ganglion cysts/albumin

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to characterize the inflammatory effect of amadori-glycated albumin (AGA) in cultured rat retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and to further explore the potential mechanism of the anti-inflammatory effects of baicalein. METHODS Primary rat retinal neurons were

OBJECTIVE We investigated the neuroprotective effect of human serum albumin nanoparticles (HSA-NPs) and their conjugation with brimonidine (HSA-Br-NPs) on retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in optic nerve crush (ONC) model. METHODS We fabricated HSA-Br-NPs by ethanol precipitation, including 0.18%

OBJECTIVE The effects of bevacizumab on cell viability and proliferation in a commonly used retinal ganglion cell line, RGC-5, were examined. METHODS RGC-5 cells were exposed to 0.1 mg/ml, 1 mg/ml and 2 mg/ml of commercially available bevacizumab in vitro. To examine the specificity of effects,

Embryonic chick ciliary ganglion (CG) neurons cultured in fetal calf serum-containing medium have been previously reported to extend neurites on polyornithine (PORN) substrata precoated with a neurite-promoting factor (PNPF) from rat schwannoma-conditioned medium. On PORN substrata alone, however,

A high-energy missile impact in an extremity of an animal creates a shock wave which is rapidly dispersed as a burst of oscillating pressure waves that traverses the entire body causing local, regional, and distant injuries. The present study was performed on dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cells,

The pre- and postnatal development of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)-immunoreactive cells in the superior cervical ganglion of the rat was studied by indirect immunofluorescence method with an antibody to a conjugate of bovine serum albumin and 5-HT. The superior cervical ganglia from 11-day-old embryos

Previous experiments have shown that nerve growth factor (NGF) enhances regeneration of goldfish optic nerve after local application of NGF at the site of the lesion. However, the site and mechanism of action of NGF are not yet known. One possibility is that NGF is taken up at the site of the lesion

Intravenous administration of clofelin blocks transudation of 131I-albumin into the dura mater of rats in electrical stimulation of the trigeminal ganglion. Preliminary injection of the alpha-adrenoblocker yohimbine and the antagonist of serotonin receptors 5-NT1 mianserin completely removes the

Neurogenic dural inflammation has been proposed as a source of pain during migraine. Unilateral electrical stimulation of the trigeminal ganglion causes the ipsilateral release of inflammatory neuropeptides and subsequent dural plasma protein extravasation, a component of neurogenic inflammation. We

The distribution of axons and axon varicosities containing GABA was studied in the superior cervical ganglion of rat by light and electron microscopic immunohistochemistry. Two different polyclonal antibodies were used, which had been made against GABA conjugated by glutardialdehyde to bovine serum

The effects of 17beta-estradiol on the alpha,beta-me ATP-induced currents were studied on dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons using whole-cell recording technique. Three types of currents (transient, sustained or biphasic) were evoked by alpha,beta-me ATP in acutely dissociated DRG neurons. When

The inward-rectifier K(+) channel Kir4.1 is responsible for maintaining cochlear homeostasis and restoring neural excitability. The large-conductance calcium-activated K(+) channel (BK(Ca)) plays a key role in phase locking signals in the mammalian inner ear. To evaluate the influence of

The dorsal root ganglion contains primary sensory neurons and is closely related to low back pain and sciatia. The present study investigated whether endoneurial edema, which is involved in the onset of pain and nerve dysfunction, was increased in the dorsal root ganglion by compression. The

A mechanism underlying gender-related differences in pain perception may be estrogen modulation of nociceptive signaling in the peripheral nervous system. In rat, dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons express estrogen receptors (ERs) and estrogen rapidly attenuates ATP-induced Ca2+ signaling. To