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MicroRNA-602 and microRNA-608 regulate sonic hedgehog expression via target sites in the coding region in human chondrocytes.

OBJECTIVE: Hedgehog (HH) signaling has recently been associated with cartilage degradation in osteoarthritis (OA). Because interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) has been implicated as a principal instigator of OA, we sought to determine whether

Tags: 2015, Academic Medical Centers, Aged, Akhtar Nahid, Analysis of Variance, Animal, Animals, Anterior Cruciate Ligament/surgery, Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.), Blotting, Cells, Chondrocytes – Physiology, Chondrocytes/drug effects/*metabolism/pathology, Cultured, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Disease Models, Female, Funding Source, Gene Expression Regulation/genetics/*physiology, Haqqi Tariq M, Hedgehog Proteins/genetics/*metabolism, HEK293 Cells, Human, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, In Vitro Techniques, Interleukin-1beta/pharmacology, Knee/etiology/*metabolism/pathology, Makki Mohammad S, Male, Matrix Metalloproteinase 13/metabolism, MicroRNAs/genetics/*metabolism, Middle Age, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Ohio, Open Reading Frames/genetics/*physiology, Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis – Epidemiology, Osteoarthritis – Physiopathology, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Rabbits, Signal Transduction/genetics/physiology, T-Tests, Transfection, Up-Regulation/drug effects/genetics/physiology, Western

Persistence of intact retinal ganglion cell terminals after axonal transport loss in the DBA/2J mouse model of glaucoma.

Axonal transport defects are an early pathology occurring within the retinofugal projection of the DBA/2J mouse model of glaucoma. Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons and terminals are detectable after transport is affected, yet little is known about…

Tags: *Axonal Transport/physiology, *bouton, *Mitochondria, *neurodegeneration, *retinal, *RRID:IMSRJAX:000671, *RRID:IMSRJAX:007048, *RRID:SCR002716, *RRID:SCR002865, *superior colliculus, *synapse, 2016, Animal, Animals, Crish Samuel D, Dengler-Crish Christine M, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Disease Models, Electron, Fening Kelly M, Glaucoma/metabolism/*pathology, Imaging, Inbred DBA, Inman Denise M, Mice, Microscopy, Mitochondria/pathology, NEOMED College of Medicine, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Neuroanatomical Tract-Tracing Techniques, Regression Analysis, Retinal Ganglion Cells/metabolism/*pathology, Scanning, Schofield Brett R, Smith Matthew A, Superior Colliculi/metabolism/*pathology, Synapses/metabolism/*pathology, The Journal of comparative neurology, Three-Dimensional, Visual Pathways/metabolism/pathology, Xia Christina Z

G-protein-coupled bile acid receptor plays a key role in bile acid metabolism and fasting-induced hepatic steatosis in mice.

Bile acids are signaling molecules that play a critical role in regulation of hepatic metabolic homeostasis by activating nuclear farnesoid X receptor (Fxr) and membrane G-protein-coupled receptor (Takeda G-protein-coupled receptor 5; Tgr5). The role…

Renal Calcium Oxalate Deposits Induce a Pro-Atherosclerotic and Pro-Osteoporotic Response in Mice.

Urinary stone disease (USD) is increasing in adult and pediatric populations. Adult and pediatric studies have demonstrated decreased bone mineral density and increased fracture rates. USD has also been independently linked to increased rates of…

Effect of estrogen upon methamphetamine-induced neurotoxicity within the impaired nigrostriatal dopaminergic system.

In the present study, we investigated whether estrogen remains effective as a neuroprotectant within an impaired nigrostriatal dopaminergic (NSDA) system of gonadectomized female and male mice. In Experiment 1, mice were treated with four different…

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…

Injury models to study cardiac remodeling in the mouse: myocardial infarction and ischemia-reperfusion.

Deep tissue wound healing requires a complex sequence of several factors working in unison to repair the organ at risk. Myocardial infarction (MI) is particularly complex due to several local and systemic factors mediating the repair process within…

Tags: *Ventricular Remodeling, 2013, Animal, Animals, Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures, Coronary Vessels/surgery, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Disease Models, Ligation, Luther Daniel J, Meszaros J Gary, Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), Mice, Myocardial Infarction/*etiology/*pathology, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury/*etiology/*pathology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Perfusion/methods, Thodeti Charles K, Wound Healing

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…

Impaired coronary metabolic dilation in the metabolic syndrome is linked to mitochondrial dysfunction and mitochondrial DNA damage.

