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Demethyleneberberine alleviates inflammatory bowel disease in mice through regulating NF-kappaB signaling and T-helper cell homeostasis.

OBJECTIVE: The activation of NF-kappaB signaling and unbalance of T-helper (Th) cells have been reported to play a key role in the pathogenesis of colitis. Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis (CPC) is commonly used to treat inflammation and diarrhea.…

Tags: 2017, Animals, Anti-Inflammatory Agents/*pharmacology/therapeutic use, Berberine/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacology/therapeutic use, Chen Yingying, Colitis, Colon/drug effects/immunology/pathology, Cytokines/immunology, Dextran Sulfate, DMB, Female, Helper-Inducer/*drug effects/immunology, Homeostasis/drug effects, Immunoglobulin G/blood, Inbred C57BL, Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.], Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/blood/chemically induced/drug therapy/*immunology, Li Rui-Yan, Mice, NF-kappa B/*antagonists & inhibitors/immunology, NF-kappaB, RAW 264.7 Cells, Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism, Shi Mei-Jing, Signal Transduction/drug effects, Spleen/cytology, T-Lymphocytes, Th cell, Xu Xin-Xin, Yan Yan, Zhang Miao, Zhang Yu-Bin, Zhao Xiao-Tong, Zhao Ya-Xing

Negative feedback regulation of bile acid metabolism: impact on liver metabolism and diseases.

Tags: 2015, Animals, Bile Acids and Salts/*metabolism, Chiang John Y L, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Feedback, Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), Humans, Liver Diseases/*metabolism, Liver/*metabolism, Mice, NEOMED College of Medicine, Physiological/*physiology

Impact of circadian nuclear receptor REV-ERBalpha on midbrain dopamine production and mood regulation.

The circadian nature of mood and its dysfunction in affective disorders is well recognized, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are still unclear. Here, we show that the circadian nuclear receptor REV-ERBalpha, which is associated with bipolar…

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…

Mitochondrial morphology differences and mitophagy deficit in murine glaucomatous optic nerve.

PURPOSE: Decreased ATP correlates with intraocular pressure exposure in the optic nerves of mice with glaucoma. To understand what underlies this energy deficit, we examined mitochondria in the myelinated optic nerve axons of the DBA/2J mouse, a…

Effect of Pregnancy and Delivery on Cytokine Expression in a Mouse Model of Pelvic Organ Prolapse.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of pregnancy and delivery mode on cytokine expression in the pelvic organs and serum of lysyl oxidase like-1 knockout (LOXL1 KO) mice, which develop pelvic organ prolapse after delivery.…

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…

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…

Rotenone produces opposite effects upon mouse striatal dopamine function as a result of environmental temperature.

Rotenone is a commonly used pesticide that can function as an environmental neurotoxin. Rotenone is a known mitochondrial complex I inhibitor which can lead to oxidative stress and results in dopaminergic cell death. Another environmental factor…

Tags: *temperature, 2006, 3, 4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid/metabolism, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Brain Chemistry/drug effects/physiology/radiation effects, Corpus Striatum/*drug effects/metabolism, Crutchfield Karla C, Dluzen Dean E, Dopamine/*metabolism, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Insecticides/*pharmacology, Methamphetamine/pharmacology, Mice, Neurotoxicity research, Rotenone/*pharmacology

Apolipoprotein A1 regulates coenzyme Q10 absorption, mitochondrial function, and infarct size in a mouse model of myocardial infarction.

HDL and apolipoprotein A1 (apoA1) concentrations inversely correlate with risk of death from ischemic heart disease; however, the role of apoA1 in the myocardial response to ischemia has not been well defined. To test whether apoA1, the primary HDL…

