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Miguel, Tarciso Tadeu. "Papel dos mecanismos mediados pelo fator de liberação de corticotrofina e pelo complexo receptor N-Metil-D-Aspartato-Óxido Nítrico nas reações associadas a estímulos aversivos /." São Carlos, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/104040.
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Resumo: Os confrontos dos animais com situações que induzem medo e ansiedade resultam em uma série de respostas comportamentais defensivas (ex. luta, fuga, imobilidade, vocalização, etc.), ativação neurovegetativa (ex. taquicardia, hipertensão, defecação, etc.), antinocicepção, além de influenciar o comportamento agressivo e aumentar a vulnerabilidade à dependência e recaída ao uso de drogas. Com base no potencial efeito ansiogênico dos neurotransmissores glutamato (via ativação do complexo receptor NMDA-óxido nítrico) e fator liberador de corticotrofina (via receptores CRF1 e CRF2), este estudo investigou o papel desses mediadores, através de injeções sistêmicas, na matéria cinzenta periaquedutal (MCP) ou no núcleo dorsal da rafe (NDR), nas respostas apontadas acima. Os seguintes modelos foram utilizados: labirinto em cruz elevado (LCE, ansiedade), injeção de formalina a 2,5% (nocicepção), conflito intruso-residente (agressão) e estresse de derrota social (dependência à cocaína). Os resultados indicaram: a) o efeito ansiogênico do agonista de receptores NMDA (N-metil-D-aspartato; NMDA) na MCP foi antagonizado pela inibição da enzima de síntese de NO, b) os efeitos ansiogênico e antinociceptivo do CRF na MCP foram via ativação de receptores CRF1 (mas não CRF2) e independentes de NO, c) os efeitos aversivo e antinociceptivo do NO (via administração de um doador de NO) na MCP mostraram-se sensíveis ao bloqueio de receptores CRF1, d) a ativação de receptores CRF2 intra-NDR reduziu o comportamento agressivo induzido pelo conflito intruso-residente, e) o tratamento sistêmico com antagonista CRF1 bloqueou a sensibilização comportamental à cocaína e atenuou o aumento do consumo da mesma induzidos pelo estresse da derrota socialAbstract: Animal confrontation against fear/anxiety-induced situations results in a repertory of behavioral defensive responses (e.g., fight, flight, immobility, vocalization), neurovegetative activation (e.g., tachycardia, hypertension, defecation), antinociception, as well as affects aggressive behavior and increases animals vulnerability to addiction and relapse to drug take. Based on the potential anxiogenic effect elicited by glutamate (via activation of NMDA-nitric oxide receptor complex) and corticotropin releasing factor (via CRF1 and CRF2 receptors), this study investigated the effect of systemic, intra-periaqueductal gray (PAG) or intradorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) injections of these mediators on the above described responses. The following animal models were used: elevated plus maze (EPM, anxiety test), formalin 2.5% injection (nociceptive test), resident-intruder conflict (aggression test) and social defeat stress (to induce cocaine addiction). Results indicated that: a) the anxiogenic effect elicited by intra-PAG injection of glutamate NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate; NMDA) receptor agonist was antagonized by prior local infusion an NO synthase inhibitor, b) the anxiogenic and antinociceptive effects elicited by intra-PAG CRF were mediated by CRF1 (but not CRF2) receptor activation and did not depend on NO synthesis, c) the aversive and antinociceptive effects of NO production (induced by intra-PAG injection of a NO donor) were sensitive to CRF1 blockade, d) activation of the CRF2 receptor within the DRN attenuated aggressive behavior elicited by resident-intruder conflict, e) systemic treatment with CRF1 receptor antagonist inhibited cocaine behavioral sensitization and social-defeat stress-induced cocaine consumption
Orientador: Ricardo Luiz Nunes de Souza
Coorientador: Klaus A. Miczek
Banca: Cleopatra da Silva Planeta
Banca: Fabrício Moreira
Banca: Hélio Zangrossi Júnior
Banca: Marcus Lira Brandão
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Gama, Fernanda Gomes Velasque. "Comparação de atividades de enzimas liquóricas com achados histopatológicos do sistema nervoso central de cães com encefalite por cinomose /." Jaboticabal : [s.n.], 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/101256.
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Orientador: Áureo Evangelista SantanaBanca: Antonio Carlos Alessi
Banca: Marileda Bonafim Carvalho
Banca: Márcia Ferreira da Rosa Sobreira
Banca: Maria Angélica Dias
Resumo: A análise do líquido cerebrospinal demonstra ser uma ferramenta complementar viável e eficaz ao exame clínico-patológico do sistema nervoso, especialmente auxiliando no diagnóstico e prognóstico das suas inúmeras enfermidades. Porém, as variáveis apreciadas ao exame de rotina do liquor, nem sempre propiciam a detecção de anormalidades sutis frente a algumas situações neuropatológicas agudas, como por exemplo, nas viroses. Sendo assim, se faz necessário o aprofundamento do estudo do liquor com o escopo de se buscar técnicas mais sensíveis à identificação de alterações estruturais do tecido nervoso, bem como à avaliação do prognóstico do quadro clínico. E, recentemente, tem sido utilizada com sucesso em humanos a avaliação de marcadores bioquímicos, dentre os quais as atividades enzimáticas liquóricas da creatina quinase, lactato desidrogenase e aspartato aminotransferase. Sendo assim, idealizou-se o projeto de pesquisa, em tela, com o objetivo de se avaliar amostras liquóricas de cães acometidos por cinomose, com atenção especial às atividades enzimáticas, e sua correlação com achados histopatológicos do sistema nervoso central. Para tanto, foram colhidas amostras de LCR de 10 cães neurologicamente sadios e de 20 cães na fase neurológica da cinomose, as quais foram analisadas segundo a coloração, o aspecto, o pH, a densidade, a taxa de proteínas liquóricas totais e as atividades enzimáticas da lactato desidrogenase, da aspartato aminotransferase e da creatina quinase total e sua isoenzima CK-BB. Ademais fragmentos do encéfalo e medula espinhal também foram colhidos para posterior avaliação histopatológica. Os resultados obtidos foram capazes de demonstrar, principalmente a origem neurológica do aumento das atividades enzimáticas liquóricas, principalmente da CK e, ainda, a correlação entre o grau... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: Evaluation of the cerebrospinal fluid is an important and efficient tool in the clinical-pathologic examination of the central nervous system, helping in the diagnosis and prognosis of several disorders. However, the variables presented in the cerebrospinal fluid not always allow the detection of acute neuropathology, such as viruses. It is necessary more studies with the purpose to obtain more sensitive techniques to identify structural changes in the nervous system, as well as the evaluation and prognosis of clinical signs. Recently, the evaluation of biochemical ma rkers , such as cerebrospinal enzyme activity, lactate dehidrogenase and aspartate aminotransferase, has been used in humans. Thus, the aim of the present study is to evaluate cerebrospinal samples of dogs with canine distemper, with focus on enzymatic activity and its correlation with histopathological finding of the central nervous system. For that purpose, samples of the CSF were collected from 10 dogs clinically healthy and 20 dos presenting neurological signs of canine distemper. The samples were evaluated for color, aspect, pH, density, total protein in CSF and enzyme activities (Iactate dehidrogenase, aspartate aminotransferase and total creatine kinase and its isoenzyme CK-BB). Moreover, fragments of the brain and spinal marrow were collected for histopathological evaluation. The results were capable to demonstrate the neurological origin of the increase in CSF enzyme activities, especially of CK and also the correlation between the degree of enzyme activities and the extent of desmielinizing injury found in the central nervous system.
