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The lateral habenula (LHb) is an epithalamic structure involved in signaling reward omission and aversive stimuli, and it inhibits dopaminergic neurons during motivated behavior. Less is known about LHb involvement in the acquisition and retrieval of avoidance learning. Our previous studies indicated that brief electrical stimulation of the LHb, time-locked to the avoidance of aversive footshock (presumably during the positive affective “relief” state that occurs when an aversive outcome is averted), inhibited the acquisition of avoidance learning. In the present study, we used the same paradigm to investigate different frequencies of LHb stimulation. The effect of 20 Hz vs. 50 Hz vs. 100 Hz stimulation was investigated during two phases, either during acquisition or retrieval in Mongolian gerbils. The results indicated that 50 Hz, but not 20 Hz, was sufficient to produce a long-term impairment in avoidance learning, and was somewhat more effective than 100 Hz in this regard. None of the stimulation parameters led to any effects on retrieval of avoidance learning, nor did they affect general motor activity. This suggests that, at frequencies in excess of the observed tonic firing rates of LHb neurons (>1–20 Hz), LHb stimulation may serve to interrupt the consolidation of new avoidance memories. However, these stimulation parameters are not capable of modifying avoidance memories that have already undergone extensive consolidation. 相似文献
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Ilango K 《Journal of biosciences》2005,30(5):711-731
Females of phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) possess highly variable spermathecae that present several important
taxonomic characters. The cause of this diversity remains a neglected field of sandfly biology, but may possibly be due to
female post-mating sexual selection. To understand this diversity, a detailed study of the structure and function of the spermathecal
complex in at least one of the species was a prerequisite. Using scanning and transmission electron microscopy, described
here is ultrastructure of the spermathecal complex in the sand fly,Phlebotomus papatasi Scopoli. The spermathecal complexes are paired; each consists of a long spermathecal duct, a cylindrical spermathecal body,
and a spherical spermathecal gland. Muscle fibres, nerves, tracheoles, and vascular sinuses connect the spermathecal body
and duct through the epithelial layers. Spermathecal gland is formed by a typical insect epidermis and consisting of an epithelial
layer of class-1 epidermal cells and elaborate glandular cells of class-3 epidermal cells, each having both receiving and
conducting ductules (i.e. “end apparatus”) and a “cytological apodeme”, which is a newly described cell structure. The spermathecal
body and duct are lined by class-1 epidermal cells and a cuticle, and are enveloped by a super-contracting visceral muscular
system. The cuticle consists of rubber-like resilin, and its fibrillar arrangement and chemical nature are described. A well-developed
neuromuscular junction exists between the spermathecal gland and the spermathecal body, which are connected to each other
by a nerve and a muscle. The spermathecal complexes of the sandfly are compared with those of other insect species. The physiological
role and possible evolutionary significance of the different parts of spermathecal complex in the sandfly are inferred from
the morphology and behaviour. Post-mating sexual selection may be responsible for the structural uniqueness of the spermathecal
complex in phlebotomine sandflies. 相似文献
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Kavimani S Ilango R Karpagam S Suryaprabha K Jaykar B 《Indian journal of experimental biology》1999,37(12):1241-1242
Anti-steroidogenic activity of various extracts of T. populnea was screened in female albino mice. The weight of the uterus and ovaries were reduced significantly and the cholesterol and ascorbic acid content in ovaries were significantly elevated due to the treatment with extract of T. populnea. The significant inhibition of delta 5, 3 beta hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, the two key enzymes involved in ovarian steroidogenesis were also observed in mouse ovaries after 15 days of treatment. 相似文献
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Muttiah Barathan Kaliappan Gopal Rosmawati Mohamed Rada Ellegård Alireza Saeidi Jamuna Vadivelu Abdul W. Ansari Hussin A. Rothan M. Ravishankar Ram Keivan Zandi Li Y. Chang Ramachandran Vignesh Karlhans F. Che Adeeba Kamarulzaman Vijayakumar Velu Marie Larsson Tunku Kamarul Esaki M. Shankar 《Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death》2015,20(4):466-480
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We study the effects of EGFR inhibition in wild-type and mutant cell lines upon tyrosine kinase inhibitor TKI treatment through a systems level deterministic and spatially homogeneous model to help characterize the hypersensitive response of the cancer cell lines harboring constitutively active mutant kinases to inhibitor treatment. By introducing a molecularly resolved branched network systems model (the molecular resolution is introduced for EGFR reactions and interactions in order to distinguish differences in activation between wild-type and mutants), we are able to quantify differences in (1) short-term signaling in downstream ERK and Akt activation, (2) the changes in the cellular inhibition EC50 associated with receptor phosphorylation (i.e., 50% inhibition of receptor phosphorylation in the cellular context), and (3) EC50 for the inhibition of activated downstream markers ERK-(p) and Akt-(p), where (p) denotes phosphorylated, upon treatment with the inhibitors in cell lines carrying both wild-type and mutant forms of the receptor. Using the branched signaling model, we illustrate a possible mechanism for preferential Akt activation in the cell lines harboring the oncogenic mutants of EGFR implicated in non-small-cell lung cancer and the enhanced efficacy of the inhibitor erlotinib especially in ablating the cellular Akt-(p) response. Using a simple phenomenological model to describe the effect of Akt activation on cellular decisions, we discuss how this preferential Akt activation is conducive to cellular oncogene addiction and how its disruption can lead to dramatic apoptotic response and hence remarkable inhibitor efficacies. We also identify key network nodes of our branched signaling model through sensitivity analysis as those rendering the network hypersensitive to enhanced ERK-(p) and Akt-(p); intriguingly, the identified nodes have a strong correlation with species implicated in oncogenic transformations in human cancers as well as in drug resistance mechanisms identified for the inhibitors in non-small-cell lung cancer therapy. 相似文献
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Ilango K 《Journal of biosciences》2005,30(5):733-747
The spermathecal complex ofPhlebotomus papatasi Scopoli (Diptera: Psychodidae) undergoes histological and physiological changes during its gonotropic cycle. The present
histochemical study revealed a mucopolysaccharide secretory mass in the spermathecae of the newly emerged sandfly. Sperm competition
occurs when two or more males compete to fertilize an ovum in the female reproductive tract. In this study, spermatophores
of two or more competing males were deposited at the base of the spermathecal ducts, which originate from the female bursa
copulatrix. This suggests that females play a role in sperm displacement, which is defined as any situation in which the last
male to mate with a female fertilizes maximum number her eggs. A blood meal ingested by the female for ovary development and
egg laying stimulates the release of sperm from the spermatophore. The spermatozoa then migrate to the lumen of the spermatheca.
The ultrastructure of spermatozoa comprises a head with double-layered acrosomal perforatorium, an elongate nucleus, and the
axoneme with a 9 + 9 + 0 flagellar pattern. This axomene differs from the aflagellate axoneme of other Psychodinae. Morphological
changes, such as the casting off of the acrosomal membrane, and histological changes in the spermatophore are also described.
Mating plugs that have been described previously in sandflies appear to be artefacts. Females ofP. papatasi may be inseminated more than once during each gonotrophic cycle, and additional inseminations may be necessary for each cycle.
The relationships between the volumes of the sperm and the spermatheca were calculated to determine sperm utilization and
fecundity ofP. papatasi. As the females ofP. papatasi mate polyandrously, the anatomical and physiological complexity of the spermathecal complex may be related to post-copulatory
sexual selection. 相似文献