{"title":"Elevated Level of Small Extracellular Vesicles in the Serum of Patients With Depression, Epilepsy and Epilepsy with Depression","authors":"","doi":"10.1134/s1819712423040244","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1134/s1819712423040244","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract</strong>—Characteristics of small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) and sEVs composition are far from being well-studied for now, especially in the context of mental disorders. To elucidate the role of sEVs in disease we performed a quantitative analysis of the blood sEV in patients with focal epilepsy and patients with focal epilepsy with depression, psychogenic non-epileptic seizures with depression, pure depression, and bipolar affective disorder with the current depressive episode (cDE). Small EVs were isolated from the serum by gel filtration or PEG precipitation, and both methods showed very similar results. Subsequently, we precipitated neuronal sEVs and quantified it with several methods. Activity of lysosomal enzymes was determined in the sEVs fraction. The concentration of the blood sEVs in patients with depression, focal epilepsy, or depression with focal epilepsy was higher than in healthy controls. No difference was found between patients and controls in terms of neuronal sEVs concentration. Another finding of our study is that sEVs in the serum of patients contains various lysosomal enzymes. We suppose that the concentration of the blood sEVs in patients with depression or epilepsy is higher due to the sEVs secretion by the immune cells. Finding sEVs in the blood of patients with depression and focal epilepsy grants validity for future attempts to use sEVs as diagnostic tools for these disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":19119,"journal":{"name":"Neurochemical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139647481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prenatal Hypoxia Causes an Increase in the Content and Transcriptional Activity of the Hypoxia-Inducible Factor HIF1α in the Hippocampus of Adult and Aging Rats","authors":"","doi":"10.1134/s1819712423330012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1134/s1819712423330012","url":null,"abstract":"<span> <h3> <strong>Abstract</strong>—</h3> <p>Using Western blotting, we conducted a study investigating the expression levels of the regulatory alpha subunit of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF1α) in the hippocampus of adult and aging rats, whose mothers were exposed to severe damaging hypoxia during days 14-16 of pregnancy. Furthermore, we assessed the relative abundance of mRNA for HIF1-regulated genes (<em>hk1, ldha, mct4, pdk1</em>) using quantitative real-time PCR in adult rats. Our findings indicate that prenatal hypoxia induces a sustained increase in HIF1α expression in the hippocampus. Additionally, we observed an accompanying elevation in the mRNA levels of the investigated HIF1-regulated genes. These results suggest that prenatal hypoxia exerts a lasting impact on hippocampal metabolism. Consequently, these metabolic disruptions may persist throughout life.</p> </span>","PeriodicalId":19119,"journal":{"name":"Neurochemical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139647492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Obesity and Depression. Some Neurochemical and Molecular Links","authors":"","doi":"10.1134/s1819712423040050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1134/s1819712423040050","url":null,"abstract":"<span> <h3>Abstract</h3> <p>In recent decades, the fast-paced nature of life and increased social and professional competition have led to a notable rise in depression rates. This condition profoundly impacts individuals’ quality of life and overall well-being. Simultaneously, the characteristics of modern society, along with numerous environmental stressors and dietary habits, have contributed to the escalating prevalence of obesity and other metabolic disorders. Obesity and depression, two pressing issues in modern medicine, may initially appear unrelated as one is a metabolic condition and the other a mental health disorder. However, they are intricately intertwined: evidence suggests that individuals with obesity are more susceptible to experiencing depression, and vice versa. This review highlights the link between obesity and depression on a molecular and neurochemical level.</p> </span>","PeriodicalId":19119,"journal":{"name":"Neurochemical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139647621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Induction of the Cholinergic Phenotype in Mouse Neuroblastoma Cells Using Nerve Growth Factor","authors":"","doi":"10.1134/s181971242304013x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1134/s181971242304013x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract</strong>—Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a factor which determines neuronal differentiation. NGF plays an important role in growth and differentiation of sensory and sympathetic neurons in the peripheral nervous system. In the mature brain, NGF is involved in the maintenance of the cholinergic neuronal phenotype. Here, we studied a possibility to induce the cholinergic phenotype in mouse neuroblastoma cells, which are often used to model various physiological and pathological