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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…

Estrogen, testosterone, and methamphetamine toxicity.

The gonadal steroid hormone, estrogen, can diminish the degree of striatal dopamine depletion resulting from methamphetamine. In this article, we describe the conditions of this estrogen neuroprotection as well as the potential for estrogen and…

Tags: 2006, Animals, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Corpus Striatum/drug effects/metabolism, Dluzen Dean E, Dopamine Agents/*administration & dosage/toxicity, Drug Interactions, Estrogens/*pharmacology, Female, Male, McDermott Janet L, Methamphetamine/*administration & dosage/toxicity, Mice, Testosterone/*pharmacology

Cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase protects the liver from inflammation and fibrosis by maintaining cholesterol homeostasis.

Cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) plays a critical role in control of bile acid and cholesterol homeostasis. Bile acids activate farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and Takeda G protein-coupled receptor 5 (TGR5) to regulate lipid, glucose, and energy…

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein alters liver and plasma triglyceride metabolism through two liver networks in female mice.

Elevated plasma TGs increase risk of cardiovascular disease in women. Estrogen treatment raises plasma TGs in women, but molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here we explore the role of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) in the…

Cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase-deficient mice are protected from high-fat/high-cholesterol diet-induced metabolic disorders.

Cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) is the first and rate-limiting enzyme in the conversion of cholesterol to bile acids in the liver. In addition to absorption and digestion of nutrients, bile acids play a critical role in the regulation of…

Aldo-keto reductase 1B7 is a target gene of FXR and regulates lipid and glucose homeostasis.

Aldo-keto reductase 1B7 (AKR1B7) is proposed to play a role in detoxification of by-products of lipid peroxidation. In this article, we show that activation of the nuclear receptor farnesoid X receptor (FXR) induces AKR1B7 expression in the liver and…

RNAseq analysis of hippocampal microglia after kainic acid-induced seizures.

Microglia have been shown to be of critical importance to the progression of temporal lobe epilepsy. However, the broad transcriptional changes that these cells undergo following seizure induction is not well understood. As such, we utilized RNAseq…

TREM2 deficiency exacerbates tau pathology through dysregulated kinase signaling in a mouse model of tauopathy.

BACKGROUND: Genetic variants of the Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-2 (TREM2) confer increased risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's Disease (LOAD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. Recent studies provided insight into the…

Reduced AMPK activation and increased HCAR activation drive anti-inflammatory response and neuroprotection in glaucoma.

BACKGROUND: Glaucoma is a chronic degenerative disease for which inflammation is considered to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis and progression. In this study, we examined the impact of a ketogenic diet on the inflammation evident in glaucoma…

Tags: 2018, AMP-activated protein kinase, AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism, Animal, Animals, Biological, Calcium Binding Proteins – Metabolism, Calcium-Binding Proteins/metabolism, Cells – Drug Effects, Cells – Pathology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Diet, Disease Models, Eye Proteins/genetics, Female, G-Protein-Coupled – Metabolism, G-Protein-Coupled/*metabolism, Glaucoma, Glaucoma – Complications, Glaucoma – Pathology, Glaucoma/*complications/pathology, Harun-Or-Rashid Mohammad, Impact of Events Scale, Inbred DBA, Inflammation – Etiology, Inflammation – Prevention and Control, Inflammation hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor, Inflammation/*etiology/*prevention & control, Inman Denise M, Journal of neuroinflammation, Ketogenic diet, Ketogenic/methods, Male, Membrane Glycoproteins, Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics, Mice, Microfilament Proteins – Metabolism, Microfilament Proteins/metabolism, Microglia/drug effects/pathology, Models, Mutation, Mutation/genetics, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Neuroprotection/drug effects/*physiology, NLR Family, Optic Nerve – Pathology, Optic Nerve/pathology, Phosphotransferases – Metabolism, Proteins, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/genetics/metabolism, Receptors, Retina – Drug Effects, Retina – Pathology, Retinal Ganglion Cells/drug effects/*pathology, Transgenic

Genetically enhancing the expression of chemokine domain of CX3CL1 fails to prevent tau pathology in mouse models of tauopathy.

