Search Results - "Calas, Andre"
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Respiratory failure triggered by cholinesterase inhibitors may involve activation of a reflex sensory pathway by acetylcholine spillover
Published in Toxicology (Amsterdam) (01-08-2019)“…[Display omitted] •Inhibition of cholinesterase by organophosphate poisoning strongly impacts respiration patterns.•Long pauses after inspiration are mainly…”
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Immunomodulatory influence of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells on neuroinflammation in astrocyte cultures
Published in Journal of neuroimmunology (15-08-2012)“…Abstract The therapeutic benefits associated with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) largely result from their immunomodulatory and neurotrophic properties. In this…”
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Early ALS-type gait abnormalities in AMP-dependent protein kinase-deficient mice suggest a role for this metabolic sensor in early stages of the disease
Published in Metabolic brain disease (01-12-2015)“…Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the selective loss of motoneurons. While the principal cause of the disease…”
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A New Class of Bi- and Trifunctional Sugar Oximes as Antidotes against Organophosphorus Poisoning
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (24-03-2022)“…Recent events demonstrated that organophosphorus nerve agents are a serious threat for civilian and military populations. The current therapy includes a…”
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No-observed-adverse-effect-level (NOAEL) assessment as an optimized dose of cholinesterase reactivators for the treatment of exposure to warfare nerve agents in mice
Published in Chemico-biological interactions (01-04-2024)“…Despite the international convention on the prohibition of chemical weapons ratified in 1997, the threat of conflicts and terrorist attacks involving such…”
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How does organophosphorus chemical warfare agent exposure affect respiratory physiology in mice?
Published in Toxicology (Amsterdam) (01-09-2024)“…In the absence of appropriate medical care, exposure to organophosphorus nerve agents, such as VX, can lead to respiratory failure, and potentially death by…”
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Excessive tubulin polyglutamylation causes neurodegeneration and perturbs neuronal transport
Published in The EMBO journal (03-12-2018)“…Posttranslational modifications of tubulin are emerging regulators of microtubule functions. We have shown earlier that upregulated polyglutamylation is linked…”
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Selenoprotein T is a novel OST subunit that regulates UPR signaling and hormone secretion
Published in EMBO reports (01-11-2017)“…Selenoprotein T (SelT) is a recently characterized thioredoxin‐like protein whose expression is very high during development, but is confined to endocrine…”
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Bidirectional integrative regulation of Cav1.2 calcium channel by microRNA miR-103: role in pain
Published in The EMBO journal (14-09-2011)“…Chronic pain states are characterized by long‐term sensitization of spinal cord neurons that relay nociceptive information to the brain. Among the mechanisms…”
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An Antidote Screening System for Organophosphorus Poisoning Using Zebrafish Larvae
Published in ACS chemical neuroscience (04-08-2021)“…Organophosphorus (OP) cholinesterase inhibitors, which include insecticides and chemical warfare nerve agents, are very potent neurotoxicants. Given that the…”
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An easy method for the determination of active concentrations of cholinesterase reactivators in blood samples: Application to the efficacy assessment of non quaternary reactivators compared to HI-6 and pralidoxime in VX-poisoned mice
Published in Chemico-biological interactions (01-04-2017)“…Organophosphorus nerve agents, like VX, are highly toxic due to their strong inhibition potency against acetylcholinesterase (AChE). AChE inhibited by VX can…”
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Characterization of seizures induced by acute exposure to an organophosphate herbicide, glufosinate-ammonium
Published in Neuroreport (04-05-2016)“…Glufosinate-ammonium (GLA), the active component of a widely used herbicide, induces convulsions in rodents and humans. In mouse, intraperitoneal treatment…”
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Noradrenergic regulation of galanin expression in the supraoptic nucleus in the rat hypothalamus. An ex vivo study
Published in Journal of neuroscience research (01-04-2006)“…Galanin is coexpressed with vasopressin and oxytocin in magnocellular neurons of the rat neuroendocrine hypothalamus. Various physiological stimuli, such as…”
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Efficacy Assessment of an Uncharged Reactivator of NOP-Inhibited Acetylcholinesterase Based on Tetrahydroacridine Pyridine-Aldoxime Hybrid in Mouse Compared to Pralidoxime
Published in Biomolecules (Basel, Switzerland) (04-06-2020)“…(1) Background: Human exposure to organophosphorus compounds employed as pesticides or as chemical warfare agents induces deleterious effects due to…”
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A secretagogin locus of the mammalian hypothalamus controls stress hormone release
Published in The EMBO journal (02-01-2015)“…A hierarchical hormonal cascade along the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal axis orchestrates bodily responses to stress. Although corticotropin‐releasing hormone…”
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The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus of the Dromedary Camel ( Camelus dromedarius ): Cytoarchitecture and Neurochemical Anatomy
Published in Frontiers in neuroanatomy (16-11-2017)“…In mammals, biological rhythms are driven by a master circadian clock located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus. Recently, we have…”
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Occurrence of Two Distinct Urotensin II-Related Peptides in Zebrafish Provides New Insight into the Evolutionary History of the Urotensin II Gene Family
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-06-2011)“…The UII gene family possesses four distinct paralogs that arose during two rounds of tetraploidization: urotensin II, urotensin II-related peptide (URP) and…”
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Comparative Genomics Provides Evidence for Close Evolutionary Relationships between the Urotensin II and Somatostatin Gene Families
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (14-02-2006)“…Although urotensin II (UII) and somatostatin 1 (SS1) exhibit some structural similarities, their precursors do not show any appreciable sequence identity and,…”
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Chronic exposure to glufosinate-ammonium induces spatial memory impairments, hippocampal MRI modifications and glutamine synthetase activation in mice
Published in Neurotoxicology (Park Forest South) (01-07-2008)“…Glufosinate-ammonium (GLA), the active compound of a worldwide-used herbicide, acts by inhibiting the plant glutamine synthetase (GS) leading to a lethal…”
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MRI Characterization of Structural Mouse Brain Changes in Response to Chronic Exposure to the Glufosinate Ammonium Herbicide
Published in Toxicological sciences (01-10-2009)“…Glufosinate ammonium (GLA) is the active component of herbicides widely used in agriculture, truck farming, or public domains. GLA acts by inhibiting the plant…”
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