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Fujikawa, Ryu; Muroi, Yoshikage; Unno, Toshihiro; Ishii, Toshiaki; 室井, 喜景; 石井, 利明. |
Botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (BoNT/A) inhibits acetylcholine release at the neuromuscular junction in isolated muscles, and ouabain can partially block its effect. However, it is not clear whether ouabain attenuates BoNT/A-induced neuromuscular paralysis in vivo. In this work, we investigated the effects of ouabain on BoNT/A-induced neuromuscular paralysis in mice. Ouabain was administered to mice intraperitoneally immediately after a single injection of BoNT/A into skeletal muscle. The effects of ouabain on BoNT/A-induced muscle paralysis were assessed by quantitative monitoring of muscle tension and digit abduction via the digit abduction scoring (DAS) assay. A single administration of ouabain significantly prolonged BoNT/A-induced neuromuscular... |
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Palavras-chave: Ouabain; Botulinum neurotoxin; Muscle atrophy; MAFbx; MuRF-1. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/3123 |
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Ishii, Toshiaki; Suenaga, Ryuta; Iwata, Wataru; Miyata, Ryouhei; Fujikawa, Ryu; Muroi, Yoshikage. |
The mesencephalic trigeminal sensory nucleus (Me5), which receives signals originating from oral proprioceptors, becomes active at weaning and contributes to the acquisition of active exploratory behavior [Ishii, T., Furuoka, H., Kitamura, N., Muroi, Y., and Nishimura, M. (2006) Brain Res. 1111, 153-161]. Because cognitive functions play a key role in animal exploration, in the present study we assessed the role of Me5 in spatial learning and memory in the water maze. Mice with bilateral Me5 lesions exhibited severe deficits in both a reversal learning and a reversal probe test compared with sham-operated mice. In spite of these reversal tests, Me5 lesions had no effect on a hidden platform test. These results suggest that Me5-lesioned mice show a... |
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Palavras-chave: Spatial learning and memory; Me5 lesions; Hippocampal neurogenesis; Dentate gyrus. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/2824 |
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