Neuroscience letters

Endometriosis of sciatic nerve is a common gynecological disease. Here we aimed to study the anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive role of sulforaphane on sciatic nerve endometriosis. The sciatic nerve endometriosis rat model was construct…

A dose-response study was made of the broad-spectrum gonadal steroid agonist tibolone (TBL) on lordosis behavior in estradiol benzoate (EB: 5 µg) primed rats. Doses of TBL (0, 1, 4, and 16 μg) were infused to the right lateral ventricle 2 h…

Central sensitivity syndrome (CSS) consists of adaptive pathophysiological changes associated with neuroplasticity in some chronic pain disorders. It could be grouped in two main conceptual conditions: one includes those chronic pain patien…

The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-diabetic drug metformin (Met) effects on the anxiety and cognitive impairment in ovariectomized mice. Thirty-two female adult mice were distributed into four groups: control, sham ovariectomy, …

We describe clinical and biomarker findings in an index patient with the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD) symptoms at age 57 and a family history consistent with an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. She had the atypical early feat…

Studies of human tissue show that many chronic pain syndromes are accompanied by abnormal increases in numbers of peripheral sensory nerve fibers. It is not known if sensory nerve sprouting occurs as a result of inflammation present in thes…

To investigate the potential role of kisspeptin in the advance onset of puberty in precocious puberty, model rats induced by danazol were used to study the developmental expression of hypothalamic kisspeptin. Kisspeptin immunoreactive cells…

The true precocious puberty animal model induced by the single dose of danazol was used for investigating the expressions of hypothalamic aromatase in the advanced onset of puberty in rats. The day of vaginal opening and first estrus showed…

This study investigated the impact of algogenic conditions of the reproductive organs upon urinary pain perception in women. A 5-year survey was conducted among 69 fertile women with calculosis of one upper urinary tract via an ad-hoc quest…

This study examined whether a rat model of surgically-induced endometriosis that reduces fertility also evokes vaginal hyperalgesia along with changes in vaginal compliance. In nine rats trained to escape vaginal distention, percent escape …

During pregnancy, the uterus undergoes a profound sympathetic denervation. To explore whether this is associated with changes in neurotrophic factors, we assayed nerve growth factor (NGF) and NGF mRNA in the uterus of non-pregnant and pregn…

Female rats at 5 days of age were given a single subcutaneous injection of varying doses of danazol or vehicle. Rats treated with 300 micrograms of danazol showed significant (P < 0.01, respectively) advancement in the day of vaginal openin…