Mitochondrial dysfunction in obesity and diabetes can be caused by excessive production of free radicals, which can damage mitochondrial DNA. Because mitochondrial DNA plays a key role in the production of ATP necessary for cardiac work, we…

Impairment of pH gradient and membrane potential mediates redox dysfunction in the mitochondria of the post-ischemic heart.

The mitochondrial electrochemical gradient (Deltap), which comprises the pH gradient (DeltapH) and the membrane potential (DeltaPsi), is crucial in controlling energy transduction. During myocardial ischemia and reperfusion (IR), mitochondrial…

Alignment of inducible vascular progenitor cells on a micro-bundle scaffold improves cardiac repair following myocardial infarction.

Ischemic heart disease is still the leading cause of death even with the advancement of pharmaceutical therapies and surgical procedures. Early vascularization in the ischemic heart is critical for a better outcome. Although stem cell therapy has…

Tags: *Cardiovascular regeneration, *Ischemic heart diseases, *Micro-bundle scaffold, *Myocardial infarction, *Neovascularization, *Stem cells, *Tissue Scaffolds, *Vascular progenitor cells, 2017, Animal, Animals, Basic research in cardiology, Cell Differentiation, Cell Proliferation, Cell Survival, Cells, Chilian William M, Coculture Techniques, Cultured, Cumpston Devan, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Disease Models, Dong Feng, Endothelial Progenitor Cells/metabolism/*transplantation, Enrick Molly, Fibroblast Growth Factor 2/metabolism, Hakobyan Tatev, Jamaiyar Anurag, Janota Danielle, Kolz Christopher L, Lactic Acid/*chemistry, Muscle, Myocardial Infarction/metabolism/pathology/physiopathology/*surgery, Myocardium/metabolism/*pathology, Myocytes, NEOMED College of Medicine, Newby Bi-Min Zhang, Ohanyan Vahagn, Paracrine Communication, Phenotype, Physiologic, Polyglycolic Acid/*chemistry, Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer, Rats, Signal Transduction, Smooth, Smooth Muscle/metabolism/*transplantation, Song Hokyung, Sprague-Dawley, Stevanov Kelly, Time Factors, Tissue Engineering/*methods, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism, Vascular/metabolism/*transplantation, Ventricular Remodeling, Wan Weiguo, Yin Liya

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

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…

The ability of an HSV strain to initiate zosteriform spread correlates with its neuroinvasive disease potential.

The requirements for disease development in the mouse epidermal scarification-zosteriform model of HSV infection are likely to parallel those required for primary HSV disease of humans. HSV-1 strains, which are neuroinvasive in the mouse footpad…

Chemopreventive doses of resveratrol do not produce cardiotoxicity in a rodent model of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), one of the most lethal cancers, results in more than one million fatalities worldwide every year. In view of the limited therapeutic alternatives and poor prognosis of liver cancer, preventive control approaches,…

Tags: *Chemoprevention, 2011, Analysis of Variance, Animal, Animal Studies, Animal/drug effects, Animals, Antioxidants, Behavior, Bishayee Anupam, Blotting, Booth Tristan D, Carcinoma, Cardiotoxicity, Cardiotoxins/*toxicity, Chemoprevention, Data Analysis Software, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Descriptive Statistics, Disease Models, Doppler, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Echocardiography, Feeding Behavior/drug effects, Female, Fisher's Exact Test, Funding Source, Heart – Drug Effects, Heart/drug effects/physiopathology, Hepatocellular – Prevention and Control, Hepatocellular/*drug therapy/pathology/physiopathology, Hepatocytes/drug effects/pathology, Hodnichak Cheryl M, Humans, Investigational new drugs, Liver Neoplasms/*drug therapy/pathology/physiopathology, Liver/drug effects/pathology/physiopathology, Luther Daniel J, Meszaros J Gary, NEOMED College of Medicine, Ohanyan Vahagn, Polyphenols – Therapeutic Use, Rats, Resveratrol, Shamhart Patricia E, Sisakian Hamayak, Sprague-Dawley, Stilbenes/*therapeutic use, Systole/drug effects, Western

Primate spondyloarthropathy.

Spondyloarthropathy is a common occurrence in Old World primates, with only limited presence in New World monkeys. Clearly distinguished from rheumatoid arthritis, this erosive arthritis afflicts 20% of great apes, baboons, and rhesus macaques and…

Tags: *Primate Diseases/classification/epidemiology, 2005, Animal, Animals, Current rheumatology reports, Disease Models, Incidence, Primates, Rothschild Bruce M, Spondylarthropathies/classification/epidemiology/*veterinary

Conditioned place aversion produced by dopamine release inhibition.

