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The article presents information on an abstract of the paper "Novel mRNAs located in Oligodendrocyte Processes in Vivo and in Vitro," which will be presented at the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry. The meeting will be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. According to the paper, the myelin fraction from rat brain is selectively enriched in MBP mRNA.

The article presents information on an abstract of the paper "Oxidative Stress Mediated Neurodegeneration and Down Sydrome," which will be presented at the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper states that long term overexpression of copper and Zinc superoxide dismutase creates an indigenous oxidative stress.

The article presents information on an abstract of the paper "Segmental Trisomy Mouse Models of Down Syndrome," which will be presented at the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry in New Orleans, Louisiana, from March 14-17, 1999. The paper states that Ts65Dn mice are only slightly more severe than the Ts1Cje mice.

The article offers information on an abstract of the paper "Characterization and Purification of Early Glial Progenitors Using A Transgenic Approach," which will be presented at the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry in New Orleans, Louisiana, from March 14-17, 1999. According to the paper, transgenic mice are useful for identifying cells at early stages of the glial lineage and throught development.

The article provides information on an abstract of the paper "Glial Cells in the Carbonic Anhydrase II-(CAII) Deficient Mutant Mouse," which will be presented at the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry. The meeting will be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. According to the paper, CAII is expressed in astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes in brains of rats, but not in the brains of CAII-deficient mutant mice.

The article presents information on an abstract of the paper "Mechanismas of PDGF Enhanced Remyelination In Vivo," which will be presented at the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry. The meeting will be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper findings highlight that PDGF accelerates the rate of remyelination after lysophosphatidylcholine injection in the corpus callosum of adults rats.

The article presents information on an abstract of the paper "Analysis and Isolation of in Vivo Differentiated Oligodendrocytes Using Green Fluorescent Protein," which will be presented at the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper findings highlight that the most common demyelinating disease in humans, stimulation of remyelination is examined as one possibility to prevent disabling neurological damage.

The article presents information on an abstract of the paper "Differential Responses of Oligodendrocytes to Tumor Necrosis Factor and Other Pro-Apoptotic Agents," which will be presented at the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry. The meeting will be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. According to the paper, despite the possibility of three death pathways, all cells with oligodendrocyte characteristics are protected from apoptosis.

The article offers information on an abstract of the paper "Calpain and Calpastatin Expression in Primary Oligodendrocyte Culture," which will be presented at the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry from March 14-17, 1999 in Louisiana. The paper findings highlight the importance of calpain's role in the function of myelin-forming oligodendroglial cells.

The article offers information on an abstract of the paper "Adults Human Oligodendrocytes Express Neuregulins and Erb-B Receptors," which will be presented at the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry from March 14-17, 1999 in Louisiana. According to the paper, adults human oligodendrocytes proliferate but do not myelinate the margins of plaques with extensive myelin loss in multiple sclerosis.

The article provides information on an abstract of the paper "Analysis of Migration and Differentiation of Mouse Hindbrain Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells in Flat Culture System," which will be presented at the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry from March 14-17, 1999 in Louisiana. The paper findings highlight that oligodendrocytes are the myelinating cells in the central nervous system of a human body.

The article provides information on an abstract of the paper "Intracranial Injection of Apotransferrin Causes Early Oligodendroglial Cell Differentiation and Downregulates the Expression of Its Gene in the CNS," which will be presented at the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry in Louisiana. The paper findings highlight that oligodendrocytes and the myelin forming cells are also responsible in the central nervous system for the synthesis of transferrin.

The article presents information on an abstract of the paper "In Vitro Myelination in Co-Cultures of Postnatal Rat Drg Neurons And Oligodendrocytes," which will be presented at the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry. The meeting will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, from March 14-17, 1999. The paper findings highlight that both oligodendrocytes and neurons survive longer when cultured together.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Inhibition of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase is Necessary for the Induction of Nitric Oxide Synthase in C6 Glial Cells," which will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper suggests that the inhibition of Phosphatidylinositol is vital for the representation of nitric oxide synthase and in the development of nitrogen oxide.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "B7-1 Expression by Oligodendrocytes Enhances Viral-Induced CNS Autoimmune Disease," which will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper focuses on how the central nervous system autoimmune disease can get effected by infection on a virus sharing epitopes along with a protein delivered in oligodendrocytes.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Influence of Subacute Manganese Sulfate on Plasma Prolactin Levels in Female and Male Rats" which will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper suggests that high dosage of manganese sulphate on a daily basis does not lead to the development of plasma prolactin levels in male or female rats.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Hypothalamic Polypeftides- A New Family of Immuno-Modulators," which will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper suggests that hypothalamic polypeftides does contain certain properties which are similar to the ones present in immunomodulators and are found to be effective, to be used as drugs for clinical purposes.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "The Proteotytic Maturation of Prohormone Convertase 2 (PC2) is a pH-Driven Process," which will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper focuses on the conversion process of the proPC2 zymogen.

