Search Results - "LIMA, Andréa C"
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Taurine prevents the neurotoxicity of β‐amyloid and glutamate receptor agonists: activation of GABA receptors and possible implications for Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders
Published in The FASEB journal (01-03-2004)“…Alzheimer's disease (AD) and several other neurological disorders have been linked to the overactivation of glutamatergic transmission and exci‐totoxicity as a…”
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Deregulation of excitatory neurotransmission underlying synapse failure in Alzheimer's disease
Published in Journal of neurochemistry (01-07-2013)“…Alzheimer′s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia in the elderly. Memory loss in AD is increasingly attributed to soluble oligomers of the amyloid‐β…”
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Development and Evaluation of Praziquantel Solid Dispersions in Sodium Starch Glycolate
Published in Tropical journal of pharmaceutical research (09-05-2013)“…Purpose: To develop and characterize solid dispersions of praziquantel (PZQ) with sodium starch glycolate (SSG) for enhanced drug solubility. Methods: PZQ…”
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Periodontal bacteria in the brain—Implication for Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review
Published in Oral diseases (01-01-2023)“…Periodontitis is a chronic non‐communicable disease caused by a dysbiotic microbiota. Pathogens can spread to the bloodstream, colonize other tissues or…”
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LC Evaluation of Intestinal Transport of Praziquantel
Published in Chromatographia (01-06-2009)“…Praziquantel (PZQ) is a highly lipophilic drug with low aqueous solubility. Despite this, it is well absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. In this study, a…”
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The effects of levodopa in the spatiotemporal gait parameters are mediated by self‐selected gait speed in Parkinson's disease
Published in The European journal of neuroscience (01-12-2021)“…In individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD), the medication induces different and inconsistent results in the spatiotemporal parameters of gait, making it…”
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Contribution of Ca2+ release channels to hippocampal synaptic plasticity and spatial memory: potential redox modulation
Published in Antioxidants & redox signaling (20-08-2014)“…Memory is an essential human cognitive function. Consequently, to unravel the cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for the synaptic plasticity events…”
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Human apolipoprotein A–I binds amyloid-β and prevents Aβ-induced neurotoxicity
Published in The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology (01-06-2009)“…Aggregates of the amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) play a central role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Identification of proteins that physiologically…”
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Small-molecule aggregation inhibitors reduce excess amyloid in a trisomy 16 mouse cortical cell line
Published in Biological research (2008)“…We have previously characterized a number of small molecule organic compounds that prevent the aggregation of the beta-amyloid peptide and its neurotoxicity in…”
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Nicotinamide, a Poly [ADP-Ribose] Polymerase 1 (PARP-1) Inhibitor, as an Adjunctive Therapy for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
Published in Frontiers in aging neuroscience (13-08-2020)“…Nicotinamide (vitamin B3) is a key component in the cellular production of Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD) and has long been associated with neuronal…”
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Involvement of ryanodine receptors in neurotrophin-induced hippocampal synaptic plasticity and spatial memory formation
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (15-02-2011)“…Ryanodine receptors (RyR) amplify activity-dependent calcium influx via calcium-induced calcium release. Calcium signals trigger postsynaptic pathways in…”
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RyR2-Mediated Ca2+ Release and Mitochondrial ROS Generation Partake in the Synaptic Dysfunction Caused by Amyloid β Peptide Oligomers
Published in Frontiers in molecular neuroscience (25-04-2017)“…Amyloid β peptide oligomers (AβOs), toxic aggregates with pivotal roles in Alzheimer´s disease, trigger persistent and low magnitude Ca2+ signals in neurons…”
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Activation of GABA A receptors by taurine and muscimol blocks the neurotoxicity of β-amyloid in rat hippocampal and cortical neurons
Published in Neuropharmacology (01-12-2005)“…The β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) is centrally related to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and is potently neurotoxic to central nervous system neurons…”
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Amyloid β-peptide oligomers, ryanodine receptor-mediated Ca2+ release, and Wnt-5a/Ca2+ signaling: opposing roles in neuronal mitochondrial dynamics?
Published in Frontiers in cellular neuroscience (30-07-2013)“…[...]some evidence implicates activation of these enzymes by AβOs-generated Ca2+ signals. [...]inhibition of the PKC pathway reduces the cell death induced by…”
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Keeping your balance while balancing a cylinder: interaction between postural and voluntary goals
Published in Experimental brain research (01-11-2012)“…The present study investigated whether postural responses are influenced by the stability constraint of a voluntary, manual task. We also examined how task…”
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Ryanodine receptor-mediated Ca2+ release underlies iron-induced mitochondrial fission and stimulates mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake in primary hippocampal neurons
Published in Frontiers in molecular neuroscience (11-03-2014)“…Mounting evidence indicates that iron accumulation impairs brain function. We have reported previously that addition of sub-lethal concentrations of iron to…”
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Spinal Cord Stimulation for Freezing of Gait: From Bench to Bedside
Published in Frontiers in neurology (27-08-2019)“…Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been used for the treatment of chronic pain for nearly five decades. With a high degree of efficacy and a low incidence of…”
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The zymogen‐enteropeptidase system: A practical approach to study the regulation of enzyme activity by proteolytic cleavage
Published in Biochemistry and molecular biology education (01-01-2004)“…The present research describes an efficient procedure to obtain high levels of trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen by using a simple, rapid, and easily…”
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Reactive oxygen species released from astrocytes treated with amyloid beta oligomers elicit neuronal calcium signals that decrease phospho-Ser727-STAT3 nuclear content
Published in Free radical biology & medicine (01-03-2018)“…The transcription factor STAT3 has a crucial role in the development and maintenance of the nervous system. In this work, we treated astrocytes with oligomers…”
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Amyloid β-peptide oligomers stimulate RyR-mediated Ca2+ release inducing mitochondrial fragmentation in hippocampal neurons and prevent RyR-mediated dendritic spine remodeling produced by BDNF
Published in Antioxidants & redox signaling (01-04-2011)“…Soluble amyloid β-peptide oligomers (AβOs), increasingly recognized as causative agents of Alzheimer's disease (AD), disrupt neuronal Ca(2+) homeostasis and…”
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