BACKGROUND: Fractalkine (CX3CL1) and its receptor (CX3CR1) play an important role in regulating microglial function. We have previously shown that Cx3cr1 deficiency exacerbated tau pathology and led to cognitive impairment. However, it is still…

Tags: 2018, Alzheimer's disease, Animal, Animals, Antigens, Bemiller Shane M, Bhaskar Kiran, Biological, Calcium Binding Proteins – Metabolism, Calcium-Binding Proteins/metabolism, Cannon Judy L, Cardona Astrid E, Cells – Drug Effects, Cells – Metabolism, Cells – Pathology, Chemokine CX3CL1/*genetics/metabolism, Cognition Disorders – Etiology, Cognition Disorders/etiology, Crish Samuel D, CX3CL1, CX3CR1, Cytokines, Cytokines – Metabolism, Cytokines/metabolism, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Differentiation/genetics/metabolism, Disease Models, Formica Shane V, Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects/*genetics, Genes, Genes – Drug Effects, Journal of neuroinflammation, Jung Steffen, Kim Ki-Wook, Kokiko-Cochran Olga N, Lamb Bruce T, Learning, Lipopolysaccharides, Lipopolysaccharides/toxicity, Maphis Nicole M, Maze Learning, Mice, Microfilament Proteins – Metabolism, Microfilament Proteins/metabolism, Microglia, Microglia/drug effects/*metabolism/pathology, Miller Crystal M, Models, Mutation, Mutation/genetics, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Nerve Tissue Proteins – Metabolism, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Diseases – Complications, Neurodegenerative Diseases – Pathology, Neuroinflammation, Surface, Surface – Metabolism, Tau, tau Proteins/genetics/metabolism, Tauopathies, Tauopathies/complications/genetics/*pathology, Transgenic, Wilson Gina N, Xu Guixiang

The orphan nuclear receptor small heterodimer partner is required for thiazolidinedione effects in leptin-deficient mice.

BACKGROUND: Small heterodimer partner (SHP, NR0B2) is involved in diverse metabolic pathways, including hepatic bile acid, lipid and glucose homeostasis, and has been implicated in effects on the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma…

Misfolding of CasBrE SU is reversed by interactions with 4070A Env: implications for gammaretroviral neuropathogenesis.

BACKGROUND: CasBrE is a neurovirulent murine leukemia virus (MLV) capable of inducing paralytic disease with associated spongiform neurodegeneration. The neurovirulence of this virus has been genetically mapped to the surface expressed subunit (SU)…

Suppression of acute proinflammatory cytokine and chemokine upregulation by post-injury administration of a novel small molecule improves long-term neurologic outcome in a mouse model of traumatic brain injury.

BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) with its associated morbidity is a major area of unmet medical need that lacks effective therapies. TBI initiates a neuroinflammatory cascade characterized by activation of astrocytes and microglia, and…

The contribution of interleukin-2 to effective wound healing.

Ineffective skin wound healing is a significant source of morbidity and mortality. Roughly 6.5 million Americans experience chronically open wounds and the cost of treating these wounds numbers in the billions of dollars annually. In contrast, robust…

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…

Antitumor efficacy and tolerability of systemically administered gallium acetylacetonate-loaded gelucire-stabilized nanoparticles.

The widespread clinical success with most gallium compounds in cancer therapy is markedly hampered by lack of tumor specific accumulation, poor tumor permeability and undesirable toxicity to healthy tissues. The aim of this work was to investigate…

Augmentation of Muscle Blood Flow by Ultrasound Cavitation Is Mediated by ATP and Purinergic Signaling.

BACKGROUND: Augmentation of tissue blood flow by therapeutic ultrasound is thought to rely on convective shear. Microbubble contrast agents that undergo ultrasound-mediated cavitation markedly amplify these effects. We hypothesized that purinergic…

Myocardial CXCR4 expression is required for mesenchymal stem cell mediated repair following acute myocardial infarction.

BACKGROUND: Overexpression of stromal cell-derived factor-1 in injured tissue leads to improved end-organ function. In this study, we quantify the local trophic effects of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) stromal cell-derived factor-1 release on the…

Requisite Role of Kv1.5 Channels in Coronary Metabolic Dilation.

