Süleyman Akarsu, Deniz Torun, Abdullah Bolu, Murat Erdem, Salih Kozan, Mehmet Ak, Hatice Akar, Özcan Uzun
The etiology of schizophrenia is not precisely known; however, mitochondrial function and cerebral energy metabolism abnormalities were determined to be possible factors associated with the etiology of schizophrenia. Impaired mitochondrial function negatively affects neuronal plasticity, and can cause cognitive deficits and behavioral abnormalities observed during the clinical course of schizophre...... hiện toàn bộ
Stephen Sai Folmsbee, Douglas R. Wilcox, Koen Tyberghein, Pieter De Bleser, Warren G. Tourtellotte, Jolanda van Hengel, Frans van Roy, Cara J. Gottardi
Recent genetic association studies have linked the cadherin-based adherens junction protein alpha-T-catenin (αT-cat, CTNNA3) with the development of autism. Where αT-cat is expressed in the brain, and how its loss could contribute to this disorder, are entirely unknown. We used the αT-cat knockout mouse to examine the localization of αT-cat in the brain, and we used histology and immunofluorescenc...... hiện toàn bộ
Melkaye G. Melka, Christina A. Castellani, Richard O’Reilly, Shiva M. Singh
DNA methylation differences between monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia have been previously reported. However, the origin of methylation differences between monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia is not clear. The findings here argue that all DNA methylation differences may not necessarily represent the cause of the disease; rather some may result from the effect of antipsychot...... hiện toàn bộ
In the last years, physiological aging became a general concept that includes all the changes that occur in organism with old age. It is obvious now, that in developing and developed countries, new health problems concerning older population appear. One of these major concerns is probably dementia. Sooner or later, all forms of dementia lead to learning deficit, memory loss, low attention span, im...... hiện toàn bộ
Agomelatine is an antidepressant with a unique mechanism of action. Since its marketing in 2009, concerns have been raised regarding its potential to induce liver injury. The authors therefore address the need to comprehensively evaluate the potential risk posed by agomelatine of inducing liver injury by reviewing data from published and unpublished clinical trials in both the pre- and postmarketi...... hiện toàn bộ
Sarah Curran, Joo Wook Ahn, Hannah Grayton, David A Collier, Caroline Mackie Ogilvie
Microdeletions in the NRXN1 gene have been associated with a range of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, intellectual disability, speech and language delay, epilepsy and hypotonia. In the present study we performed array CGH analysis on 10,397 individuals referred for diagnostic cytogenetic analysis, using a custom oligonucleotide array, which include...... hiện toàn bộ
Vanessa Nieratschker, Anil Batra, Andreas J Fallgatter
Alcohol dependence is a severe and common disorder associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Genetic as well as environmental factors are known to modulate susceptibility to alcohol dependence. There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that this interaction between the genome and the environment is mediated by epigenetic mechanisms, e.g. DNA methylation at CpG sites. Following an in...... hiện toàn bộ