Volume 56 (2010) No. 6

Review Article

Psychiatric Implications of Endogenous Morphine: Up-To-Date Review

(morphine / opiate receptors / psychiatry / dopamine / mania / depression / schizophrenia / autism / CYP2D6)

R. M. KREAM1, G. B. STEFANO1, R. PTÁČEK2

1Neuroscience Research Institute, State University of New York at Old Westbury, New York, USA

2Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Prague, Czech Republic

Pages: 231 - 241 (PDF)

Corresponding author: George B. Stefano, Neuroscience ResearchInstitute, State University of New York at Old Westbury,P.O. Box 210, Old Westbury, NY 11568, USA. e-mail:gstefano@optonline.net

Received January 29, 2010. Accepted April 19, 2010.


Original Article

Apolipoprotein E ε4-Positive Multiple Sclerosis PatientsDevelop More Gray-Matter and Whole-Brain Atrophy:a 15-Year Disease History Model Based on a 4-YearLongitudinal Study

(multiple sclerosis / APOE / brain atrophy / gray matter / MRI / mixed-effect model)

D. HORÁKOVÁ1, M. KÝR2,6, E. HAVRDOVÁ1, O. DOLEŽAL1, P. LELKOVÁ5,L. POSPÍŠILOVÁ5, N. BERGSLAND3, M. G. DWYER3, J. L. COX3, S. HUSSEIN3,Z. SEIDL4, M. VANĚČKOVÁ4, J. KRÁSENSKÝ4, R. ZIVADINOV3

1Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology and Center of ClinicalNeuroscience, Prague, Czech Republic

2Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Sciences, Masaryk University,Brno, Czech Republic

3Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center, Department of Neurology, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA

4Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Prague, Czech Republic

5Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, Prague, Czech Republic

6Department of Paediatric Oncology, Faculty Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic

Pages: 242 - 251 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Dana Horáková, Charles University inPrague, First Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Kateřinská30, 128 08 Prague, Czech Republic. Phone: (+420) 224 966515; Fax: (+420) 224 917 907; e-mail: dana.horak@post.cz

Received June 7, 2010. Accepted July 8, 2010.


Isolation of Granulocytes: Which Transcriptome Do WeAnalyse – Neutrophils or Eosinophils?

(total RNA / gradient centrifugation / cell isolation / magnetic separation / gene expression / expressionactivity / neutrophils / eosinophils / granulocytes)

S. STEJSKAL, I. KOUTNÁ, Z. RUČKA

Centre for Biomedical Image Analysis, Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Czech Republic

Pages: 252 - 255 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Irena Koutná, Centre for Biomedical ImageAnalysis, Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Botanická68a, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic. Phone: (+420) 549 493969; Fax: (+420) 549 498 360; e-mail: qkoutna@fi.muni.cz

Received April 27, 2010. Accepted July 10, 2010.


Donepezil Inhibits Diisopropylfluorophosphate-InducedSeizures and Up-regulation of Synaptotagmin 4 mRNA

(diisopropylfluorophosphate / LiCl / donepezil / epileptic seizures / c-fos mRNA / Syt4 mRNA)

M. M. SAGHAFI, P. PREGELJ, M. ŽIVIN

University of Ljubljana, Medical Faculty, Institute of Pathophysiology, Brain Research Laboratory,Ljubljana, Slovenia

Pages: 256 - 262 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Marko Živin, University of Ljubljana,Medical Faculty, Institute of Pathophysiology, Brain ResearchLaboratory, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Phone: (+386) 1 543 7058;Fax: (+386) 1 543 7021; e-mail: zivin@mf.uni-lj.si

Received June 2, 2010. Accepted August 2, 2010.


Dynamic Oxidoreductive Potential of Astringent RetractionAgents

(gingival margin retraction agents / cytotoxicity / human gingival fibroblasts)

D. NOWAKOWSKA1, J. SACZKO2, J. KULBACKA2, A. CHOROMANSKA2

1Department of Dental Materials, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland

2Department of Medical Biochemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland

Pages: 263 - 268 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Danuta Nowakowska, Department ofDental Materials, Wroclaw Medical University, ul. Krakowska26, 50-425 Wroclaw, Poland. Phone: (+48) 71 7840 291; Fax:(+48) 71 7840 292; e-mail: michal@bioch.am.wroc.pl

Received May 14, 2010. Accepted September 5, 2010.


Short Communication

Variability within the msp2 Gene in Populations of Anaplasmaphagocythopilum

(Anaplasma phagocytophilum / msp2 gene / polymorphism / strains of A. phagocytophilum in Europe)

A. RYMASZEWSKA

Department of Genetic, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland

Pages: 269 - 275 (PDF)

Corresponding author: Anna Rymaszewska, Department of Genetics,University of Szczecin, ul. Felczaka 3C, 71-412 Szczecin,Poland. Phone/Fax: +48 91 444 27 82; ankas@univ.szczecin.pl

Received April 19, 2010. Accepted June 6, 2010.