Biomedical sciences publications
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In Vivo Evidence for Alcohol-Induced Neurochemical Changes in Rat Brain Without Protracted Withdrawal, Pronounced Thiamine Deficiency, or Severe Liver Damage
Longitudinal effects of alcohol on brain metabolites measured in basal ganglia with single-voxel MRS were investigated in sibling pairs of wild-type Wistar rats, with one rat per pair exposed to…
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Adamantyl-Substituted Retinoid-Derived Molecules That Interact with the Orphan Nuclear Receptor Small Heterodimer Partner: Effects of Replacing the 1-Adamantyl or Hydroxyl Groupon Inhibition of Cancer Cell Growth, Induction of Cancer Cell Apoptosis, and Inhibition of Src Homology 2 Domain-Containing Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase-2 Activity
Abstract (E)-4-[3-(1-Adamantyl)-4′-hydroxyphenyl]-3-chlorocinnamic acid (3-Cl-AHPC) induces the cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis of leukemia and cancer cells. Studies demonstrated that 3-Cl-AHPC bound to the atypical orphan nuclear receptor small heterodimer partner (SHP).…
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Genetic Association of Daytime Sleepiness and Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Men
The objective of this study was to examine whether daytime sleepiness assessed using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and depressive symptoms assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale are genetically related.
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Comparing Two Strains of Rats in the Chronic Construction Injury Model of Neuropathic Pain
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Genetic Influences in the Variation in Renal Clearance of Nicotine and Cotinine
In this study of 139 pairs of twins, we have estimated the genetic and environmental contributions to total renal clearance and net secretory/ reabsorptive clearance of nicotine and cotinine.
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Detoxification of Molinate Sulfoxide: Comparison of Spontaneous and Enzmatic Glutathione Conjugation Using Human and Rat Liver Cytosol
This study compared the metabolic capability of rat and human liver cytosol to form a glutathione (GSH)-conjugated metabolite of molinate.
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Telephone-Based Tobacco-Cessation Treatment Re-Enrollment Among Diverse Groups
This study aimed to determine the rates of quitline re-enrollment and to compare the responses of people of varying racial/ethnic identities to invitations utilizing different communication strategies.
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L-Selectin-Deficient SJL and C57Bl/6 Mice Are Not Resistant to Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
L-selectin has been suggested to play a role in the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model of multiple sclerosis. Here we demonstrate that L-selectin–/– SJL mice are susceptible…
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Neuroinflammation as a Neurotoxic Mechanism in Alcoholism: Commentaryon “Increased Mcp-1 and Microglia in Various Regions of Human Alcoholic Brain”
Neuropathological studies of chronic alcoholism indicate that loss of neurons is selective to frontal cortex (Courville, 1955, Harper and Kril, 1990) with little evidence for widespread cell loss (Harper, 1998,…
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Identification of a Population of Sleep-Active Cerebral Cortex Neurons
We have identified a population of cells in the cortex that is activated during sleep in three mammalian species. These cortical neurons are a subset of GABAergic interneurons that express…
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Reduced Parasympathetic Activity During Sleep in the Symptomatic Phase of Severe Premenstrual Syndrome
We investigated HRV during sleep, a state that is relatively free of external disruptions, in 9 women with severe PMS and 12 controls.
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Nutritional Stress Affects Mosquito Survival and Vector Competence for West Nile Virus
We evaluated the effect of different sucrose meals following a blood meal containing West Nile virus (WNV) on Culex pipiens pipiens survival, nutritional status, and susceptibility to viral infection and transmission.