... expressing CCR1, CCR2 or CCR5 mRNA within and around inflammatory foci inthe spinal cord of rats with EAE, thus identifying potential determinants for trafficking of these cells to the CNS These findings ... EAE show extensive inflammation involving the white and grey matter (D), with marked demyelination inthe inflammatory areas (F) The majority of the infiltrating inflammatory cells are macrophages, ... in understanding the pathogenesis of MS is the reliable identification of phagocytes capable of degrading myelin Since infiltration of leukocytes including monocyte-derived macrophages into the...
... TUNEL+ cells inthe SVZ and DG were doublecortin (DCX)+ neuronal progenitors Other TUNEL+ cells in these two regions included GFAP+ cells (which could be stem cells inthe SVZ, or astrocytes inthe ... all cells and myelin in this tissue Hematoxylin and eosin staining revealed markedly decreased cellularity inthe CC in treated Unlike the consistent observations of microglial activation inthe ... was reduced by systemic exposure to 5-FU Inthe CC, the reduction in apparent division of Olig2+ cells was proportionate to the overall reduction in all BrdU+ cells Inthe SVZ, there was an enhanced...
... single positive-staining bacteria were found inthe neuronal processes Both nNOS and iNOS immunoreactivity were found in a proportion of the neurons inthe brainstem and the staining pattern was ... of nNOS and iNOS inthe nonneurological control brain Both nNOS and iNOS immunoreactivity was recognized inthe brain of control goats No inflammatory cells were found inthe brain sections of ... listeriosis The involvement of iNOS in bovine and caprine listeriosis has been reported previously, and the increased expression of iNOS and the resultant NO generation were confirmed in brains with...
... nanoparticles will interact with the proteins present inthe biological system, i.e the material surrounding the nanoparticles are proteins present inthenervoussystem of the cockroach Discussion The results ... vibration inthe building Although proteins not break into ions, introducing charged particles into thenervoussystem causes an imbalance inthe signal transmission that links to the insect’s locomotion ... as the model system We study the effects and interactions of negatively charged gold nanoparticles (nAuNPs) with the cockroaches CNS in vivo The authors refer to thenervoussystem as the brain...
... like tau is involved in microtubule assembly It serves as a binding for the tubulin Mutations in α-synuclein lead to loss of this binding ability, resulting in tubulin and α-synuclein aggregation ... and intestine (Kimura, 2011) It is the main H2S-generating enzyme inthe cardiovascular system (Zhao et al., 2001, Bian et al., 2006) CSE was detected in relatively large amounts inthe myocardium ... enhancing the activity of gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase and up-regulating cystine transport The upregulation in gammaglutamylcysteine synthetase activity facilitates the redistribution of GSH into...
... baculovirus-mediated genetherapy by increasing the expression of the transgene In addition, with their intrinsic anti-tumor activities, HDAC inhibitors also have the advantage to kill tumor cells more ... transgene(s) Therapeutic genes are the transgenes delivered into target cells, which have functional therapeutic effects to ameliorate the diseases The most ideal human genetherapy is the perfect ... of gene therapy, most efforts are still being made to develop safer and more efficient gene delivery vectors 1.2 Gene delivery vectors incentralnervoussystem (CNS) Chapter Introduction In the...
... constituent instead of sphingomyelin (PE-cer has phosphoethanolamine as the head group, instead of the phosphocholine head group in SM) [32] Despite having shorter fatty acyl chains (the longest being ... contain the same head groups as mammalian cells (phosphoethanolamine, phosphocholine, phosphoserine and phosphoinositol) Drosophila’s sphingolipids also contain a shorter acyl chain on the sphingoid ... sphingomyelinase (SMase) in specific motor neurons These genes inthe fly are the homologs of their mammalian sphingolipid catabolyzing counterparts Ceramidase is an enzyme which catalyzes the...
... with the first ATG inthe open reading frame The translation termination codon is indicated by an asterisk The sequence obtained by the first degenerate PCR is singly underlined, whereas the sequences ... represent the coding region and the noncoding regions of the planarian PHM cDNA, respectively; whereas the two flanking broad lines outside indicate the k ZAP II vector The two gray boxes inthe planarian ... inthe planarian nervoussystem [40], suggesting that the AsA-related electron transfer system, which supports amidation of the neuropeptide, might predate or coincide with the emergence of the...
... integration of the autonomic nervous system, and they may integrate somatic and vegetative functions, including those of the cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems Limbic SystemThe "limbic system" ... Degenerative Disorders) Norepinephrine There are relatively large amounts of norepinephrine within the hypothalamus and in certain zones of the limbic system, such as thecentral nucleus of the ... cells of this class may be attracted to the brain during periods of inflammation following either microbial infection or other postinjury inflammatory reactions The response of the brain to inflammation...
... however, chemotherapy in increasing doses has become routine Very high dose chemotherapy, requiring bone marrow transplantation or peripheral stemcell support, is now standard therapy for children ... with certain brain tumors, especially for the very young Because of the rapid myelinization that occurs in infants, the finding by Noble and colleagues [1] of the adverse effects of chemotherapy ... infants with malignant brain tumors use even higher doses of chemotherapy, necessitating either bone marrow transplantation or peripheral stemcell support to boost the immune system, and either...
