scholarly journals The role of transglutaminase in the mechanism of action of tetanus toxin.

1994 ◽  
Vol 269 (39) ◽  
pp. 24454-24458
Author(s):  
J.A. Coffield ◽  
R.V. Considine ◽  
J. Jeyapaul ◽  
A.B. Maksymowych ◽  
R.D. Zhang ◽  
...  
1965 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-38
Author(s):  
M. Grönroos ◽  
E. Mäkinen ◽  
K. Lahtinen ◽  
R. Tirri

ABSTRACT The effect of reserpine on the secretion of FSH and LH was studied as well as the role of the peripheral effect of reserpine after hypophysectomy. The results in the unoperated animals suggest that reserpine inhibits the pituitary secretion of both FSH and LH. Both these hormones combined with reserpine had a very different biological effect than was seen without reserpine. HCG (LH-like) and particularly PMS (FSH-like) hormones combined with reserpine caused definite enlargement of the ovaries. In the hypophysectomized groups, the effect of the PMS and HCG hormones administered together with reserpine or without it was the same with regard to the weight of the ovaries, but not with regard to their histological picture. On the basis of these results, reserpine may be said to have a peripheral effect although the nature of its mechanism of action is difficult to state. Reserpine probably affects the ovaries by inhibiting the follicular cycle and, consequently, the formation of new and more mature follicles.


2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 581-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ambreen Fatima ◽  
Yasir Hasan Siddique

Flavonoids are naturally occurring plant polyphenols found universally in all fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants. They have emerged as a promising candidate in the formulation of treatment strategies for various neurodegenerative disorders. The use of flavonoid rich plant extracts and food in dietary supplementation have shown favourable outcomes. The present review describes the types, properties and metabolism of flavonoids. Neuroprotective role of various flavonoids and the possible mechanism of action in the brain against the neurodegeneration have been described in detail with special emphasis on the tangeritin.


2021 ◽  
pp. 107916
Author(s):  
Brandán Pedre ◽  
Uladzimir Barayeu ◽  
Daria Ezeriņa ◽  
Tobias P. Dick

1982 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-267
Author(s):  
M. Ya. Maizelis ◽  
A. L. Zabludovskii ◽  
S. N. Shikhov

2001 ◽  
Vol 50 (11) ◽  
pp. 856-872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth B Binder ◽  
Becky Kinkead ◽  
Michael J Owens ◽  
Charles B Nemeroff

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 335
Author(s):  
María José Zarzuelo Romero ◽  
Cristina Pérez Ramírez ◽  
María Isabel Carrasco Campos ◽  
Almudena Sánchez Martín ◽  
Miguel Ángel Calleja Hernández ◽  
...  

The introduction of new therapies for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) is a very recent phenomenon and little is known of their mechanism of action. Moreover, the response is subject to interindividual variability and may be affected by genetic factors, such as polymorphisms in the genes implicated in the pathologic environment, pharmacodynamics, and metabolism of the disease or in the mechanism of action of the medications, influencing the effectiveness of these therapies. This review evaluates the impact of pharmacogenetics on the response to treatment with new therapies in patients diagnosed with MS. The results suggest that polymorphisms detected in the GSTP1, ITGA4, NQO1, AKT1, and GP6 genes, for treatment with natalizumab, ZMIZ1, for fingolimod and dimethyl fumarate, ADA, for cladribine, and NOX3, for dimethyl fumarate, may be used in the future as predictive markers of treatment response to new therapies in MS patients. However, there are few existing studies and their samples are small, making it difficult to generalize the role of these genes in treatment with new therapies. Studies with larger sample sizes and longer follow-up are therefore needed to confirm the results of these studies.


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