Potential use of glutathione as a treatment for Parkinson's disease.

The aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy and safety of glutathione (GSH) for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). The PubMed, Cochrane Library, OvidSP, Web of Science, China Science and Technology Journal Database, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure and China Wanfang Standards Database databases were systematically searched from the inception dates to October 1st, 2019, using the key words'glutathione' or 'GSH' and 'Parkinson' or 'Parkinson's disease' or 'PD'. The quality of the included articles was assessed using the bias risk assessment tool of the Cochrane systematic evaluator manual (version 5.

Enriched environment enhances histone acetylation of NMDA receptor in the hippocampus and improves cognitive dysfunction in aged mice.

The mechanisms of age-associated memory impairment may be associated with glutamate receptor function and chromatin modification. To observe the effect of an enriched environment on the cognitive function of mice with age-associated memory impairment, 3-month-old C57BL/6 male mice ("young" mice) were raised in a standard environment, while 24-month-old C57BL/6 male mice with memory impairment ("age-associated memory impairment" mice) were raised in either a standard environment or an enriched environment. The enriched environment included a variety of stimuli involving movement and sensation.

Spontaneous extracranial arterial dissections in a case of patient with osteogenesis imperfecta.

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle bone disease, is an inherited disease characterized by increased bone brittleness and decreased bone mass. OI patients may also be associated with exoskeleton manifestations such as hearing loss, articular ligament laxity, and heart valve lesions. Reports of internal carotid and cerebral artery dissection related to OI patients are very rare.

[Expression of HSP27 in CA1 area of hippocampus in temporal lobe epilepsy model].

Objective: To explore the expression of heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) in the CA1 area of hippocampus in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) so as to elucidate the relationship between HSP27 and epileptogenesis of TLE.

Methods: The model of TLE was induced by lithium-pilocarpine in the experiment group. And the rats were further divided into the STLE and non-STLE groups based upon the absence or presence of recurrent spontaneous seizure in the next 30 days.

dl-3-n-Butylphthalide prevents oxidative damage and reduces mitochondrial dysfunction in an MPP(+)-induced cellular model of Parkinson's disease.

The aim of the present study was to explore the neuroprotective effects and mechanisms of action of dl-3-n-butylphthalide (NBP) in a 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridiniumion (MPP(+))-induced cellular model of Parkinson's disease (PD). NBP was extracted from seeds of Apium graveolens Linn. (Chinese celery).