Search Results - "Brown, Oscar A."
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Rejuvenation by cell reprogramming: a new horizon in gerontology
Published in Stem cell research & therapy (17-12-2018)“…The discovery of animal cloning and subsequent development of cell reprogramming technology were quantum leaps as they led to the achievement of rejuvenation…”
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The Thymus-Neuroendocrine Axis
Published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (01-02-2009)“…Thymulin is a thymic hormone exclusively produced by the thymic epithelial cells. It consists of a nonapeptide component coupled to the ion zinc, which confers…”
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Rejuvenating Effect of Long-Term Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Gene Therapy in the Hypothalamus of Aged Rats with Dopaminergic Dysfunction
Published in Rejuvenation research (01-04-2018)“…The aging female rat constitutes an interesting model of spontaneous and progressive age-related dopaminergic dysfunction as it allows assessing new…”
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The thymus-neuroendocrine axis: physiology, molecular biology, and therapeutic potential of the thymic peptide thymulin
Published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (01-02-2009)“…Thymulin is a thymic hormone exclusively produced by the thymic epithelial cells. It consists of a nonapeptide component coupled to the ion zinc, which confers…”
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The thymulin-lactotropic axis in rodents: thymectomy, immunoneutralization and gene transfer studies
Published in Neuroimmunomodulation (01-01-2013)“…There is clear evidence on the existence of a thymus-pituitary axis which seems to be particularly important during perinatal life. In particular, the thymic…”
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Peripheral and mesencephalic transfer of a synthetic gene for the thymic peptide thymulin
Published in Brain research bulletin (31-05-2006)“…Thymulin is a thymic peptide with antiinflammatory activity in the brain. We constructed a recombinant adenoviral vector, RAd-FTS, expressing a synthetic DNA…”
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Thymulin and the neuroendocrine system
Published in Peptides (2004)“…Thymulin is a thymic hormone exclusively produced by the thymic epithelial cells. It consists of a nonapeptide component coupled to the ion zinc, which confers…”
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Potential of gene therapy for restoration of endocrine thymic function in thymus-deficient animal models
Published in Current gene therapy (01-02-2008)“…The aim of the present article is to discuss the potential of gene therapy for thymic hormones as a novel therapeutic strategy to treat dyshomeostatic…”
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Studies on in vivo gene transfer in pituitary tumors using herpes-derived and adenoviral vectors
Published in Brain research bulletin (15-02-2005)“…Suicide gene therapy has met limited success for the treatment of rat pituitary tumors. In order to determine the cause of primary pituitary tumor resistance…”
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The neuroendocrine system as a model to evaluate experimental gene therapy
Published in Current gene therapy (01-02-2006)“…The implementation of experimental gene therapy in animal models of neurological diseases is an area of growing interest. Although the neuroendocrine system…”
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Studies on the gonadotropin-releasing activity of thymulin: changes with age
Published in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (01-04-2000)“…We assessed the ability of thymulin, a zinc-dependent nonapeptide produced by the thymic epithelial cells, to influence the release of luteinizing hormone (LH)…”
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Thymus and aging: potential of gene therapy for restoration of endocrine thymic function in thymus-deficient animal models
Published in Gerontology (Basel) (01-09-2002)“…The aim of the present article is to discuss the potential of gene therapy for thymic hormones as a novel therapeutic strategy to treat dyshomeostatic states…”
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Hypophysotropic activity of histone H3 in vitro
Published in Peptides (New York, N.Y. : 1980) (01-05-2003)“…To assess the effect of histone H3 on pituitary hormone secretion, rat anterior pituitary (AP) cells were used and growth hormone, prolactin, thyrotropin,…”
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Growth hormone-releasing activity of thymulin on pituitary somatotropes is age dependent
Published in Neuroendocrinology (01-01-1999)“…Thymulin is a Zn-bound nonapeptide produced by the thymic epithelial cells (TEC) whose secretion is modulated by growth hormone (GH), among others. We assessed…”
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Thymulin stimulates prolactin and thyrotropin release in an age-related manner
Published in Mechanisms of ageing and development (01-09-1998)“…Thymulin is a Zn-bound nonapeptide produced by the thymic epithelial cells (TEC) whose secretion is modulated by prolactin (PRL) and thyroid hormones, among…”
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Thyrotropin-Releasing Activity of Histone H2A, H2B and Peptide MB35
Published in Peptides (New York, N.Y. : 1980) (1997)“…Brown, O. A., Y. E. Sosa and R. G. Goya. Thyrotropin-releasing activity of histones H2A, H2B and peptide MB35. Peptides 18(9) 1315–1319, 1997.—Histones possess…”
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Hypophysiotropic activity of histone H3 in vitro
Published in Peptides (New York, N.Y. : 1980) (01-05-2003)“…To assess the effect of histone H3 on pituitary hormone secretion, rat anterior pituitary (AP) cells were used and growth hormone, prolactin, thyrotropin,…”
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The thymus-pituitary axis and its changes during aging
Published in Neuroimmunomodulation (01-01-1999)“…The pituitary-thymic axis constitutes a bidirectional circuit where the ascending feedback loop is effected by thymic factors of epithelial origin. The aim of…”
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Hormonal modulation of antioxidant enzyme activities in young and old rats
Published in Experimental gerontology (01-03-1995)“…The correlation between serum levels of pituitary and thyroid hormones and the activity of two antioxidant enzymes (AOE), catalase (CAT) and superoxide…”
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Studies on the prolactin-releasing mechanism of histones H2A and H2B
Published in Life sciences (1973) (14-04-2000)“…In previous studies we demonstrated that histone preparations possess multiple effects in vivo on pituitary hormone secretion. We have now studied the…”
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