excitotoxins

ex·ci·to·tox·ins

(ek-sī'tō-toks'ins),

Toxins that bind to certain receptors (for example, certain glutamate receptors) and may cause neuronal cell death; excitotoxins may be involved in brain damage associated with strokes.

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Typically, the exposure to the pathogen is minute and without the risk of artificial excitotoxins as is the case with artificial means of attempted immunity.

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Monosodium glutamate (MSG) and aspartame act as excitatory neurotransmitters (excitotoxins), which have the potential to damage neurons and cause symptoms in susceptible individuals.

The Influence of Dietary Factors on Fibromyalgia

Excitotoxins, Mitochondrial and Redox Disturbances in Multiple Sclerosis.

Prognostic-disability Biomarkers in Multiple Sclerosis: Review of the Literature from the Last Five Years/Multipl Skleroz Olgularinda Prognoz-Ozurluluk Biyoisaretcileri: Son Bes Yila Ait Literaturun Gozden Gecirilmesi

Obal et al., "Mental disturbances in Parkinson's disease and related disorders: the role of excitotoxins," Journal of Parkinson's Disease, vol.

Potential Therapeutic Drugs for Parkinson's Disease Based on Data Mining and Bioinformatics Analysis

Toxic effects of putrescine in rat brain: Polyamines can be involved in the action of excitotoxins. Amino Acids.

Subcutaneous Toxicity of Agmatine in Rats/Sicanlarda Subkutan Agmatin Toksisitesi

The triggered innate immune response (e.g., proinflammatory cytokines, chemokines, reactive oxygen species, excitotoxins, histamine, and prostaglandins) has detrimental influences on the neurons, oligodendroglial precursors, and vascular endothelial cells.

Sterile Neuroinflammation and Strategies for Therapeutic Intervention

Coyle, "Idebenone attenuates neuronal degeneration induced by intrastriatal injection of excitotoxins," Experimental Neurology, vol.

Protective Effect of Antioxidants on Neuronal Dysfunction and Plasticity in Huntington's Disease

Simon, "A potential role for excitotoxins in the pathophysiology of spinal cord injury," Annals of Neurology, vol.

Oral Administration of Red Ginseng Extract Promotes Neurorestoration after Compressive Spinal Cord Injury in Rats

Lesions of the cholinergic nuclei in the rat basal forebrain: excitotoxins vs.

Animal model of cognitive decline and neural transplantation of stem cells as a prospective therapy/Modelos animales de degeneracion cognitiva y uso de transplantes neurales de celulas madre como terapia/Modelos animais de declinio cognitivo e uso de transplantes neurais de celulas-mae como terapia

(16) Lithium's ability to stimulate neural stem cell production may prove to be of significant benefit in individuals recovering from spinal cord injury and neurological injuries caused by severe trauma (TBI, traumatic brain injury), dietary and environmental excitotoxins (mercury, aspartame, monosodium glutamate), and substance abuse.

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In this regard, dietary excitotoxins including aluminum can exacerbate the clinical presentation by worsening of excitotoxicity and by microglial priming.

Assessment of hair aluminum, lead, and mercury in a sample of autistic Egyptian children: environmental risk factors of heavy metals in autism

added to our concerns about the toxicity of aspartame with his book 'Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills.' At the same time new sweeteners such as Splenda have been introduced that claim to be harmless, yet critics disagree.