... determine whether these findings resulted in functional impairment, they investigated the auditory brainstem response inthe mice at various times following treatment Loss of myelin is known to increase ... increase the latency between specific peaks inthe auditory brainstem response, reflecting slowing of the impulse conduction between the ear and the brain Exposure to 5-FU caused a progressive increase ... progenitor cells and nondividing oligodendrocytes than to many cancer cell lines in vitro They also found that the agents caused increased cell death and decreased cell division inthe subventricular...
... responding to steroids alone [9] But Barron et al [24] indicated that steroid therapy alone failed to improve the condition This finding is consistent with ours Others recommended combination therapy ... Ballardie FW: Primary angiitis of thecentralnervous system: emerging variants Q J Med 2005, 98:643-654 Markus K, Peter B: Primary centralnervoussystem vasculitis: clinical experiences with 21 new ... Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Beijing 100050, China Authors’ contributions GY wrote the initial draft WY drew the pictures WZ revised the draft SL described the MRI features GL provided the...
... functions of the therapeutic genes 1.1.2 Non-viral and Viral Gene Delivery Systems Depending on the usage of vectors, there are two main types of gene delivery systems: non-viral and viral systems Large ... analysed using the integrated software of the instrument 27 2.2.7 Cell Lines and Cell Culture Sf9 insect cells were obtained from Invitrogen and cultured according to the manual’s instructions ... components Hence, genetherapy emerges as a promising approach to provide efficient treatment for these difficult diseases 1.1.1 GeneTherapyThe main concept of genetherapy is to use genetic materials...
... According to these functions, thenervoussystem is categorized as sensory system, integrating system and motor system respectively (Delcomyn, 1998) The structural organization of thenervoussystem ... Rag1 inthenervoussystem is conserved among vertebrate species and suggest a function 1.2.2 A brief overview of thenervoussystemThenervoussystem is the most complex organ systemin animals, ... regulation of Rag genes 1.2 Rags inthenervoussystem 1.2.1 The expression of Rag genes inthenervoussystem Rag genes were initially identified as lymphoid-specific factors Indeed, Rag genes are strongly...
... functional cells inthenervous system, carrying out the fundamental tasks of receiving, conducting and transmitting signals Therapeutic protection of these cells is one of the main goals of genetherapy ... recurrent brain tumors, or to inject drugs with short half-life Gene therapy, on the other hand, can minimize this kind of damage Chapter Introduction to the brain by a single delivery of genetic ... of thecell types inthe CNS greatly increase the difficulty of gene delivery In sight of these considerations, special attention has to be paid to thegene delivery system, especially to the...
... reached their target neurons inthe tectum The Recombination activating gene- 1 (RAG1) is expressed inthe vertebrate immune system and inthenervous system, including the zebrafish visual system ... guidance at the midline, Eph-Ephrins are also involved in creating patterned neuronal connections inthe CNS and the peripheral nervoussystem Similar to the topographic mapping inthe visual system, ... immediately answer the question of whether RAG1 could generate diversity in neurons as it does inthe immune system Nevertheless this finding indicates that RAG1 has distinct binding activity in neurons...
... 26 injected intraperitoneally into the mice followed by injecting 100 μl of 0.4% trypan blue dye into the tail vein of mice In control mice, saline was injected intraperitoneally before injecting ... N-terminаl ѕequencing by Edmаn degrаdаtion The N-terminаl ѕequence of the recombinаnt ohаnin wаѕ АЅPPG, which correѕpondѕ to the N-terminаl of the nаtive protein except for the аlаnine thаt wаѕ in erted ... effects could prove to be the basis in not only understanding the receptor(s) involved in locomotion and pain sensations within the brain, but also into lead to the developing of future pharmacological...
... 9/20 TheCentralNervousSystem Brain StemThe midbrain and hindbrain (composed of the pons and the medulla) are collectively referred to as the brain stem ([link]) The structure emerges from the ... Brain StemThe brain stem comprises three regions: the midbrain, the pons, and the medulla Midbrain One of the original regions of the embryonic brain, the midbrain is a small region between the ... involves interactions with the cerebellum and other nuclei inthe brain stemThe cerebrum interacts with the basal nuclei, which involves connections with the thalamus The primary output of the...
... Each stemcell generates another stemcell and a sibling daughter cell destined to differentiate B Extrinsic versus intrinsic regulation of asymmetric division Extrinsic mechanism involves intercellular ... organism, the intricate balance between the maintenance Introduction of stem cells and the supply of fully differentiated cells is achieved by regulating the number and the mode of stemcell division, ... either by extrinsic or intrinsic mechanisms (Fig2B) The extrinsic mechanism involves cell- cell communication and the asymmetric positioning of the daughter cells with respect to external cues In...
... were used inthe selection of genes The first criterion was the expression level of the candidate genes in pluripotent cell types of both mouse and human, such as in ES cells inthe in- vitro scenario, ... processing is indeed active in ES cells and that mature Lefty2 proteins are secreted into and deposited inthe ES cell microenvironment 79 2.1.2.8 LEFTY2 maintains ES cell self renewal by inhibiting ... pluripotency genes in human ES cells All these observations fuelled my interest in further examining the functional role of Lefty2 in ES cells For this purpose, a loss of function approach using RNAi...