Objective(s): Neuroinflammation in Parkinson disease (PD) is associated with glial cells activation and production of different inflammatory cytokines. In this study, we investigated the effect of chronic administration of 8-OH-DPAT on 6-OHDA-induced catalepsy and levels of inflammatory cytokines in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).   Materials and Methods: Catalepsy was induced by un...

objective(s): neuroinflammation in parkinson disease (pd) is associated with glial cells activation and production of different inflammatory cytokines. in this study, we investigated the effect of chronic administration of 8-oh-dpat on 6-ohda-induced catalepsy and levels of inflammatory cytokines in cerebrospinal fluid (csf).   materials and methods: catalepsy was induced by unilateral infusion...

To improve the analyses of a form of oxidative DNA damage, 8-hydroxyguanine (8-OH-Gua), we treated isolated DNA with formamidopyrimidine DNA glycosylase (Fpg) and analyzed the released 8-OH-Gua by using a high-performance liquid chromatography system equipped with an electrochemical detector (HPLC-ECD). The human lung carcinoma cells (A549) and human keratinocyte (HaCaT) were irradiated with ga...

The effects of berberine on the in vivo N-acetylation and metabolism of 2-aminofluorene (2-AF) in bladder, blood, colon, kidney, liver, feces and urine samples and brain tissues (cerebrum, cerebellum and pineal gland) of male Sprague-Dawley rats were investigated. Major metabolites, such as 1-OH-2-AAF, 3-OH-2-AAF, 8-OH-2-AAF and 9-OH-2-AAF were found in bladder tissues, 1-OH-2-AAF, 5-OH-2-AAF a...

Olduvai Hominid 8 (OH 8), an articulating set of fossil hominin tarsal and metatarsal bones, is critical to interpretations of the evolution of hominin pedal morphology and bipedal locomotion. It has been suggested that OH 8 may represent the foot of a subadult and may be associated with the OH 7 mandible, the type specimen of Homo habilis. This assertion is based on the presence of what may be...

Serotonin (5-HT) is generally inhibitory to male rat sexual behavior. However, the 5-HT1A agonist 8-hydroxy-di-propylaminotetralin (8-OH-DPAT), injected either systemically or into the medial preoptic area (MPOA), facilitates ejaculation. Three experiments were conducted to test the effects of 8-OH-DPAT on 5-HT and dopamine (DA) neurotransmission in the MPOA, a very important site for the contr...

Despite combination antiretroviral therapies (cARTs), a significant proportion of HIV-infected patients develop HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). Ongoing viral replication in the central nervous system (CNS) caused by poor brain penetration of cART may contribute to HAND. However, it has also been proposed that the toxic effects of long-term cART may contribute to HAND. A better u...