Tags: *Disease Models, 2014, Animal, Animal Studies, Animals, Antioxidants – Administration and Dosage, Antioxidants – Metabolism, Antioxidants – Pharmacokinetics, Antioxidants – Therapeutic Use, Antioxidants/administration & dosage/*metabolism/pharmacokinetics/therapeutic use, Apolipoprotein A-I/blood/genetics/*metabolism, Apolipoproteins, Apolipoproteins – Blood, Apolipoproteins – Metabolism, Biological, Cardiotonic Agents – Administration and Dosage, Cardiotonic Agents – Metabolism, Cardiotonic Agents – Pharmacokinetics, Cardiotonic Agents – Therapeutic Use, Cardiotonic Agents/administration & dosage/metabolism/pharmacokinetics/therapeutic use, Coenzyme Q, Coenzyme Q – Administration and Dosage, Coenzyme Q – Metabolism, Coenzyme Q – Pharmacokinetics, Coenzyme Q – Therapeutic Use, Dadabayev Alisher R, Dietary Supplements, Electron Transport – Drug Effects, Electron Transport Complex II/chemistry/metabolism, Electron Transport Complex III/chemistry/metabolism, Electron Transport/drug effects, Heart – Drug Effects, Heart/drug effects, Heart/drug effects/enzymology/*metabolism, Hypoalphalipoproteinemias/physiopathology, Inborn Errors – Physiopathology, Injections, Intestinal Absorption, Intraperitoneal, Knockout, Latchoumycandane Calivarathan, Lesnefsky Edward J, Lipid Metabolism, Male, McIntyre Thomas M, Mice, Mitochondria, Mitochondria – Drug Effects, Mitochondria – Metabolism, Models, Myocardial Infarction – Etiology, Myocardial Infarction – Metabolism, Myocardial Infarction – Pathology, Myocardial Infarction – Therapy, Myocardial Infarction/etiology/metabolism/pathology/*therapy, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury – Blood, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury – Metabolism, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury – Pathology, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury – Prevention and Control, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury/blood/metabolism/pathology/prevention & control, Myocardium, Myocardium – Metabolism, Myocardium – Pathology, Myocardium/enzymology/*metabolism/pathology, Penn Marc S, Proteins, Proteins – Metabolism, The Journal of nutrition, Tissue Distribution, Ubiquinone/administration & dosage/*analogs & derivatives/metabolism/pharmacokinetics/therapeutic use, Yin Guotian

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…

Differential regulation of TRPV1 channels by H2O2: implications for diabetic microvascular dysfunction.

We demonstrated previously that TRPV1-dependent coupling of coronary blood flow (CBF) to metabolism is disrupted in diabetes. A critical amount of H2O2 contributes to CBF regulation; however, excessive H2O2 impairs responses. We sought to determine…

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

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…

Early Evidence of Low Bone Density and Decreased Serotonergic Synthesis in the Dorsal Raphe of a Tauopathy Model of Alzheimer's Disease.

Reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and its clinical sequelae, osteoporosis, occur at a much greater rate in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), often emerging early in the disease before significant cognitive decline is seen. Reduced BMD…

Tags: *Alzheimer Disease/complications/genetics/pathology, *Alzheimer's disease, *bone density, *microtubule-associated protein, *serotonin, *tau proteins, *tauopathies, 2017, Age Factors, Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's Disease – Complications, Alzheimer's Disease – Pathology, Animal, Animal Studies, Animals, Biological, Body Composition, Body Composition/genetics, Body Weight, Body Weight/genetics, Bone Density – Physiology, Bone Density/*physiology, Bone Diseases – Etiology, Bone Diseases/*etiology, Brain Stem – Pathology, Dengler-Crish Christine M, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Disease Models, Dorsal Raphe Nucleus/*pathology, Female, Inbred C57BL, Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, Male, Mice, Models, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Nerve Tissue Proteins – Metabolism, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Diseases – Complications, Neurons – Metabolism, Neurons – Pathology, Neurons/metabolism/pathology, Oxidoreductases – Metabolism, Phosphorylation, Serotonin – Metabolism, Serotonin/*metabolism, Smith Matthew A, tau Proteins/*genetics/metabolism, Tauopathies/complications/genetics, Transgenic, Tryptophan Hydroxylase/metabolism, Wilson Gina N

Gene Expression Profiling Of Microglia Infected By A Highly Neurovirulent Murine Leukemia Virus: Implications For Neuropathogenesis

Tags: 2006, arrays, Cells, central-nervous-system, DeLucia A L, Dimcheff D E, endoplasmic-reticulum stress, env gene, envelope protein, induced spongiform neurodegeneration, Li Y, Lynch W P, Mice, motor neuron disease, oligonucleotide, Retrovirology, retrovirus, Virology, Volkert L G

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…

Rat Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome Promotes Elastogenesis And Facilitates Recovery From Simulated Childbirth Injury

1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) reduces norepinephrine concentrations in the olfactory bulbs of male mice.

Male retired breeder C57/Bl and CD-1 mice were treated with either MPTP or its vehicle. At 7-10 days post-treatment, catecholamine concentrations within the olfactory bulbs (OB) and hypothalamus were determined. Norepinephrine concentrations within…

Tags: *Sex Characteristics, 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1, 1992, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine/*pharmacology, Animals, Brain research, Dluzen D E, Dopamine/metabolism, Drug Resistance/genetics, Inbred C57BL, Inbred Strains, Male, Mice, Norepinephrine/*metabolism, Olfactory Bulb/*metabolism, Osmolar Concentration

Effects of testosterone upon MPTP-induced neurotoxicity of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system of C57/B1 mice.

