affecting or interacting directly with the nervous system
Examples of 'neuroactive' in a sentence
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Aqueous sclerotium extract contained neuroactive compounds that stimulated neurite outgrowth in vitro.
Lee-Fang Eik, Murali Naidu, Pamela David, Kah-Hui Wong, Yee-Shin Tan, VikineswarySabaratnam 2012, 'Lignosus rhinocerus (Cooke) Ryvarden: A Medicinal Mushroom That Stimulates NeuriteOutgrowth in PC-12 Cells', Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/320308. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Moreover, neuroactive steroids can also regulate mitochondrial function.
Marzia Pesaresi, Silvia Giatti, Roberto Spezzano, Simone Romano, Silvia Diviccaro,Tiziana Borsello, Nico Mitro, Donatella Caruso, Luis Miguel Garcia-Segura, RobertoCosimo Melcangi 2018, 'Axonal transport in a peripheral diabetic neuropathy model: sex-dimorphic features',Biology of Sex Differenceshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-018-0164-z. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction pathway was the key pathway affected by visfatin.
Zhuanjian Li, Xuelian Liu, Panpan Zhang, Ruili Han, Guirong Sun, Ruirui Jiang, YanbinWang, Xiaojun Liu, Wenya Li, Xiangtao Kang, Yadong Tian 2018, 'Comparative transcriptome analysis of hypothalamus-regulated feed intake induced byexogenous visfatin in chicks', BMC Genomicshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-4644-7. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Increasing evidence shows that neuroactive steroids protect the central nervous system from various harmful stimuli.
Yasuhiro Ishihara, Takuya Takemoto, Atsuhiko Ishida, Takeshi Yamazaki 2015, 'Protective Actions of 17β-Estradiol and Progesterone on Oxidative Neuronal InjuryInduced by Organometallic Compounds', Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevityhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/343706. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, this has been difficult to test given the dearth of neuroactive glutaminase inhibitors.
Susana eMingote, Susana eMingote, Justine eMasson, Justine eMasson, Celia eGellman,Gretchen Miller Thomsen, Gretchen Miller Thomsen, Chyuan-Sheng eLin, Robert J. Merker,Inna eGaisler-Salomon, Inna eGaisler-Salomon, Yvonne eWang, Rachel eErnst, Rene eHen,Rene eHen, Stephen eRayport, Stephen eRayport 2016, 'Genetic pharmacotherapy as an early CNS drug development strategy: testing glutaminaseinhibition for schizophrenia treatment in adult mice', Frontiers in Systems Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsys.2015.00165/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The review ends with the discussion on newer neuroactive steroids in the management of epilepsy.
Ramachandrannair Rajesh 2006, 'Steroids in childhood epilepsy', Annals of Indian Academy of Neurologyhttp://www.bioline.org.br/request?06051. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Neuroactive ligand-receptor genes were activated in male and female brain.
Fei Tian, Sijia Liu, Jianquan Shi, Hongfang Qi, Kai Zhao, Baosheng Xie 2019, 'Transcriptomic profiling reveals molecular regulation of seasonal reproduction inTibetan highland fish, Gymnocypris przewalskii', BMC Genomicshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-5358-6. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)