Articles by author - Ming-cai Qiu

Dopamine receptors modulate T lymphocytes via inhibition of cAMP-CREB signaling pathway.

Huang Y, Chen C, Wang T, Qiu Y, Peng Y.

Journal Article 2016; 37(7): 491-500 PubMed PMID: 28326743  Keywords:  Animals, Cyclic AMP:metabolism, Cyclic AMP Response Element Modulator:metabolism, Dopamine Agonists:pharmacology, Dopamine Antagonists:pharmacology, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Mice, Inbred ICR, Phosphorylation, Quinpirole:pharmacology, Receptors, .    Citation

OBJECTIVES: We have previously reported that dopamine D2-like receptors including D2, D3 and D4 receptors are more important in mediating .....

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Cerebellar ataxia induced by 3-AP affects immunological function.

Jiang Y, Cao B, Wang X, Peng Y, Qiu Y.

Journal Article 2015; 36(3): 246-256 PubMed PMID: 26313392  Keywords:  Animals, Cerebellar Ataxia:chemically induced, Disease Models, Animal, Immunity, Cellular:immunology, Immunity, Humoral:immunology, Male, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley,.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: We previously showed that the cerebellum modulates the immune system. Here we determined whether cerebellar ataxia alters immun.....

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Interleukin-6 prevents NMDA-induced neuronal death via Gp130 signaling-dependent IP3R inhibition.

Qiu A, Yang Q, Yuan S, Xie P, Liu Q.

Journal Article 2013; 34(6): 529-538 PubMed PMID: 24378454  Keywords:  Animals, Antibodies, Monoclonal:pharmacology, Apoptosis:drug effects, Boron Compounds:pharmacology, Cells, Cultured, Cerebellum:cytology, Cytokine Receptor gp130:antagonists & inhibitors, Dantrolene:pharmacology, Drug Interactions, Excitatory Amino Acid A.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: To reveal the involvement of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3R) and ryanodine receptors (RyR) in IL-6 prevention fro.....

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Autoimmune hypophysitis may eventually become empty sella.

Gao H, Gu Y, Qiu M.

Case Reports 2013; 34(2): 102-106 PubMed PMID: 23645305  Keywords:  Autoimmune Diseases:diagnosis, Empty Sella Syndrome:diagnosis, Female, Glucocorticoids:therapeutic use, Humans, Hypopituitarism:diagnosis, Inflammation:pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging:methods, Middle Aged, Pituitary Gland:pathology, Treatment Outcom.    Citation

: Autoimmune hypophysitis (AH) is commonly believed to be a rare chronic inflammatory condition of the pituitary gland. In clinical practi.....

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Effect of tyrosine hydroxylase gene silencing in CD4+ T lymphocytes on differentiation and function of helper T cells.

Liu Y, Huang Y, Wang X, Peng Y, Qiu Y.

Journal Article 2012; 33(6): 643-650 PubMed PMID: 23160220  Keywords:  Animals, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes:enzymology, Catecholamines:biosynthesis, Cell Differentiation:immunology, Cells, Cultured, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic:immunology, Gene Silencing:physiology, Interferon-gamma:metabolism, Interleukin-4:metabo.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: We explored effect of gene silencing of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), a rate-limiting enzyme for synthesis of catecholamines (CAs.....

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