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Effects of Substrate Size and Orientation on Quadrupedal Gait Kinematics in Mouse Lemurs (Microcebus murinus).

As the smallest living primate, the mouse lemur is a suitable model for reconstructing the locomotor mechanisms by which primate ancestors might have responded to the challenges of an arboreal environment. In this study, we tested the effects of…

Tags: 2016, Animals, Biomechanical Phenomena, Cheirogaleidae/*physiology, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Female, Gait/*physiology, Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological genetics and physiology, Kemp Addison D, Male, NEOMED College of Medicine, Shapiro Liza J, Young Jesse W

Locomotor kinematics of tree squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) in free-ranging and laboratory environments: Implications for primate locomotion and evolution.

The grasping capabilities and gait kinematics characteristic of primates are often argued to be adaptations for safely moving on small terminal branches. The goal of this study was to identify whether Eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus…

Tags: 2019, arboreal quadrupedalism, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Dunham Noah T, Ecological and integrative physiology, Gait, Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology, McNamara Allison, NEOMED College of Medicine, NEOMED College of Medicine Postdoc, orientation angle, Phelps Taylor, Shapiro Liza, substrate diameter, Wolfe Adrienne N, Young Jesse W

Rotation of middle ear ossicles during cetacean development.

Cetacean middle ears are unique among mammals in that they have an elongated tympanic membrane, a greatly reduced manubrium mallei, and an incudal crus longum that is shorter than the crus breve. Elongation of the tympanic membrane and reduction of…

Tags: *Rotation, 2001, Animals, Body Patterning/*physiology, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Dolphins/*embryology/*growth & development/physiology, Ear Ossicles/*embryology/*growth & development/physiology, Hearing/*physiology, Journal of morphology, Kinkel M D, NEOMED College of Medicine, Oelschlager H A, Thewissen J G

The spiral ganglion and Rosenthal's canal in beluga whales.

With the increase of human activity and corresponding increase in anthropogenic sounds in marine waters of the Arctic, it is necessary to understand its effect on the hearing of marine wildlife. We have conducted a baseline study on the spiral…

Estrogen receptor-alpha and neural circuits to the spinal cord during pregnancy.

Estrogen receptor immunoreactivity and mRNAs are present in spinal cord neurons in locations that are associated with sensory and autonomic innervation of female reproductive organs. The present study was undertaken to examine the expression of…

Glutamate and metabotropic glutamate receptors associated with innervation of the uterine cervix during pregnancy: receptor antagonism inhibits c-Fos expression in rat lumbosacral spinal cord at parturition.

Dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons connect the spinal cord and uterine cervix, and are activated at parturition with subsequent stimulation of secondary neurons in the spinal dorsal horn and autonomic areas. Neuropeptide neurotransmitters and…

Tags: 2007, Animals, Cervix Uteri/*innervation, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists/pharmacology, Female, Ganglia, Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects/*physiology, Ghosh Chaitali, Glutamates/*metabolism, Hafemeister Jen, Journal of neuroscience research, Lumbosacral Region, Messenger/biosynthesis, Metabotropic Glutamate 5, Metabotropic Glutamate/*metabolism, Miller Kenneth E, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neurons/drug effects, Oncogene Proteins v-fos/metabolism, Papka Raymond E, Parturition/*metabolism, Pregnancy/*metabolism, Pyridines/pharmacology, Rats, Receptor, Receptors, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods, RNA, Spinal Cord/drug effects/*physiology, Spinal/cytology, Sprague-Dawley, Storey-Workley Megan, Usip Sharon, Vesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 1/metabolism

Harpagoside suppresses IL-6 expression in primary human osteoarthritis chondrocytes.