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Papanikolaou, Maria. "Expression and function of Kir7.1 in the murine central nervous system." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 2014. https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/expression-and-function-of-kir71-in-the-murine-central-nervous-system(5d95b958-7bcc-4ae5-8f8b-3f90a34d1c3f).html.
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Glia express a variety of ion channels, but the precise subtypes expressed by astrocytes and oligodendrocytes has not been fully elucidated. The Kir7.1 subtype of inwardly rectifying potassium channels (Kir) is highly expressed in retinal pigment epithelium and has been demonstrated in Purkinje neurons of the adult rat cerebellum and pyramidal neurons of the hippocampus, but it has not previously been identified in glia. Using quantitative real time PCR, an ion channel profile for the developing mouse optic nerve was constructed and Kir7.1 was identified as one of the major ion channels present. Immunostaining revealed widespread expression of Kir7.1 in glia and neurons in the mouse brain with the highest expression found in optic nerve oligodendrocytes. A major function of Kir is to maintain the membrane potential of glia in the face of large ionic shifts associated with normal neuronal function and pathology. Oligodendrocytes are particularly susceptible to ischemia so the role of Kir7.1 in maintaining oligodendrocyte integrity during oxygen and glucose deprivation (ODG) in the isolated intact mouse optic nerve was examined, using the Kir7.1 channel blocker VU590. Blockade of Kir7.1 resulted in increased cell death of optic nerve oligodendrocytes in normoxic conditions by activating caspase -dependent apoptotic pathways and significantly augmented cell death induced by OGD. Moreover, intracellular calcium fluctuations dependent on store operated calcium entry in optic nerve glia were identified as a potential mechanism for the cellular stress induced by Kir7.1 inhibition. The results presented within this thesis demonstrate functional expression of Kir7.1 in glial cells, and indicate they are important in maintaining oligodendrocytic integrity in both physiological and pathological conditions.
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Al-Sulaiman, Abdulrahman. "Serological array for the diagnosis of viral infection of the central nervous system." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2010. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/serological-array-for-the-diagnosis-of-viral-infection-of-the-central-nervous-system(5c23bcf7-0679-437a-9617-342fc53e96d7).html.
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Encephalitis caused by the alphaherpes viruses HSV 1, HSV 2 and VZV can be devastating and rapid, accurate diagnosis is required. Whilst existing molecular techniques are invaluable in diagnosing acute disease, detection of antibody is needed to confirm infection and to make a diagnosis after the acute stage or during post-infectious encephalitis. Current immunoassays are limited by the volume of sample required. The aim of this project was to develop a rapid, accurate, low sample volume assay to improve diagnosis using Luminex technology.The immunodominant proteins of HSV and VZV, glycoprotein D (gD) and glycoprotein E (gE), were expressed in insect cells using a baculovirus expression vector. Expressed proteins were purified, characterised and used to develop in-house enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) to detect HSV and VZV type-specific antibodies. The performance of each newly developed in-house ELISA was compared with commercial ELISA assays using well characterised serum panels. An excellent correlation between the in-house ELISAs and the commercial ELISA assays (100% for HSV gD and 99% for VZV gE) was observed. To differentiate between HSV-1 and HSV-2 a new commercial ELISA assay (Omega) utilising a branched chain peptide (peptide 55 which provides immune selection of HSV-2 specific antibody) was evaluated against two commercially available HSV-2 ELISA assays. The Omega assay showed an overall agreement of 97.6% with Western blot and other ELISA assays. The two expressed proteins, together with peptide 55, were used to develop a triplex fluorescent microbead immunoassay for the simultaneous detection and quantitation of anti-viral antibody in human sera. Initially a monoplex assay for each analyte was developed and optimised individually and then the three assays were mixed together in a triplex assay. Results for HSV-1 gD and VZV gE obtained from the triplex assay showed a 100% agreement with HSV-1 and VZV in-house ELISA results. In the case of peptide 55, the triplex assay results showed better sensitivity than the Omega ELISA assay with an overall agreement with Western blot and other assays of 98.4%. In addition, in order to facilitate the diagnosis of alphaherpesviruses CNS infections the triplex assay was joined together with a biplex fluorescent microbead immunoassay designed for detecting and measuring human IgG and albumin in CSF and serum samples. The sensitivity and reproducibility of the resultant five-analyte multiplex immunoassay and the previous triplex assays were compared and found to have equivalent sensitivity and specificity. The sensitivity and minimal sample requirements of the new assay suggests that it will be a powerful tool for the diagnosis and study of both acute and post-infectious viral encephalitis.
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Bentham, Lucy Claudine. "The use of in vitro unbound drug fraction and permeability in predicting central nervous system drug penetration." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2010. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-use-of-in-vitro-unbound-drug-fraction-and-permeability-in-predicting-central-nervous-system-drug-penetration(1a826372-0843-4562-a6f3-14655ae9d8dc).html.
