Primary rodent astroglial-enriched cultures are the most popular model to study astroglial
biology in vitro. From the original methods described in the 1970's a great number of minor …

The existence of specific binding sites for benzodiazepines (BZs) in the brain has prompted
the search for endogenous BZ receptor ligands designated by the generic term …

Urotensin II (UII) is a cyclic neuropeptide that was first isolated from the urophysis of teleost
fish on the basis of its ability to contract the hindgut. Subsequently, UII was characterized in …

The cyclic peptide urotensin II (UII) was originally isolated from the urophysis of teleost fish
on the basis of its ability to contract intestinal smooth muscle. The UII peptide has …

J. Neurochem.(2011) 117, 403–411. Abstract Oxidative stress, associated with a variety of
disorders including neurodegenerative diseases, results from accumulation of reactive …

Abstract Background Cadmium (Cd)-containing chemicals can cause serious damage to
biological systems. In animals and plants, Cd exposure can lead to metabolic disorders or …

Biased agonism by G‐protein‐coupled receptor ligands has opened up strategies for
targeted physiological or therapeutic actions. We hypothesized that urotensin II (UII)‐derived …

UII (urotensin II) and its paralogue URP (UII-related peptide) are two vasoactive
neuropeptides whose respective central actions are currently unknown. In the present study …

Urotensin II (U-II) and urotensin II-related peptide (URP) are the endogenous ligands for the
orphan G-protein-coupled receptor GPR14 now renamed UT. At the periphery, U-II and/or …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE During the past decade, a few GPCRs have been
characterized at the nuclear membrane where they exert complementary physiological …