Diabetic neuropathy and nerve regeneration

H Yasuda, M Terada, K Maeda, S Kogawa… - Progress in …, 2003 - Elsevier
Diabetic neuropathy is the most common peripheral neuropathy in western countries.
Although every effort has been made to clarify the pathogenic mechanism of diabetic …

Molecular determinants of retinal ganglion cell development, survival, and regeneration

S Isenmann, A Kretz, A Cellerino - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2003 - Elsevier
The retina is an easily accessible part of the CNS with a well-defined cytological
architecture. It allows for detailed study of the regulation of neurogenesis, determinants of …

Antiobesity and antidiabetic effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in rodent models of leptin resistance

T Nakagawa, Y Ogawa, K Ebihara… - International journal of …, 2003 - nature.com
OBJECTIVE: Obesity in rodents and humans is mostly associated with elevated plasma
leptin concentrations, suggesting a new pathological concept of 'leptin resistance'. We have …

[PDF][PDF] Regulation of insulin-like growth factor-I in skeletal muscle and muscle cells

RA Frost, CH Lang - Minerva endocrinologica, 2003 - researchgate.net
Growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) are potent regulators of muscle
mass. Transgenic mice that over-express these proteins exhibit dramatically enlarged …

Nerve growth factor prevents cell death and induces hypertrophy of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons in rats withdrawn from prolonged ethanol intake

A Cadete-Leite, PA Pereira, MD Madeira… - Neuroscience, 2003 - Elsevier
We have previously reported that the hippocampal cholinergic fiber network is severely
damaged in animals withdrawn from ethanol, and that a remarkable recovery in fiber density …

Ciliary neurotrophic factor overexpression in neural progenitor cells (ST14A) increases proliferation, metabolic activity, and resistance to stress during differentiation

S Weinelt, S Peters, P Bauer, E Mix… - Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
An Erratum has been published for this article in Journal of Neuroscience Research 75: 861,
2004. Neurotrophic factors exert considerable neuroprotective and neurorestorative effects …

Experimental studies on the control of food intake

HS Koopmans - Handbook of obesity, 2003 - taylorfrancis.com
The amount of food eaten is an essential component of the control of body weight. Food
provides the chemical energy required for metabolism and for the storage of nutrients for …

Use of CNTF (ciliary neurotrophic factor) receptor activators for the treatment of obesity

G Ciliberto, P Costa, G Paonessa, D Lazzaro… - US Patent …, 2003 - Google Patents
The present invention refers to the use of hCNTF (human ciliary neurotrophic factor),
mutants thereof or other molecules that activate the CNTF receptor, for the preparation of …