Alkam, T., Nitta, A., Mizoguchi, H., Saito, K., Seshima, M., Itoh, A., Yamada, K. and Nabeshima, T.: Restraining tumor necrosis factor-alpha by thalidomide prevents the Abeta-induced impairment of recognition memory in mice. Behav. Brain Res., 189, 100-106 (2008)

Niwa, M., Nitta, A., Cen, X., Kitaichi, K., Ozaki, N., Yamada, K. and Nabeshima, T.: A novel molecule ‘shati’ increases dopamine uptake via the induction of tumor necrosis factor-α in pheochromocytoma-12 cells. J. Neurochem., 107, 1697-1708 (2008)

Kawanokuchi, J., Shimizu, K., Nitta, A., Yamada, K., Mizuno, T., Takeuchi, H. and Suzumura, A.: Production and functions of IL-17 in microglia. J. Neuroimmunol., 194, 54-61 (2008)

Alkam, T., Nitta, A., Mizoguchi, H., Itoh, A., Murai, R., Nagai, T., Yamada, K. and Nabeshima, T.: The extensive nitration of neurofilament light chain in the hippocampus is associated with the cognitive impairment induced by amyloid β in mice. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 327, 137-147 (2008)

Cen, X., Nitta, A., Ibi, D., Zhao, Y., Niwa, M., Taguchi, K., Hamada, M., Ito, Y., Ito, Y., Wang, L. and Nabeshima, T.: Identification of Piccolo as a regulator of behavioral plasticity and dopamine transporter internalization. Mol. Psychiatry, 13, 451-463 (2008) (-IMAGE; “Piccolo regulates dopamine transporter internalization via PIP₂”, Mol. Psychiatry, 13, 349, 2008)

Yan, Y., Yamada, K., Nitta, A. and Nabeshima, T.: Transient drug-primed but persistent cue-induced reinstatement of extinguished methamphetamine-seeking behavior in mice. Behav. Brain Res., 177, 261-268 (2007)

Niwa, M., Nitta, A., Shen, L., Noda, Y. and Nabeshima, T.: Involvement of glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor inhibitory effects of a hydorophobic dipeptide Leu-Ile on morphine-induced sensitization and rewarding effects. Behav. Brain Res., 179, 167-171 (2007)

Alkam, T., Nitta, A., Mizoguchi, H., Itoh, A. and Nabeshima, T.: A natural scavenger of peroxynitrites, rosmarinic acid, protects against impairment of memory induced by Aβ_25-35. Behav. Brain Res., 180, 139-145 (2007)

Murai, R., Noda, Y., Matsui, K., Kamei, H., Mouri, A., Matsuba, K., Nitta, A., Furukawa, H. and Nabeshima, T.: Hypofunctional glutamatergic neurotransmission in the prefrontal cortex is involved in the emotional deficit induced by repeated treatment with phencyclidine in mice: implications for abnormalities of glutamate release and NMDA-CaMK�U signaling. Behav. Brain Res., 180, 152-160 (2007)

Niwa, M., Nitta, A., Yamada, Y., Nakajima, A., Saito, K., Seishima, M., Shen, L., Noda, Y., Furukawa, S. and Nabeshima, T.: An inducer for glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and tumor necrosis factor-α protects against methamphetamine-induced rewarding effects and sensitization. Biol. Psychiatry, 61, 890-901 (2007)

Niwa, M., Nitta, A., Yamada, Y., Nakajima, A., Saito, K., Seishima, M., Noda, Y. and Nabeshima, T.: Tumor necrosis factor-α and its inducer inhibit morphine-induced rewarding effects and sensitization. Biol. Psychiatry, 62, 658-668 (2007)

Yan, Y., Yamada, K., Niwa, M., Nagai, T., Nitta, A. and Nabeshima, T.: Enduring vulnerability to reinstatement of methamphetamine-seeking behavior in glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor mutant mice. FASEB J., 21, 1994-2004 (2007)

Mizoguchi, H., Yamada, K., Niwa, M., Mouri, A., Mizuno, T., Noda, Y., Nitta, A., Itohara, S., Banno, Y. and Nabeshima, T.: Reduction of methamphetamine-induced sensitization and reward in matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 deficient mice. J. Neurochem., 100, 1579-1588 (2007)

