• Increased sub-G1 population and annexin-V binding, activation of caspases 9 and 3, cleavage of poly(ADPribose) polymerase (PARP), and a decrease of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) indicated involvement of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway in terpinen-4-ol-treated A549 and CL1-0 cells. (hindawi.com)
  • Apoptosis induction potential of each compound determined by mitochondrial membrane potential analysis (Rho123), cleaved caspase-3 expression analysis by flow cytometry and immunofluorescent staining and cell morphology analysis by giemza, hematoxylin and eosin and Papanicolaou protocols. (ijpsonline.com)
  • Mitochondrial membrane potential was found at low levels in cells treated with Schiff base compounds and doxorubicin. (ijpsonline.com)
  • Results: PDBSN significantly increased mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), while decreasing intracellular triglyceride (TG) and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels. (bvsalud.org)
  • In neurons, the factors that influence the membrane potential are diverse. (wikipedia.org)
  • Changing the weight dependence of heterosynaptic plasticity within an experimentally observed range gradually shifted the operating point of neurons between an unbalancing regime dominated by associative plasticity and a homeostatic regime of tightly constrained synaptic changes. (jneurosci.org)
  • In model neurons, such changes of the weight dependence of heterosynaptic plasticity shifted their operating point between regimes dominated by associative plasticity or by synaptic homeostasis. (jneurosci.org)
  • An excitatory pulse-coupled neural network is a network composed of neurons coupled via excitatory synapses, where the coupling among the neurons is mediated by the transmission of Excitatory Post-Synaptic Potentials (EPSPs). (scholarpedia.org)
  • 2008). Of particular interest are the so-called Giant Depolarizing Potentials (GDPs), recurrent oscillations which repeatedly synchronizes a relatively small assembly of neurons and whose degree of synchrony is orchestrate by hub neurons (Bonifazi et al. (scholarpedia.org)
  • Neurons communicate with one another both electrically -- through action potentials that result in changes in cell membrane permeability -- and chemically through the release of neurotransmitters, such as serotonin and dopamine. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Transmembrane proteins, also known as ion transporter or ion pump proteins, actively push ions across the membrane and establish concentration gradients across the membrane, and ion channels allow ions to move across the membrane down those concentration gradients. (wikipedia.org)
  • In excitable cells, a sufficiently large depolarization can evoke an action potential, in which the membrane potential changes rapidly and significantly for a short time (on the order of 1 to 100 milliseconds), often reversing its polarity. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ion channel dysfunction is usually well compensated with normal excitation, and additional triggers are often necessary to produce muscle inexcitability owing to sustained membrane depolarization. (medscape.com)
  • Hebbian-type long-term plasticity introduces intrinsic positive feedback on synaptic weight changes, making them prone to runaway dynamics. (jneurosci.org)
  • Because adenosine tone is a natural correlate of activity level (activity increases adenosine tone) and brain state (elevated adenosine tone increases sleep pressure), modulation of heterosynaptic plasticity by adenosine represents an endogenous mechanism that translates changes of the brain state into a shift of the regime of synaptic plasticity and learning. (jneurosci.org)
  • However, the link between changes of brain state and modulation of synaptic plasticity and learning remains elusive. (jneurosci.org)
  • Moreover, the computational model explained the synaptic effects, which were also confirmed by evoked potential recordings. (frontiersin.org)
  • B) Activation of a synaptic contact onto a hippocampal pyramidal neuron elicits a synaptic potential. (scholarpedia.org)
  • Using these electrochemical signals (i.e., receptor potentials, action potentials and synaptic potentials), the brain and the rest of the nervous system carry out an enormous range of operations. (scholarpedia.org)
  • The intrinsic nature of the phenomenon was supported by the lack of rhythmic postsynaptic potentials as the cells were prevented from oscillating by outward current injection. (researchgate.net)
  • The oscillation did not depend upon the occurrence of fast action potentials and did not outlast the imposed hyperpolarization. (researchgate.net)
  • 4. Anatomical or functional disconnection from related cortical areas resulted in a membrane potential hyperpolarization of about 9 mV and in the occurrence of spontaneous slow oscillations in virtually all recorded neurones. (researchgate.net)
  • Ion pumps and ion channels are electrically equivalent to a set of batteries and resistors inserted in the membrane, and therefore create a voltage between the two sides of the membrane. (wikipedia.org)
  • Meanwhile, the charge difference on each side of the cell's membrane will establish an electrochemical gradient between what's inside the cell and the area immediately outside it. (howstuffworks.com)