The article presents the abstract of the paper "ATP Induces c-fos Expression in C6 Glioma Cells by Activation of P2Y Receptors Linked to Multiple Signaling Pathways." The paper will be presented at the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry which is to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper analyses the role of Adenosine triphosphate in transcriptional activation and cell proliferation in glial cells.

The article presents the abstract of the paper "Sphingosine-1-Phosphate-Induced Calcium Signaling in Cultured Myenteric Glia." The paper will be presented at the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry which is to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper concludes that dose-dependent calcium signaling in cultured glia of the myenteric plexus is caused due to Sphingosine-1-phosphate.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Role of Glutamine Hydrolysis in Formation of Extracellular Glutamate in the Rat Hippocampus," which will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana from March 14-17, 1999. The paper suggests that increased extracellular concentration of glutamate increases after pyramidal cell damage produced by the injection of quinolinic acid.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Control of HIF 1α Expression in Ischemic Astrocytes," which will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana from March 14-17, 1999. The paper suggests that the expression of HIF 1α during ischemia astrocytes may control homeostasis critical for neuronal function.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Induction Patterns of GFAP, IGF-I and IGFBP-2, -3, and -5, mRNAs in the Mouse Brain After Ischemia and Their Spatial Relation to Cells Showing DNA Damage Indicative of Apoptosis," which will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana from March 14-17, 1999. The paper suggests that the induction of IGF-I may protect vulnerable cells in the penumbra from apoptosis.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Hippocampal Kindling Enhances Stimulation-Induced Cox-2 Gene Expression in Cortex and Hippocampus," which will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana from March 14-17, 1999. The paper discusses a kindling model of epilepsy to investigate cyclooxygenase-2 upregulation of gene transcription.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Detection of 4-Hydroxy-2-Nonenal (HNE) in Cerebral Microvessels of C57BL/6J Mice As a Function of Age," which will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana from March 14-17, 1999. The paper suggests that the peroxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids can reduce levels of these fatty acids in the cerebral microvessels of aged mice.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Hibernation: A Natural Model of Tolerance to Brain Trauma," which will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana from March 14-17, 1999. The paper suggests that with the help of immunosuppression, hypothermia and metabolic suppression, hibernating brain tissue can be tolerant to mechanical trauma.

The article presents an abstract of the paper " [35S]-TBPS Binding in Rats Chronically Consuming Ethanol." The paper will be discussed at the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry which is to be held from March 14-17 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper analyses that through glutamate decarboxylaseA/benzodiazepine receptor complex, ethanol exerts its pharmacological effects.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Proteolysis of Glutamate Decarboxylase in Vivo." The paper will be discussed at the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry which is to be held from March 14-17 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper examines the GABA-synthesizing enzyme glutamate decarboxylase.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Nicotine Induced Changes in Gene Expression in the Central Nervous System," which will be presented at the 30th annual meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper discusses the changes in gene expression associated with addiction to nicotine in the central nervous system.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Interleukin-1 Beta Induces Expression of Genes Impacting Neuronal Plasticity and Survival in Rat Primary," which will be presented at the 30th annual meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper discusses the gene expression of Interleukin-1 beta and its receptor in adult rat hippocampus.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase and Akt Protein Kinase Mediate IGF-I and Prosaptide Induced Survival in Schwann Cells," which will be presented at the 30th annual meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper discusses the signaling pathways involved in Schwann cell survival by the myelinotrophic factors IGF-I, prosaposin and prosaptides.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "The Effect of Palmitoyl Protein Thioesterase 1 on Apoptotic Death of Neuroblastoma Cells," which will be presented at the 30th annual meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper discusses the detrimental effect of the loss of the enzyme palmitoyl protein thioesterase 1 in neurons in infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Stimulation of Raf-1 Phosphorylation by a Serotinin 1A Receptor Agonist," which will be presented at the 30th annual meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper discusses the relationship between the G protein-coupled receptor Serotonin 1A and Raf-1 protein.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Protein Processing and Cell Death in Transfected and Stable Cell Lines Expressing Normal or Mutant PLP/DM20 Proteins," which will be presented at the 30th annual meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper examines the protein processing of normal and mutant proteolipid and DM20 proteins.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Involvement of Par-4 and Oxidative Stress in Trophic Factor Withdrawal-induced Apoptosis of Hippocampal Neurons: Protection by Estrogen and Anti-oxidants," which will be presented at the 30th annual meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper discusses the role of Par-4 and oxidative stress in neuronal apoptosis resulting from trophic factor withdrawal.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Differential Accumulation of Soluble Amyloid β 1-40 and 1-42 in Human Monocytic and Neuroblastoma Cell Lines: Implications for Cerebral Amyloidgenesis," which will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The intracellular amyloidgenesis in microglial cells has proved to be an effective measure for the delay of neurodegeneration.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Potassium Chloride Enhances Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- Induced Glial Inflammatory Responses," which will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The study concludes that high concentrations of extracellular potassium due to spreading depression after cerebral ischemia, enlarge glial inflammatory actions, which results in neuronal injury.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "IL-6 Deficiency Enhances Pathology in Twitcher Mice," which will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The study concludes that a proinflammatory condition can worsen the central nervous system pathology. This could, however, explain that why the patients suffering from leukodystrophy show initial symptoms of fever or blow to the head.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Effect of Synthetic N-Terminal Fragments of Immunophilin on Phospholipid Composition of Healthy People Erythrocyte Membrane," which will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is concluded that high doses of immunophilin fragments brings about vital changes in various classes of phospholipids which inflects erythrocyte membranes.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "The Influence of New Biologically Active Hypothalamic Polypeptides on Interleukin-2-Dependent Functions of Human Lymphocytes in Culture," which will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The experiments performed, concluded that an immunomodulatory activity takes place within hypothalamic peptides which affects human lymphocytes in culture.