Mizoguchi, H., Yamada, K., Mouri, A., Niwa, M., Mizuno, T., Noda, Y., Nitta, A. Itohara, S., Banno, Y. and Nabeshima, T.: Role of matrix metalloproteinase and tissue inhibitor of MMP in methamohetamine-induced behavioral sensitization and Reward: implications for dopamine reseptor down-regulation and dopamine release. J. Neurochem., 102, 1548-1560 (2007)

Niwa, M., Nitta, A., Mizoguchi, H., Ito, Y., Noda, Y., Nagai, T. and Nabeshima, T.: A novel molecule ‘shati’ is involved in methamphetamine-induced hyperlocomotion, sensitization, and conditioned place preference. J. Neurosci., 27, 7604-7615 (2007)

Amioka, K., Kuzuya, T., Kushihara, H., Ejiri, M., Nitta, A. and Nabeshima, T.: Carvedilol increases ciclosporin bioavailability by inhibiting P-glycoprotein-mediated transport. J. Pharm. Pharmacol., 59, 1383-1387 (2007)

Wang, D., Noda, Y., Tsunekawa, H., Zhou, Y., Miyazaki, M., Senzaki, K., Nitta, A. and Nabeshima, T.: Role of NMDA receptors in antidepression-like effects of sigma₁ receptor agonist SA-4503 in olfactory bulbectomized rats. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 322, 1305-1314 (2007)

Mouri, A., Noda, Y., Noda, A., Nakamura, T., Tokura, T., Yura, Y., Nitta, A., Furukawa, H. and Nabeshima, T.: Involvement of a dysfunctional dopamine-D1/NMDA-NR1 and CaMK�U pathway in the impairment of latent learning in a model of schizophrenia induced by phencyclidine. Mol. Pharmacol., 71, 1598-1609 (2007)

Wang, D., Noda, Y., Zhou, Y., Nitta, A., Furukawa, H. and Nabeshima, T.: Synergistic effect of galantamine with risperidone on impairment of social interaction in phencyclidine-treated mice as a schizophrenic animal model. Neuropharmacology, 52, 1179-1187 (2007)

Wang, D., Noda, Y., Zhou, Y., Nitta, A., Furukawa H. and Nabeshima, T.: Synergistic effect of combined treatment with risperidone and galantamine on phencyclidine-induced impairment of latent visuospatial learning and memory: role of nAChR activation-dependent increase of dopamine D₁ receptor-mediated neurotransmission. Neuropharmacology, 53, 379-389 (2007)

Wang, D., Noda, Y., Zhou, Y., Mouri, A., Mizoguchi, H., Nitta, A., Chen, W. and Nabeshima, T.: The allosteric potentiation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by galantamine ameliorates the cognitive dysfunction in beta amyloid_25-35 i.c.v.-injected mice: involvement of dopaminergic systems. Neuropsychopharmacology, 32, 1261-1271 (2007)

Yan, Y., Yamada, K., Mizoguchi, H., Noda, Y., Nagai, T., Nitta, A. and Nabeshima, T.:Reinforcing effects of morphine are reduced in tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)-knockout mice. Neuroscience, 146, 50-59 (2007)

Yan, Y., Nitta, A., Mizoguchi, H., Yamada, K. and Nabeshima, T.: Relapse of methamphetamine-seeking behavior in C57BL/6J mice demonstrated by a reinstatement procedure involving intravenous self-adminisiration. Behav. Brain Res., 168, 137-143 (2006)

Yan, Y., Nitta, A., Mizuno, T., Nakajima, A., Yamada, K. and Nabeshima, T. : Discriminative-stimulus effects of methamphetamine and morphine in rats are attenuated by cAMP-related compounds.Behav. Brain Res., 173, 39-46 (2006)

Kuno, R., Yoshida, Y., Nitta, A., Nabeshima, T., Wang, J., Sonobe, Y., Kawanokuchi, J., Takeuchi, H., Mizuno, T. and Suzumura, A.: The role of TNF-alpha and its receptors in the production of NGF and GDNF by astrocytes. Brain Res., 1116, 12-18 (2006)