  • Voltage sensitive sodium channels mediate the conducted potential in myelinated and unmyelinated axons. (asra.com)
  • Finally, it seems appropriate to consider the "sodium channel syndrome" (mutations in the gene of the α subunit of the sodium channel, SCN5A gene) as a single clinical entity that may manifest in a wide range of phenotypes, to thus have a better insight on these cardiac syndromes and potential outcomes for their clinical treatment. (bvsalud.org)
  • The membrane potential in a cell derives ultimately from two factors: electrical force and diffusion. (wikipedia.org)
  • The term " resting membrane potential " derives from this concept. (howstuffworks.com)
  • This review addresses the principal changes that occur in connectivity and processing after peripheral nerve injury. (asra.com)
  • Following peripheral nerve ligation or section, several events occur signaling long-term changes in peripheral and central processing. (asra.com)
  • IONM seeks to preserve peripheral nerve function through electrical stimulation (ES) of at risk nerves throughout surgery and examining any changes in the amplitude and latency of the evoked signals that are indicative of damage. (nature.com)
  • As a result, ES excites distant neural tissue beyond the intended target leading to potential misdiagnosis of nerve functionality and viability. (nature.com)
  • Furthermore, all ACh-induced cellular and network changes were blocked by muscarinic, but not nicotinic receptor antagonists. (springer.com)
  • A) brief touch causes a receptor potential in a Pacinian corpuscle in the skin. (scholarpedia.org)
  • In the cell morphology analyzes, chromatin condensation and marginalization, changes in the cell membrane, ghost cells and apoptotic bodies were observed as evidence of apoptosis formation. (ijpsonline.com)
  • However, the applicability of such traditional chemotherapeutic approaches is primarily limited due to acquired Multi-Drug Resistance (MDR) in cells, which is acquired through the production of anti-apoptotic cascades and the overexpression of cell membrane-based drug efflux pumps, such as P-glycoprotein, for self-defense. (ijpsonline.com)
  • the altered potassium metabolism is a result of the PP. In primary and thyrotoxic PP, flaccid paralysis occurs with relatively small changes in the serum potassium level, whereas in secondary PP, serum potassium levels are markedly abnormal. (medscape.com)
  • The resting muscle fiber membrane is polarized primarily by the movement of chloride through chloride channels and is repolarized by movement of potassium. (medscape.com)
  • In addition to biological tissues, these systems have potential applications for the assessment of bioengineered tissues, biomaterials with fine structures, or some engineering materials. (who.int)
  • In the second system, we used osmotic pressure caused by the ion concentration change in the bathing solutions for the articular cartilage to deform them. (who.int)
  • We also discuss the more elusive potential mechanisms that link wounding to tissue growth and patterning. (frontiersin.org)
  • First, ES requires contact with tissue to excite action potentials. (nature.com)
  • Thus, changes in the degree of contact between the electrode and tissue can lead to misrepresentative evoked responses 24 . (nature.com)
  • Membrane potential (also transmembrane potential or membrane voltage) is the difference in electric potential between the interior and the exterior of a biological cell. (wikipedia.org)
  • For the exterior of the cell, typical values of membrane potential, normally given in units of milli volts and denoted as mV, range from -80 mV to -40 mV. (wikipedia.org)
  • First, it allows a cell to function as a battery, providing power to operate a variety of "molecular devices" embedded in the membrane. (wikipedia.org)
  • To quote Harvard Extension School's official YouTube channel , the "difference in total charge inside and outside of the cell is called the membrane potential . (howstuffworks.com)
  • are proteins and __________ are tubes in the cell membrane. (flashcardmachine.com)
  • Since many people use cell phones and other RF devices at their work, potential hazards from cell phones are also of interest to the occupational safety and health community. (cdc.gov)
  • Sparse and massively connected networks reveal even more striking differences at the microscopic level associated to the membrane potentials' dynamics. (scholarpedia.org)
  • The functional significance of voltage lies only in potential differences between two points in a circuit. (wikipedia.org)
  • 6. Barbiturate administration suppressed the slow oscillatory mode, an effect accompanied by a decrease in the membrane input resistance. (researchgate.net)
  • Lacking a stimulation artifact and having a higher degree of spatial specificity, infrared neural stimulation (INS) has the potential to improve upon clinical ES for IONM. (nature.com)
  • C) Stimulation of a spinal reflex produces an action potential in a spinal motor neuron. (scholarpedia.org)
  • and Stephen Kuffler who participated in both these efforts and made fundamental contributions understanding how peripheral sensory receptors initiate action potentials by responding to energy from different sources in the environment. (scholarpedia.org)