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The permeation of drugs across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a prerequisite for central nervous system (CNS) drug penetration. The BBB, possessing efflux transporters and tight junctions, limits drug penetration to the brain. Consequently, the discovery of novel drugs to treat CNS diseases remains problematic and is lagging behind other therapeutic areas. In vitro assays have progressed understanding of the factors that govern brain penetration. Central nervous system drug penetration is now thought to be modulated by three main processes, namely BBB permeability, active transport at the BBB and drug binding in blood and brain tissue. A more integrated approach to CNS drug discovery programmes is emerging which encompasses these processes in order to examine the rate and extent of drug brain penetration across species and improve predictions in human.A primary porcine in vitro BBB model was developed and characterised for the prediction of CNS drug permeability in vivo. Characterisation confirmed that the model exhibited physiologically realistic cell architecture, the formation of tight junction protein complexes, transcellular electrical resistance consistently >2000 Ω.cm2, functional expression the P-gp efflux transporter and ?-glutamyl transpeptidase and alkaline phosphatase activities.Transport of 12 centrally acting test drugs was investigated across four in vitro BBB models in order make comparisons between models and to generate in vitro permeability and efflux measurements. Blood-brain barrier permeability and active efflux processes are two major influences on the rate of drug penetration across the BBB. Species differences in fublood and fubrain, two prime influences on the extent of drug penetration, were investigated using equilibrium dialysis. Fraction unbound in brain was shown to be comparable across species suggesting that species differences in brain penetration could be due to variation in fublood for drugs that cross the BBB by passive diffusion, and/or species differences in transporter characteristics for drugs that are subject to active transport processes at the BBB. An in-house hybrid-PBPK rat CNS model was used to predict calculated rat Kp,uu using in vitro permeability, efflux, fublood and fubrain parameters generated during this work. The predicted Kp,uu generated using the rat CNS hybrid-PBPK model were within 3-fold of calculated Kp,uu. The rat CNS hybrid-PBPK model has potential use, as a tool for drug discovery scientists to aid the prediction of the extent of drug penetration in the early stages of drug discovery.This work has demonstrated that in vitro permeability and unbound drug fraction can be used to predict CNS drug penetration.
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Kim, Dongwook. "Genetic mechanisms regulating neural stem cell self-renewal and differentiation in the central nervous system of Drosophila." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2014. http://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/genetic-mechanisms-regulating-neural-stem-cell-selfrenewal-and-differentiation-in-the-central-nervous-system-of-drosophila(9a4bf7d2-1338-4c7f-98e7-be9baa9441c4).html.
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Asymmetric cell division plays a fundamental role in maintaining a balance between stem cell self-renewal and differentiation. A failure of this balance results in over-proliferation of stem cells, which could eventually lead to neoplastic over-growth and mestasis, i.e. tumourigenesis. Key components of this genetic machinery in Drosophila CNS involves unequal segregation of differentiation factors such as brain tumour (Brat) and prospero (Pros), with their adaptor protein miranda (Mira). Using post-embryonic neuroblasts (NBs) as a model, I demonstrate basal co-localisation of Mira/Brat/Pros during late metaphase. RNAi-mediated knockdown of Brat or Pros result in excess stem cell self-renewal at the expense of neuronal differentiation, leading to over-proliferation of NBs These data suggest Mira/Brat/Pros are likely to form a complex during post-embryonic NB division. However, how these cell fate determinants complexes are basally targeted remain unknown. Previous studies in the embryonic CNS implied a role of actin-myosin based transport in basal targeting. To investigate whether this is true for post-embryonic NBs, I conducted pharmacological interference experiments. Application of 2, 3-Butanedione monoximine (BDM), a non-muscle myosin inhibitor, or Latrunculin B, an actin polymerisation inhibitor to larval CNS demonstrated a failure in asymmetric segregation of Mira, indicating that both actin and myosin are required for basal targeting of cell fate determinants during NB division. To identify which Drosophila myosin motor(s) are involved, I studied the function of non-muscle myosin II, myosin V and myosin VI, that were previously implicated in basal targeting of the cell fate determinants by RNAi targeted knockdown. Mitotic spindle defects were observed in myosin V and myosin VI knockdown, suggesting a common functional pathway for the two myosin motors. Double knockdown of both myosin V and VI appeared to exacerbate the mitotic spindle defect and affected neural stem cell self-renewal, causing a mild over-proliferation phenotype in the larval central brain, but did not result in tumourigenesis. My data suggest that synergistic activity of myosin V and myosin VI regulate neural stem cell self-renewal and differentiation decision in the post-embryonic central nervous system of Drosophila by regulating mitotic spindle orientation.
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Kamaly-Asl, Ian. "Molecular, genetic, patient and surgical factors involved in the development and outcome of central nervous system tumours." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2011. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/molecular-genetic-patient-and-surgical-factors-involved-in-the-development-and-outcome-of-central-nervous-system-tumours(3e42d00e-b543-452e-bd71-ff53e194d944).html.
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Prognostic factors come in a variety of forms and may be patient, tumour or environmental related. This thesis examines the interaction of prognostic factors for a variety of tumour types. It particularly focuses on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene. The first section on meningiomas describes the frequency of sex steroid receptors in meningiomas. In this study, absence of progesterone receptors is associated with high tumour grade and male gender. Tumours that are progesterone receptor negative have an odds ratio for recurrence of 5.Choroid plexus carcinomas are aggressive malignant tumours generally occurring in young children. Gross total surgical resection has been shown to be a highly significant factor in tumour recurrence and survival. This study describes a treatment paradigm of neoadjuvant ICE chemotherapy in these children which decreases the vascularity and increase the chance of a complete removal. The operative blood loss with this regimen is reduced to 0.22 blood volumes from 1.11 blood volumes without neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The VEGF gene is highly polymorphic and SNPs of the region have previously been shown to influence VEGF protein expression. This study looks at cohorts of both adult gliomas and a variety of paediatric brain tumours; comparing them to controls. There are several associations described between the development of certain tumours and specific SNP genotypes. In addition to this, certain genotypes and haplotypes have an influence on survival of adult grade 2 astrocytomas and paediatric medulloblastomas and ependymomas. There are consistent themes to the prognostic genotypes throughout both the adult and the paediatric tumours.Prognostic factors come in a variety forms as described in this thesis. It is vital to understand the complex interaction between factors to best utilise them for the benefit of patients.
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Jacob, Cynthia Renata de Oliveira. "Efeitos do inseticida fipronil sobre os corpos pedunculados de operárias de Scaptotrigona postica (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) /." Rio Claro : [s.n.], 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/87720.