Ishikawa, K., Nitta, A., Mizoguchi, H., Mohri, A., Murai, R., Miyamoto, Y., Noda, Y., Kitaichi, K., Yamada, K. and Nabeshima, T.: Effects of single and repeated administration of methamphetamine or morphine on neuroglycan C gene expression in the rat brain. Int. J. Neuropsychopharmacol., 9, 407-415 (2006)

Cen, X., Nitta, A., Ohya, S., Zhao, Y., Ozawa, N., Mouri, A., Ibi, D., Wang, L., Suzuki, M., Saito, K., Ito, Y., Kawagoe, T., Noda, Y., Ito, Y., Furukawa, S. and Nabeshima, T.: An analogue of dipeptide-like structure of FK506 increases GDNF expression through CREB activated by Hsp90/Akt signaling pathway. J. Neurosci., 26, 3335-3344 (2006)

Mizuno, T., Kuno, R., Nitta, A., Nabeshima, T., Zhang, G., Kawanokuchi, J., Wang, J., Jin, S., Takeuchi, H. and Suzumura, A.: Protective effects of nicergoline against neuronal cell death induced by activated microglia and astrocytes. Brain Res., 1066, 78-85 (2005)

Miyoshi, M., Nadai, M., Nitta, A., Ueyama, J., Shimizu, A., Takagi, K., Nabeshima, T., Takagi, K., Saito, K. and Hasegawa, T.: Role of tumor necrosis factor-α in down-regulation of hepatic cytochrome P450 and P-glycoprotein by endotoxin. Eur. J. Pharmacol., 507, 229-237 (2005)

Hashimoto, M., Nitta, A., Fukumitsu, H., Nomoto, H., Shen, L. and Furukawa, S.: Involvement of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor in activation processes of rodent macrophages. J. Neurosci. Res., 79, 476-487 (2005)

Enomoto, T., Noda, Y., Mouri, A., Shin, E.J., Wang, D., Murai, R., Hotta, K., Furukawa, H., Nitta, A., Kim, H.C. and Nabeshima, T.: Long-lasting impairment of associative learning is correlatied with dysfunction of N-methyl-_D-aspartate-Extracellular signaling-regulated kinase signaling in mice after withdrawal from repeated administration of phencyclidine. Mol. Pharmacol., 68, 1765-1774 (2005)

Hashimoto, M., Nitta, A., Fukumitsu, H., Nomoto, H., Shen, L. and Furukawa, S.: Inflammation-induced GDNF improves locomotor function after spinal cord injury. Neuroreport, 16, 99-102 (2005)

Nakashima, S., Matsuyama, Y., Nitta, A., Sakai, Y. and Ishiguro, N.: Highly efficient transfection of human marrow stromal cells by nucleofection. Transplant. Proc., 37, 2290-2292 (2005)

Hamdy, M.M., Noda, Y., Miyazaki, M., Mamiya, T., Nozaki, A., Nitta, A., Sayed, M., Assi, A.A., Gomaa, A. and Nabeshima, T.: Molecular mechanisms in dizocilpine-induced attenuation of development of morphine dependence: an association with cortical Ca2+/calmodurin-dependent signal cascade. Behav. Brain Res., 152, 263-270 (2004)

Wang, D., Noda, Y., Zhou, Y., Nitta, A., Nabeshima, T. and Yu, Q.: Effects of sodium houttuyfonate on phosphorylation of CaMKII, CREB and ERK 1/2 and expression of c-Fos in macrophages. Int. Immunopharmacol., 4, 1083-1088 (2004)

Nakajima, A., Yamada, K., He, J., Zeng, N., Nitta, A. and Nabeshima, T.: Anatomical substrates for the discriminative stimulus effects of methamphetamine in rats.  J. Neurochem., 91, 308-317 (2004)

Nakajima, A., Yamada, K., Nagai, T., Uchiyama, T., Miyamoto, Y., Mamiya, T., He, J., Nitta, A., Mizuno, M., Tran, M. H., Seto, A., Yoshimura, M., Kitaichi, K., Hasegawa, T., Saito, K., Yamada, Y., Seishima, M., Sekikawa, K., Kim, H.C. and Nabeshima, T.: Role of tumor necrosis factor-α in methamphetamine-induced drug dependence and neurotoxicity. J. Neurosci., 24, 2212-2225 (2004)