The article presents an abstract of the paper "Secretory Phospholipase A2 (SPLA2) Modulates Neuronal Excitation and Is Released From Neuronal Cultures," which will be presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana from March 14-17, 1999. It indicates that the enhancement of glutamate-induced intracellular calcium concentration may be due to modulation at the NMDA receptor.

The article presents an abstract of the study "Differential Effect of an Endogenous Na+, K+-ATPase Inhibitor on Phosphoinositide Hydrolysis in Neonatal and Adult Rat Brain Cortex." The study examines the activity of endobain E on cell signaling system. The paper will be discussed in detail at the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry which is scheduled to be held from March 14-17, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The article presents an abstract of the medical research paper "Effect of Peptide and Protein Immunomodulators on Catecholamine Biosynthesis," which will be presented in the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry, to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The research analyses the effect of peptide and protein immunomodulators on catecholamine biosynthesis.

The article presents an abstract of the medical research paper "Distribution of Branched Chain Amino Acid Catabolic Enzymes in Rat Brain," which will be presented in the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry, to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The research examines the distribution of branched chain amino acid catabolic enzymes in the brain of a rat.

The article presents an abstract of the medical research paper "A Novel Cocaine Analog , 2β-Propanoyl-3β-(4-TOLYL)-Tropane (PTT) Reduces Tyrosine Hydroxylase Expression in the Esolimbic Dopamine Pathway," which will be presented in the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry, to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The research analyses the role of Tyrosine hydroxylase in catecholamine biosynthesis.

The article presents an abstract of the medical research paper "Abnormal Antioxidant Defense System in Patients With Schizophrenia," which will be presented in the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry which will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The research demonstrates that both total antioxidant status and individual antioxidants are significantly reduced in plasma of schizophrenic patients.

The article presents an abstract of the medical research paper "Cytotoxicity of Oxidation Products in Serum Lipoproteins on Primary and C-6 Glial Cells," which will be presented in the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry, to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The research examines the results of medical tests on primary cells and C-6 glial cells indicating equally toxic nature of both oxidized low and high density lipoproteins.

The article presents an abstract of the medical research paper "Serum Antibody to a Sialylated Glyco-Conjugate in IgG-MGUS Neuropathy," which will be presented in the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry, to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The research analyzes sera from 16 randomly selected patients with IgM-MGUS neuropathy and 10 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers for reactivity to nerve-specific protein antigens.

The article presents an abstract of the medical research paper "Human Soluble Aminopeptidase P Gene: Assignment to Chromosome 10," which will be presented in the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry which will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The research mentions two forms, viz. membrane-bound AmP (mAmP) and soluble (sAmP), of an aminoacylprolyl hydrolase activity which are capable of degrading oligopeptides.

The article presents an abstract of the medical research paper "Strong Correlation Between Polyglutamine Repeat Size in the Huntington Disease (HD) Gene and the Disease Phenotype," which will be presented in the 30th meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry, to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The research states that the mutation underlying HD is an expansion of a polymorphic CAG trinucleotide repeat, translated into polyglutamine tract in affected patients.