Author name: Kristen Hartman

Characterization of the renin-angiotensin system in aged cavernosal tissue and its role in penile fibrosis.

Bragina ME, Costa-Fraga F, Sturny M, Ebadi B, Ruoccolo RT, Santos RAS, Fraga-Silva RA, Stergiopulos N (2020) Characterization of the renin-angiotensin system in aged cavernosal tissue and its role in penile fibrosis. J Sex Med 17:2129–2140. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.08.008 PMID: 32943375 Objective: To investigate local regulation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in age-related erectile dysfunction (ED). […]

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Loss of diffuse noxious inhibitory control after traumatic brain injury in rats: A chronic issue

Irvine KA, Sahbaie P, Ferguson AR, Clark JD (2020) Loss of diffuse noxious inhibitory control after traumatic brain injury in rats: A chronic issue. Exp Neurol 333:113428. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2020.113428 Objective: To confirm hypothesis that dysfunctional descending noradrenergic and serotonergic pain control circuits may contribute to the loss of diffuse noxious inhibitory control (DNIC), a critical

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Respiratory pathology in the Optn-/- mouse model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

McCall AL, Dhindsa JS, Pucci LA, Kahn AF, Fusco AF, Biswas DD, Strickland LM, Tseng HC, ElMallah MK (2020) Respiratory pathology in the Optn-/- mouse model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 282:103525. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2020.103525 Summary: Tongue muscle weakness results in dysarthria and dysphagia leading to recurrent aspiration, choking, and aggravation of respiratory disease.

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Local riluzole release from a thermosensitive hydrogel rescues injured motoneurons through nerve root stumps in a brachial plexus injury rat model

Fang J, Li L, Zhai H, Qin B, Quan D, Shi E, Zhu M, Yang J, Liu X, Gu L (2020) Local riluzole release from a thermosensitive hydrogel rescues injured motoneurons through nerve root stumps in a brachial plexus injury rat model. Neurochem Res 45(11):2800-2813. doi: 10.1007/s11064-020-03120-0 Summary: The authors refer to a review by

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New Publications using Saporin conjugates

Cat. #IT-01  192-IgG-SAP Lesions of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis (Meynert) induce enhanced somatosensory responses and tactile hypersensitivity in rats. Dezawa S, Nagasaka K, Watanabe Y, & Takashima I. (2020). Exp Neurol, 335 113493. 2020/10/05.  Disruption of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons after traumatic brain injury does not compromise environmental enrichment-mediated cognitive benefits. Moschonas EH, Leary JB,

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Molecular genetics of kappa opioids in pain and itch sensations

Tseng PY, Hoon MA (2020) Molecular genetics of kappa opioids in pain and itch sensations. Handb Exp Pharmacol . doi: 10.1007/164_2020_397 Summary: The authors review the functions of the kappa opioid receptor (KOR) and its endogenous agonists dynorphins in modulating itch and pain. Nppb-SAP ablation of neurons expressing the Natriuretic olypeptide B receptor greatly reduced

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Adrenergic supersensitivity and impaired neural control of cardiac electrophysiology following regional cardiac sympathetic nerve loss

Tapa S, Wang L, Francis Stuart SD, Wang Z, Jiang Y, Habecker BA, Ripplinger CM (2020) Adrenergic supersensitivity and impaired neural control of cardiac electrophysiology following regional cardiac sympathetic nerve loss. Sci Rep 10:18801. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-75903-y Summary: The authors present a novel mouse model of regional cardiac sympathetic hypo-innervation utilizing Anti-DBH-SAP. Usage: Either 5μL of

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Cellular uptake of vitamin B12: Role and fate of TCblR/CD320, the transcobalamin receptor.

Gick GG, Arora K, Sequeira JM, Nakayama Y, Lai SC, Quadros EV (2020) Cellular uptake of vitamin B12: Role and fate of TCblR/CD320, the transcobalamin receptor. Exp Cell Res 396(1):112256. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.112256 Summary: The increased and sustained expression of TCblR in proliferating cells has been used to target toxins preferentially to cancer cells and can

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Dexmedetomidine alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute kidney injury by inhibiting p75NTR-mediated oxidative stress and apoptosis

Wang Z, Wu J, Hu Z, Luo C, Wang P, Zhang Y, Li H (2020) Dexmedetomidine alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute kidney injury by inhibiting p75NTR-mediated oxidative stress and apoptosis. Oxid Med Cell Longev 2020:5454210. doi: 10.1155/2020/5454210 PMID: 33194004 Objective: To study antioxidant effects and the mechanism of Dexmedetomidine (DEX) in an inflammatory proximal tubular epithelial cell

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Sulfatase 1 mediates IL-10-induced dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase-1 expression and antiproliferative effects in vascular smooth muscle cells of spontaneously hypertensive rats

Kim HY, Kim HS (2021) Sulfatase 1 mediates IL-10-induced dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase-1 expression and antiproliferative effects in vascular smooth muscle cells of spontaneously hypertensive rats. Cytokine 137:155344. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2020.155344 PMID: 33128921 Objective: To examine the effects of exSulfs on IL-10-induced dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase-1 (DDAH-1) expression, abrogation of Ang II-induced DDAH-1 downregulation, and inhibition of Ang II-induced proliferation

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