To identify drugs that are potentially used for the treatment of COVID-19, potency 1403 FDA-approved were evaluated using a robust pseudovirus assay and candidates further confirmed by authentic SARS-CoV-2 assay. Four compounds, Clomiphene (citrate), Vortioxetine, Vortioxetine (hydrobromide) Asenapine (hydrochloride), showed potent inhibitory effects in both virus The combination (hydrochloride...

Hippocampal theta oscillations are linked to various processes, including locomotion, learning and memory, and defense and affect. The lateral septum (LS) has been implicated in the generation of the hippocampal theta rhythm, but its precise role in this process is not well understood. Here, we investigated the effects of direct pharmacological inhibition or disinhibition of the dorsal LS (dLS)...

The effects of inhibiting the neural activity in the pontine A5 region on renal sympathetic responses to baroreflex and/or chemoreflex activation were examined in conscious rabbits. Eight rabbits were chronically instrumented with guide cannulas for bilateral microinjections into the A5 area and an electrode for measuring renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA). Baroreflex curves were obtained ...

the objective of the present investigation was to assess the possible involvement ofgabaergic mechanism in analgesic effect of aqueous extract of origanum vulgare (org)in a rat model of acute pain test. sixty-three anaesthetized male wistar rats (200-250 g) werecannulated into the left ventricle. five to seven days after the recovery from surgery, org extractwas intraventricularly injected at d...

Whereas adult sex differences in brain morphology and behavior result from developmental exposure to steroid hormones, the mechanism by which steroids differentiate the brain is unknown. Studies to date have described subtle sex differences in levels of proteins and neurotransmitters during brain development, but these have lacked explanatory power for the profound sex differences induced by st...

activities and by electron microscopy. The higher-density fractions (1.2-1.5~-sucrose) contained actomyosin fibrils, mitochondria and sacroplasmic reticulum, and were enriched in cytochrome oxidase and Caz+-dependent adenosine triphosphatase. The endoplasmic-reticulum marker, NADPH-cytochtome c reductase, was found throughout the gradient. Lower-density fractions (0.75-1 .OM sucrose) were enric...

Activation of neurons in the ventrolateral region of the periaqueductal gray (vlPAG) can elicit a decrease in renal sympathetic nerve activity and blood pressure. The present study investigated whether the vlPAG-evoked sympathoinhibitory response depends on neurons in the caudal midline medulla (CMM). In pentobarbital-anesthetized rats, activation of neurons in the vlPAG evoked a decrease in re...