There is growing evidence in support of the involvement of inflammatory response in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA). Harpagoside, one of the bioactive components of Harpagophytum procumbens (Hp), has been shown to possess anti-inflammatory…

Tags: *c-FOS/AP-1, *harpagoside, *IL-6, *MMP-13, *OSTEOARTHRITIS, 2017, Ansari Mohammad Yunus, CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta/metabolism, Chemokines/metabolism, Chondrocytes/*drug effects/metabolism, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Drug Evaluation, Glycosides/pharmacology/*therapeutic use, Haqqi Tariq M, Harpagophytum, Haseeb Abdul, Humans, Interleukin-1beta, Interleukin-6/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism, Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Matrix Metalloproteinase 13/metabolism, NEOMED College of Medicine, NF-kappa B/metabolism, Osteoarthritis/*drug therapy/metabolism, Phytotherapy, Plant Extracts/pharmacology/therapeutic use, Preclinical, Primary Cell Culture, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos/metabolism, Pyrans/pharmacology/*therapeutic use, Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism, Transcription Factor AP-1/metabolism

A Polyphenol-rich Pomegranate Fruit Extract Suppresses NF-kappaB and IL-6 Expression by Blocking the Activation of IKKbeta and NIK in Primary Human Chondrocytes.

Pomegranate fruit extract (PE) rich in polyphenols has been shown to exert chondroprotective effects, but the mechanism is not established. Here, we used an in vitro model of inflammation in osteoarthritis (OA) to investigate the potential of PE to…

Tags: 2017, Ashruf Omer S, Chondrocytes, Chondrocytes – Drug Effects, Chondrocytes/drug effects, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Fruit, Fruit/chemistry, Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects, Genes – Drug Effects, Haqqi Tariq M, Haseeb Abdul, Humans, I-kappa B Kinase/genetics/*metabolism, IkappaB, IKKbeta, IL-1beta, Interleukin 1 – Metabolism, Interleukin-1beta/metabolism, Interleukin-6/genetics/*metabolism, Interleukins, Interleukins – Metabolism, Khan Nazir M, NEOMED College of Medicine, NF-kappa B, NF-kappa B – Metabolism, NF-kappa B/genetics/*metabolism, NF-kappaB, NIK, Osteoarthritis, Phosphorylation – Drug Effects, Phosphorylation/drug effects, Phytotherapy research : PTR, Plant Extracts, Plant Extracts – Pharmacodynamics, Plant Extracts/chemistry/*pharmacology, Polyphenols – Pharmacodynamics, Polyphenols/pharmacology, Pomegranate, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics/*metabolism, Proteins – Metabolism, Punicaceae/*chemistry, Signal Transduction – Drug Effects, Signal Transduction/drug effects, Transcription Factor RelA/metabolism, Transferases, Transferases – Metabolism

Synergistic antitumour activity of vitamins C and K3 against human prostate carcinoma cell lines.

Vitamins C, K3 (VC, VK3) and a VC/VK3 combination with a VC:VK3 ratio of 100:1 were assayed for their antitumour activity against two human prostatic carcinoma cell lines. Co-administration of the vitamins enhanced the antitumour activity 5- to…

New Kohatius (Omomyidae) from the Eocene of Pakistan.

Tags: *Primates, 1997, Animals, Arif M, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Hussain S T, Journal of human evolution, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pakistan, Thewissen J G, Tooth/*ultrastructure

Anterograde Tract Tracing for Assaying Axonopathy and Transport Deficits in Glaucoma.

Whether to stage degeneration or investigate early pathology in glaucoma, examination of axonal structure and function is essential. There are a wide variety of methods available to investigators using animal models of glaucoma, with varying…

Neuropathic pain in aged rats: behavioral responses and astrocytic activation.

We used the Bennett and Xie (1988) model of chronic neuropathic pain to study the effect of age on thermal and tactile sensitivity and on astrocytic activation in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord after nerve injury. Fischer 344 FBNF1 hybrid rats in…

Beyond thermoregulation: metabolic function of cetacean blubber in migrating bowhead and beluga whales.

