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Presynaptic involvement in the nicotine prevention of the dopamine loss provoked by 6-OHDA administration in the substantia nigra.

Neurotoxicity research

Abin-Carriquiry JA, McGregor-Armas R, Costa G, Urbanavicius J, Dajas F.
PMID: 12829413
Neurotox Res. 2002 Mar;4(2):133-9. doi: 10.1080/10298420290015863.

While nicotine, through stimulation of a specific sub-population of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) appears to protect cells in culture against a variety of insults, studies in vivo show controversial results. In a previous paper we have shown that in...

Predictors of post-operative mortality following treatment for non-ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine

Urbonavicius S, Vorum H, Urbonaviciene G, Trumpickas M, Pavalkis D, Honoré B.
PMID: 16146566
Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2005 Sep 07;6:14. doi: 10.1186/1468-6708-6-14.

The aim of this prospective study of patients undergoing repair of non-ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm between 1999 and 2003 was to evaluate and compare risk factors for mortality after surgery, to determine a complex of informative factors for lethal...

JNK, p38, ERK, and SGK1 Inhibitors in Cancer.

Cancers

Cicenas J, Zalyte E, Rimkus A, Dapkus D, Noreika R, Urbonavicius S.
PMID: 29267206
Cancers (Basel). 2017 Dec 21;10(1). doi: 10.3390/cancers10010001.

Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAP kinases) are a family of kinases that regulates a range of biological processes implicated in the response to growth factors like latelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and...

Photocatalytic Inactivation of .

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)

Varnagiris S, Urbonavicius M, Sakalauskaite S, Demikyte E, Tuckute S, Lelis M.
PMID: 34640080
Materials (Basel). 2021 Sep 29;14(19). doi: 10.3390/ma14195681.

Photocatalysis application is considered as one of the most highly promising techniques for the reduction in wastewater pollution. However, the majority of highly efficient photocatalyst materials are obtained as fine powders, and this causes a lot of photocatalyst handling...

Production of Gamma Alumina Using Plasma-Treated Aluminum and Water Reaction Byproducts.

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)

Urbonavicius M, Varnagiris S, Pranevicius L, Milcius D.
PMID: 32183034
Materials (Basel). 2020 Mar 13;13(6). doi: 10.3390/ma13061300.

High purity hydrogen and solid-state byproducts are produced using a proposed plasma-activated aluminum and water reactions approach. These byproducts could be transformed into pure gamma Al

In vivo uptake of a fluorescent conjugate of melanin-concentrating hormone in the rat brain.

Journal of chemical neuroanatomy

Ruiz-Viroga V, Urbanavicius J, Torterolo P, Lagos P.
PMID: 33848617
J Chem Neuroanat. 2021 Jul;114:101959. doi: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2021.101959. Epub 2021 Apr 10.

Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a hypothalamic neuropeptide synthesized by posterior hypothalamic and incerto-hypothalamic neurons that project throughout the central nervous system. The MCHergic system modulates several important functions such as feeding behavior, mood and sleep. MCH exerts its biological...

Importance of Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Assessment with Special Attention for Adrenal Tumours and Arterial Hypertension.

Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)

Matulevicius V, Urbanavicius V, Lukosevicius S, Banisauskaite I, Donielaite G, Galkine A.
PMID: 34539912
Acta Endocrinol (Buchar). 2021 Apr-Jun;17(1):68-76. doi: 10.4183/aeb.2021.68.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the significance of DHEAS assessment in males of different ages.METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of patients investigated in two large academic centres.RESULTS: The data of DHEAS assessment of 3533 patients (3013 females and 520 males) was analysed....

Melanin-Concentrating Hormone (MCH): Role in REM Sleep and Depression.

Frontiers in neuroscience

Torterolo P, Scorza C, Lagos P, Urbanavicius J, Benedetto L, Pascovich C, López-Hill X, Chase MH, Monti JM.
PMID: 26733789
Front Neurosci. 2015 Dec 17;9:475. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00475. eCollection 2015.

The melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a peptidergic neuromodulator synthesized by neurons of the lateral sector of the posterior hypothalamus and zona incerta. MCHergic neurons project throughout the central nervous system, including areas such as the dorsal (DR) and median...

A prospective 4-year study of insulin resistance and adipokines in morbidly obese diabetic and non-diabetic patients after gastric banding.

Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques

Urbanavicius V, Juodeikis Z, Dzenkeviciute V, Galkine A, Petrulioniene Z, Sapoka V, Brimiene V, Vitkus D, Brimas G.
PMID: 28694900
Wideochir Inne Tech Maloinwazyjne. 2017 Jun;12(2):147-153. doi: 10.5114/wiitm.2017.67207. Epub 2017 Apr 13.

INTRODUCTION: There are insufficient data regarding the changes in adipokine levels after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) in diabetic and non-diabetic patients and their effects on insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes remission.AIM: To assess leptin, adiponectin, and insulin...

APPROACHES TO THE 26-36-YEAR-OLD LITHUANIAN MEN'S SEXUAL FUNCTION.

Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)

Matulevicius V, Zilaitiene B, Preiksa RT, Banisauskaite I, Jurevičiūtė J, Abramavicius S, Matuleviciute I, Kurakovas T, Ostrauskas R, Verkauskiene R, Urbanavicius V.
PMID: 31149083
Acta Endocrinol (Buchar). 2016 Apr-Jun;12(2):168-176. doi: 10.4183/aeb.2016.168.

CONTEXT: In the year 2003-2004 a circumstantial investigation of young men reproductive health parameters was performed in Nordic and Baltic countries, but sexuality remained undetermined.OBJECTIVE: To determine the suitability of the European Male Ageing Study - Sexual Function Questionnaire...

How to assess intestinal viability during surgery: A review of techniques.

World journal of gastrointestinal surgery

Urbanavičius L, Pattyn P, de Putte DV, Venskutonis D.
PMID: 21666808
World J Gastrointest Surg. 2011 May 27;3(5):59-69. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v3.i5.59.

Objective and quantitative intraoperative methods of bowel viability assessment are essential in gastrointestinal surgery. Exact determination of the borderline of the viable bowel with the help of an objective test could result in a decrease of postoperative ischemic complications....

EFFECTS OF BODY WEIGHT REDUCTION ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY IN MORBIDLY OBESE PATIENTS: A 4-YEAR CLINICAL STUDY.

Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)

Galkine A, Dzenkeviciute V, Sapoka V, Urbanavicius V, Petrulioniene Z, Brimas G, Laucevicius A.
PMID: 31149302
Acta Endocrinol (Buchar). 2018 Oct-Dec;14(4):491-497. doi: 10.4183/aeb.2018.491.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the long-term effect of weight loss on arterial stiffness, metabolic parameters in morbidly obese patients who underwent laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB).SUBJECTS: Forty-eight morbidly obese Caucasian subjects underwent LAGB from January 2009 to January 2010 and...

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