Synaptic NMDA receptors mediate hypoxic excitotoxic death [PDF]
, 2012 Excessive NMDA receptor activation and excitotoxicity underlies pathology in many neuropsychiatric and neurological disorders, including hypoxia/ischemia.
Eisenman, Larry +3 more
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 IntroductionCranial irradiation (IR) negatively regulates hippocampal neurogenesis and causes cognitive dysfunctions in cancer survivors, especially in pediatric patients. IR decreases proliferation of neural stem/progenitor cells (NSPC) and consequently
Georgios Alkis Zisiadis +6 more
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Early intervention combined with targeted treatment promotes cognitive and behavioral improvements in young children with fragile x syndrome. [PDF]
, 2012 Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability due to an expansion in the full mutation range (>200 CGG repeats) of the promoter region of the FMR1 gene leading to gene silencing.
Borodyanskara, Mariya +3 more
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Intravenous tPA therapy does not worsen acute intracerebral hemorrhage in mice [PDF]
, 2013 Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is the only FDA-approved treatment for reperfusing ischemic strokes. But widespread use of tPA is still limited by fears of inadvertently administering tPA in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).
Arai, Ken +13 more
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Memantine inhibits α3β2-nAChRs-mediated nitrergic neurogenic vasodilation in porcine basilar arteries. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Memantine, an NMDA receptor antagonist used for treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD), is known to block the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in the central nervous system (CNS).
Reggie Hui-Chao Lee +6 more
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Early and Differential Diagnosis of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment Design and Cohort Baseline Characteristics of the German Dementia Competence Network [PDF]
, 2009 Background: The German Dementia Competence Network (DCN) has established procedures for standardized multicenter acquisition of clinical, biological and imaging data, for centralized data management, and for the evaluation of new treatments.
Frölich, Lutz +21 more
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Possible Antidepressant Effects of Memantine—Systematic Review with a Case Study
Pharmaceuticals, 2021 The treatment of bipolar depression is hampered by the inadequate efficacy of antidepressants, moderate effect of mood stabilizers, and the side effects of some second-generation antipsychotics.
Marek Krzystanek +4 more
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Modulatory Effects of Memantine on Neuronal Response Properties in Rat Barrel Cortex
Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, 2021 Introduction: Memantine as N-Methyl-D-Aspartic Acid (NMDA) receptor antagonist is used in some neurological disorders. Moreover, memantine presents modulatory effects on the somatosensory information processing in healthy subjects.
Mahin Nasiri +7 more
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International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2009 Memantine (MEM) is one of the first novel class medications for treatment of Alzheimer's disease. In this study a potentiometric liquid membrane sensor is used for simple and fast determination of Memantine in pharmaceutical formulation and urine ...
M.R. Ganjali +7 more
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Calcium in the initiation, progression and as an effector of Alzheimer's disease pathology. [PDF]
, 2009 The cause(s) of sporadic Alzheimer's disease (sAD) are complex and currently poorly understood. They likely result from a combination of genetic, environmental, proteomic and lipidomic factors that crucially occur only in the aged brain.
Green, Kim N
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