Nitta, A., Zheng, W.H. and Quirion, R.: Insulin-like growth factor-1 prevents neuronal cell death induced by corticosterone through the activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway. J. Neurosci. Res., 76, 98-103 (2004)

Kinukawa, H., Jikou, T., Nitta, A., Furukawa, Y., Hashimoto, M., Fukumitsu, H., Nomoto, H. and Furukawa, S.: Cyclic AMP/protein Kinase A signal attenuates Ca2+-induced fibroblast growth factor-1 synthesis in rat cortical neurons. J. Neurosci. Res., 77, 487-497 (2004)

Nitta, A., Nishioka, H., Fukumitsu, H., Furukawa, Y., Sugiura, H., Shen, L. and Furukawa, S.: Hydrophobic dipeptide, Leu-Ile, protects against neuronal death by inducing brain-derived neurotrophic factor and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic synthesis. J. Neurosci. Res., 78, 250-258 (2004)

Mizoguchi, H., Yamada, K., Mizuno, M., Mizuno, T., Nitta, A., Noda, Y. and Nabeshima, T.: Regulations of methamphetamine reward by extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2/ets-like gene-1 signaling pathway via the activation of dopamine receptors. Mol. Pharmacol., 65, 1293-1301 (2004)

Maruyama, W., Nitta, A., Shamoto-Nagai, M., Hirata, Y., Akao, Y., Yodim, M., Furukawa, S., Nabeshima, T. and Naoi, M.: N-Propargyl-1 (R)-aminoindan, rasagiline, increases glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor(GDNF) in neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells through activation of NF-κB transcription factor. Neurochem. Int., 44, 393-400 (2004)

Yamada, Y., Shimizu, K., Nitta, A., Soumiya, H., Fukumitsu, H. and Furukawa, S.: Axonal regrowth downregulates the synthesis of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor in the lesioned rat sciatic nerve. Neurosci. Lett., 364, 11-15 (2004)

Nagai, T., Yamada, K., Yoshimura, M., Ishikawa, K., Miyamoto, Y., Hashimoto, K., Noda, Y., Nitta, A. and Nabeshima T.: The tissue plasminogen activator-plasmin system participates in the rewarding effect of morphine by regulating dopamine release. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA., 101, 3650-3655 (2004)

Kim, H.C., Yamada, K., Nitta, A., Olariu, A., Tran, M. H., Mizuno, M., Nakajima, A., Nagai, T., Kamei, H., Jhoo, W.K., Im, D.H., Shin, E.J., Hjelle, O.P., Ottersen, O.P., Park, S.C., Kato, K., Mirault, M.E. and Nabeshima, T.: Immunocytochemical evidence that amyloid β(1-42) impairs endogenous antioxidant systems in vivo. Neuroscience, 119, 399-419 (2003)

O’Donnell, J., Stemmelin, J., Nitta, A., Brouillette, J. and Quirion, R.: Gene expression profiling following chronic NMDA receptor blockade-induced learning deficits in rats. Synapse, 50, 171-180 (2003)

Miyake, K., Yamamoto, W., Tadokoro, M., Takagi, N., Sasakawa, K., Nitta, A., Furukawa, S. and Takeo, S.: Alterations in hippocampal GAP-43, BDNF, and L1 following sustained cerebral ischemia. Brain Res., 935, 24-31 (2002)

Murakami, Y., Furukawa, S., Nitta, A. and Furukawa, Y.: Accumulation of nerve growth factor protein at both rostral and caudal stumps in the transected rat spinal cord. J. Neurol. Sci., 198, 63-69 (2002)

Sometani, A., Nitta, A., Nomoto, H., Furukawa, Y. and Furukawa, S.: 4-Methylcatechol stimulates phosphorylation of Trk family neurotrophin receptors and MAP kinases in cultured rat cortical neurons. J. Neurosci. Res., 70, 335-339 (2002)

