https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Pralidoxime in acute organophosphorus insecticide poisoning: a randomised controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7937 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:47:15 AEST ]]> Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP): A novel target for Alzheimer's disease https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30351 1 or CGRP2 receptor in which it demonstrates similar high-affinity binding for salmon calcitonin, CGRP, and amylin, a possession which is not shared by any extra CGRP receptors. Binding of CGRP to its receptor increases activated cAMP-dependent pkA and PI3 kinase, resulting in N-terminal fragments that are shown to exert complex inhibitory as well facilitator actions on nAChRs. Fragments such as CGRP1-4, CGRP1-5, and CGRP1-6 rapidly as well as reversibly improve agonist sensitivity of nAChRs without straight stimulating those receptors and produce the Ca2+-induced intracellular Ca2+ mobilization. Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS)-activated angiotensin-type (AT4) receptor is also beneficial in AD. It has been suggested that exogenous administration of CGRP inhibits infiltration of macrophages and expression of various inflammatory mediators such as NFkB, IL-1b, TNF-α, iNOS, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9, and cell adhesion molecules like intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 which attenuates consequence of inflammation in AD. Donepezil, a ChEI, inhibits acetylcholinesterase and produces angiogenesis and neurogenesis, in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus of WT mice after donepezil administration. However, none of the results discovered in CGRP-knockout mice and WT mice exposed to practical denervation. Therefore, selective agonists of CGRP receptors may become the potential candidates for treatment of AD]]> Wed 10 Nov 2021 15:13:58 AEDT ]]> Evaluation of the Test-mate ChE (Cholinesterase) field kit in acute organophosphorus poisoning https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14357 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:20:13 AEDT ]]> Effects of 4-methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC) on neuronal and muscular development in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:24686 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:10:54 AEDT ]]> Is human paraoxonase 1 the saviour against the persistent threat of organophosphorus nerve agents? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:44571 Mon 17 Oct 2022 11:30:36 AEDT ]]>