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Resumo: Recentemente as abelhas têm sido devidamente valorizadas como importantes polinizadoras de flores silvestres e cultivadas. A densidade populacional de muitos polinizadores tem diminuído devido, principalmente, à intensificação agrícola e ao uso de pesticidas, prejudicando os serviços de polinização. A metodologia clássica para estimar a toxicidade dos produtos químicos para insetos é determinar a dose letal média (DL50) ou a concentração letal média (CL50), podendo então estabelecer doses que sejam mais seguras aos organismos não-alvo ou benéficos. Além dos efeitos de toxicidade aguda, levando a morte das abelhas, doses subletais dos inseticidas podem provocar alterações comportamentais e fisiológicas nos indivíduos, que ao longo do tempo acarretarão em sérios prejuízos na manutenção da colônia. Um dos inseticidas amplamente utilizado é o fipronil, este atua ligando-se aos receptores do ácido gama-aminobutírico (GABA), interrompendo os canais de cloro, resultando na perda de sinalização inibitória neural. Na literatura pode-se encontrar diversos trabalhos que utilizam como modelo principal a abelha Apis mellifera, porém, é importante ressaltar a diversidade existente entre as abelhas nativas no Brasil, os meliponíneos, e sua participação na conservação da biodiversidade, assim como na polinização de áreas de cultivo, o que torna extremamente importante estudos com essa abelha. Com a finalidade de entender como o fipronil interfere morfo e fisiologicamente em abelhas sem ferrão, a região de interesse deste estudo foram os corpos pedunculados, já que estes são centros cerebrais complexos e tidos como local de convergência multisensorial. Para auxiliar no mapeamento metabólico, utilizou-se como marcador a enzima citocromo oxidase e a enzima caspase-3, técnicas utilizadas na observação de atividade neural... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)Abstract: A few decades the bees are considered an important indicator of high environmental sensitivity, and appreciated as important pollinators of wildflowers and cultivated. The population density of many pollinators have declined to harmful levels to pollination services manly due to agricultural intensification and the use of pesticides. The classic methodology of estimating the effects of chemicals for insects is to determine the median lethal dose (LD50) or median lethal concentration (LC50) that can then establish doses that do not harm non-target organisms or beneficial. Besides the effects of acute toxicity, leading to death bees, sublethal doses of insecticides can cause physiological and behavior changes of individuals over time, resulting in serious harm to maintain the colony. One of the widely used insecticides is fipronil, its acts by binding to gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) disrupting chloride channels, resulting in loss of inhibitory neural signaling. In the literature one can find several works using as main bee model Apis mellifera, however, it is important to highlight the diversity of Brazilian native bees, the stingless bees, and their participation in biodiversity conversation, as well as in the pollination of cultivated land. In order to understand how fipronil affect morpho and physiologically the stingless bee S. postica, the region of interest in this study were the mushroom bodies, since these are complex brain centers and used as a place of multisensory convergence. This work established the contact LD50 and Ingestion LC50 to the fipronil insecticide for foragers workers stingless bee Scaptotrigona postica in 0.54ng/bee and 0.24ng/μL of the food after 24 hours, respectively, confirming the high toxicity of this phenylpyrazole, in the groups submitted to contact contamination, were identify morphological... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
Orientador: Osmar Malaspina
Coorientador: Roberta Cornélio Ferreira Nocelli
Banca: Elaine Cristina Mathias da Silva Zacarin
Banca: Thaisa Cristina Roat
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Koskinen, M. (Miika). "Automatic assessment of functional suppression of the central nervous system due to propofol anesthetic infusion:from EEG phenomena to a quantitative index." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 2006. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514281756.
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The rationale for automatically monitoring anesthetic drug effects on the central nervous system (CNS) is to improve possibilities to gain objective information on a patient's state and to adjust the medication individually. Although monitors have shown their usefulness in practice, there are still a number of unclear issues, especially with respect to the scientific foundations and validity of CNS monitoring techniques, and in monitoring the light hypnotic levels. Current monitors are, for example, often based on heuristics and ad hoc solutions. However, a quantitative index for anesthetic drug effect should have a sound relationship with observations and with the selected control variable. The research objectives are: (1) to explore propofol anesthetic related neurophysiological phenomena that can be applied in the automatic assessment of CNS suppression; (2) to develop a valid control variable for this purpose; (3) by means of digital signal processing and mathematical modeling, to design and to evaluate the performance of an index that correlates with the control variable.
This dissertation introduces potentially useful neurophysiological phenomena, such as changes in phase synchronization between different EEG channels due to anesthesia, and painful stimulus evoked responses during the burst suppression. Furthermore, it refines the progression of the time-frequency patterns during the induction of anesthesia and shows their relation to the instant of unresponsiveness. The presented spontaneous and evoked EEG phenomena provide complementary information about the CNS functional suppression.
Most significantly, the dissertation proposes a continuous and observation based control variable (r scale) and the means to predict its values by using EEG data. The definition of the scale provides a basis for anticipating the instant of the loss of consciousness. Additionally, the phase synchronization index as an indicator of drug effect is introduced. The approximate entropy descriptor performance is evaluated and optimised with a non-stationary signal recorded during the induction of anesthesia.
The results open up opportunities to improve the preciseness, scientific validity and the interpretation of information on the anesthetic effects on CNS, and therefore, to increase the reliability of the anesthesia monitoring. Further work is needed to extend and verify the results in deep anesthesia.
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Rizzetti, Danize Aparecida. "Efeito do consumo de hidrolisado de clara de ovo sobre as alterações neurológicas, reprodutivas e cardiovasculares promovidas pela exposição crônica ao cloreto de mercúrio (HgCl2) em ratos." Universidade Federal do Pampa, 2016. http://dspace.unipampa.edu.br:8080/xmlui/handle/riu/1658.
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Solomon, Thomas. "Central nervous system infections in Vietnam." Thesis, Open University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.340736.
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Zhang, Hui. "Remyelination in the central nervous system." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8095.
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease which causes areas of demyelination in the Central Nervous System (CNS) and affects only humans. Current therapies for MS are focused on anti-inflammatory treatment, which reduce the occurrence and clinical relapses of the disease. However, progressive disability of the disease is related to axonal degeneration. After demyelination, remyelination occurs, which helps repair the demyelinated lesions and protects axons from degeneration. However, this endogenous remyelination is inefficient, and currently there are no therapies available to enhance remyelination. The aim of this thesis was to first characterize a fast and reliable model to study CNS remyelination in vitro, and second to investigate the role of semaphorin 3a (Sema3A) and semaphorin 3f (Sema3F) signaling in CNS remyelination. Various in vivo models have been developed to investigate the pathology of multiple sclerosis, and can be used to test remyelination therapies. However, in vivo models are expensive, animal- and time- consuming. Until now, there has been no well-characterized and robust in vitro model for remyelination study. In this thesis, an ex vivo slice culture system with mouse brain and spinal cord was developed, and characterized by immunofluorescent microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, for CNS remyelination study. Automated (re)myelinating quantification by image pro plus software was developed and validated to provide a fast and reliable way for testing factors that change remyelination efficiency. Two such factors are Sema3A and 3F, which were initially identified as axon guidance cues during development. Sema3A (repulsive) and 3F (attractive) were proved to play a role in oligodendrocyte precursor cell (OPC) migration during development, and hypothesized to be important in remyelination. In this thesis, I investigated the effects and mechanisms for this by adding recombinant SEMA3A or SEMA3F or by knockdown their obligatory receptors Neuropilin (Nrp) 1 and 2, using lentivirus induced miRNAi. Slice culture and primary OPC culture were used to determine the effect on OPC survival, migration, proliferation, differentiation and myelination.