We have recently reported that treatment of gonadectomized female and male C57/B1 mice with the gonadal steroid hormone, estrogen, reduced nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurotoxicity resulting from the Parkinson's-like inducing agent

Differences in reserpine-induced striatal dopamine output and content between female and male mice: implications for sex differences in vesicular monoamine transporter 2 function.

In this report a series of six in vitro experiments in which reserpine-evoked dopamine output and two in vivo experiments in which the effects of reserpine injections upon dopamine content from striatal tissue of female and male mice were performed…

Tags: *Sex Characteristics, 2008, Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors/*pharmacology, Animals, Bhatt S, Chromatography, Corpus Striatum/drug effects/*metabolism, Dluzen D E, Dopamine/*metabolism, Female, High Pressure Liquid, Male, McDermott J L, Mice, Neuroscience, Orchiectomy, Ovariectomy, Reserpine/*pharmacology, Vesicular Monoamine Transport Proteins/*metabolism

Evaluation of nigrostriatal dopaminergic function in adult +/+ and +/- BDNF mutant mice.

Deletion of a single copy of the BDNF gene has been shown to affect the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system of young adult BDNF mice. In the present report we evaluated various indices of nigrostriatal dopaminergic function between

The effects of intranasal infusion of

Male C57/B1 mice received bilateral intranasal infusions of saline, MPTP or an intraperitoneal injection of MPTP. Infusions were performed using a peristaltic pump at a setting of 100 microliters/min. The MPTP, diluted in saline at concentrations of…

1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) disrupts social memory/recognition processes in the male mouse.

Male mice treated with MPTP or vehicle were tested for their ability to demonstrate a memory-recognition response as evaluated in a habituation-dishabituation task. Treatment with MPTP severely disrupted the male's habituation-dishabituation response…

Norepinephrine is lateralized within the olfactory bulbs of male mice.

Concentrations and in vitro release of norepinephrine were determined from left and right olfactory bulbs of adult male CD-1 mice. Norepinephrine concentrations from the left olfactory bulbs were significantly greater than those of the right (p…

Tags: *Functional Laterality, *Sex Characteristics, 1996, Animals, Dluzen D E, Dopamine/metabolism, Inbred Strains, Journal of neurochemistry, Kreutzberg J D, Male, Mice, Norepinephrine/*metabolism, Olfactory Bulb/*metabolism, Osmolar Concentration, Potassium/pharmacology, Tissue Distribution

Sex differences in dopamine- and vesicular monoamine-transporter functions.

Men and women differ with regard to their use of, and responses to, methamphetamine (MA). Analogous sex differences with regard to MA are observed in animal models. In this report, data from a series of experiments that focus upon dopamine…

Tamoxifen diminishes methamphetamine-induced striatal dopamine depletion in intact female and male mice.

It has been demonstrated that the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system of male mice is more sensitive to the neurotoxic effects of methamphetamine (MA). The basis for this difference can be related to oestrogen, which has the capacity to function as a…

Age-related changes in nigrostriatal dopaminergic function are accentuated in +/- brain-derived neurotrophic factor mice.

The effects of a deletion for the brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) allele (+/- BDNF) upon age-related changes in nigrostriatal dopaminergic (NSDA) function were assessed. Behavioral (beam crossing and spontaneous activity) and neurochemical…

Tags: *Aging, 2004, Anderson L I, Animals, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*genetics/*metabolism, Corpus Striatum/*metabolism, Dluzen D E, Dopamine/*biosynthesis, Joyce J N, Kucera J, McDermott J L, Mice, Motor Activity/physiology, Mutant Strains, Mutation, Neuroscience, Osredkar T, Substantia Nigra/*metabolism, Walro J M

Relationships among gender, age, time, and temperature in methamphetamine-induced striatal dopaminergic neurotoxicity.

A neurotoxic regimen of methamphetamine (MA-40 mg/kg ip) administered at 0 (control-MA vehicle), 0.5 and 72 h prior to determinations of striatal dopamine (DA) and DOPAC (3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid)/DA ratios were compared among juvenile and…

Estrogen as a neuroprotectant against MPTP-induced neurotoxicity in C57/B1 mice.