RATIONALE: In the working heart, coronary blood flow is linked to the production of metabolites, which modulate tone of smooth muscle in a redox-dependent manner. Voltage-gated potassium channels (Kv), which play a role in controlling membrane…

Tags: 129 Strain, 2015, Animals, Bardakjian Raffi, Bratz Ian, Cardiac function, Chilian William M, Circulation research, contrast echocardiography, Coronary Circulation/*physiology, Coronary Vessels/*metabolism, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Enrick Molly, Fu Frances Kwan, Graham Jacqueline, Hakobyan Tatevik, Hou Huagang, Hydrogen peroxide, Inbred C57BL, ion channel, Janota Danielle, Khan Nadeem, Kmetz John, Knockout, Kolz Christopher, Kuppusamy Periannan, Kv1.5 Potassium Channel/*physiology, Lindner Jonathan R, Logan Suzanna, Luli Jordan, Mice, Muscle, Nagane Masaki, NEOMED College of Medicine, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Ohanyan Vahagn, Oyewumi Moses O, Smooth, Transgenic, Transgenic mice, Vascular/*metabolism, vasodilation, Vasodilation/*physiology, voltage-gated potassium channels, Yin Liya

Absence of type VI collagen paradoxically improves cardiac function, structure, and remodeling after myocardial infarction.

RATIONALE: We previously reported that type VI collagen deposition increases in the infarcted myocardium in vivo. To date, a specific role for this nonfibrillar collagen has not been explored in the setting of myocardial infarction (MI). OBJECTIVE:…

Induction of vascular progenitor cells from endothelial cells stimulates coronary collateral growth.

RATIONALE: A well-developed coronary collateral circulation improves the morbidity and mortality of patients following an acute coronary occlusion. Although regenerative medicine has great potential in stimulating vascular growth in the heart, to…

Tags: *Collateral Circulation, *Coronary Circulation, 2012, Animal, Animals, Bailey Erin, Biomarkers/metabolism, Cell Differentiation, Cell Lineage, Cells, Chilian William M, Circulation research, Coronary Occlusion/genetics/metabolism/pathology/physiopathology/*surgery, Coronary Vessels/metabolism/pathology/*physiopathology, Cultured, Delucia Angelo, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Developmental, Disease Models, Endothelial Cells/metabolism/pathology/*transplantation, Enrick Molly, Epigenesis, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation, Genetic, Guarini Giacinta, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells/metabolism/*transplantation, Kolz Christopher L, Mice, Muscle, Myocytes, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neovascularization, Ohanyan Vahagn, Physiologic, Pung Yuh Fen, Rats, Regenerative Medicine/methods, Regional Blood Flow, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, SCID, Smooth, Smooth Muscle/metabolism/pathology/*transplantation, Sprague-Dawley, Stevanov Kelly, Teratoma/metabolism/pathology, Time Factors, Transcription Factors/genetics/metabolism, Transduction, Vascular/metabolism/pathology/*physiopathology, Yin Liya

Hepatic hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha is essential for maintaining triglyceride and cholesterol homeostasis.

OBJECTIVE: Loss-of-function mutations in human hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha (HNF4alpha) are associated with maturity-onset diabetes of the young and lipid disorders. However, the mechanisms underlying the lipid disorders are poorly understood. In…

The nature and role of periosteum in bone and cartilage regeneration.

This study was undertaken to determine whether periosteum from different bone sources in a donor results in the same formation of bone and cartilage. In this case, periosteum obtained from the cranium and mandible (examples of tissue supporting…

Tissue engineering models of human digits: effect of periosteum on growth plate cartilage development.

Tissue-engineered middle phalanx constructs of human digits were investigated to determine whether periosteum wrapped partly about model midshafts mediated cartilage growth plate formation. Models were fabricated by suturing ends of polymer midshafts…

Effects of estrogen and related agents upon methamphetamine-induced neurotoxicity within an impaired nigrostriatal dopaminergic system of ovariectomized mice.

Estrogen increases methamphetamine (MA)-induced neurotoxicity within the impaired nigrostriatal dopaminergic (NSDA) system of ovariectomized female mice, as defined by enhanced striatal dopamine (DA) depletion. In this study we compared the effects…

Sex differences in methamphetamine-evoked striatal dopamine output are abolished following gonadectomy: comparisons with potassium-evoked output and responses in prepubertal mice.

Sex differences are reported for methamphetamine (MA)-induced neurotoxicity of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system. In an attempt to understand some of the bases for these differences, we investigated MA-evoked dopamine (DA) responses from…

Tags: 2005, Animals, Dluzen Dean E, Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors/*pharmacology, Dopamine/*metabolism, Female, In Vitro Techniques, Male, Methamphetamine/*pharmacology, Mice, Neostriatum/drug effects/*metabolism, Neuroendocrinology, Orchiectomy, Ovariectomy, Potassium/*pharmacology, Salvaterra Ty J, Sex Characteristics, Sexual Maturation

Dose-response effects of estrogen and tamoxifen upon methamphetamine-induced behavioral responses and neurotoxicity of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system in female mice.