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Arora, Ramandeep. "A study of the aetiology and epidemiology of cancers in teenagers and young adults." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2011. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/a-study-of-the-aetiology-and-epidemiology-of-cancers-in-teenagers-and-young-adults(effc3dd6-6655-47cd-af95-6eb26cb055c8).html.
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Introduction: Little is known about the aetiology of cancer in teenagers and young adults (TYA) aged 15-24 years, although in England, cancer is the most common cause of disease-related mortality in this age group. The most common cancers at this age are lymphomas, central nervous system (CNS) tumours and germ cell tumours (GCT). The commonest carcinomas seen at older ages including lung, breast, large bowel and prostate account for only 3-4% of TYA cancers. In this thesis I describe the incidence patterns of selected cancers in TYA and the variation seen with geography, time and in population subgroups. The focus is on CNS tumours, GCT and bone tumours as they either peak in incidence in TYA and/or contribute disproportionately to cancer related mortality in TYA. This will allow formulation of hypotheses regarding aetiology of cancer in this age group which can then be tested by further research. Methods: For the majority of the analysis, anonymised national cancer registration data from England on individual patients of all ages with newly diagnosed cancer between 1979 and 2003 were used. To contrast the incidence patterns in England with that of India, data from five Indian urban population based cancer registries were used for part of the analysis. Age, sex, site and histology specific incidence rates were calculated and expressed per million person years. All rates, where appropriate, were adjusted to the world standard population using direct methods. To explore the link of growth with development of osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma, a random-effects meta-analysis was undertaken on studies which investigated an association of these tumours with height at diagnosis. Results: The incidence of cancer in TYA overall in England exceeded that of India. This was also true for most individual sites including epithelial cancers of lung, colon/rectum, breast, ovary and cervix, and non-epithelial cancers including melanoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and testicular cancer. Notable exceptions to this pattern were cancers of the mouth, gall bladder and stomach (females only) where incidence was higher in India. In England, CNS tumours in TYA were a composite of pilocytic astrocytomas and embryonal tumours (representing tail end of childhood CNS tumours), pituitary tumours, nerve sheath tumours, high grade astrocytomas and meningiomas (representing early-onset of CNS tumours that peak in incidence in the 6th and 7th decade of life), and of CNS GCTs, pleomorphic xanthoastrocytomas and neurocytomas which show a peak incidence in TYA. Irrespective of site or histology, GCT in England showed a peak in incidence between ages of 10 to 39 years which was more marked in males. This however varied by site and the peak incidence was seen at 10 to 14 years in the CNS, 15 to 19 years in ovary, 25 to 29 in mediastinum & thorax and abdomen & pelvis, and 30 to 34 years in testicular tumours. Osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma were the predominant bone tumours in TYA in England and showed a distinct peak of incidence at 10 to 14 years age in females and a larger peak at 15 to 19 years age in males. The peak incidence of osteosarcoma of long bones of the lower limb was six times more than that at any other site while the peak incidence of Ewing sarcomas located in the bones of the central axis exceeded those in long bones of the lower limb. The average height of patients with osteosarcoma at diagnosis was found to be significantly above the average height of the reference population, at the 95% level. The association of greater height at diagnosis with Ewing sarcoma was also significant at the 95% level but much weaker. Conclusion: In this thesis I have explored the epidemiology of cancer in TYA using some of the established methodologies which have previously been used in advancing our knowledge of childhood and older adult cancers. These studies provide some clues to aetiology. Variation in environmental exposures and lifestyle factors between England and India can explain the majority of the differences in incidence patterns observed. Genetic predisposition to cancer along with carcinogen exposure could lead to early onset of some cancers generally seen in older adults. Regardless of site, the similarity in age-incidence patterns of GCT, suggests a common initiation of these tumours in embryonic/foetal life with variable rates of tumour progression as a result of local factors or events during postnatal and pubertal period. The incidence patterns of osteosarcoma along with the strong and consistent association with a greater height at diagnosis indicate that bone growth is important in the development of this tumour while different biological pathways which may be unrelated to growth could also be relevant for Ewing sarcoma.
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Poland, Stephen D. "Central nervous system infection with human cytomegalovirus." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq21311.pdf.
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Hüppi, Petra Susan. "Serum antibodies to central nervous system antigens /." [S.l : s.n.], 1986. http://www.ub.unibe.ch/content/bibliotheken_sammlungen/sondersammlungen/dissen_bestellformular/index_ger.html.
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Bernick, Kristin Briana. "Cell biomechanics of the central nervous system." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67202.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Biological Engineering, 2011.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant cause of death and morbidity in both the civilian and military populations. The major causes of TBI, such as motor vehicle accidents, falls, sports concussions, and ballistic and explosive blast threats for military personnel, are well established and extensively characterized; however, there remains much to be learned about the specific mechanisms of damage leading to brain injury, especially at the cellular level. In order to understand how cells of the central nervous system (CNS) respond to mechanical insults and stimuli, a combined modeling/experimental approach was adopted. A computational framework was developed to accurately model how cells deform under various macroscopically imposed loading conditions. In addition, in vitro (cell culture) models were established to investigate damage responses to biologically relevant mechanical insults. In order to develop computational models of cell response to mechanical loading, it is essential to have accurate material properties for all cells of interest. In this work, the mechanical responses of neurons and astrocytes were quantified using atomic force microscopy (AFM) at three different loading rates and under relaxation to enable characterization of both the elastic and viscous components of the cell response. AFM data were used to calibrate an eight-parameter rheological model implemented in the framework of a commercial finite element package (Abaqus). Model parameters fit to the measured responses of neurons and astrocytes provide a quantitative measure of homogenized nonlinear viscoelastic properties for each cell type. In order to ensure that the measured responses could be considered representative of cell populations in their physiological environment, cells were also grown and tested on substrates of various stiffness, with the softest substrate mimicking the stiffness of brain tissue. Results of this study showed both the morphology and measured force response of astrocytes to be significantly affected by the stiffness of their substrate, with cells becoming increasingly rounded on soft substrates. Results of simulations suggested that changes in cell morphology were able to account for the observed changes in AFM force response, without significant changes to the cell material properties. In contrast, no significant changes in cell morphology were observed for neurons. These results highlight the importance of growing cells in a biologically relevant environment when studying mechanically mediated responses, such as TBI. To address this requirement, we developed two model systems with CNS cells grown in soft, 3D gels to investigate damage arising from dynamic compressive loading and from a shock pressure wave. These damage protocols, coupled with the single cell computational models, provide a new tool set for characterizing damage mechanisms in CNS cells and for studying TBI in highly controllable in vitro conditions.
