Identification of a low–molecular weight TrkB antagonist with anxiolytic and antidepressant activity in mice

M Cazorla, J Prémont, A Mann, N Girard… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its receptor tropomyosin-
related kinase B (TrkB) have emerged as key mediators in the pathophysiology of several …

Antagonism of nerve growth factor-TrkA signaling and the relief of pain

PW Mantyh, M Koltzenburg, LM Mendell… - The Journal of the …, 2011 - pubs.asahq.org
Nerve growth factor (NGF) was originally discovered as a neurotrophic factor essential for
the survival of sensory and sympathetic neurons during development. However, in the adult …

Role of neurotrophins in neuropathic pain

D Siniscalco, C Giordano, F Rossi… - Current …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Neurotrophins (NTs) belong to a family of structurally and functionally related proteins, they
are the subsets of neurotrophic factors. Neurotrophins are responsible for diverse actions in …

Peptide mimetics of neurotrophins and their receptors

SD Skaper - Current pharmaceutical design, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Neurotrophic factors were originally identified based on their ability to prevent naturally
occurring cell death in the developing nervous system. Many of these proteins also promote …

The Inorganic Perspective of Nerve Growth Factor: Interactions of Cu2+ and Zn2+ with the N‐Terminus Fragment of Nerve Growth Factor Encompassing the …

A Travaglia, G Arena, R Fattorusso… - … A European Journal, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
There is a significant overlap between brain areas with Zn2+ and Cu2+ pathological dys‐
homeostasis and those in which the nerve growth factor (NGF) performs its biological role …

Reactive astrocytosis-induced perturbation of synaptic homeostasis is restored by nerve growth factor

G Cirillo, MR Bianco, AM Colangelo, C Cavaliere… - Neurobiology of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Reactive gliosis has been implicated in both inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases.
However, mechanisms by which astrocytic activation affects synaptic efficacy have been …

A local anesthetic, ropivacaine, suppresses activated microglia via a nerve growth factor-dependent mechanism and astrocytes via a nerve growth factor-independent …

S Toda, A Sakai, Y Ikeda, A Sakamoto… - Molecular …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Local anesthetics alleviate neuropathic pain in some cases in clinical practice,
and exhibit longer durations of action than those predicted on the basis of the …

Neurotrophic activity of DA-9801, a mixture extract of Dioscorea japonica Thunb. and Dioscorea nipponica Makino, in vitro

N Kim, SH Kim, YJ Kim, JK Kim, MK Nam… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Dioscorea japonica Thunb. has been
traditionally used to treat polyuria and diabetes in Korea. AIM OF THE STUDY: We …

In Vitro Study of Neuroprotective Properties of GK-2, a New Original Nerve Growth Factor Mimetic

TA Antipova, TA Gudasheva, SB Seredenin - Bulletin of experimental …, 2011 - Springer
New nerve growth factor (NGF) mimetic GK-2, a substituted dimeric dipeptide, in a
concentration of up to 10− 9 M produced a protective effect on the culture of immortalized …

Cross‐talk between cell cycle induction and mitochondrial dysfunction during oxidative stress and nerve growth factor withdrawal in differentiated PC12 cells

MR Bianco, M Berbenni, F Amara… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Neuronal death has been reported to involve mitochondrial dysfunction and cell cycle
reentry. In this report, we used Nerve Growth Factor (NGF)‐differentiated PC12 cells to …