Calcium Homeostasis in Myogenic Differentiation Factor 1 (MyoD)-Transformed, Virally-Transduced, Skin-Derived Equine Myotubes [PDF]
Dysfunctional skeletal muscle calcium homeostasis plays a central role in the pathophysiology of several human and animal skeletal muscle disorders, in particular, genetic disorders associated with ryanodine receptor 1 (RYR1) mutations, such as malignant
A Hovnanian +75 more
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Difficulties in management of malignant hyperthermia in a rural set up of a developing country
Lack of availability of dantrolene sodium causes difficulty in management of malignant hyperthermia in different parts of India. We hereby report the case of a seven-year-old girl child who developed malignant hyperthermia and expired in spite of all ...
Debashis Saha +3 more
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Pharmacological Blockade of the Calcium Plateau Provides Neuroprotection Following Organophosphate Paraoxon Induced Status Epilepticus in Rats [PDF]
Organophosphate (OP) compounds which include nerve agents and pesticides are considered chemical threat agents. Currently approved antidotes are crucial in limiting OP mediated acute mortality.
Ajdacic-Gross +43 more
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Treatments for spasticity and pain in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review [PDF]
Objectives: To identify the drug treatments currently available for the management of spasticity and pain in multiple sclerosis (MS), and to evaluate their clinical and cost-effectiveness.
Beard, S.M., Hunn, A., Wight, J.
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A Phase 1b/2a Clinical Trial of Dantrolene Sodium in Patients with Wolfram Syndrome
Background. Wolfram syndrome is a rare endoplasmic reticulum disorder characterized by insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, optic nerve atrophy, and progressive neurodegeneration.
Damien Abreu +15 more
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Deranged calcium signaling and neurodegeneration in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 [PDF]
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3), also known as Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), is an autosomal-dominant neurodegenerative disorder caused by a polyglutamine expansion in ataxin-3 (SCA3, MJD1) protein.
Bezprozvanny, I +7 more
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Lumbriculus variegatus: A novel organism for in vivo pharmacology education
Pharmacology graduates require an understanding of both in vitro and in vivo drug responses but there has been a decline in animal use in pharmacology education over the last 30 years. To address this, we present the novel invertebrate model, Lumbriculus
Aidan Seeley +3 more
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Basal ryanodine receptor activity suppresses autophagic flux [PDF]
The inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) and intracellular Ca2+ signaling are critically involved in regulating different steps of autophagy, a lysosomal degradation pathway.
Bannai, Hiroko +9 more
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Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic pollutant in industrial production that induces organ damage and apoptosis, While, selenium (Se) has the biological function of antagonizing Cd toxicity.
Tingting Zhang +4 more
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Hepatitis from dantrolene sodium. [PDF]
The clinical course and histological changes in the liver during a presumed adverse reaction to the drug dantrolene sodium are described in four patients. After a typical prodrome one developed a moderately severe hepatitis-like illness. Another also had a prodrome but never became jaundiced.
S P, Wilkinson, B, Portmann, R, Williams
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