of nerve growth factor (NGF) with the immune system, which may include modulation o...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Carlson SL,Johnson S,Parrish ME,Cass WA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NMDA receptors in postmortem human spinal cord were analyzed using [3H]MK-801 ligand binding and immunoblotting with NMDA receptor subunit-specific antibodies. The average KD for [3H]MK-801 binding was 1.77 nM with a Bmax of 0.103 pmol/mg. The EC50 for stimulation of -3H-MK-801 binding with L-glutamate was 0.34 microM...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Sundström E,Whittemore S,Mo LL,Seiger A

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study evaluated the growth potential and differentiation of human fetal spinal cord (FSC) tissue in the injured adult rat spinal cord under different lesion and grafting conditions. Donor tissue at 6-9 weeks of gestational age was obtained through elective abortions and transplanted either immediately into...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Giovanini MA,Reier PJ,Eskin TA,Wirth E,Anderson DK

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After spinal cord injury at birth, axotomized brainstem-spinal and corticospinal neurons are capable of permanent regenerative axonal growth into and through a fetal spinal cord transplant placed into the site of either a spinal cord hemisection or transection. In contrast, if fetal tissue which is not a normal target...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Bernstein-Goral H,Diener PS,Bregman BS

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anterograde transneuronal degeneration is caused by the loss of afferent input to the nerve cells and may occur in a number of neuronal systems. Transection of the adult spinal cord, causing anterograde transneuronal degeneration in ventral horn neurons, distal to the lesion, has been reported by some authors, while o...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Bjugn R,Nyengaard JR,Rosland JH

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method is presented for the quantification of cell viability based on densitometry with computerized image analysis. Neuronal cells were stained with crystal violet and densitometric analysis was performed with an IBAS 2.0 image analyzer (Kontron/ Zeiss), using specially implemented dedicated software which inte...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Andreoni G,Angeretti N,Lucca E,Forloni G

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reevaluated the possibility of using predegenerated nerves as donor nerve allografts for nerve repair and compared the results of functional recovery to those obtained after standard, fresh nerve allograft repair. Twenty donor rats underwent a ligature/ section of the left sciatic nerve 4 weeks before nerve...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Dubuisson AS,Foidart-Dessalle M,Reznik M,Grosdent JC,Stevenaert A

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine whether acute nerve compression damages an axonal transport system based on microtubules and how the fibers recover after the compression. A 5-mm segment of the tibial nerve of male wistar rat was compressed with a specially designed clip. Functional recovery was assessed using Tib...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Kitao A,Hirata H,Morita A,Yoshida T,Uchida A

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain swelling is a serious complication associated with focal ischemia in stroke and severe head injury. Experimentally, reperfusion following focal cerebral ischemia exacerbates the level of brain swelling. In this study, the permeability of the blood-brain barrier has been investigated as a possible cause of reperf...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Gartshore G,Patterson J,Macrae IM

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in chronic pain states in which the underlying mechanism is poorly understood. To begin to explore possible mechanisms, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), a neuropeptide confined to fine primary afferent terminals in laminae I and II in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and impli...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Christensen MD,Hulsebosch CE

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Axonal lesions to the optic nerve (ON) induce c-Jun expression in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) of the rat in vivo. Detailed investigations using retrograde tracers, and double labeling studies for c-Jun and regeneration-associated factors, such as the growth-associated protein GAP-43, have suggested that this upregul...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Isenmann S,Bähr M

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine (DA) release and metabolism within the substantia nigra (SN) were studied in normal rats, rats with unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) lesions, and 6-OHDA-lesioned rats treated with glial cells line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF). Animals with > 99% DA depletions, as determined by apomorphine-induced c...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Hoffman AF,van Horne CG,Eken S,Hoffer BJ,Gerhardt GA

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult mammalian retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) can regenerate through peripheral nerve (PN) grafts and innervate central nervous system (CNS) targets. Previous studies have demonstrated a basic level of differentiation of such projections. To further assess the specificity and functionality of regenerated CNS connectio...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Carter DA,Jhaveri S

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The repair of nerve gap injuries with tubular nerve guides has been used extensively as an in vivo test model in identifying substances which may enhance nerve regeneration. The model has also been used clinical nerve repair. The objective of this study was to compare three different gel matrix-forming materials as po...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Wells MR,Kraus K,Batter DK,Blunt DG,Weremowitz J,Lynch SE,Antoniades HN,Hansson HA

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relatively few behavioral deficits are apparent in subjects with hereditary absence of the corpus callosum (CC). The anterior commissure (AC) has been suggested to provide an extracallosal route for the transfer of interhemispheric information in subjects with this congenital defect. Anterior commissure size, axon num...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Livy DJ,Schalomon PM,Roy M,Zacharias MC,Pimenta J,Lent R,Wahlsten D

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the formation of DNA adducts and oxidative base damage produced by copper sulfate activation of dopamine and 6-hydroxydopamine. In the presence of 10 microM copper sulfate both 100 microM dopamine and 100 microM 6-hydroxydopamine formed three similar DNA adducts with relative adduct levels of 8.36...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Lévay G,Ye Q,Bodell WJ

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the long-term effects of 15-16 min or 19-20 min of perinatal asphyxia on D1, D2, and D3 receptors (analyzed by quantitative autoradiography) in the mesotelencephalic dopamine systems of the 4-week-old rat. Perinatal asphyxia reduced D1 antagonist binding ([3H]SCH 23390 in the presence of ketanseri...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Chen Y,Hillefors-Berglund M,Herrera-Marschitz M,Bjelke B,Gross J,Andersson K,von Euler G

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although zinc is essential for the activity of numerous biological systems, and zinc deficiency has been associated with various pathologies, this metal can also exert direct neurotoxic action. In primary cultures of rat cerebellar granule neurons, a brief, 15- to 30-min exposure to zinc (100-500 microM) resulted in c...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Manev H,Kharlamov E,Uz T,Mason RP,Cagnoli CM

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The monoclonal antibody Py has previously been shown to be a useful marker for subpopulations of neurons in the rat brain. However, the distribution of Py immunoreactivity in other regions of the CNS and PNS is not known. Here, we present a light and electron microscopic investigation into the distribution of Py immun...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Brook GA,Spitzer C,Nacimiento W,Kouchtir-Devanne N,Woodhams PL,Noth J

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regulation of perinatal glia limitans (GL) reformation by interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) following prenatal neural trauma in the mouse was studied in lesioned fetal mice by immunocytochemistry and computer-assisted image analysis for presence and distribution of astrocytes and IL-1beta immunoreactivity (ir). Astrocy...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Scripter JL,Ko J,Kow K,Arimura A,Ide CF

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seizures were induced in immature 18-day-old rats by i.p. administration of homocysteine (11 mmol/kg) and the effects of selected antagonists of NMDA receptors [MK-801 (0.5 mg/kg), AP7 (0.33 mmol/kg), CGP 40116 (10 mg/kg)] and non-NMDA receptors [GDEE (4 mmol/kg), NBQX (two doses, 30 mg/kg each)] were studied. The eff...

journal_title：Experimental neurology

authors： Folbergrová J

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00