CGS 10746B, a dopamine release inhibitor with properties similar to the atypical antipsychotic clozapine, was assessed as to its behavioral properties using spontaneous locomotor activity and the conditioned place preference test. Rats conditioned…

The Detrimental Role Played by Lipocalin-2 in Alcoholic Fatty Liver in Mice.

We have previously shown that the ethanol-mediated elevation of lipocaline-2 (LCN2) is closely associated with the development of alcoholic fatty liver disease (AFLD) in mice. Herein, we aimed to understand the functional significance of LCN2…

Exacerbation of sensorimotor dysfunction in mice deficient in Atp13a2 and overexpressing human wildtype alpha-synuclein.

Loss of function mutations in the gene ATP13A2 are associated with Kufor-Rakeb Syndrome and Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, the former designated as an inherited form of Parkinson's disease (PD). The function of ATP13A2 is unclear but in vitro…

Vanadium in the detection, prevention and treatment of cancer: the in vivo evidence.

Vanadium, a dietary micronutrient, is yet to be established as an essential part of the human diet. Over the past century, several biological effects of vanadium, such as insulin-mimetic action as well as amelioration of hyperlipidemia and…

Tags: 10-Dimethyl-1, 2-benzanthracene, 2010, 9, Animal, Animals, Biological, Bishayee Anupam, Breast Neoplasms – Chemically Induced, Breast Neoplasms – Diagnosis, Breast Neoplasms – Drug Therapy, Cancer letters, Cell Division – Drug Effects, Cell Division/drug effects, Chatterjee Malay, Disease Models, Experimental/chemically induced/diagnosis/drug therapy, Experimental/drug therapy/pathology, Female, Glioblastoma/drug therapy, Glioma – Drug Therapy, Heterologous, Humans, Hydrocarbons, Male, Mammary Neoplasms, Metals, Metals – Diagnostic Use, Metals – Therapeutic Use, Models, Neoplasm Staging, Neoplasm Transplantation, Neoplasms, Neoplasms – Diagnosis, Neoplasms – Drug Therapy, Neoplasms – Pathology, Neoplasms – Prevention and Control, Neoplasms/*diagnosis/drug therapy/prevention & control, Organometallic Compounds – Therapeutic Use, Organometallic Compounds/therapeutic use, Patel Mehool A, Rats, Trace Elements – Diagnostic Use, Trace Elements – Therapeutic Use, Trace Elements/therapeutic use, Transplantation, Vanadium Compounds, Vanadium Compounds – Therapeutic Use, Vanadium Compounds/therapeutic use/toxicity, Vanadium/*therapeutic use/toxicity, Waghray Abhijeet, Xenografts

Resveratrol-mediated chemoprevention of diethylnitrosamine-initiated hepatocarcinogenesis: inhibition of cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers and lethal diseases. In view of the limited treatment and a grave prognosis of liver cancer, preventive control has been emphasized. Resveratrol, a polyphenol found in grape skins,…

Early astrocyte redistribution in the optic nerve precedes axonopathy in the DBA/2J mouse model of glaucoma.

Glaucoma challenges the survival of retinal ganglion cell axons in the optic nerve through processes dependent on both aging and ocular pressure. Relevant stressors likely include complex interplay between axons and astrocytes, both in the retina and…

Injury-induced gp130 cytokine signaling in peripheral ganglia is reduced in diabetes mellitus.

Neuropathy is a major diabetic complication. While the mechanism of this neuropathy is not well understood, it is believed to result in part from deficient nerve regeneration. Work from our laboratory established that gp130 family of cytokines are…

Tags: *Axon regeneration, *Axotomy, *Diabetes, *Neuropathy, *Peripheral nervous system, 2017, Animal, Animals, Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/toxicity, Blood Glucose/drug effects, Body Weight/drug effects, Crish Samuel D, Cytokine Receptor gp130/genetics/*metabolism, Cytokines/metabolism, DeFrancesco Alicia, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Diabetes Mellitus, Disease Models, Experimental neurology, Experimental/chemically induced/complications/*pathology, Fasting/blood, Filous Angela R, Gene Expression Regulation/*physiology, Hyperalgesia/etiology, Hyperglycemia/etiology, Inbred C57BL, Lindborg Jane A, Male, Malhotra Nisha A, Mice, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Nerve Degeneration/*etiology/pathology, Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism, Niemi Jon P, Pain Measurement, Signal Transduction/drug effects/*physiology, Streptozocin/toxicity, Superior Cervical Ganglion/drug effects/*metabolism, Sweating/drug effects, Wilson Gina N, Zhou Bowen, Zigmond Richard E

A Western diet induced NAFLD in LDLR(-/)(-) mice is associated with reduced hepatic glutathione synthesis.