The processes of lipid deposition and utilization, via the gene leptin (Lep), are poorly understood in taxa with varying degrees of adipose storage. This study examines how these systems may have adapted in marine aquatic environments inhabited by…

GABAergic and non-GABAergic projections to the superior colliculus from the auditory brainstem.

The superior colliculus (SC) contains an auditory space map that is shaped by projections from several subcortical auditory nuclei. Both GABAergic (inhibitory) and excitatory cells contribute to these inputs, but there are contradictory reports…

The Physiologic Impact of Unilateral Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve (RLN) Lesion on Infant Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Performance.

Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury in neonates, a complication of patent ductus arteriosus corrective surgery, leads to aspiration and swallowing complications. Severity of symptoms and prognosis for recovery are variable. We transected the RLN…

Tags: 2015, Animal, Animals, Aspiration, Ballester Ashley, Biological, Deglutition, Deglutition – Physiology, Deglutition disorders, Deglutition Disorders – Etiology, Deglutition Disorders – Physiopathology, Deglutition Disorders/*etiology/physiopathology, Deglutition/*physiology, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Disease Models, Dysphagia, Esophagus, Esophagus – Physiopathology, Esophagus/*physiopathology, Fraley Luke, German Rebecca Z, Gould François D H, Gross Andrew, Human, Infant, Lammers Andrew R, Laryngeal Nerves – Injuries, Laryngeal Nerves – Physiopathology, Models, NEOMED College of Medicine, Ohlemacher Jocelyn, Oropharynx – Physiopathology, Oropharynx/*physiopathology, Recurrent laryngeal nerve, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injuries/*complications/physiopathology, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve/*physiopathology, Swine

Pre-pharyngeal Swallow Effects of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Lesion on Bolus Shape and Airway Protection in an Infant Pig Model.

Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) damage in infants leads to increased dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia. Recent work has shown that intraoral transport and swallow kinematics change following RLN lesion, suggesting potential changes in bolus…

Animal Models for Dysphagia Studies: What Have We Learnt So Far.

Research using animal models has contributed significantly to realizing the goal of understanding dysfunction and improving the care of patients who suffer from dysphagia. But why should other researchers and the clinicians who see patients day in…

LVC Timing in Infant Pig Swallowing and the Effect of Safe Swallowing.

Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury in neonates, a complication of head and neck surgeries, leads to increased aspiration risk and swallowing dysfunction. The severity of resulting sequelae range from morbidity, such as aspiration pneumonia, to…

Maturation of the Coordination Between Respiration and Deglutition with and Without Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Lesion in an Animal Model.

The timing of the occurrence of a swallow in a respiratory cycle is critical for safe swallowing, and changes with infant development. Infants with damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve, which receives sensory information from the larynx and…

Identification of plasma microRNA expression profile in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis-a pilot study.

At present, there are no studies that have established a microRNA (miRNA)-based signature profile in patients with radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (rad-axial SpA), and we hypothesized that these patients may have aberrantly expressed circulating…

Responses to combinations of tones in the nuclei of the lateral lemniscus.

Combination-sensitive neurons integrate specific spectral and temporal elements in biologically important sounds, and they may underlie the analysis of biosonar and social vocalizations. Combination-sensitive neurons are found in the forebrain of a…

Tags: 2001, Acoustic Stimulation/methods, Animals, Auditory Pathways/*physiology, Brain Stem/*physiology, Chiroptera, College of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Electrophysiology, Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neurons/physiology, Portfors C V, Reaction Time/physiology, Wenstrup J J

Cells in auditory cortex that project to the cochlear nucleus in guinea pigs.

Fluorescent retrograde tracers were used to identify the cells in auditory cortex that project directly to the cochlear nucleus (CN). Following injection of a tracer into the CN, cells were labeled bilaterally in primary auditory cortex and the…

Tags: 2006, Animals, Auditory Cortex/*cytology, Cochlear Nucleus/*cytology, Coomes Diana L, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Fluorescent Dyes, Guinea Pigs, Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pyramidal Cells/*cytology, Schofield Brett R, Schofield Ryan M

Development of tinnitus in CBA/CaJ mice following sound exposure.

