This article reviews findings up to the end of 1997 about the inducible transcription factors
(ITFs) c-Jun, JunB, JunD, c-Fos, FosB, Fra-1, Fra-2, Krox-20 (Egr-2) and Krox-24 (NGFI-A …

The Egr proteins, Egr-1, Egr-2, Egr-3 and Egr-4, are closely related members of a subclass
of immediate early gene-encoded, inducible transcription factors. They share a highly …

The N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) subtype of glutamate receptors in the mammalian brain
plays a central role in synaptic plasticity underlying refinement of neuronal connections …

Hepatic encephalopathy is a serious neurological complication of liver failure. Serum bile
acids are elevated after liver damage and may disrupt the blood-brain barrier and enter the …

Age-related changes in the levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in selected
regions of brains from rats, normal mice and senescence-accelerated mice were compared …

Abstract Treatment of male Sprague–Dawley rats with kainic acid (10 mg/kg, ip) triggered
limbic seizures in 60% of the animals starting within 30 min and lasting for about 6 h …

Estrogen exerts many of its receptor-mediated neuroprotective functions through the
activation of various intracellular signal transduction pathways including the mitogen …

Background Kainic acid (KA)-induced status epilepticus (SE) was involved with release of
free radicals. Sesamin is a well-known antioxidant from sesame seeds and it scavenges free …

It is not known whether NMDA receptor‐dependent long‐term potentiation (LTP) is mediated
by similar molecular mechanisms in different hippocampal areas. To address this question …

Green tea is one of the most-consumed beverages due to its taste and antioxidative
polyphenols. However, the protective effects of green tea and its constituent, gallic acid (GA) …