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Psychiatry General

Nonlinear and mixed inhibitory effect of matrine on the cytotoxicity of oligomeric amyloid-β protein.

Apr 24, 2020

The formation of amyloid β-protein (1-42) (Aβ42) oligomers and Aβ42 oligomer cytotoxicity are two defining characteristics of the etiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we found that ...

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel carboline-cinnamic acid hybrids as multifunctional agents for treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Apr 24, 2020

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative disease with multiple pathological features. Multifunctional compounds able to simultaneously interact with several pathological components have...

GJ-4 alleviates Aβ-induced memory dysfunction in mice through protecting the neurovascular unit.

Apr 24, 2020

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease. AD has become an important social health problem but there are few therapeutic drugs. Many researchers devote to the development ...

Altered clearance of beta-amyloid from the cerebrospinal fluid following subchronic lead exposure in rats: Roles of RAGE and LRP1 in the choroid plexus.

Apr 24, 2020

Formation of amyloid plaques is the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. Our early studies show that lead (Pb) exposure in PDAPP transgenic mice increases β-amyloid (Aβ) levels in the cerebrospinal flui...

The Clinical Effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Its Relationship with Serum Levels of MMP-9 and CXCL12 in Patients with Mania.

Apr 24, 2020

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a non-pharmacological method for the treatment of psychiatric disorders. The precise biochemical mechanism of the effects of ECT is not clear, and since the two fact...

20-Year Trends in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Bipolar Disorder by Psychiatrists in Outpatient Care Settings.

Apr 24, 2020

Pharmacological options for treating bipolar disorder have increased over the past 20 years, with several second-generation antipsychotics receiving regulatory approval in the 1990s. The authors descr...

Pseudobulbar Affect Presenting as Hypomania.

Apr 24, 2020

Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) is a behavioral syndrome associated with various neurological conditions that typically manifests as uncontrollable laughing or crying. PBA can significantly impact the quali...

More Purpose in Life and Less Novelty Seeking Predict Improvements in Self-Compassion During a Mindfulness-Based Intervention: The EXMIND Study.

Apr 24, 2020

Recently, a 4-week mindfulness-based intervention followed by a 4-week existential approach was found to be as effective for increasing self-compassion as an 8-week mindfulness-based intervention. The...

Cerebral Impaludation - An Ignoble Procedure between Two Nobel Prizes: Frontal Lobe Lesions before the Introduction of Leucotomy.

Apr 24, 2020

During the 20th century, only two persons have been awarded the Nobel Prize for psychiatric discoveries, Julius Wagner-Jauregg in 1927 for the introduction of malaria inoculation in dementia paralytic...

Effects of an Individualized Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program on impaired postural control in women with chronic pelvic pain: a randomized controlled trial.

Apr 24, 2020

To assess the effectiveness of an Individualized Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program (ICPR) on impaired postural control, pain, self-perceived health status and functionality in women with CPP.A rand...

Enhanced conditioning of adverse memories in the mouse modified swim test is associated with neuroinflammatory changes - effects that are susceptible to antidepressants.

Apr 24, 2020

Deficient learning and memory are well-established pathophysiologic features of depression, however, mechanisms of the enhanced learning of aversive experiences associated with this disorder are poorl...

Neurobehavioral Changes Arising from Early Life Dopamine Signaling Perturbations.

Apr 24, 2020

Dopamine (DA) signaling is critical to the modulation of multiple brain functions including locomotion, reinforcement, attention and cognition. The literature provides strong evidence that altered DA ...

Early postnatal l-Dopa treatment causes behavioral alterations in female vs. male young adult Swiss mice.

Apr 24, 2020

Dopaminergic signaling and neurodevelopment alterations are associated with several neuropsychiatric disorders. Knockout mice for dopamine transporters (DAT) as well as site-specific knockout mice lac...

Generalized anxiety disorder, depressive symptoms and sleep quality during COVID-19 outbreak in China: a web-based cross-sectional survey.

Apr 24, 2020

China has been severely affected by Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19) since December, 2019. We aimed to assess the mental health burden of Chinese public during the outbreak, and to explore the poten...

Sequence matters: patterns in task-based clinical reasoning.

Apr 24, 2020

Background The cognitive pathways that lead to an accurate diagnosis and efficient management plan can touch on various clinical reasoning tasks (1). These tasks can be employed at any point during th...

Neuromodulation in primary headaches: current evidence and integration into clinical practice.

Apr 24, 2020

Neuromodulatory approaches add to our armamentarium of therapeutic tools for the treatment of primary headaches. This review provides a comprehensive overview of current controlled studies on the diff...

Targeting mitochondrial and cytosolic substrates of TRIT1 isopentenyltransferase: Specificity determinants and tRNA-i6A37 profiles.

Apr 24, 2020

The tRNA isopentenyltransferases (IPTases), which add an isopentenyl group to N6 of A37 (i6A37) of certain tRNAs, are among a minority of enzymes that modify cytosolic and mitochondrial tRNAs. Pathoge...

Ancient genomes reveal the evolutionary history and origin of cashmere producing goats in China.

Apr 24, 2020

Goats are one of the most widespread farmed animals across the world; however, their migration route to East Asia and local evolutionary history remain poorly understood. Here, we sequenced 27 ancient...

Natural Phenolic Compounds and Derivatives as Potential Antimalarial Agents.

Apr 24, 2020

Malaria is a parasitic disease endemic to tropical and subtropical regions responsible for hundreds of millions of clinical cases and hundreds of thousands of deaths yearly. Its agent, the sp., has a...

Breast surgery and peripheral blocks. Is it worth it?

Apr 24, 2020

The objective of this review is to identify the potential of peripheral nerve blocks established over the last years for perioperative pain management in breast surgery. These new blocks will be discu...

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