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Coutinho, Maria Ester Freitas Barbosa Pereira. "Central nervous system autoimmunity in neuropsychiatric disorders." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2016. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:389fb830-4b4e-4201-9965-19acb2c63ff3.
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The recent history of autoimmune neurology is marked by the discovery of many central nervous system (CNS) antibody-mediated diseases. These disorders are caused by antibodies that target important proteins expressed in the neuronal surface, which are believed to be directly pathogenic. These antibodies are immunoglobulin G (IgG) isotype and, as such, have the potential to cross the placenta during gestation. Foetal exposure to CNS-targeting antibodies could alter developing neuronal circuits, leading to disease. However, the consequences of exposure to these antibodies during neurodevelopment has hardly been considered. To study the relationship between maternal antibodies towards neuronal surface proteins and neurodevelopmental disorders in the foetus a dual approach was undertaken. First, pregnancy serum samples from mothers of children later diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental disorder and from mothers of children with typical development were screened for the presence of neuronal surface antibodies. Next, the effects of pathogenic neuronal surface antibodies in the offspring were assessed in a maternal-to-foetal transfer mouse model. Antibodies to neuronal surface proteins in the gestational serum, particularly CASPR2 antibodies, were found to associate with an increased risk of mental retardation and disorders of psychological development in the progeny. The animal model showed that mice exposed in utero to CASPR2 antibodies have long term behavioural sequelae and histological findings suggestive of abnormalities in brain development. These findings support a model in which maternal antibodies towards foetal neuronal proteins cause long-term behavioural deficits and permanent abnormalities at the cellular and synaptic level in a subset of children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Suzumura, Akio. "Microglia : Immunoregulatory cells in the central nervous system." Nagoya University School of Medicine, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/5375.
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Piani, Daniela. "Immune-mediated cytotoxicity in the central nervous system /." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1993. http://e-collection.ethbib.ethz.ch/show?type=diss&nr=10423.
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Lamvik, Kate K. "Central Nervous System Associations in Neurofibromatosis Type 1." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc_num=ucin1179426618.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Cincinnati, 2007.Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth K. Schorry. Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed June 30, 2010). Includes abstract. Keywords: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1); optic pathway glioma (OPG); central nervous system (CNS). Includes bibliographical references.
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Lee, Yong Beom. "Cytokine network in the human central nervous system." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape7/PQDD_0022/NQ38925.pdf.
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Weber, Wilhelm Evert Jacob. "Cellular auto-immunity in central nervous system disease." Maastricht : Maastricht : Rijksuniversiteit Limburg ; University Library, Maastricht University [Host], 1988. http://arno.unimaas.nl/show.cgi?fid=5594.
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Jackson, Johanna Sara. "Stem cell tracking in the central nervous system." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.446551.
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Bell, Michael David. "Factors regulating inflammation in the central nervous system." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.308694.
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Smith, Imogen. "Cannabinoid receptor signalling in the central nervous system." Thesis, University of Reading, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.553656.
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The GPCRs CB1R and CB2R are targets for endocannabinoids, exogenous synthetic agents and phytocannabinoids derived from Cannabis plants. However, the pharmacological properties of many phytocannabinoids remain to be elucidated. The present work focused on activity of cannabinoids at CB1R, and potentially other targets, in brain membrane preparations and a cell culture model of epileptiform activity. The synthetic cannabinoids WIN55,212-2 (CB1/2R agonist) and AM251 (CB1R antagonist), and the phytocannabinoids fl9_THCV, CBO and CBG were investigated using radioligand binding and [35SjGTPyS assays to assess pharmacological actions, and patch-clamp electrophysiology to study functional effects. Radioligand competition binding assays using the CB1R antagonist [3HjSR141716A demonstrated high affinity binding of AM251 and WIN55,212-2, moderate affinity of fl9_ THCV, and weak affinity of CBO and CBG. [35SjGTPyS binding assays were used to construct concentration response curves for all compounds, and showed potent efficacious agonism by WIN55,212-2, whilst fl9_THCV, CBO, and CBG showed no agonist activity. AM251 and fl9_ THCV were used in Schild analyses, and demonstrated potent antagonism of CB1R at submicromolar concentrations. At higher concentrations, AM251 and fl9_THCV caused depression of [35SjGTPyS binding. For AM251, but not fl9_THCV, further investigations demonstrated an adenosine Al receptor component of this depression. To enable functional studies, a novel cell culture model of Mg2+-free pre-treatment induced epileptiform activity in mouse cortical neurones was successfully developed. In electrophysiological investigations WIN55,212-2 and fl9 -THCV reduced action potential firing in epileptiform neurones. The effects of WIN55,212 were blocked by AM251, suggesting a CB1R-mediated mechanism. fl9_THCV, CBG and AM251 reduced peak action potential amplitude, potentially via a non-CBR mechanism. Further investigations showed fl9_THCV and CBG reduced peak Na+ conductance suggesting functional, potentially therapeutic, effects via voltage-gated Na+ channels. These data demonstrate novel forms of cannabinoid signalling in the CNS, show that phytocannabinoids have a range of CBR affinities, and may have additional targets in the CNS.
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Sussman, Jonathan David. "Glial lineages in the adult central nervous system." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.625026.
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McQuaid, Stephen. "Measles virus infection of the central nervous system." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.287361.
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Davies, M. "5-hydroxytryptamine receptors in the central nervous system." Thesis, Bucks New University, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.382505.
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Panni, Moeen. "Neuron-target interactions in the central nervous system." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.337889.
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Staley, Kristina. "Targeting gene expression to the central nervous system." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.319537.
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Galtrey, Clare Margaret. "Central nervous system plasticity and peripheral nerve repair." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.614254.
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Roberts, Malcolm Ian. "Death receptor 3 in the central nervous system." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.615645.
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Rist, Julia Maria. "Rejuvenating remyelination in the ageing central nervous system." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.608517.
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Almeida, Rafael. "Axon-glia interactions during central nervous system myelination." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/21038.