Ohmiya, M., Shudai, T., Nitta, A., Nomoto, H., Furukawa, Y. and Furukawa, S.: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor alters cell migration of particular progenitors in the developing mouse cerebral cortex. Neurosci. Lett., 317, 21-24 (2002)

Fukuta, T., Nitta, A., Itoh, A., Furukawa, S. and Nabeshima, T.: Difference in toxicity of β-amyloid peptide with aging in relation to nerve growth factor content in rat brain. J. Neural Transm., 108, 221-230 (2001)

Ohmiya, M., Fukumitsu, H., Nitta, A., Nomoto, H. and Furukawa, Y.: Administration of FGF-2 to embryonic mouse brain induces hydrocephalic brain morphology and aberrant differentiation of neurons in the postnatal cerebral cortex. J. Neurosci. Res., 65, 228-235 (2001)

Sometani, A., Kataoka, H., Nitta, A., Fukumitsu, H., Nomoto, H. and Furukawa, S.: Transforming growth factor-β1 enhances expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and its receptor, TrkB, in neurons cultured from rat cerebral cortex. J. Neurosci. Res., 66, 369-376 (2001)

Fukumitsu, H., Ohmiya, M., Nitta, A., Furukawa, S., Mima, T. and Mori, K.: Aberrant expression of neurotrophic factors in the ventricular progenitor cells of infant congenitally hydrocephalic NTX rats. Childs Nerv. Syst., 16, 516-521 (2000)

Kawakami, H., Nitta, A., Matsuyama, Y., Kamiya, M., Satake, K., Sato, K., Kondou, K., Iwata, H. and Furukawa, S.: Increase in neurotrophin-3 expression followed by Purkinje cell degeneration in the adult rat cerebellum after spinal cord transection. J. Neurosci. Res., 62, 668-674 (2000)

Ikemoto, A., Nitta, A., Furukawa, S., Ohnishi, M., Nakamura, A., Fujii, Y. and Okuyama, H.: Dietary n-3 fatty acid deficiency decreases nerve growth factor content in rat hippocampus. Neurosci. Lett., 285, 99-102 (2000)

Furukawa, S., Nitta, A. and Furukawa, Y.: Stimulation of neurotrophin synthesis by 4-methycatechol: a promosing approach to the treatment of neurodegeneration. Biomedical Reviews, 10, 45-54 (1999)

Itoh, A., Akaike, T., Sokabe, M., Nitta, A., Iida, R., Olariu, A., Yamada, K. and Nabeshima, T.: Impairments of long-term potentiation in hippocampal slices of β-amyloid-infused rats. Eur. J. Pharmacol., 382, 167-175 (1999)

Mizuma, H., Takagi, K., Miyake, K., Takagi, N., Ishida, K., Takeo, S., Nitta, A., Nomoto, H., Furukawa, Y. and Furukawa, S.: Microsphere embolism-induced elevation of nerve growth factor level and appearance of nerve growth factor immunoreactivity in activated T-lymphocytes in the rat brain. J. Neurosci. Res., 55, 749-761 (1999)

Nitta, A., Ohmiya, M., Sometani, A., Itoh, M., Nomoto, H., Furukawa, Y. and Furukawa, S.: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor prevents neuronal cell death induced by corticosterone. J. Neurosci. Res., 57, 227-235 (1999)

Nitta, A., Ito M., Fukumitsu, H., Ohmiya, M., Ito, H., Sometani, A., Nomoto, H., Furukawa, Y. and Furukawa, S.: 4-methylcatechol increases brain-derived neurotrophic factor content and mRNA expression in cultured brain cells and in the brain in vivo. J. Pharmcol. Exp. Ther., 291, 1276-1283 (1999)

Nitta, A., Ohmiya, M., Jin-nouchi, T., Sometani, A., Asami, T., Fukumitsu, H., Nomoto, H. and Furukawa, S.: Endogenous neurotrophin-3 is retrogradely transported in the rat sciatic nerve. Neuroscience, 88, 679-685 (1999)

Fukumitsu, H., Ohmiya, M., Sometani, A., Nitta, A., Nomoto, H., Furukawa, Y. and Furukawa, S.: Induction of a physiologically active brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the infant rat brain by peripheral administration of 4-methylcatechol. Neurosci. Lett., 274, 115-118 (1999)

