Search Results - "ARENDASH, G. W"
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Caffeine protects Alzheimer’s mice against cognitive impairment and reduces brain β-amyloid production
Published in Neuroscience (03-11-2006)“…A recent epidemiological study suggested that higher caffeine intake over decades reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The present study sought to…”
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Granulocyte colony stimulating factor decreases brain amyloid burden and reverses cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's mice
Published in Neuroscience (29-09-2009)“…Abstract Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is a multi-modal hematopoietic growth factor, which also has profound effects on the diseased CNS. G-CSF…”
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Long-term electromagnetic field treatment enhances brain mitochondrial function of both Alzheimer's transgenic mice and normal mice: a mechanism for electromagnetic field-induced cognitive benefit?
Published in Neuroscience (30-06-2011)“…Abstract We have recently reported that long-term exposure to high frequency electromagnetic field (EMF) treatment not only prevents or reverses cognitive…”
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Evidence That Oxidative Stress Is Associated with the Pathophysiology of Inherited Hydrocephalus in the H-Tx Rat Model
Published in Experimental neurology (01-01-1999)“…Oxidative stress can contribute to many neurological disease processes. Because many events known to involve oxidative stress (infection, hemorrhage, brain…”
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Lifelong immunization with human β-amyloid (1–42) protects Alzheimer's transgenic mice against cognitive impairment throughout aging
Published in Neuroscience (2005)“…Although both active and passive β-amyloid (Aβ) immunotherapy have been shown to protect against or lessen cognitive impairment in various Alzheimer's…”
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The retinal degeneration (rd) gene seriously impairs spatial cognitive performance in normal and Alzheimerʼs transgenic mice
Published in Neuroreport (19-01-2004)“…To determine the effects of the recessive retinal degeneration (rd) gene on behavioral performance, three Alzheimerʼs transgenic lines (APPsw, P30lL,…”
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Short-Term β-Amyloid Vaccinations Do Not Improve Cognitive Performance in Cognitively Impaired APP+PS1 Mice
Published in Behavioral neuroscience (01-06-2003)“…Prior work demonstrated that β-amyloid (Aβ) immunotherapy for 8 months prevented cognitive impairment in 16-month-old APP+PS1 transgenic mice. In the present…”
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Chronic antioxidant treatment improves the cognitive performance of aged rats
Published in Brain research (25-09-1995)“…Free radicals and oxidative damage have been implicated in brain aging and several neurodegenerative diseases. The purpose of the present study was to…”
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Degeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons increases iron within the substantia nigra: a histochemical and neurochemical study
Published in Brain research (10-10-1994)“…Parkinson's-diseased (PD) brains have increased levels of iron in the zona compacta of the substantia nigra (SNc). To determine whether these elevated nigral…”
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Improved learning and memory in aged rats with chronic administration of the nicotinic receptor agonist GTS-21
Published in Brain research (20-03-1995)“…The ability of two synthetic nicotine receptor ligands, GTS-21 and DMAB, to chronically enhance the cognitive function of aged rats was evaluated in three…”
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Sorafenib inhibits nuclear factor kappa B, decreases inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 expression, and restores working memory in APPswe mice
Published in Neuroscience (15-09-2009)“…Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by memory loss and the upregulation of pro-neuroinflammatory factors such as cRaf-1, cyclooxygenase-2…”
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In vitro and in vivo studies investigating possible antioxidant actions of nicotine: relevance to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta (07-07-1999)“…An inverse relationship appears to exist between cigarette smoking and the risk of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. Since both diseases are characterized…”
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A diet high in omega-3 fatty acids does not improve or protect cognitive performance in Alzheimer’s transgenic mice
Published in Neuroscience (26-10-2007)“…Abstract Although a number of epidemiologic studies reported that higher intake of omega-3 fatty acids (largely associated with fish consumption) is protective…”
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Metals and free radicals in neurodegeneration
Published in Current opinion in neurology (01-12-1994)“…Substantial evidence has accumulated implicating metals and free radicals in the pathogenesis of the major neurodegenerative disorders (Parkinson's disease,…”
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Time-dependent changes in iron levels and associated neuronal loss within the substantia nigra following lesions within the neostriatum/globus pallidus complex
Published in Neuroscience (01-08-1995)“…The substantia nigra and globus pallidus (two iron-rich brain areas) receive a substantial innervation from the neostriatum, a considerable amount of which is…”
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Infusion of iron into the rat substantia nigra: nigral pathology and dose-dependent loss of striatal dopaminergic markers
Published in Journal of neuroscience research (01-05-1993)“…Iron has recently been suggested to contribute to the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD) because of the finding of increased iron levels in the…”
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Nicotine enhances morris water maze performance of young and aged rats
Published in Neurobiology of aging (01-09-1995)“…We have recently demonstrated that nicotine administration improves the acquisition and/or memory retention of aged rats in 17-arm radial maze, Lashley III…”
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Aβ peptide vaccination prevents memory loss in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease
Published in Nature (London) (21-12-2000)“…Vaccinations with amyloid-β peptide (AB) can dramatically reduce amyloid deposition in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. To determine if the…”
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Intravascular infusions of soluble β-amyloid compromise the blood–brain barrier, activate CNS glial cells and induce peripheral hemorrhage
Published in Brain research (06-02-1999)“…Vascular wall levels of soluble β-amyloid 1–40 (Aβ 1–40) are elevated in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Moreover, plasma Aβ levels are increased in familial AD, as…”
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Nicotine enhances the learning and memory of aged rats
Published in Pharmacology, biochemistry and behavior (01-11-1995)“…The cognitive performance of young adult (2–3-month-old) and aged (22–24 month-old) rats was characterized in one of three different behavioral tasks, and the…”
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