Castrated retired breeder male and female mice were treated or not with a 17 beta-estradiol pellet. At 10 days postcastration +/- estrogen treatment all animals were treated with MPTP. Five days later, concentrations of dopamine were determined from…

Estrogen alters MPTP-induced neurotoxicity in female mice: effects on striatal dopamine concentrations and release.

The effects of estrogen on MPTP-induced neurotoxicity of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system were examined in C57Bl and CD-1 mice. Ovariectomized mice with and without estrogen were treated with MPTP or its vehicle. The effects of these treatments…

Tags: *MPTP Poisoning, 1996, 3, 4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid/metabolism, Animals, Corpus Striatum/*drug effects/*metabolism, Dluzen D E, Dopamine/*metabolism, Estradiol/*pharmacology, Female, Inbred C57BL, Inbred Strains, Journal of neurochemistry, Levodopa/pharmacology, Liu B, McDermott J L, Mice, Osmolar Concentration, Ovariectomy

Alterations in nigrostriatal dopaminergic function within BDNF mutant mice.

The influence of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) upon the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system was evaluated in weanling and adult mice carrying a targeted inactivated BDNF gene. Regional specificity of this BDNF mutation was assessed by…

The effect of estrogen administration in vivo upon catecholamine release in vitro from superfused hypothalamic tissue of ovariectomized pre-pubertal and adult mice.

In the present report we examined the effects of estrogen upon catecholamine release from superfused medial basal hypothalamic tissue fragments of pre-pubertal ovariectomized CD-1 mice. Prepubertal mice treated with estradiol benzoate (EB–5…

Tags: *Ovariectomy, 1994, Aging/*metabolism, Animals, Attaran M, Catecholamines/*metabolism, Dluzen D, Dopamine/metabolism, Estradiol/*pharmacology, Female, Hypothalamus/*drug effects/metabolism, Journal of endocrinological investigation, Liu B, Mice, Norepinephrine/metabolism, Organ Size/drug effects, Potassium/pharmacology, Uterus/drug effects/growth & development

Puberty acceleration in female mice induced with a partially purified male urine extract: effects on catecholamine release from the olfactory bulbs and hypothalamus.

In the present experiment peri-pubertal female mice were treated with a partially purified puberty accelerating urine extract (PAUE). Mice treated with the PAUE showed an advance in the onset of puberty as indicated by significantly increased uterine…

Tags: *Sex Characteristics, 1992, Animals, Brain research, Catecholamines/*metabolism, Dluzen D, Female, Guan X, Hypothalamus, Inbred Strains, Male, Mice, Middle/*metabolism, Olfactory Bulb/*metabolism, Sexual Maturation/*physiology, Urine/*physiology, Vandenbergh J G

Modulatory effects of testosterone on

In this experiment, we examined the modulatory effects of testosterone on the parkinsonism-inducing drug 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) in two strains of mice. Orchidectomized male CD-1 and C57/B1 mice were implanted with either…

Modulatory Effects Of Testosterone On 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced Neurotoxicity

The effect of freezing and extraction upon striatal dopaminergic function.

Determinations of striatal dopamine (DA) and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) concentrations were compared under conditions where tissue was either frozen followed by extraction (FE) or extracted followed by freezing (EF). In Experiment 1,…

Tags: *Freezing, 2011, 3, 4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid/metabolism, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Chemical Fractionation/methods, Corpus Striatum/*metabolism, Cryopreservation/methods, Dluzen Dean E, Dopamine/*metabolism, Journal of neuroscience methods, Male, Mice, Time Factors

Parity decreases methamphetamine-induced striatal dopaminergic perturbation.

The role of parity upon methamphetamine-induced neurotoxicity of the striatal dopaminergic system was assessed. Female CD-1 mice either remained nulliparous or underwent one or three complete pregnancies and were designated as the 0, 1 or 3 pregnancy…

Tags: *Parity, 2011, Animals, Corpus Striatum/*drug effects/metabolism/physiology, Dluzen Dean E, Dopamine/*metabolism, Female, Methamphetamine/*pharmacology, Mice, Neurochemistry international, Pregnancy

The effect of gender and the neurotrophin, BDNF, upon methamphetamine-induced neurotoxicity of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system in mice.

The interactive effects between gender and a selective alteration in the neurotrophin, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) upon methamphetamine (MA)-induced neurotoxicity of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic (NSDA) system were assessed. MA…

Striatal dopamine output is compromised within +/- BDNF mice.

We reported previously that mice lacking one brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) allele demonstrate elevated striatal dopamine (DA) concentrations but impaired behavioral responses involving the nigrostriatal dopaminergic (NSDA) system. To test…

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