Sickness behavior is considered part of the specific beneficial adaptive behavioral and neuroimmune changes that occur in individuals in response to infectious/inflammatory processes. However, in dangerous and stressful situations, sickness behavior should be momentarily abrogated to prioritize survival behaviors, such
Biological trace element research, 150(1-3), 342-349 (2012-10-12)
Zinc is an element that under physiological conditions preferentially binds to and is a potent inducer of metallothionein under physiological conditions. The present study was conducted to explore whether zinc supplementation morphologically and biochemically protects against diabetic nephropathy through modulation
Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 103(3), 526-534 (2012-10-30)
Previous studies have shown that olfactory impairment by disrupting the olfactory epithelium prior to morphine administration attenuated the development addiction-related behaviors. However, it is unclear whether olfactory impairment will affect the expression of already established addiction-related behaviors. To address this
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 76(11), 2014-2020 (2012-11-08)
As the second most abundant transition metal in humans, zinc plays essential roles in normal cellular biological functions, including metabolism, signalling, proliferation, gene expression and apoptosis. We use ZnSO(4) as a stressor in this study to investigate for the first
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 56(12), 6437-6440 (2012-10-17)
A biochemical test (Carba NP test II) was developed to identify carbapenemase production in Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas spp. and to discriminate between the different types of carbapenemases (classes A, B, and D). It is based on the detection of the
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