Associations between serum and plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor and influence of storage time and centrifugation strategy

AK Gejl, C Enevold, A Bugge, MS Andersen… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The aims of the study were to clarify the impact of storage time and centrifugation strategy on
brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels in human serum and plasma samples. In …

The impact of BDNF Val66Met polymorphism on cognition in Bipolar Disorder: A review: Special Section on “Translational and Neuroscience Studies in Affective …

GM Mandolini, M Lazzaretti, A Pigoni… - Journal of affective …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Converging lines of evidence suggest that Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
(BDNF) may play a central role in the pathogenesis of Bipolar Disorder (BD), thus …

Regulation of cholinergic basal forebrain development, connectivity, and function by neurotrophin receptors

Z Boskovic, S Meier, Y Wang, MR Milne… - Neuronal …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Cholinergic basal forebrain (cBF) neurons are defined by their expression of the p75
neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) and tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) neurotrophin …

Selective decline of neurotrophin and neurotrophin receptor genes within CA1 pyramidal neurons and hippocampus proper: correlation with cognitive performance …

SD Ginsberg, MH Malek‐Ahmadi, MJ Alldred… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons, a major component of the medial temporal lobe
memory circuit, are selectively vulnerable during the progression of Alzheimer's disease …

A nanocomposite prepared from reduced graphene oxide, gold nanoparticles and poly (2-amino-5-mercapto-1, 3, 4-thiadiazole) for use in an electrochemical sensor …

MH Ghanbari, F Shahdost-Fard, H Salehzadeh… - Microchimica Acta, 2019 - Springer
A nanocomposite was prepared with reduced graphene oxide, gold nanoparticles and an
electropolymerized film made from 2-amino-5-mercapto-1, 3, 4-thiadiazole. An …

Altered brain expression of insulin and insulin-like growth factors in frontotemporal lobar degeneration: Another degenerative disease linked to dysregulation of insulin …

CJ Liou, M Tong, JP Vonsattel, SM de la Monte - ASN neuro, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is the third most common dementing
neurodegenerative disease with nearly 80% having no known etiology. Objective Growing …

The role of MAPK signaling pathway in selenium amelioration of high fat/high cholesterol diet-induced tauopathy in rats

EN Abd Al Haleem, WM El-Bakly - Chemico-Biological Interactions, 2019 - Elsevier
Background MAP kinases, CREB, and Tau are signaling molecules among downstream
synaptic targets involved in synaptic function, memory formation and cognition. Purpose …

Resveratrol regulates BDNF, trkB, PSA-NCAM, and Arc expression in the rat cerebral cortex after bilateral common carotid artery occlusion and reperfusion

MP Serra, M Boi, L Poddighe, T Melis, Y Lai, G Carta… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
The polyphenol resveratrol (RVT) may drive protective mechanisms of cerebral homeostasis
during the hypoperfusion/reperfusion triggered by the transient bilateral common carotid …

A cross-talk between blood-cell neuroplasticity-related genes and environmental enrichment in working dogs

G Guelfi, AB Casano, L Menchetti, M Bellicci… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
This study aims to identify a panel of blood-cell neuroplasticity-related genes expressed
following environmental enrichment stimulation (EE). The Drug detection (DD) training …

Investigating the role of nidogens, a family of basement membrane proteins, at the neuromuscular junction in health and disease

IFG Meyer - 2019 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
The basement membrane is a specialised form of the extracellular matrix that surrounds
cells and tissues to provide structural support, regulate tissue development and modulate …