beta-Amyloid (betaA) is cytotoxic to neurons in culture by increasing hydrogen peroxide and altering calcium homeostasis. We have evaluated betaA-induced cytotoxicity, peroxide generation and glutamate (Glu) uptake in cultured astrocytes. Twenty-four hours after a single addition of either betaA25-35 or betaA1-40there was a concentration-dependent decrease in viability. Catalase or vitamin E sh...

introduction: this study aimed to compare the cytotoxicity of mta fillapex, ah-26 and apatite root canal sealers at different times after mixing. methods and materials: in this in vitro study, mta fillapex, ah-26 and apatite root canal sealer were spilled uniformly by 40 µm mesh in a 96-well plate. then, human fetal foreskin fibroblast cell line (hfff2) were added to each sealer cell culture me...

Glutamate and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) are the two main neurotransmitters in human brain. The balance between their excitatory inhibitory functions is crucial for maintaining brain’s physiological functions. Disturbance of glutamatergic or GABAergic neurotransmission leads to serious health problems including neurodegeneration, affective sleep disorders. Both GABA glutamate involved control s...

Background: Alpha lipoic acid has both hydrophilic and hydrophobic characteristics is abundantly distributed in cellular membranes the cytoplasm. It among top cell- protective antioxidants. Material methods : The present work investigated possible therapeutic effects of alpha a male rat model brain aging induced by D-galactose. Four equal-sized groups 40 rats were randomly assigned: G1, control...

Glutamate induces excitotoxic damage to hippocampal pyramidal neurons in Status Epilepticus (SE) and epilepsy. In this study, we investigated time course of dysregulation of calcium homeostasis at various intervals after an episode of SE in acutely isolated CA1hippocampal pyramidal. For this purpose, male Sprague-Dawley rats (200 g) were subjected to pilocarpine-induced SE. The SE was blocked a...

glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity and neurodegeneration have been shown as pathophysiological hallmarks of multiple sclerosis (ms) and other autoimmune inflammatory cns disorders. n‑methyl‑d‑aspartate (nmda) receptors play a pivotal role in the mediation of neuronal glutamate excitotoxicity leading to cellular damage and apoptotic cell death. current treatment approaches targeting glutamate exc...

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF- α) is a proinflammatory cytokine that exerts both homeostatic and pathophysiological roles in the central nervous system. In pathological conditions, microglia release large amounts of TNF-α; this de novo production of TNF-α is an important component of the so-called neuroinflammatory response that is associated with several neurological disorders. In addition,...