processes occurring in the nervous system. Cells of NB41A3 and Neuro2a neuroblastoma lines are most frequently used to study the properties of cholinergic neurons. In the cells of these lines, the expression of TrkA and p75NGFR receptors, which is specific for the forebrain cholinergic nuclei, was revealed. Differentiation of the cells was induced by application of NGF or 8-Br-cAMP. NGF did not induce neuronal differentiation. Moreover, we did not find any changes in the content of choline acetyltransferase and vesicular acetylcholine transporter mRNA and protein, which were used as markers of the cholinergic phenotype. Thus, NB41A3 and Neuro2a cell lines cannot be advised as a model of cholinergic neurons in vitro because they do not differentiate and/or exhibit signs of the cholinergic phenotype in response to NGF stimulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":19119,"journal":{"name":"Neurochemical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139647475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"T-Cell Aspects of Some Neurological Diseases","authors":"","doi":"10.1134/s1819712423040153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1134/s1819712423040153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract</strong>—Polyneuropathies are a heterogeneous group of immune-mediated diseases, among which Guillain–Barré syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy are the most frequent. On the contrary, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is most often considered as a disease, whose development is practically not associated with changes in the function of the immune system. This review summarizes the latest data on changes in the T-lymphocyte subpopulations and their function in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid in the aforementioned diseases. These data suggest that regulatory T cells and NKT cells may play an important role in the development of the discussed pathologies. We stress the necessity of accumulation and analysis of data on T-cell subpopulations, as well as the sequence of T-cell receptors, HLA, and CD1 in patients for the development of approaches to the diagnosis and possible therapy of these diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":19119,"journal":{"name":"Neurochemical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139647622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. A. Zhdankina, A. Osipenko, D. I. Tikhonov, S. Logvinov, M. Plotnikov, A. Khlebnikov, N. G. Kolosova
{"title":"The IQ-1S JNK (c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase) Inhibitor Suppresses Premature Aging of OXYS Rat Brain","authors":"A. A. Zhdankina, A. Osipenko, D. I. Tikhonov, S. Logvinov, M. Plotnikov, A. Khlebnikov, N. G. Kolosova","doi":"10.1134/S1819712423030212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1134/S1819712423030212","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19119,"journal":{"name":"Neurochemical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45466503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. B. Yadav, Shivam Tiwari, M. Vajpeyee, A. Vajpeyee
{"title":"Microbial Signature Present in Thrombotic Material of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Retrieved by Mechanical Thrombectomy","authors":"L. B. Yadav, Shivam Tiwari, M. Vajpeyee, A. Vajpeyee","doi":"10.1134/S1819712423030194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1134/S1819712423030194","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19119,"journal":{"name":"Neurochemical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45584125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Brusentsev, T. Igonina, I. N. Rozhkova, S. Okotrub, D. A. Lebedeva, E. V. Vladimirova, V. S. Kozeneva, S. Amstislavsky
{"title":"The Effect of In Vitro Culture and Embryo Transfer on Neuronal Density and Neurogenesis in the Brains of C57BL/6J Mice","authors":"E. Brusentsev, T. Igonina, I. N. Rozhkova, S. Okotrub, D. A. Lebedeva, E. V. Vladimirova, V. S. Kozeneva, S. Amstislavsky","doi":"10.1134/S1819712423030066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1134/S1819712423030066","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19119,"journal":{"name":"Neurochemical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44114434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nutraceuticals: A Complementary Approach in the Management of Alzheimer’s Disease","authors":"None Keshav Bansal, Samiksha Mishra, Vanshita Singh, Meenakshi Bajpai","doi":"10.1134/s1819712423030030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1134/s1819712423030030","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19119,"journal":{"name":"Neurochemical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136142227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. A. Sapronova, P. Kisaretova, R. Salman, N. Bondar
{"title":"Repeated Experience of Aggression Changes in Gene Expression in the Hypothalamus in Male Mice of Two Strains","authors":"A. A. Sapronova, P. Kisaretova, R. Salman, N. Bondar","doi":"10.1134/S1819712423030169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1134/S1819712423030169","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19119,"journal":{"name":"Neurochemical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46151794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}