The current study was designed to determine the effect of centrally administrated arachidonic acid (AA) on plasma gonadotropin hormone-releasing hormone (GnRH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH) and testosterone level, and sperm parameters, and to show the mediation of the
Nampt/PBEF/Visfatin Exerts Neuroprotective Effects Against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury via Modulation of Bax/Bcl-2 Ratio and Prevention of Caspase-3 Activation.
Erfani S1, Khaksari M, Oryan S, Shamsaei N, Aboutaleb N, Nikbakht F.
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN.J Mol Neurosci.2015 May;56(1):237-43. doi: 10.1007/s12031-014-0486-1. Epub 2015 Jan 22.
Nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase/pre-B cell colony-enhancing factor/visfatin (Nampt/PBEF/visfatin) is an adipocytokine. By synthesizing nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD(+)), Nampt/PBEF/visfatin functions to maintain an energy supply that has critical roles in cell survival. Cerebral isc
Reproduction (Cambridge, England).Reproduction.2015 May;149(5):465-73. doi: 10.1530/REP-14-0683. Epub 2015 Feb 23.
The aim of this study was to determine the modulatory effects of peptide 234 (p234) (an antagonist of GPR54 receptors) on kisspeptin and RF9 (an RFamide-related peptide antagonist)-induced changes in reproductive functions and energy balance in female rats. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were weaned on
Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly: JARQ 46(1), 27-34, 2012
… Examination of the effects of intracerebroventricularly administered neurotransmitter candidates revealed which component of stress response was induced or reduced. …
Protective Effects of Ferulic Acid in Amyloid Precursor Protein plus Presenilin-1 Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer Disease
Yan Ji-Jing,Jung Jun-Sub,Kim Md. Taek-Keun,Hasan Ashraful,Hong Chang-Won,Nam Ju-Suk,Song Dong-Keun
Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin 2012(0), 2012
… We previously reported the protective effects of long-term administration of ferulic acid against the in vivo toxicity of β-amyloid peptide administered intracerebroventricularly in mice. …
Hyperalgesic actions in mice of intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) administered arachidonic acid, prostaglandin (PG) E_2,PG F_<2α> and PG D_2 were studied. For the analgesic assay, the mouse tail pressure method was employed. The i.c.v. ...