Vol. 34 (5) 2013 Neuro endocrinology letters

Working memory impairment as a common component in recurrent depressive disorder and certain somatic diseases.

Galecki P, Talarowska M, Moczulski D, Bobinska K, Opuchlik K, Galecka E, Florkowski A, Lewinski A.

Journal Article 2013; 34(5): 436-445 PubMed PMID: 23922050 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Aged, Depressive Disorder:complications, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1:complications, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2:complications, Female, Humans, Hypertension:complications, Male, Memory Disorders:complications, Memory, Short-Term, Middle Aged, Neuropsych.

OBJECTIVES: Deterioration of the working memory is regarded as one of the most important deficits in a number of somatic diseases. The purpose of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of working memory in 4 groups of patients: 1) diagnosed with recurrent depressive disorder (rDD), 2) with diabetes type 1 (DM1), 3) with diab.....

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The thyrotropin-releasing hormone test may predict recurrence of clinical depression within ten years after discharge.

Tsuru J, Ishitobi Y, Ninomiya T, Kanehisa M, Imanaga J, Inoue A, Okamoto S, Maruyama Y, Higuma H, Tanaka Y, Hanada H, Isogawa K, Akiyoshi J.
Journal Article 2013; 34(5): 409-417 PubMed PMID: 23922049 Citation  Keywords:  Adrenocorticotropic Hormone:blood, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, Depressive Disorder:blood, Dexamethasone, Female, Humans, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System:physiopathology, Male, Middle Aged, Pituitary-Adrenal Function Tes.

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Spontaneous remission of acromegaly after infarctive apoplexy with a possible relation to MRI and diabetes mellitus.

Cinar N, Metin Y, Dagdelen S, Ziyal M, Soylemezoglu F, Erbas T.
Case Reports 2013; 34(5): 339-342 PubMed PMID: 23922047 Citation  Keywords:  Acromegaly:complications, Adenoma:complications, Adult, Diabetes Mellitus, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Pituitary Apoplexy:complications, Pituitary Neoplasms:complications, Remission, Spontaneous, Sella Turcica:pathology,.

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Lack of association between CD226 genetic variants and inflammatory demyelinating diseases in Korean population.

Kim J, Kim H, Cheong H, Bae J, Kim J, Park B, Shin H.
Journal Article 2013; 34(5): 402-408 PubMed PMID: 23922043 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Alleles, Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte:genetics, Asian Continental Ancestry Group:genetics, Female, Gene Frequency, Genetic Association Studies, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genotype, Humans, Linkage Disequilibrium, Male, Middle Age.

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Effects of melatonin hormone on hippocampus in pinealectomized rats: an immunohistochemical and biochemical study.

Kus M, Sarsilmaz M, Karaca O, Acar T, Gülcen B, Hismiogullari A, Ogetürk M, Kus I.
Journal Article 2013; 34(5): 418-425 PubMed PMID: 23922041 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Glutathione Peroxidase:metabolism, Hippocampus:drug effects, Male, Malondialdehyde:metabolism, Melatonin:pharmacology, Oxidative Stress:drug effects, Pineal Gland:surgery, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Reactive Oxygen Species:metabolism, Superoxide Dismuta.

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Chronic exposure to benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) alters social interaction and fear conditioning in male adult rats: alterations in amygdalar MeCP2, ERK1/2 and ERα.

Betz A, Jayatilaka S, Joshi J, Ramanan S, Debartolo D, Pylypiw H, Franke E.
Journal Article 2013; 34(5): 347-358 PubMed PMID: 23922038 Citation  Keywords:  Amygdala:drug effects, Animals, Association Learning:drug effects, Behavior, Animal:drug effects, Conditioning (Psychology):drug effects, Estrogen Receptor alpha:metabolism, Fear:drug effects, MAP Kinase Signaling System:drug effects, Male, Methyl-CpG-Bin.

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Brain aging and testosterone-induced neuroprotection: studies on cultured sheep cortical neurons.

Lepore G, Zedda M, Mura E, Giua S, Dedola G, Farina V.
Journal Article 2013; 34(5): 395-401 PubMed PMID: 23922037 Citation  Keywords:  Aging:metabolism, Animals, Cerebral Cortex:cytology, DNA Topoisomerases, Type II:genetics, DNA-Binding Proteins:genetics, Neurons:cytology, Neuroprotective Agents:pharmacology, Sheep, Testosterone:pharmacology, Tyrosine:analogs & derivatives, Up-Regulatio.

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4,5-dianilinophtalimide protects neuroendocrine cells against serum deprivation-induced stress and apoptosis.

Ergin V, Erdogan M, Karasu C, Menevse A.
Journal Article 2013; 34(5): 359-365 PubMed PMID: 23922036 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Apoptosis:drug effects, Caspase 3:metabolism, Cell Survival:drug effects, HSP27 Heat-Shock Proteins:metabolism, Neurons:drug effects, Neuroprotective Agents:pharmacology, PC12 Cells, Phosphorylation:drug effects, Phthalimides:pharmacology, Proto-.

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