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The mitochondrial electron transfer alteration as a factor involved in the brain aging by Benzi, G, Pastoris, O, Marzatico, F, Villa, R F, Dagani, F, Curti, D

“…The tissutal concentrations of reduced glutathione (GSH) and the contents of some key components in the electron transfer chain (namely ubiquinone, cytochromes…”
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Abnormal skeletal and cardiac muscle mitochondria induced by zidovudine (AZT) in human muscle in vitro and in an animal model by Lamperth, L, Dalakas, M C, Dagani, F, Anderson, J, Ferrari, R

“…To examine the mechanism of mitochondrial myocytotoxicity caused by long-term administration of zidovudine (AZT) in human immunodeficiency virus-positive…”
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Relations between intracellular ions and energy metabolism: a study with monensin in synaptosomes, neurons, and C6 glioma cells by Erecinska, M, Dagani, F, Nelson, D, Deas, J, Silver, IA

“…Treatment of rat brain synaptosomes with 10 microM monensin stimulated activity of the Na/K pump, which enhanced oxygen consumption and lactate production…”
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Sequential damage in mitochondrial complexes by peroxidative stress by BENZI, G, CURTI, D, PASTORIS, O, MARZATICO, F, VILLA, R. F, DAGANI, F

“…The biochemical characteristics of the electron transfer chain are evaluated in purified non-synaptic ("free") mitochondria from the forebrain of 60-week-old…”
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No evidence for altered muscle mitochondrial function in Parkinson's disease by Anderson, J J, Bravi, D, Ferrari, R, Davis, T L, Baronti, F, Chase, T N, Dagani, F

“…Recent reports indicate that reductions in mitochondrial respiratory chain function occur in substantia nigra, platelets, and muscle from patients with…”
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Effect of aging and acetyl-L-carnitine on energetic and cholinergic metabolism in rat brain regions by Curti, D, Dagani, F, Galmozzi, M R, Marzatico, F

“…The effect of aging and subchronic treatment with acetyl-L-carnitine (50 mg/kg per day) was studied on mitochondrial bioenergetics and cholinergic metabolism…”
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Glutamate metabolism, release, and quantal transmission at central excitatory synapses: implications for neural plasticity by Dagani, F, D'Angelo, E

“…Glutamate is thought to act as a neurotransmitter at several excitatory synapses in the brain. Available knowledge reveals complex intercompartmental dynamics…”
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Biochemical evaluations in skeletal muscles of primates with MPTP parkinson-like syndrome by Pastoris, O., Dossena, M., Foppa, P., Catapano, M., Ferrari, R., Dagani, F.

“…The toxic effects of the neurotoxin MPTP (1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine) in primates can be exploited for investigating the physiopathology of…”
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Is the Mg(2+)-ATP-dependent proton pumping activity of the synaptic vesicles a factor involved in the cerebral hypoxia? by Benzi, G, Gorini, A, Ghigini, B, Moretti, A, Dagani, F, Villa, R F

“…The changes in the Mg(2+)-dependent V-type ATPase activity and the Mg(2+)-ATP-dependent H+ pumping activity of the synaptic vesicles from the cerebral cortex…”
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Oxidative metabolism of nonsynaptic mitochondria isolated from rat brain hippocampus: a comparative regional study by Dagani, F, Marzatico, F, Curti, D

“…Nonsynaptic mitochondria isolated from rat brain hippocampus were compared with those obtained by means of the same preparative procedure from cerebral cortex…”
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Is the Mg2+-ATP-dependent proton pumping activity of the synaptic vesicles a factor involved in the cerebral hypoxia ? by BENZI, G, GORINI, A, GHIGINI, B, MORETTI, A, DAGANI, F, VILLA, R. F

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Effects of diltiazem on bioenergetics, K+ gradients, and free cytosolic Ca2+ levels in rat brain synaptosomes submitted to energy metabolism inhibition and depolarization by Dagani, F, Feletti, F, Canevari, L

“…Diltiazem was able to decrease the oxygen consumption rate and lactate production in synaptosomes isolated from rat forebrains, both under control and…”
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Influence of aging and drug treatment on the bioenergetics of hypoxic brain by BENZI, G, PASTORIS, O, MARZATICO, F, DAGANI, F

“…Synaptosomes isolated from the forebrain of rats of different ages (20, 60 and 100 weeks of age) were incubated in Krebs-Henseleit-Hepes (pH 7.4) buffer, for…”
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Glutamate and GABA levels in CSF from patients affected by dementia and olivo-ponto-cerebellar atrophy by Tosca, P, Canevari, L, Di Paolo, E, Ferrari, R, Verzé, S, Zerbi, F, Dagani, F

“…The modifications in the CSF content of glutamate and GABA in patients afflicted with primary degenerative dementia (PDD) and olivo-ponto-cerebellar atrophy…”
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Free mitochondria and synaptosomes from single rat forebrain. A comparison between two known subfractionation techniques by Dagani, F, Zanada, F, Marzatico, F, Benzi, G

“…Two published subcellular subfractionation techniques employing Ficoll-sucrose or sucrose-density gradient centrifugation, respectively, are evaluated for…”
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Phenobarbital and 6-aminonicotinamide effect on cerebral enzymatic activities related to energy metabolism in different rat brain areas by MARZATICO, F, DAGANI, F, CURTI, D, BENZI, G

“…The effect of phenobarbital (100 mg/kg i.p.) and 6-aminonicotinamide (6AN) (35 mg/kg i.p.) on enzyme activities related to energy transduction was investigated…”
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Factors involved in the age-related alteration in the efficiency of the brain bioenergetics by Benzi, G, Pastoris, O, Dossena, M, Marzatico, F, Villa, R F, Dagani, F

“…The synaptic energy state may be defined by the redox state of the intramitochondrial NAD-couple (delta Gox-red) and the phosphorylation state of adenine…”
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Brain enzyme adaptation to mild normobaric intermittent hypoxia by Marzatico, F, Curti, D, Dagani, F, Taglietti, M, Benzi, G

“…The adaptation to repeated periods of intermittent normobaric hypoxia (oxygen:nitrogen = 10:90, 12 hr daily for 5 days) of some specific enzymatic activities…”
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Effect of prolonged and intermittent hypoxia on some cerebral enzymatic activities related to energy transduction by Dagani, F, Marzatico, F, Curti, D, Zanada, F, Benzi, G

“…The adaptation to repeated, alternate normobaric hypoxic and normoxic exposures (12 h/day, for 5 days) and to pharmacological treatment was evaluated by…”
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Effect of Ca2+-homopantothenate and mild hypoxia on some enzyme activities evaluated in subcellular fractions from different rat brain regions by Dagani, F, Curti, D, Marzatico, F

“…The effect of Ca2+-homopantothenate (HOPA) treatment (250 mg/kg for 5 d) has been studied by evaluating the specific activity of enzymes related to: glycolytic…”
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