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Effects of growth hormone in the central nervous system

ABSTRACT Growth hormone (GH) is best known for its effect stimulating tissue and somatic growth through the regulation of cell division, regeneration and proliferation. However, GH-responsive neurons are spread over the entire central nervous system, suggesting that they have important roles in the brain...

Tempeh & soybean seed coat: the alternative sources of trans-resveratrol as neuroprotective agents

Int. j. morphol; 37 (3), 2019
Resveratrol is a stilbenoid, a type of natural phenol, and a phytoalexin produced by several plants in response to injury or attack by fungi. The underutilization of soybean seed coat (Glycine max (L.) Merrill.) and tempeh, cheap Indonesia fermented food thus opens up a new opportunity for developing a R...

Preventive effects of Topiramate on methylphenidate induced behavioral disorders

Neuronal cell damage is often caused by prolonged misuse of Methylphenidate (MPH). Topiramate (TPM) carries neuroprotective properties but its assumed mechanism remains unclear. The present study evaluates in vivo role of various doses of TPM and its mechanism against MPH-induced motor activity and relat...

Chlorella sorokiniana and Chlorella minutissima exhibit antioxidant potentials, inhibit cholinesterases and modulate disaggregation of β-amyloid fibrils

BACKGROUND: Microalgae are aquatic chlorophyll-containing organisms comprising unicellular microscopic forms, and their biomasses are potential sources of bioactive compounds, biofuels and food-based products. However, the neuroprotective effects of microalgal biomass have not been fully explored. In thi...

Síndrome de Susac: Una causa poco frecuente de encefalopatía

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (3), 2019
El síndrome de Susac es una enfermedad rara causada por oclusión autoinmune de la microvasculatura del cerebro, de la retina y del oído interno, lo que provoca la triada clínica característica de disfunción del sistema nervioso central, trastornos visuales y déficit vestíbulo-coclear. El diagnós...

Adenosine a1 receptor agonist protects against hippocampal neuronal injury after lithium chloride-pilocarpine-induced epilepsy

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (2), 2019
Abstract Background Adenosine A1 receptor (AA1R) is widely present in the central nervous system, exerting brain protective antiepileptic effects, mainly by binding corresponding G proteins. We evaluated the neuroprotective effects of AA1R on hippocampal neuronal injury after lithium chloride-pilocarpin...

Neuroproteção fetal: uma utilização contemporânea do sulfato de magnésio

Femina; 47 (2), 2019
Os principais usos contemporâneos do sulfato de magnésio na prática obstétrica incluem a prevenção e o tratamento de convulsões em portadoras de pré-eclâmpsia e eclâmpsia, o prolongamento da gravidez para administração antenatal de corticosteroides e a neuroproteção fetal na iminência de i...

Protective effect of extract of the Camellia japonica L. on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: We investigated the protective effect of the extract of the Camellia japonica L. flower on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Methods: The rat ischemia-reperfusion injury was induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion for 90 minutes and reperfusion for 48 hours. The anim...

Effects of icariside II on brain tissue oxidative stress and Nrf2/HO-1 expression in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury

Acta cir. bras; 34 (2), 2019
Abstract Purpose: To investigate the effects of icariside II on brain tissue oxidative stress and Nrf2/HO-1 expression in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI). Methods: One hundred SD rats were randomly divided into sham-operated, model, and 5, 10 and 20 mg/kg icariside II groups, 20 ...

Evaluation of the effects of erythropoietin and interleukin-6 in rats submitted to acute spinal cord injury

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and erythropoietin (EPO) in experimental acute spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats. METHODS: Using standardized equipment, namely, a New York University (NYU) Impactor, a SCI was produced in 50 Wistar rats using a 10-g weight drop from a 12.5-mm he...