In the present experiment we evaluated the dose-response effects of estrogen (estradiol benzoate; EB) and tamoxifen (TMX) in modulating the acute behavioral and chronic effects of methamphetamine (MA) upon the nigrostriatal dopaminergic (NSDA) system…

Gender differences in methamphetamine-induced mRNA associated with neurodegeneration in the mouse nigrostriatal dopaminergic system.

In this report female and male CD-1 mice were treated with a neurotoxic regimen of methamphetamine (MA) to compare gender differences in striatal dopamine depletion and concordant changes in mRNA markers of the transforming growth factor-beta injury…

LEAPS Vaccine Incorporating HER-2/neu Epitope Elicits Protection That Prevents and Limits Tumor Growth and Spread of Breast Cancer in a Mouse Model.

The prototype J-LEAPS T cell vaccine for HER-2/neu breast cancer (J-HER) consists of the murine HER-2/neu66-74 H-2(d) CD8 T cell epitope covalently attached through a triglycine linker to the J-immune cell binding ligand (ICBL) (human beta2…

Weighted Lin-Wang tests for crossing hazards.

Lin and Wang have introduced a quadratic version of the logrank test, appropriate for situations in which the underlying survival distributions may cross. In this note, we generalize the Lin-Wang procedure to incorporate weights and investigate the…

Tags: *Survival Analysis, 2014, Algorithms, Animal, Animals, Computational and mathematical methods in medicine, Computer Simulation, Data Interpretation, Disease Models, Humans, Jia Zhenyu, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Koziol James A, Leukemia/drug therapy, Mice, Models, Reproducibility of Results, Statistical

Role of the adjacent stroma cells in prostate cancer development and progression: synergy between TGF-beta and IGF signaling.

This review postulates the role of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I/IGF-II) signaling in stromal cells during prostate carcinogenesis and progression. It is known that stromal cells have a reciprocal…

Inactivation of one copy of the mouse neurotrophin-3 gene induces cardiac sympathetic deficits.

Whether two copies of the neurotrophin-3 (NT3) gene are necessary for proper development of cardiac sympathetic innervation was investigated in mice carrying a targeted inactivation of the NT3 gene. Heterozygous (+/-) and null (-/-) mutant mice had…

L-type calcium channels refine the neural population code of sound level.

The coding of sound level by ensembles of neurons improves the accuracy with which listeners identify how loud a sound is. In the auditory system, the rate at which neurons fire in response to changes in sound level is shaped by local networks.…

Postinhibitory rebound neurons and networks are disrupted in retrovirus-induced spongiform neurodegeneration.

Certain retroviruses induce progressive spongiform motor neuron disease with features resembling prion diseases and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. With the neurovirulent murine leukemia virus (MLV) FrCasE, Env protein expression within glia leads to…

Tags: 2014, Action Potentials/physiology, Animals, Antigens/metabolism, auditory midbrain, Calcium/metabolism, Davey Robert A, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, env/metabolism, Experimental/physiopathology, Gene Products, Hearing Loss/physiopathology, Inferior Colliculi/physiopathology/virology, inferior colliculus, Journal of neurophysiology, Leukemia, Leukemia Virus, Li Ying, Lynch William P, Membrane Potentials/physiology, Mice, Microglia/physiology/virology, Murine/*physiology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neural Pathways/physiopathology, Neurodegenerative Diseases/*physiopathology, Neuroglia/physiology/virology, Neurons/*physiology/virology, Patch-Clamp Techniques, postinhibitory rebound neurons, Proteoglycans/metabolism, Retroviridae Infections/*physiopathology/virology, retrovirus, Sivaramakrishnan Shobhana, Tissue Culture Techniques, Tumor Virus Infections/*physiopathology/virology, Voltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging, voltage-sensitive dyes

Early upregulation of myocardial CXCR4 expression is critical for dimethyloxalylglycine-induced cardiac improvement in acute myocardial infarction.

The stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1):CXCR4 is important in myocardial repair. In this study we tested the hypothesis that early upregulation of cardiomyocyte CXCR4 (CM-CXCR4) at a time of high myocardial SDF-1 expression could be a strategy to…

Tags: 2016, alpha Subunit/metabolism, American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, Amino Acids, Animal, Animals, Apoptosis/drug effects, Cardiotonic Agents/*pharmacology, Cell Hypoxia, Cell Line, Chilian William M, CXCR4/deficiency/genetics/*metabolism, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Dicarboxylic/*pharmacology, Disease Models, Dong Feng, Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology, Forudi Farhad, hypoxia, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline Dioxygenases/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism, Inbred C57BL, Kiedrowski Matthew, Knockout, Left/*drug effects, Mayorga Mari, Mice, myocardial infarction, Myocardial Infarction/*drug therapy/genetics/metabolism/pathology/physiopathology, Myocardium/*metabolism/pathology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Penn Marc S, Rats, Receptors, Recovery of Function, Shamhart Patricia, Signal Transduction/drug effects, stem cells, Stem Cells/drug effects/metabolism, Stroke Volume/drug effects, Time Factors, Up-Regulation, Ventricular Function, Weber Kristal

PKCalpha mediates acetylcholine-induced activation of TRPV4-dependent calcium influx in endothelial cells.

Transient receptor potential vanilloid channel 4 (TRPV4) is a polymodally activated nonselective cationic channel implicated in the regulation of vasodilation and hypertension. We and others have recently shown that cyclic stretch and shear stress…

Tags: 2011, Acetylcholine/*pharmacology, Adapala Ravi K, American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, Animals, Bratz Ian N, Calcium Signaling/*drug effects, Carbazoles/pharmacology, Cells, Cultured, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Endothelial Cells/*drug effects/enzymology, Enzyme Activation, Inbred C57BL, Knockout, Male, Mesenteric Arteries/drug effects/enzymology, Meszaros J Gary, Mice, Mutation, NEOMED College of Medicine, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III/metabolism, Phosphorylation, Protein Kinase C-alpha/genetics/*metabolism, Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology, Suzuki Makoto, Talasila Phani K, Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate/pharmacology, Thodeti Charles K, Time Factors, Transfection, TRPV Cation Channels/*agonists/deficiency/genetics/metabolism, Vasodilation/*drug effects, Vasodilator Agents/*pharmacology, Zhang David X

Endothelin-mediated in vivo pressor responses following TRPV1 activation.

Transient receptor potential vanilliod 1 (TRPV1) channels have recently been postulated to play a role in the vascular complications/consequences associated with diabetes despite the fact that the mechanisms through which TRPV1 regulates vascular…

Disruption of TRPV1-mediated coupling of coronary blood flow to cardiac metabolism in diabetic mice: role of nitric oxide and BK channels.

We have previously shown transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype 1 (TRPV1) channel-dependent coronary function is compromised in pigs with metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, the mechanisms through which TRPV1 channels couple coronary blood…

Tags: 13-dienoic Acid/pharmacology, 15-Hydroxy-11 alpha, 2012, 9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5, American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, Anilides/pharmacology, Animals, Bratz Ian N, Capsaicin/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology, Cinnamates/pharmacology, Coronary Vessels/drug effects/*metabolism/physiopathology, Damron Derek S, DelloStritto Daniel J, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Cardiomyopathies/drug therapy/*metabolism, Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology, Guarini Giacinta, Inbred C57BL, Kmetz John G, Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism, Male, Meszaros J Gary, Mice, Microvessels/drug effects/physiopathology, NEOMED College of Medicine, NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester/pharmacology, Nitric Oxide/*metabolism, Ohanyan Vahagn A, Peptides/pharmacology, Thodeti Charles K, Thoppil Roslin J, TRPV Cation Channels/agonists/antagonists & inhibitors/biosynthesis/*metabolism, Type 2/drug therapy/*metabolism, Vasoconstrictor Agents/pharmacology, Vasodilation/drug effects

Enhanced ethanol catabolism in orphan nuclear receptor SHP-null mice.

Deficiency of the orphan nuclear hormone receptor small heterodimer partner (SHP, NR0B2) protects mice from diet-induced hepatic steatosis, in part, via repression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma2 (Pparg2) gene expression.…

Upregulation of thrombospondin-1 expression by leptin in vascular smooth muscle cells via JAK2- and MAPK-dependent pathways.

Hyperleptinemia, characteristic of diabetes and a hallmark feature of human obesity, contributes to the increased risk of atherosclerotic complications. However, molecular mechanisms mediating leptin-induced atherogenesis and gene expression in…

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