Gut microbial molecules in behavioural and neurodegenerative conditions

BD Needham, R Kaddurah-Daouk… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Mounting evidence suggests that the gut microbiome impacts brain development and
function. Gut–brain connections may be mediated by an assortment of microbial molecules …

Agmatine: clinical applications after 100 years in translation

JE Piletz, F Aricioglu, JT Cheng, CA Fairbanks… - Drug discovery today, 2013 - Elsevier
Highlights•Sixteen leading groups review evidence for the therapeutic effects of
agmatine.•Agmatine modulatory action at multiple molecular targets is highlighted.• …

Nutritional and medicinal aspects of d-amino acids

M Friedman, CE Levin - Amino acids, 2012 - Springer
This paper reviews and interprets a method for determining the nutritional value of d-amino
acids, d-peptides, and amino acid derivatives using a growth assay in mice fed a synthetic …

Neuroprotection by agmatine: Possible involvement of the gut microbiome?

P Saha, S Panda, A Holkar, R Vashishth… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agmatine, an endogenous polyamine derived from L-arginine, elicits tremendous
multimodal neuromodulant properties. Alterations in agmatinergic signalling are closely …

Agmatine: multifunctional arginine metabolite and magic bullet in clinical neuroscience?

G Laube, HG Bernstein - Biochemical Journal, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Agmatine, the decarboxylation product of arginine, was largely neglected as an important
player in mammalian metabolism until the mid-1990s, when it was re-discovered as an …

The pharmacological importance of agmatine in the brain

TI Uzbay - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Agmatine is a polyamine that is produced via decarboxylation of l-arginine by the enzyme
arginine decarboxylase. It binds to various receptors and has been accepted as a novel …

Noradrenergic targets for the treatment of alcohol use disorder

CL Haass-Koffler, RM Swift, L Leggio - Psychopharmacology, 2018 - Springer
The role of norepinephrine (NE) in the development of alcohol use disorder (AUD) has been
studied over the past several decades. However, the NE system has been largely ignored …

Agmatine (decarboxylated L-arginine): physiological role and therapeutic potential

GJ Molderings, B Haenisch - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2012 - Elsevier
Agmatine, a cationic amine formed by decarboxylation of l-arginine by the mitochondrial
enzyme arginine decarboxylase (ADC), is widely but unevenly distributed in mammalian …

Current animal models of anxiety, anxiety disorders, and anxiolytic drugs

J Haller, M Alicki - Current opinion in psychiatry, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Our analysis shows that there is a large interest in performing anxiety research innovatively.
However, efforts are highly divergent and result in large numbers of poorly validated and …

Agmatine improves the behavioral and cognitive impairments associated with chronic gestational ethanol exposure in rats

MM Aglawe, MB Kale, SR Rahangdale… - Brain research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chronic maternal ethanol exposure leads to poor intelligence, impaired cognition and array
of neurological symptoms in offsprings and commonly referred as fetal alcohol spectrum …