Oxidative stress plays a key role in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Glutathione is the major anti-oxidant involved in cellular oxidative defense, however there are currently no simple non-invasive methods for assessing…

4-Hydroxynonenal dependent alteration of TRPV1-mediated coronary microvascular signaling.

We demonstrated previously that TRPV1-dependent regulation of coronary blood flow (CBF) is disrupted in diabetes. Further, we have shown that endothelial TRPV1 is differentially regulated, ultimately leading to the inactivation of TRPV1, when exposed…

Tags: *4-Hydroxynonenal, *Coronary regulation, *Lipid peroxidation, *Post-translational modification, *Protein Processing, *Reactive oxygen species, *Signal Transduction, *TRPV1, 2016, Action Potentials/drug effects, Aldehydes/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism/*pharmacology, Animal, Animals, Blood Flow Velocity, Bratz Ian N, Calcium Signaling/drug effects, Cappelli Holly C, Capsaicin/*pharmacology, Cardiovascular Agents/*pharmacology, Connell Patrick J, Coronary Circulation/drug effects, Coronary Vessels/metabolism/physiopathology, Cysteine/genetics/metabolism, Damron Derek S, DelloStritto Daniel J, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Diabetes Mellitus/drug therapy/*metabolism/physiopathology, Disease Models, Fahmy Joseph N, Femoral Artery/metabolism/physiopathology, Free radical biology & medicine, Geldenhuys Werner J, HEK293 Cells, Humans, Inbred C57BL, Lipid Peroxidation, Male, Mice, NEOMED College of Medicine, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Post-Translational, Sinharoy Pritam, Thodeti Charles K, TRPV Cation Channels/genetics/*metabolism, Vasodilation/drug effects

MPTP neurotoxicity is highly concordant between the sexes among BXD recombinant inbred mouse strains.

Continuing our previous work in which we showed wide-ranging strain differences in MPTP neurotoxicity in male mice among ten BXD recombinant inbred strains, we replicated our work in females from nine of the same strains. Mice received a single s.c.…

Evidence of Wnt/beta-catenin alterations in brain and bone of a tauopathy mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

Low bone mineral density (BMD) is a significant comorbidity in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and may reflect systemic regulatory pathway dysfunction. Low BMD has been identified in several AD mouse models selective for amyloid-beta or tau pathology, but…

Effects of neonatal and prepubertal hormonal manipulations upon estrogen neuroprotection of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system within female and male mice.

Estrogen (E) can function as a neuroprotectant of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic (NSDA) system against methamphetamine (MA) neurotoxicity in female, but not male, mice. In the present report we examined whether the organizational effects of gonadal…

Failure of axonal transport induces a spatially coincident increase in astrocyte BDNF prior to synapse loss in a central target.

Failure of anterograde transport to distal targets in the brain is a common feature of neurodegenerative diseases. We have demonstrated in rodent models of glaucoma, the most common optic neuropathy, early loss of anterograde transport along the…

Inhibition of cartilage degradation and suppression of PGE2 and MMPs expression by pomegranate fruit extract in a model of posttraumatic osteoarthritis.

OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by cartilage degradation in the affected joints. Pomegranate fruit extract (PFE) inhibits cartilage degradation in vitro. The aim of this study was to determine whether oral consumption of PFE inhibits…

Tags: *Phytotherapy, *Punicaceae, 2017, ACLT, Akhtar Nahid, Animal, Animals, Anterior Cruciate Ligament/drug effects/metabolism/pathology, Apoptosis, Ashruf Omer S, Cartilage/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism/pathology, Chondrocytes/drug effects/metabolism/pathology, Collagen Type II/genetics/metabolism, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Dinoprostone/*metabolism, Disease Models, Disease Progression, Female, Fruit, Haqqi Tariq M, Interleukins/metabolism, Joints/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism/pathology, Khan Nazir M, Male, Messenger/metabolism, Metalloproteases/genetics/*metabolism, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism, MMPs, NEOMED College of Medicine, NF-kappa B/metabolism, Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis/*drug therapy/etiology/metabolism/pathology, PGE(2), Plant Extracts/pharmacology/therapeutic use, Pomegranate, Rabbit, Rabbits, RNA, Synovial Fluid/metabolism

A modification of the epidermal scarification model of herpes simplex virus infection to achieve a reproducible and uniform progression of disease.

