References

Schmeisser H, Kontsek P, Esposito D, Gillette W, Schreiber G, Zoon KC (2006) Binding Characteristics of IFN-alpha Subvariants to IFNAR2-EC and Influence of the 6-Histidine Tag. J Interferon Cytokine Res 26(12):866-876. doi: 10.1089/jir.2006.26.866 PMID: 17238829

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Ohtori S, Inoue G, Koshi T, Ito T, Doya H, Moriya H, Takahashi K (2006) Substance P-saporin down-regulates substance P receptor immunoreactive sensory dorsal root ganglion neurons innervating the lumbar intervertebral discs in rats. Spine 31:2987-2991. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000250306.12996.fa

Summary: Neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor expressing neurons that innervate lumbar intervertebral discs may be involved in lower back pain. Here the authors investigate the basic effect of SP-SAP (Cat. #IT-07) on neurons innervating the L5/6 intervertebral disc. Rats were injected with 175 ng of SP-SAP. The number of NK-1 receptor expressing neurons was reduced by over 75% in the treated animals, demonstrating SP-SAP as a useful tool to investigate the mechanism of discogenic low back pain, particulary for investigating behavioral impacts.

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Cabrera SM, Chavez CM, Corley SR, Kitto MR, Butt AE (2006) Selective lesions of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis impair cognitive flexibility. Behav Neurosci 120:298-306. doi: 10.1037/0735-7044.120.2.298

Summary: In humans, one aspect of cognitive flexibility is being able to shift attention under a variety of pressures. Here the authors suggest that lesions to the cholinergic nucleus basalis magnocellularis (NBM) will impair cognitive flexibility. The NBM of rats was lesioned with 0.08 µg of 192-IgG-SAP (Cat. #IT-01). Both lesioned and controlled animals displayed a similar ability to learn a discrimination task, but lesioned animals displayed perseveration – the uncontrollable repetition of a previously correct response – indicating a loss of cognitive flexibility.

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Watson CS, Alyea RA, Hawkins BE, Thomas ML, Cunningham KA, Jakubas AA (2006) Estradiol effects on the dopamine transporter – protein levels, subcellular location, and function. J Mol Signal 1:5. doi: 10.1186/1750-2187-1-5 PMID: 17224081

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Ritter S, Dinh TT, Li AJ (2006) Hindbrain catecholamine neurons control multiple glucoregulatory responses. Physiol Behav 89(4):490-500. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2006.05.036

Summary: Glucose deficit evokes many responses in the brain. Recently these workers have been focusing on mechanisms eliciting glucoregulatory responses; the focus has settled on catecholaminergic neurons in the hindbrain. In a series of experiments rats received injections of anti-DBH-SAP (Cat. #IT-03) into epinephrine (E) and norepinephrine (NE) terminal areas of hypothalamus and spinal cord. The data suggest that E/NE neurons coordinate various components of the behavioral response to glucoprivation.

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Estève MA, Carré M, Bourgarel-Rey V, Kruczynski A, Raspaglio G, Ferlini C, Braguer D (2006) Bcl-2 down-regulation and tubulin subtype composition are involved in resistance of ovarian cancer cells to vinflunine. Mol Cancer Ther 5(11):2824-2833. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-06-0277 PMID: 17121929

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Vera-Portocarrero LP, Zhang ET, King T, Ossipov MH, Vanderah TW, Lai J, Porreca F (2007) Spinal NK-1 receptor expressing neurons mediate opioid-induced hyperalgesia and antinociceptive tolerance via activation of descending pathways. Pain 129:35-45. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.09.033

Summary: Administration of opioids can induce hyperalgesia in humans and other mammals. In this work the authors examined the role of NK-1 receptor-expressing neurons in the spinal dorsal horn during a hyperalgesic condition not induced by tissue injury. 5 µl of 10 µM SP-SAP (Cat. #IT-07) was injected into the intrathecal space of rats. Saporin (Cat. #PR-01) was used as a control. Osmotic pumps then delivered morphine. Data from the lesioned animals indicate that NK-1 receptor-expressing neurons play a critical role in this hyperalgesic circuit.

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Fransson J, Borrebaeck CA (2006) The nuclear DNA repair protein Ku70/80 is a tumor-associated antigen displaying rapid receptor mediated endocytosis. Int J Cancer 119(10):2492-2496. doi: 10.1002/ijc.22212

Summary: The protein Ku70/80 is expressed in the nucleus of all cells. Tumor cell lines, however, have been shown to express Ku70/80 on the cell surface. In this study, the authors show that Ku70/80 is internalized into pancreatic carcinoma cells upon binding of the antibody INCA-X. INCA-X was combined with Mab-ZAP (Cat. #IT-04) and applied to several pancreatic carcinoma cell lines in vitro. Cell death in some of the treated lines demonstrates the potential of Ku70/80 as a therapeutic target.

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Abdala AP, Schoorlemmer GH, Colombari E (2006) Ablation of NK(1) receptor bearing neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract blunts cardiovascular reflexes in awake rats. Brain Res 1119(1):165-173. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.08.059

Summary: Cardiovascular function is largely controlled by the nucleus of the tractus solitarius (NTS). This work focuses on the baroreflex, cardiopulmonary chemoreflex, and arterial chemoreflex. Rats were injected with either 20 nl of 2 µM SP-SAP (Cat. #IT-07) into the subpostremal NTS, or 200 nl into the subpostremal and commissural NTS. Saporin (Cat. #PR-01) was used as a control. Using various testing methods it was established that NK-1 receptor-expressing neurons in the NTS are critical for these reflexes.

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Milstein JA, Lehmann O, Theobald DE, Dalley JW, Robbins TW (2007) Selective depletion of cortical noradrenalin by anti-dopamine beta-hydroxylase-saporin impairs attentional function and enhances the effects of guanfacine in the rat. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 190(1):51-63. doi: 10.1007/s00213-006-0594-x

Summary: Building on previous work, the authors examined the effect of cortical noradrenalin depletion on a reaction time task. Rats received 0.2 µg-intracortical infusions of anti-DBH-SAP (Cat. #IT-03), then were trained in a reaction time task. The effect of guanfacine, a selective a-2 adrenergic agonist was also tested in these animals. Lesioned rats were not impaired on the baseline task, but were slower and less accurate during high rate conditions. Guanfacine only affected the lesioned animals.

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