Tinnitus, the perception of a sound without an external acoustic source, is a complex perceptual phenomenon affecting the quality of life in 17% of the adult population. Despite its ubiquity and morbidity, the pathophysiology of tinnitus is a work in…

Tags: 2011, Animals, Auditory, Brain Stem, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Evoked Potentials, Galazyuk Alexander V, Inbred CBA, Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO, Longenecker Ryan J, Mice, NEOMED College of Medicine, Noise/*adverse effects, Reflex, Startle, Tinnitus/*etiology/physiopathology

Long-Lasting forward Suppression of Spontaneous Firing in Auditory Neurons: Implication to the Residual Inhibition of Tinnitus.

Tinnitus is the perception of a sound that has no external source. Sound stimuli can suppress spontaneous firing in auditory neurons long after stimulus offset. It is unknown how changes in sound stimulus parameters affect this forward suppression.…

Otoprotective Effects of Stephania tetrandra S. Moore Herb Isolate against Acoustic Trauma.

Noise is the most common occupational and environmental hazard, and noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is the second most common form of sensorineural hearing deficit. Although therapeutics that target the free-radical pathway have shown promise, none…

The large protein 'L' of Peste-des-petits-ruminants virus exhibits RNA triphosphatase activity, the first enzyme in mRNA capping pathway.

Peste-des-petits-ruminants is a highly contagious and fatal disease of goats and sheep caused by non-segmented, negative strand RNA virus belonging to the Morbillivirus genus-Peste-des-petits-ruminants virus (PPRV) which is evolutionarily closely…

The Role of MicroRNAs and Their Targets in Osteoarthritis.

Micro ribonucleic acid (microRNA) regulation and expression has become an emerging field in determining the mechanisms regulating a variety of inflammation-mediated diseases. Several studies have focused on specific microRNAs that are differentially…

Tags: *Cartilage, *Inflammation, *MicroRNA, *OSTEOARTHRITIS, *Targets, 2016, Articular/*metabolism, Cartilage, Current rheumatology reports, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Haqqi Tariq M, Inflammation/genetics/*metabolism, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, MicroRNAs/genetics/*metabolism, NEOMED College of Medicine, Osteoarthritis/genetics/*metabolism, Sondag Gregory R

Glycoprotein NMB: an Emerging Role in Neurodegenerative Disease.

Neurodegeneration is characterized by severe neuronal loss leading to the cognitive and physical impairments that define various neurodegenerative diseases. Neuroinflammation is one hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases and can ultimately contribute…

Combination-sensitive neurons in the inferior colliculus.

We examined whether neurons in the inferior colliculus of the mustached bat (Pteronotus parnellii) are combination sensitive, responding to both low- and high-frequency components of the bat's sonar signal. These neurons, previously reported in the…

Tags: 1995, Acoustic Stimulation, Animals, Auditory Cortex/metabolism, Chiroptera, College of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Doppler, Hearing research, Inferior Colliculi/*cytology/metabolism, Mittmann D H, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neurons/cytology/*physiology, Sound Localization, Transcranial, Ultrasonography, Wenstrup J J

The NMDA receptor antagonist MK-801 produces ethanol-like discrimination in the rat.

Two groups of rats, one derived from N/Nih stock and the second from the (putatively) serotonin-compromised Fawn-Hooded line, were trained to discriminate ethanol from its vehicle in a drug discrimination paradigm. Once each of the two groups…

Tags: 1993, Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.), Animals, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Discrimination Learning/*drug effects, Dizocilpine Maleate/*pharmacology, Ethanol/*pharmacology, Gordon T L, McBurney D M, Meehan S M, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/physiology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Rats, Receptors, Schechter M D

An effective and efficient method of transfecting primary human chondrocytes in suspension.