A slight modification in the method used to remove the top keratinized layer of skin in the epidermal scarification model of HSV infection results in an easier, less painful, more uniform and reproducible means of infection. The back of mice was…

Myeloid Cell-Specific Lipin-1 Deficiency Stimulates Endocrine Adiponectin-FGF15 Axis and Ameliorates Ethanol-Induced Liver Injury in Mice.

Lipin-1 is a phosphatidate phosphohydrolase (PAP) required for the generation of diacylglycerol during glycerolipid synthesis, and exhibits dual functions in the regulation of lipid metabolism. Lipin-1 has been implicated in the pathogenesis of…

Mechanisms of Chinese Medicine Xinmailong's protection against heart failure in pressure-overloaded mice and cultured cardiomyocytes.

Patients with heart failure (HF) have high mortality and mobility. Xinmailong (XML) injection, a Chinese Medicine, is clinically effective in treating HF. However, the mechanism of XML's effectiveness on HF was unclear, and thus, was the target of…

Chemopreventive and therapeutic potential of tea polyphenols in hepatocellular cancer.

The prophylactic and therapeutic properties of tea have been attributed to green tea catechins and black tea theaflavins besides several other polyphenolic compounds. Tea polyphenols possess potent antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties and…

Potential Benefits of Edible Berries in the Management of Aerodigestive and Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers: Preclinical and Clinical Evidence.

Epidemiological reports as well as experimental studies have demonstrated the significant health benefits provided by regular berry consumption. Berries possess both prophylactic and therapeutic potential against several chronic illnesses, such as…

Tags: 2016, aerodigestive and gastrointestinal tract, Animal, Animal Studies, Animals, Anthocyanins/analysis/pharmacology, Anticarcinogenic Agents/*analysis/pharmacology, Antineoplastic Agents – Analysis, Antineoplastic Agents – Pharmacodynamics, Benzopyrans – Analysis, Benzopyrans – Pharmacodynamics, Berry, Biological, Bishayee Anupam, Cancer, Chemoprevention, Clinical Trials, Clinical Trials as Topic, Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, Digestion – Drug Effects, Digestion/drug effects, Disease Models, Do Chau, Ellagic Acid/analysis/pharmacology, Fruit, Fruit/*chemistry, Gastrointestinal Neoplasms – Prevention and Control, Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/*prevention & control, Haskell Yennie, Human, Humans, Models, Mohandas Nima, Phytochemicals – Analysis, Phytochemicals – Pharmacodynamics, Phytochemicals/analysis/pharmacology, Plant Extracts – Analysis, Plant Extracts – Pharmacodynamics, Plant Extracts/*analysis/pharmacology, Polyphenols – Analysis, Polyphenols – Pharmacodynamics, Polyphenols/analysis/pharmacology, Sethi Gautam, Siveen Kodappully Sivaraman, Stoner Gary D, Treatment

Innate and adaptive host response during the initial phase of herpes simplex virus encephalitis in the neonatal mouse.

To study early events of neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis and its sequelae, the authors induced a controlled infection in the brains of mice using HSVgH, a genetically modified Disabled Infective Single Cycle virus. Neonatal Balb/C…

Altered Neuroinflammation and Behavior after Traumatic Brain Injury in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has acute and chronic sequelae, including an increased risk for the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). TBI-associated neuroinflammation is characterized by activation of brain-resident microglia and infiltration of…

Modulating ryanodine receptors with dantrolene attenuates neuronopathic phenotype in Gaucher disease mice.

Neuronopathic Gaucher disease (nGD) manifests as severe neurological symptoms in patients with no effective treatment available. Ryanodine receptors (Ryrs) are a family of calcium release channels on intracellular stores. The goal of this study is to…

Lack of bone stiffness/strength contribution to osteoarthritis–evidence for primary role of cartilage damage.

OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to assess osseous contributions to osteoarthritis, obviating the analysis challenges presented by confounding factors in humans and rarity of osteoarthritis in free-ranging mammals. METHODS: Frequency of…

Tags: 2007, Animal, Animals, Articular/physiopathology, Biomechanical Phenomena, Bird Diseases/*physiopathology, Birds, Bone and Bones/*physiopathology, Cartilage, Disease Models, Mechanical, Osteoarthritis/*physiopathology/*veterinary, Panza R K, Rheumatology (Oxford, England), Rothschild B M, Species Specificity, Stress

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