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Myelination drastically speeds up action potential propagation along axons, which is fundamental for the correct function of neuronal circuits. However, axon-oligodendrocyte interactions regulating the onset of myelin formation remain unclear. I sought to determine how reticulospinal axons control myelination, as they are the first myelinated in the zebrafish spinal cord. I genetically manipulated zebrafish in order to either remove such axons from a region of the spinal cord, or to increase their number, and characterized oligodendrocyte-lineage cells following this axonal loss- or gain-of-function. In kinesin-binding protein (kbp) mutants, reticulospinal hindbrain neurons start axonogenesis but axons fail to grow along the entire spinal cord as in wildtype, providing an axon-deficient posterior spinal cord and an intact anterior region. I found that early stages of oligodendrocyte development, such as the specification of oligodendrocyte precursors, their distribution and migration were not affected in the posterior spinal cord of these mutants. However, both the proliferation and the survival of late precursors were impaired, resulting in a significant reduction of mature oligodendrocytes in the posterior region of mutants at the onset of myelination. Since the anterior spinal cord of mutants is indistinguishable from wildtype, these results demonstrate that reticulospinal axons provide a mitogenic and a survival signal to a subset of developing OPCs, enabling their differentiation and lineage progression. I then found that the absence of reticulospinal axons did not affect the timing of oligodendrocyte differentiation, which matured on time, suggesting that this follows an intrinsic timer, as previous studies suggested. Oligodendrocytes also did not myelinate incorrect axonal targets, but instead adapted to the reduced axonal surface by elaborating fewer myelin sheaths. Additionally, oligodendrocytes made shorter sheaths, and also incorrectly ensheathed neuron somas in the mutant spinal cord, suggesting that either kbp function or a precise amount of axonal surface are required to prevent ectopic myelination of somas and to promote the longitudinal growth of myelin sheaths. In wildtype animals, the two reticulospinal Mauthner axons are the very first myelinated in the spinal cord. In animals where Notch1a function is temporarily abrogated or hoxb1 genes are temporarily upregulated, supernumerary Mauthner neurons are generated. I found that these extra axons are robustly myelinated, with no impairment of myelination of adjacent axons. Surprisingly, the number of oligodendrocytes was not altered, but I found that each individual oligodendrocyte elaborated more myelin sheaths, whose total length was also longer than in wildtypes. Additionally, dorsal oligodendrocytes, which normally myelinate only small-calibre dorsal axons, readily extended processes ventrally to myelinate the supernumerary large-calibre Mauthner axons, in addition to small-calibre axons. These results suggest that oligodendrocytes are plastic and are not destined to myelinate a particular type of axon, and conversely, that axonal signals that induce myelination are similar for different axons. The long-standing observation that oligodendrocytes tend to myelinate either few large axons or many small axons thus reflects local interactions of oligodendrocyte processes with the nearby axons, rather than different subtypes of oligodendrocytes specified by an intrinsic programme of differentiation. Collectively, this work shows that axons extensively influence both oligodendrocyte lineage progression and oligodendrocyte myelinating potential in vivo.
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Gifford, Andrew Neal. "Catecholaminergic neurotransmission in the insect central nervous system." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/15042.
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Wheeler, Natalie A. "Autotaxin in Central Nervous System Development and Disease." VCU Scholars Compass, 2016. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4104.
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During development, oligodendrocytes (OLGs), the myelinating cells of the central nervous system (CNS), undergo a stepwise progression during which OLG progenitors, specified from neural stem/progenitor cells, differentiate into fully mature myelinating OLGs. This progression along the OLG lineage is characterized by well-synchronized changes in morphology and gene expression patterns. The studies presented in this dissertation identified the extracellular factor Autotaxin (ATX) as a novel upstream signal modulating HDAC1/2 activity and gene expression in cells of the OLG lineage. Using the zebrafish as an in vivo model system, as well as rodent primary OLG cultures, this functional property of ATX was found to be mediated by its lysoPLD activity, which has been well-characterized to generate the lipid signaling molecule lysophosphatidic acid (LPA). LPA binds to Gprotein-coupled LPA receptors (LPARs) on the surface of OLGs to initiate downstream signaling events. ATX’s lysoPLD activity was found to modulate HDAC1/2 regulated gene expression during a time window coinciding with the transition from OLG progenitor to early differentiating OLG. When looking further downstream of the ATX-LPA axis, down-regulation of LPA receptor 6 (LPA6) was found to reduce the expression of OLG differentiation genes as well as the overall process network area of OLGs. Thus, LPA6 plays a role in both the gene expression and morphology changes seen in OLG differentiation. These findings prove useful for future therapeutic targets needed for demyelinating diseases of the CNS such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), in which OLGs fail to differentiate into mature OLGs, needed for remyelination.
Additionally, white matter injury has been frequently reported in HIV+ patients. Previous studies showed that HIV-1 Tat (transactivator of transcription), a viral protein that is produced and secreted by HIV-infected cells, is a toxic factor to OLGs. We show here that Tat treatment reduces the expression of OLG differentiation genes and the overall process network area of OLGs. Additionally, Tat-treated OLGs have reduced ATX lysoPLD activity and there is a physical interaction between Tat and ATX. Together, these data strongly suggest functional implications of Tat blocking ATX’s lysoPLD activities and thus the ATX-LPA signaling axis proves to play a significant role in the development of OLGs.
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Foster, Michelle Tranace. "Central Nervous System Regulation of Fat Cell Lipid Mobilization: The Role of the Sympathetic Nervous System." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2006. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/biology_diss/2.
