... or the brainstem. These peptides efficiently reduce food intake and body weight. Moreover, because of the proven interconnection between obesity and the risk of developing AD, the potential neuroprotective effects of these two agents in animal models of neurodegeneration have been examined. The objective...

... and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CC BY) . Actg1 apoptosis Gsta2 neuroprotection Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by selective death and degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia...

... from cells and tissues. The hypothesized ability of HGF to reduce iron might be one of the mechanisms associated with its neuroprotective action under the conditions of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). Here, we investigated the effects of HGF on the expression of hepcidin as well as transferrin receptor 1...

... fluoxetine haloperidol ketamine neuroprotection Schizophrenia is a devastating mental disorder characterised by severe cognitive impairments, involving severe deterioration of executive function, attention and memory [ 1 ]. Moreover, a body of evidence indicates that patients with schizophrenia...

...Qiang Cheng; Jia Meng; Xin-shang Wang; Wen-bo Kang; Zhen Tian; Kun Zhang; Gang Liu; Jian-ning Zhao Spinal cord injury (SCI) always occurs accidently and leads to motor dysfunction because of biochemical and pathological events. Estrogen has been shown to be neuroprotective against SCI through...

... melatonin also possesses indirect antioxidant activity and the role of its metabolites, AFMK and 6-OHM will be presented. It is these free radical scavenging and antioxidant properties of melatonin that has shifted the focus from that of merely strengthening circadian rhythms to that of neuroprotectant...