Ghelardini, C., Galeotti, N., Bartolini, A., Furukawa, S., Nitta, A., Manetti, D. and Gualtieri, F.: Memory facilitation and stimulation of endogenous nerve growth factor synthesis by the acetylcholine releaser PG-9. Jpn. J. Pharmacol., 78, 245-251 (1998)

Furukawa, S., Sugihara, Y., Iwasaki, F., Fukumitsu, H., Nitta, A., Nomoto, H. and Furukawa, Y.: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor-like immunoreactively in the adult rat central nervous system predominantly distributed in neurons with substantial amounts of brain-derived neurotrophic factor messenger RNA or responsiveness to brain-derived neurotrophic factor. Neuroscience, 82, 653-670 (1998)

Fukumitsu, H., Furukawa, Y., Tsusaka, M., Kinukawa, H., Nitta, A., Nomoto, H., Mima, T. and Furukawa, S.: Simultaneous expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurotrophin-3 in cajal-retzius, subplate and ventricular progenitor cells during early development stages of the rat cerebral cortex. Neuroscience, 84, 115-127 (1998)

Itoh, A., Nitta, A., Hirose, M., Hasegawa, T. and Nabeshima, T.: Effects of metrifonate on impairment of learning and dysfunction of cholinergic neuronal system in basal forebrain-lesioned rats. Behav. Brain Res., 83, 165-167 (1997)

Nitta, A., Ogihara, Y., Onishi, J., Hasegawa, T., Furukawa, S. and Nabeshima, T.: Oral administration of propentofylline, a stimulator of nerve growth factor (NGF) synthesis, recovers cholinergic neuronal dysfunction induced by the infusion of anti-NGF antibody into the rat septum. Behav. Brain Res., 83, 201-204 (1997)

Itoh, A., Nitta, A., Katono, Y., Usui, M., Naruhashi, K., Iida, R., Hasegawa, T. and Nabeshima, T.: Effects of metrifonate on memory impairment and cholinergic dysfunction in rats. Eur. J. Pharmacol., 322, 11-19 (1997)

Nitta, A., Fukuta, T., Hasegawa, T. and Nabeshima, T.: Continuous infusion of β-amyloid protein into the rat cerebral ventricle induces learning impairment and neuronal and morphological degeneration. Jpn. J. Pharmacol., 73, 51-57 (1997)

Nitta, A., Fukumitsu, H., Kataoka, H., Nomoto, H. and Furukawa, S.: Administration of corticosterone alters intracellular localization of brain-derived neurotrophic factor-like immunoreactivity in the rat brain. Neurosci. Lett., 226, 115-118 (1997)

Fukumitsu, H., Ohashi, A., Nitta, A., Nomoto, H. and Furukawa, S.: BDNF and NT-3 modulate expression and threonine phospherylation of microtubule-associated protein 2 analogues, and alter their distribution in the developing rat cerebral cortex. Neurosci. Lett., 238, 107-110 (1997)

Nitta, A., Naruhashi, K., Umemura, M., Hasegawa, T., Furukawa, H., Sekiguchi, F., Ishibashi, K. and Nabeshima, T.: Age-related changes in learning and memory and cholinergic neuronal function in senescence accelerated mice (SAM). Behav. Brain Res., 72, 49-55 (1996)

Nitta, A., Ogihara, Y., Onishi, J., Hasegawa, T., Furukawa, S. and Nabeshima, T.: Propentofylline prevents neuronal dysfunction induced by infusion of anti-nerve growth factor antibody into the rat septum. Eur. J. Pharmacol., 307, 1-6 (1996)

Itoh, A., Nitta, A., Nadai, M., Nishimura, K., Hirose, M., Hasegawa, T. and Nabeshima, T.: Dysfunction of cholinergic and dopaminergic neuronal systems in β-amyloid protein-infused rats. J. Neurochem., 66, 1113-1117 (1996)

Yamada, K., Nitta, A., Saito, T., Hu, J. and Nabeshima, T.: Changes in ciliary neurotrophic factor content in the rat brain after continuous intracerebroventricular infusion of β-amyloid (1-40) protein. Neurosci. Lett., 201, 155-158 (1995)