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Obesity is a growing disorder in the United States, affecting over 60% of the population. We previously defined sympathetic nervous system (SNS) outflow from brain to white adipose tissue (WAT) using a viral transneuronal tract tracer. SNS innervation of WAT is the principle initiator of lipolysis, whereas decreases in sympathetic drive promote lipid accumulation. Which of the many origins of SNS outflow from brain to WAT results in SNS-mediated changes in lipid mobilization (increases in drive) or accumulation (decrease in drive) is unknown. Previous research indicates that sympathetic denervation blocks lipid mobilization; thus, rostral sites in the neuroaxis connected to WAT via the SNS may promote WAT lipid mobilization. The hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) may play a role via its descending projections to the intermediolateral horn of the spinal cord. Therefore, the consequences of PVN lesions (PVNx) on WAT mobilization or accumulation were tested. PVNx resulted in increased lipid accumulation, indicated by increases in retroperitoneal (RWAT) , epididymal (EWAT) , and inguinal WAT (IWAT) pad masses, in fed hamsters, but PVNx did not block fasting (56 h)-induced lipid mobilization. Because adrenal medullary catecholamines, especially epinephrine, also play a minor role in lipid mobilization, we tested the contribution of catecholamine release on lipid mobilization through adrenal demedullation (ADMEDx), with and without PVNx, and found fastinginduced lipid mobilization was not blocked. There was, however, a suggestion that distal denervation of IWAT, with and without ADMEDx, partially blocked lipid mobilization. In addition, evidence suggests SNS also may be an important controller of fat cell proliferation. Surgical denervation of WAT triggers increases in fat cell number (FCN), but have not determined if this FCN increase is due to preadipocyte proliferation or differentiation of preadipocytes into mature fat cells. We also have not demonstrated what role sensory innervation may have in regulating white adipocyte proliferation. Therefore, the role of WAT sympathetic or sensory innervation on adipocyte proliferation was tested. The SNS but not sensory denervation triggered bona fide proliferation as indicated by bromodeoxyuridine plus AD3, a specific adipocyte membrane protein, colabeling. These and previous data suggest that the SNS plays a role in regulating adiposity.
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Foster, Michelle Tranace. "Central nervous system regulation of fat cell lipid mobilization the role of the sympathetic nervous system /." restricted, 2005. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-11162005-154631/.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Georgia State University, 2005.Timothy Bartness, committee chair; Elliott Albers, Ruth Harris , Sarah Pallas, committee members. Electronic text (181 p. : ill.)) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed July 17, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-181).
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Tep-Cullison, Chhavy R. "Distinct roles of p75 regulation on myelination in the peripheral nervous system and central nervous system." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1299179635.
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Eckert, Bodil. "Hypoglycaemia studies on central and peripheral nerve function /." Lund : Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Lund, 1998. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/57426099.html.
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Zhang, Xiaochun. "Involvement of neuroinflammation in models of neurodegeneration." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1663059561&sid=3&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Fundytus, Marian Elaine. "Central nervous system and peripheral signs of opioid abstinence." Thesis, McGill University, 1992. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=56639.
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It was hypothesized that a metabolite of morphine, morphine-3-glucuronide (M3G), contributes to the expression of symptoms seen during withdrawal from morphine. To test this hypothesis, the behaviors observed during precipitated withdrawal from morphine and sufentanil were compared. Sufentanil was chosen because, like morphine, it acts primarily at the mu opioid receptor, but has different metabolites. Differences in the abstinence syndromes produced by the two drugs may therefore be attributable to the actions of metabolites, rather than the primary opioid actions of morphine and sufentanil. Although there were some differences in the occurrence of symptoms, morphine and sufentanil withdrawal were very similar. Therefore, the evidence was inconclusive as to the contribution of metabolites during withdrawal.Systemic administration of M3G alone and in combination with morphine produced no withdrawal-like behaviors. However, when these drugs were given centrally, withdrawal-like behaviors were observed in conjunction with seizures. The seizures were not attenuated by naloxone (but were alleviated by an anti-convulsant), indicating that they were not mediated by opioid receptors. The behaviors resembled those seen by previous investigators following high doses of morphine. The results suggest that M3G may play a role in the toxic effects of high doses of morphine.
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Goudreau, Guy. "Transgenic models of retrovirus-mediated central nervous system diseases." Thesis, McGill University, 1995. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=39908.
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Neurological diseases are a common consequence of retroviral infections. The pathogenesis of these diseases however remains undetermined. In an attempt to elucidate the mechanisms involved in certain of these disorders, we have used an experimental approach involving transgenic mice. Transgenic animals provide an important tool in the study of retroviral diseases, since they allow us to circumvent the complex process of retroviral infection. In addition, when retroviral sequences are expressed under the regulation of a CNS-specific promoter, transgenic experiments allow us to evaluate the effects of expressing viral gene products in a given CNS cell population. Specific aspects of the neurological disorders caused by HIV-1, HTLV-1, and Cas-Br-E MuLV were evaluated. Transgenic mice experiments were generated in order to study the pathogenesis of the CNS white matter diseases caused by human retroviruses HIV-1 and by HTLV-1, and to evaluate the function of astroglial cells in mediating the CNS disease associated with Cas-Br-E MuLV infection. On the basis of our experimental results, we propose novel pathogenic mechanisms which may contribute to our understanding of the CNS diseases caused by these retroviruses.
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Akers, Stephen Matthew. "Modeling central nervous system involvement in acute lymphoblastic leukemia." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10450/11227.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2010.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains x, 102 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.
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Mabon, Joy. "Strategies to reduce inflammation in the central nervous system." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ39851.pdf.
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Lyng, Eric E. Bottiglieri Teodoro. "Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) : mechanisms of central nervous system toxicity /." Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/4211.
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Stromnes, Ingunn Margarete. "T cell determinants of central nervous system autoimmune disease /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/8333.
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Vidyadaran, Sharmili. "Neuroprotective properties of HSP27 in the central nervous system." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.424392.
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Matyszak, M. K. "Immune mediated inflammatory responses in the central nervous system." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.334846.
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Tran, Thi Hong Chau. "Clinical and pathological aspects of central nervous system infection." Thesis, Open University, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.578010.
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Central nervous system (CNS) infection remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity worlwide. This thesis focuses on the causes, prognostic markers, and pathogenesis of meningitis in adults in Viet Nam and explores the pharmacokinetic properties of fluoroquinolones in the treatment of tuberculous meningitis (TBM). Chapter One provides an introduction to infections of the CNS in Viet Nam. Chapter Two describes the clinical studies of CNS infections at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Viet Nam which underpin this thesis. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the most common cause of CNS infections with the three commonest causes of acute pyogenic meningitis Streptococcus suis, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis. In Chapter Three, I report on a study of the pathogenesis of meningitis and encephalitis in particular the role for Metalloproteinase/Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase. One of the most challenging situations is to distinguish partially treated pyogenic meningitis from TBM and viral meningitis and encephalitis. I identified two major clinical factors that can help distinguish TBM from pyogenic meningitis- gingivo-herpes and deafness are very much more common in pyogenic meningitis than in TBM (Odds Ratio 32). In Chapter Four, I develop a clinical aligorithm and in Chapter Five, a prognostic system to determine which variables can be used to predict the clinical outcome.TBM remains very difficult to treat. In Chapter Six, I report the results of a pharmacokinetic study aimed to identify the optimal fluoroquinolone to be used for the treatment of TBM. My results demonstrate levofloxacin has a better pharmacokinetic profile than ciprofloxacin or gatifloxacin for the treatment of TBM.