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Faro,L.R.F.; Rodrigues,K.J.A.; Santana,M.B.; Vidal,L.; Alfonso,M.; Durán,R.. |
The present study was carried out in order to compare the effects of administration of organic (methylmercury, MeHg) and inorganic (mercury chloride, HgCl 2 ) forms of mercury on in vivo dopamine (DA) release from rat striatum. Experiments were performed in conscious and freely moving female adult Sprague-Dawley (230-280 g) rats using brain microdialysis coupled to HPLC with electrochemical detection. Perfusion of different concentrations of MeHg or HgCl 2 (2 µL/min for 1 h, N = 5-7/group) into the striatum produced significant increases in the levels of DA. Infusion of 40 µM, 400 µM, or 4 mM MeHg increased DA levels to 907 ± 31, 2324 ± 156, and 9032 ± 70% of basal levels, respectively. The same concentrations of HgCl 2 increased DA levels to 1240 ± 66,... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Methylmercury; Mercury chloride; Dopamine release in vivo; Microdialysis; Mercury determination; Striatum. |
Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007001000009 |
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Kadekaro,M.. |
Nitric oxide (NO), a free radical gas produced endogenously from the amino acid L-arginine by NO synthase (NOS), has important functions in modulating vasopressin and oxytocin secretion from the hypothalamo-neurohypophyseal system. NO production is stimulated during increased functional activity of magnocellular neurons, in parallel with plastic changes of the supraoptic nucleus (SON) and paraventricular nucleus. Electrophysiological data recorded from the SON of hypothalamic slices indicate that NO inhibits firing of phasic and non-phasic neurons, while L-NAME, an NOS inhibitor, increases their activity. Results from measurement of neurohypophyseal hormones are more variable. Overall, however, it appears that NO, tonically produced in the forebrain,... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: L-NAME; Vasopressin; Oxytocin; CGMP; ODQ; Microdialysis. |
Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000400001 |
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Nencioni,ALA; Barreto,SA; Lebrun,I; Florio,JC; Lourenço,GA; Dorce,VAC. |
TsTX is an α-type sodium channel toxin that stimulates the discharge of neurotransmitters from neurons. In the present study we investigated which neurotransmitters are released in the hippocampus after TsTX injection and if they are responsible for electrographic or histopathological effects. Microdialysis revealed that the toxin increased glutamate extracellular levels in the hippocampus; however, levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glycine, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), homovanillic acid (HVA) and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) were not significantly altered. Neurodegeneration in pyramidal cells of hippocampus and electroencephalographic alterations caused by the toxin were blocked by pretreatment with riluzole, a glutamate release... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Scorpion toxin; Microdialysis; Hippocampus; Neurotransmitters; Neurodegeneration; Riluzole. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992009000200007 |
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Ozawa, Takahiro; Acosta, Tomas J.; Nakamura, Tadashi; Miyamoto, Akio; 中村, 正; 宮本, 明夫. |
The presence of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-like protein has been previously demonstrated in the bovine follicle. This GnRH-like protein was purified and concluded to be histone H2A. However, neither GnRH peptide nor specific GnRH-immunoreactivity (GnRH-IR) has been demonstrated in the bovine follicle so far. Thus, this study focused on the detection of specific GnRH-IR using the second-antibody enzyme immunoassay in isolated bovine mature follicles, and on an examination of the direct effect of luteinizing hormone (LH), endothelin-1 (ET-1), and cytokines on the GnRH-IR using an in vitro microdialysis system (MDS). We further examined a cross-reactivity of the GnRH antibody with bovine histone H2A. GnRH-IR was detected in microdialyzed perfusate... |
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Palavras-chave: GnRH; Immunoreactivity; Microdialysis; Follicle; Cow. |
Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/2970 |
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