Human chondrocytes accumulate an ECM-rich matrix by secreting matrix macromolecules during monolayer culture, which makes them difficult to transfect efficiently. Here we report a non-viral based protocol to transfect the primary human chondrocytes…

Orthosilicic acid, Si(OH)4, stimulates osteoblast differentiation in vitro by upregulating miR-146a to antagonize NF-kappaB activation.

UNLABELLED: Accumulating evidence over the last 40years suggests that silicate from dietary as well as silicate-containing biomaterials is beneficial to bone formation. However, the exact biological role(s) of silicate on bone cells are still unclear…

Mutation in osteoactivin decreases bone formation in vivo and osteoblast differentiation in vitro.

We have previously identified osteoactivin (OA), encoded by Gpnmb, as an osteogenic factor that stimulates osteoblast differentiation in vitro. To elucidate the importance of OA in osteogenesis, we characterized the skeletal phenotype of a mouse…

Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Vorinostat (SAHA) Suppresses IL-1beta-Induced Matrix Metallopeptidase-13 Expression by Inhibiting IL-6 in Osteoarthritis Chondrocyte.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common whole-joint disease and is characterized by progressive loss of the cartilage matrix. Matrix metallopeptidase-13 (MMP-13) is a highly active and an abundantly expressed protease in OA cartilage and chondrocytes…

Update on the diagnostic considerations for neurogenic nasal and sinus symptoms: A current review suggests adding a possible diagnosis of migraine.

BACKGROUND: Treatment of rhinosinusitis (RS) is one of the leading reasons for prescriptions of antibiotics, although they often fail to provide symptomatic relief. Appropriately diagnosing and treating patients presenting with RS for whom antibiotic…

Tags: 2019, American journal of otolaryngology, Antibiotics, Casiano Roy R, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Failed treatment, Godley Frederick A, Gottschalk Christopher, McGeeney Brian, Mehle Mark, Migraine, NEOMED College of Medicine, Paranasal sinuses, Rhinology, Rhinosinusitis, Sinus CT scan, sinusitis

A standardized extract of Butea monosperma (Lam.) flowers suppresses the

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of joint dysfunction, disability and poor quality of life in the affected population. The underlying mechanism of joint dysfunction involves increased oxidative stress, inflammation, high…

Methodological optimization of tinnitus assessment using prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle reflex.

Recently prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle reflex (ASR) became a popular technique for tinnitus assessment in laboratory animals. This method confers a significant advantage over the previously used time-consuming behavioral approaches…

Tags: 2012, Acoustic Stimulation/instrumentation/*methods, Animal/physiology, Animals, Behavior, Brain research, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Galazyuk A V, Habituation, Longenecker R J, Mice, NEOMED College of Medicine, Psychophysiologic/physiology, Reflex, Startle/*physiology, Tinnitus/*diagnosis/physiopathology

Projections from auditory cortex to cholinergic cells in the midbrain tegmentum of guinea pigs.

Anterograde and retrograde tracing techniques were used to characterize projections from the auditory cortex to the pedunculopontine and laterodorsal tegmental nuclei (PPT and LDT, respectively) in the midbrain tegmentum in guinea pigs. For…

Wogonin, a natural flavonoid, intercalates with genomic DNA and exhibits protective effects in IL-1beta stimulated osteoarthritis chondrocytes.

Wogonin has recently been shown to possess anti-inflammatory and chondroprotective properties and is of considerable interest due to its broad pharmacological activities. The present study highlights that Wogonin binds DNA and exerts…

Immunopathogenesis of osteoarthritis.

Even though osteoarthritis (OA) is mainly considered as a degradative condition of the articular cartilage, there is increasing body of data demonstrating the involvement of all branches of the immune system. Genetic, metabolic or mechanical factors…

Tags: 2013, Adaptive Immunity, Animals, Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.), Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Haqqi Tariq M, Haseeb Abdul, Humans, Immunity, Innate, NEOMED College of Medicine, Osteoarthritis/*immunology, Signal Transduction

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