Nitta, A., Furukawa, Y., Hayashi, K., Hasegawa, T. and Nabeshima, T.: Nerve growth factor content of rat brain increases following basal-forebrain lesions induced by ibotenic acid but not by electrolysis. Biol. Pharm. Bull., 17, 34-38 (1994)

Nabeshima, T., Nitta, A., Fuji, K., Kameyama, T. and Hasegawa, T.: Oral administration of NGF synthesis stimulators recovers reduced brain NGF content in aged rats and cognitive dysfunction in basal-forebrain-lesioned rats. Gerontology, 40 (Suppl. 2), 46-56 (1994)

Nabeshima, T., Itoh, A., Kobayashi, K., Morita, S., Mizuguchi, T., Sawada, H., Nitta, A., Hasegawa, T., Hayashi, K. and Nagatsu, T.: Effects of subacute administration of methamphetamine and nicotine on locomotor activity in transgenic mice expressing the human tyrosine hydroxylase gene. J. Neural Transm. (Gen. Sect.), 97, 41-49 (1994)

Nitta, A., Murakami, Y., Furukawa, Y., Kawatsura, W., Hayashi, K., Yamada, K., Hasegawa, T. and Nabeshima, T.: Oral administration of idebenone induces nerve growth factor in the brain and improves learning and memory in basal forebrain-lesioned rats. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch. Pharmacol., 349, 401-407 (1994)

Nitta, A., Itoh, A., Hasegawa, T. and Nabeshima, T.: β-Amyloid protein-induced Alzheimer’s disease animal model. Neurosci. Lett., 170, 63-66 (1994)

Nitta, A., Katono, Y., Itoh, A., Hasegawa, T. and Nabeshima, T.: Nicotine reverses scopolamine-induced impairment of performance in passive avoidance task in rats through its action on the dopaminergic neuronal system. Pharmacol. Biochem, Behav., 49, 807-812 (1994)

Nabeshima, T. and Nitta, A.: Memory impairment and neuronal dysfunction induced by β-amyloid protein in rats. Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 174, 241-249 (1994)

Nitta, A., Murase, K., Furukawa, Y., Hayashi, K., Hasegawa, T. and Nabeshima, T.: Effects of oral administration of a stimulator for nerve growth factor synthesis in basal forebrain-lesioned rats. Eur. J. Pharmacol., 250, 23-30 (1993)

Nitta, A., Hayashi, K., Hasegawa, T. and Nabeshima, T.: Development of plasticity of brain function with repeated trainings and passage of time after basal forebrain lesions in rats. J. Neural Transm. (Gen. Sect.), 93, 37-46 (1993)

Nabeshima, T., Nitta, A. and Hasegawa, T.: Impairment of learning and memory and the accessory symptom in aged rat as senile dementia model (3): Oral administration of propentofylline produces recovery of reduced NGF content in the brain of aged rats. Jpn. J. Psychopharmacol., 13, 89-95 (1993)

Nitta, A., Murase, K., Furukawa, Y., Hayashi, K., Hasegawa, T. and Nabeshima, T.: Memory impairment and neural dysfunction after continuous infusion of anti-nerve growth factor antibody into the septum in adult rats. Neuroscience, 57, 495-499 (1993)

Nitta, A., Hasegawa, T. and Nabeshima, T.: Oral administration of idebenone, a stimulator of NGF synthesis, recovers reduced NGF content in aged rat brain. Neurosci. Lett., 163, 219-222 (1993)

Nitta, A., Furukawa, Y., Hayashi, K., Hiramatsu, M., Kameyama, T., Hasegawa, T. and Nabeshima, T.: Denervation of dopaminergic neurons with 6-hydroxydopamine increases nerve growth factor content in rat brain. Neurosci. Lett., 144, 152-156 (1992)

Hasegawa, T., Kuzuya, T., Apichartpichean, R. Nadai, M., Nitta, A., Takagi, K. and Nabeshima, T.: Structure-related inhibitory effect of quinolones on alkyl-xanthine elimination in rats. Pharmacol. Toxicol. 69, 5-8 (1991)