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Open AccessTherapeutic effect of a histone demethylase inhibitor in Parkinson’s disease
Iron accumulation in the substantia nigra is recognized as a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Therefore, reducing accumulated iron and associated oxidative stress is considered a promising therapeutic str...
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Open AccessCystathionine β-synthase (CBS) deficiency suppresses erythropoiesis by disrupting expression of heme biosynthetic enzymes and transporter
The reduced iron usage induced by the suppression of erythropoiesis is a major cause of the systemic iron overload in CBS knockout (CBS−/−) mice. However, the relevant mechanisms are unknown. Here, we examined ch...
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Different Characteristics of Hepcidin Expression in IL-6+/+ and IL-6−/− Neurons and Astrocytes Treated with Lipopolysaccharides
A region-specific regulation of inflammation on the expression hepcidin in the brain has been demonstrated, however, it remains unknown whether there is also a cell-specific regulation of inflammation on hepci...
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Neuroprotective Effects of Lycium barbarum Polysaccharide on Focal Cerebral Ischemic Injury in Mice
Increasing evidence demonstrates inflammation contributes to neuronal death following cerebral ischemia. Lycium barbarum polysaccharide (LBP) has been reported to prevent scopolamine-induced cognitive and memory ...
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Angiotensin II Inhibits Iron Uptake and Release in Cultured Neurons
Based on the well-confirmed roles of angiotensin II (ANGII) in iron transport of peripheral organs and cells, the causative link of excess brain iron with and the involvement of ANGII in neurodegenerative diso...
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A Synergistic Role of Hyperthermic and Pharmacological Preconditioning to Protect Astrocytes Against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
Recent studies provide solid evidence for the importance to delineate the co-relationship between preconditioning stimuli and therapeutic efficacy of drugs commonly used in clinic. However, very little is know...
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Nerve Growth Factor Protects the Cortical Neurons from Chemical Hypoxia-induced Injury
Previous studies showed that nerve growth factor (NGF) exerts protective effects on cultured neurons against various kinds of damage. However, a recent publication reported that exposure of NGF-treated PC12 ce...
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Identification of transcriptionally regulated genes in response to cellular iron availability in rat hippocampus
The present study was attempted to identify transcriptionally regulated genes of the normal neurocytes responsive to iron availability. Postnatal rat hippocampus cells were primarily cultured either under the ...
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Molecular analysis of increased iron status in moderately exercised rats
Although iron plays a critical role in exercise, the regulatory mechanism of iron metabolism remains poorly understood. The aims of the present study were to investigate the effects of different intensity exer...
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Nitric oxide inhibition decreases bleomycin-detectable iron in spleen, bone marrow cells and heart but not in liver in exercise rats
The possible role of nitric oxide on the exercise-induced changes in bleomycin-detectable iron (BDI) in the liver, spleen, bone marrow cells and heart was investigated. Female Sprague—Dawley rats were randomly...
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Genistein protects primary cortical neurons from iron-induced lipid peroxidation
Neuroprotective role of isoflavones in particular genistein might be resulted from their antioxidant activities in addition to their estrogenic actions. In the present study, we investigated effect of genistei...
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Hydrogen peroxide enhanced inron-induced injury in isolated heart and ventricular cardiomyocyte in rats
To explore the cardiac effects of iron with or without hydrogen peroxide, the isolated perfused rat heart and enzymatically isolated ventricular cardiomyocyte were used. It was shown that treatment with cell-p...
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Inhibitory mechanism of lead on transferrin-bound iron uptake by rabbit reticulocytes: A fractal analysis
Experimental data of transferrin and transferrin-bound iron uptake byrabbit reticulocytes in the presence or absence of extracellular lead isanalyzed by means of a fractal model. A highly significant correlati...