An imbalance in adenosine-mediated signaling,particularly the increased A_(2A)R-mediated signaling,plays a role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease.Existing therapeutic approaches fail to alter disease prog...An imbalance in adenosine-mediated signaling,particularly the increased A_(2A)R-mediated signaling,plays a role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease.Existing therapeutic approaches fail to alter disease progression,demonstrating the need for novel approaches in PD.Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation is a non-invasive approach that has been shown to improve motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease.However,the underlying mechanisms of the beneficial effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation remain unknown.The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which the beneficial effects of prolonged intermittent theta burst stimulation in the 6-hydroxydopamine model of experimental parkinsonism are based on modulation of adenosine-mediated signaling.Animals with unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine lesions underwent intermittent theta burst stimulation for 3 weeks and were tested for motor skills using the Rotarod test.Immunoblot,quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction,immunohistochemistry,and biochemical analysis of components of adenosine-mediated signaling were performed on the synaptosomal fraction of the lesioned caudate putamen.Prolonged intermittent theta burst stimulation improved motor symptoms in 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned animals.A 6-hydroxydopamine lesion resulted in progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the caudate putamen.Treatment with intermittent theta burst stimulation began 7 days after the lesion,coinciding with the onset of motor symptoms.After treatment with prolonged intermittent theta burst stimulation,complete motor recovery was observed.This improvement was accompanied by downregulation of the e N/CD73-A_(2A)R pathway and a return to physiological levels of A_(1)R-adenosine deaminase 1 after 3 weeks of intermittent theta burst stimulation.Our results demonstrated that 6-hydroxydopamine-induced degeneration reduced the expression of A_(1)R and elevated the expression of A_(2A)R.Intermittent theta burst stimulation reversed these effects by restoring the abundances of A_(1)R and A_(2A)R to control levels.The shift in ARs expression likely restored the balance between dopamine-adenosine signaling,ultimately leading to the recovery of motor control.展开更多
For a simple graph G,let A(G)and D(G)be the adjacency matrix and the diagonal degree matrix of G,respectively.[Appl.Anal.Discrete Math.,2017,11(1):81-107]defined the matrix A_(α)(G)of G as A_(α)(G)=αD(G)(1-α)A(G)...For a simple graph G,let A(G)and D(G)be the adjacency matrix and the diagonal degree matrix of G,respectively.[Appl.Anal.Discrete Math.,2017,11(1):81-107]defined the matrix A_(α)(G)of G as A_(α)(G)=αD(G)(1-α)A(G),α∈[0,1].The Aa-spectral radius is the largest eigenvalue of A_(α)(G).Let G_(n,β) be the set graphs with order n and dissociation numberβ.In this paper,we identify the b with maximal A_(α)-spectral radius among all graphs in G_(n,β).展开更多
A graph is called k-extendable if each k-matching can be extended to a perfect matching.In this paper,we provide a sufficient condition in terms of the Aa-spectral radius for the k-extendability of a connected graph a...A graph is called k-extendable if each k-matching can be extended to a perfect matching.In this paper,we provide a sufficient condition in terms of the Aa-spectral radius for the k-extendability of a connected graph and characterize the corresponding extremal graphs.In addition,such an A_(α)-spectral condition of a connected balanced bipartite graph is also considered,and the corresponding extremal graphs are determined.展开更多
基金supported by a grant from Ministry of Science,Technological Development and Innovation,Serbia,No.451-03-68/2022-14/200178(to NN)University of Defence,No.MFVMA/02/22-24(to MN)。
文摘An imbalance in adenosine-mediated signaling,particularly the increased A_(2A)R-mediated signaling,plays a role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease.Existing therapeutic approaches fail to alter disease progression,demonstrating the need for novel approaches in PD.Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation is a non-invasive approach that has been shown to improve motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease.However,the underlying mechanisms of the beneficial effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation remain unknown.The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which the beneficial effects of prolonged intermittent theta burst stimulation in the 6-hydroxydopamine model of experimental parkinsonism are based on modulation of adenosine-mediated signaling.Animals with unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine lesions underwent intermittent theta burst stimulation for 3 weeks and were tested for motor skills using the Rotarod test.Immunoblot,quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction,immunohistochemistry,and biochemical analysis of components of adenosine-mediated signaling were performed on the synaptosomal fraction of the lesioned caudate putamen.Prolonged intermittent theta burst stimulation improved motor symptoms in 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned animals.A 6-hydroxydopamine lesion resulted in progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the caudate putamen.Treatment with intermittent theta burst stimulation began 7 days after the lesion,coinciding with the onset of motor symptoms.After treatment with prolonged intermittent theta burst stimulation,complete motor recovery was observed.This improvement was accompanied by downregulation of the e N/CD73-A_(2A)R pathway and a return to physiological levels of A_(1)R-adenosine deaminase 1 after 3 weeks of intermittent theta burst stimulation.Our results demonstrated that 6-hydroxydopamine-induced degeneration reduced the expression of A_(1)R and elevated the expression of A_(2A)R.Intermittent theta burst stimulation reversed these effects by restoring the abundances of A_(1)R and A_(2A)R to control levels.The shift in ARs expression likely restored the balance between dopamine-adenosine signaling,ultimately leading to the recovery of motor control.
基金Supported by NSFC (Nos.12171089,12271235)NSF of Jiangsu (No.BK20190919)NSF of Fujian (No.2021J02048)。
文摘For a simple graph G,let A(G)and D(G)be the adjacency matrix and the diagonal degree matrix of G,respectively.[Appl.Anal.Discrete Math.,2017,11(1):81-107]defined the matrix A_(α)(G)of G as A_(α)(G)=αD(G)(1-α)A(G),α∈[0,1].The Aa-spectral radius is the largest eigenvalue of A_(α)(G).Let G_(n,β) be the set graphs with order n and dissociation numberβ.In this paper,we identify the b with maximal A_(α)-spectral radius among all graphs in G_(n,β).
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11961041,12261055)the Key Project of Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province(24JRRA222)。
文摘A graph is called k-extendable if each k-matching can be extended to a perfect matching.In this paper,we provide a sufficient condition in terms of the Aa-spectral radius for the k-extendability of a connected graph and characterize the corresponding extremal graphs.In addition,such an A_(α)-spectral condition of a connected balanced bipartite graph is also considered,and the corresponding extremal graphs are determined.