  • Collectively, these data provide insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying terpinen-4-ol-induced apoptosis in NSCLC cells, rendering this compound a potential anticancer drug for NSCLC. (hindawi.com)
  • Signals are generated by opening or closing of ion channels at one point in the membrane, producing a local change in the membrane potential. (wikipedia.org)
  • This change in the electric field can be quickly sensed by either adjacent or more distant ion channels in the membrane. (wikipedia.org)
  • Those ion channels can then open or close as a result of the potential change, reproducing the signal. (wikipedia.org)
  • The opening and closing of ion channels can induce a departure from the resting potential. (wikipedia.org)
  • Once a cell's membrane potential changes - once the interior total charge fluctuates in relation to the exterior total charge - that can activate some of the relevant ion channels which are embedded in the membrane. (howstuffworks.com)
  • Biochemical and more recently molecular genetic techniques complemented these largely physiological studies, first identifying an ever increasing number of neurotransmitter agents used at chemical synapses, and ultimately the ion channels activated by these agents as well as the ion channels responsible for action potential conduction. (scholarpedia.org)
  • In patients with severe cardiac toxicity, prolonged resuscitation or full cardiopulmonary support on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) may be necessary, particularly in cases of bupivacaine toxicity. (medscape.com)
  • Another electrical property is conductivity, which is characterized by a conduction and activation process, where the action potential, by the all-or-nothing law, travels throughout the heart. (bvsalud.org)
  • At the synapse, the membrane of the __________ element is slightly thickened, and there is often an accumulation of some electron dense material near the thickened membrane. (flashcardmachine.com)
  • Morphological changes were observed by electron microscopy. (bvsalud.org)
  • Moreover, the transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans CL2120 assay demonstrates the protective efficacy of mSiO2@SiCDs on Cu2+-mediated Aß toxicity in vivo, indicating its potential for AD treatment. (bvsalud.org)
  • All animal cells are surrounded by a membrane composed of a lipid bilayer with proteins embedded in it. (wikipedia.org)
  • The physiologic basis of flaccid weakness is inexcitability of the muscle membrane (ie, sarcolemma). (medscape.com)
  • 3. The extent of SCN- uptake and the carotenoid-band shift respond differently to changes in the ionic composition of the reaction medium. (nih.gov)
  • These findings underscore the clinical potential of INS to improve IONM and surgical outcomes. (nature.com)
  • In non-excitable cells, and in excitable cells in their baseline states, the membrane potential is held at a relatively stable value, called the resting potential. (wikipedia.org)
  • 2. A slow (0.5-4 Hz) membrane potential oscillation was observed in thalamocortical cells recorded in motor, sensory, associational and intralaminar thalamic nuclei. (researchgate.net)
  • With computational modeling, we found that simulated changes in EPSCs and the excitability of single cells mimicking the effects of ACh indeed modulated the evoked network reverberation similar to experimental observations. (springer.com)
  • The researchers used ultrasensitive pH sensors developed at the Marine Biological Laboratory to measure the changes in pH levels around isolated retinal glial cells from a variety of organisms, including humans. (sciencedaily.com)
  • 0.5) and a negative phase shift (-65.1 +/- 18 deg) between RR and systolic pressure, which indicates a 1-2 s lag in heart period changes in relation to pressure. (researchgate.net)
  • 1. A comparison was made of two methods for estimating the membrane potential in chromatophores from Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides Ga. Illuminated chromatophores generated a potential that is apparently much larger when estimated on the basis of the red-band shift of carotenoids rather than from the extent of uptake of the permeant SCN- ion. (nih.gov)
  • 2. In contrast, when the chromatophores were oxidizing NADH or succinate the uptake of SCN- indicated a larger membrane potential than was estimated from the carotenoid band shift. (nih.gov)
  • Almost all plasma membranes have an electrical potential across them, with the inside usually negative with respect to the outside. (wikipedia.org)
  • 8. These results demonstrate that the majority of thalamocortical neurones are endowed with electrophysiological properties allowing them to oscillate at 0.5-4 Hz, if they have a membrane potential more negative than -65 mV and a high input resistance. (researchgate.net)
  • In addition to these behavioral changes, the neuropathic pain condition may display other contrasting anomalies, including on occasion, an ameliorating effect of sympathectomy of the afflicted limb and an attenuated responsiveness to analgesics such as opiates. (asra.com)
  • PURPOSE: To examine potential causal effects of modifiable risk factors on IVDD. (bvsalud.org)