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NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY LETTERS
including Psychoneuroimmunology, Neuropsychopharmacology,
Reproductive Medicine, Chronobiology
and Human Ethology, ISSN 0172–780X

Published in NEL
Vol.24 No.1/2, Feb-Apr 2003

CONTENTS
Vol. 23, 2002

2003; 24:105–110
pii: NEL241203X01

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NEL Vol. 23. No.1

EDITORIAL
Peter G. Fedor-Freybergh 2002; 23(1):1-3

FROM THE ART DIRECTOR'S DESK:
Lili Maas 2002; 23(1): 4

GUEST EDITORIAL:
Dehumanization of Contemporary Medicine: Causes and Remedies
Marek Pawlikowski2002; 23(1):5-7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:
Immune Cells Express Endocrine Markers
Michel Salzet 2002; 23:8-9

Cytokines and Epilepsy. A Clinical Study by Ruediger Lorenz2002; 23(1):10-12

INVITED NEL REVIEWS:
Cardiac Mechanoenergetics In Silico
Marko Vendelin, Peter H. M. Bovendeerd, Valdur Saks & Jüri Engelbrecht
2002; 23(1):13-20

A Hormonal Role for Endogenous Opiate Alkaloids: Vascular Tissues
George B. Stefano, Wei Zhu, Patrick Cadet, Kirk Mantione, Thomas V. Bilfinger, Enrica Bianchi & Massimo Guarna2002; 23(1):21-26

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:
Involvement of Beta-adrenoceptors in a Central Regulation of the Ovarian Progesterone Release in Rats
Miguel Angel De Bortoli, Marisa Hilda Garraza "& Luis Inocencio Aguado
2002; 23(1):27-31

Glucocorticoid treatment is associated with decreased expression of processed AVP but not of proAVP, neurophysin or oxytocin in the human hypothalamus: Are PC1 and PC2 involved? by Z.A. Erkut, B.A.Th.F. Gabreëls, J. Eikelenboom, "F. W. van Leeuwen & D.F. Swaab 2002; 23(1):33-44

Reduced Salivary Cortisol in Children with Comorbid Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder
S. Himani Kariyawasam, Frank Zaw & Sheila L. Handley 2002; 23(1):45-48

Nighttime Changes in Norepinephrine and Melatonin Content and Serotonin Turnover in Pineal Glands of Young and Old Rats Injected with Freund's Adjuvant by Pilar Cano, Daniel P. Cardinali, Fernando Chacon, Carlos F. Reyes Toso, & Ana. I. Esquifino 2002; 23(1):49-53

A Double Blind-placebo Controlled Study on Melatonin Efficacy to Reduce Anxiolytic Benzodiazepine Use in The Elderly by Daniel P. Cardinali, Elisa Gvozdenovich, Marcos R. Kaplan, Isidoro Fainstein, Hugo A. Shifis, Santiago Pérez Lloret, Liliana Albornoz "& Armando Negri 2002; 23(1):55-60

Effect of Bicalutamide Therapy on Prolactin Response to L-dopa in Metastatic Prostate Cancer Patients
by Paolo Lissoni, Fabio Malugani, Marilena Casu, Roberta Bukovec, Remo Egardi, Veronica Bordin, Elena Fumagalli, Susan Mengo "& Gianstefano Gardanis2002; 23(1):61-63

CONGRESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
2002; 23(1):54, 66-67

NEL CONTENTS 2001, VOL. 22
2002; 23(1):69-71
NEL AUTHORS & KEYWORDS 2001, Vol. 22ÿ2002; 23(1):72-74

NEL ARTISTS:
Lili Maas 'Voyage Suisse'B2002; 23(1):vi
Vladimír Jiránek
2002; 23(1):68


NEL Vol. 23. No.2

EDITORIAL
Peter G. Fedor-Freybergh
2002; 23(2): 75-76

FROM THE ART DIRECTOR'S DESK
Lili Maas2002; 23(2): 77

INVITED NEL REVIEWS:
The Scent of Fear
Kerstin Ackerl, Michaela Atzmueller & Karl Grammer 2002; 23(2):79-84

The Blueprint for Stress can be found in Invertebrates

George B. Stefano, Patrick Cadet, Wei Zhu, Christos M. Rialas, Kirk Mantione, Danielle Benz, Rudy Fuentes, Federico Casares, Gregory L. Fricchione, Zoltan Fulop & Brian Slingsby
2002; 23(2):85-93

Gastrointestinal Melatonin: Cellular Identification and Biological Role by
Igor M. Kvetnoy, Irina E. Ingel, Tatiana V. Kvetnaia, Nadezhda K. Malinovskaya, Semen I. Rapoport, Nathan T. Raikhlin, Alexander V. Trofimov "& Vadim V. Yuzhakov 2002; 23(2):121-132

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Neuroimmunoendocrinology: Where is the Field for Study?
Igor M. Kvetnoy
2002; 23(2):119-120

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:
Morphine Down Regulates Human Vascular Tissue Estrogen Receptor Expression Determined by Real-Time RT-PCR by Patrick Cadet, Kirk Mantione, Thomas V. Bilfinger "& George B. Stefano 2002; 23(2): 95-100

Changes in the Effect of Testosterone on Hypothalamic Nitric Oxide Synthetasa During Sexual Maturation. Its Relationship with GnRH Release
Roxana Reynoso, Claudia Mohn, Valeria Retory, Berta Szwarcfarb, Silvia Carbone, Dora Rondina "& Jaime A. Moguilevsky
2002; 23(2):101-104

Effect of Hydrocortisone on the Activity of some Lysosomal Enzymes in Mice
Bozena Witek, Ewa Ochwanowska, Alina Slewa & Adam Kolataj 2002; 23(2):105-108

Bright Light Therapy and/or Imipramine for Inpatients with Recurrent Non-Seasonal Depression
Jan Prasko, Jiri Horacek, Jan Klaschka, Jirina Kosova, Ivana Ondrackova & Jiri Sipek 2002; 23(2):109-113

Effects of Melatonin on Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Secondary to Adnexial Ischemia-Reperfusion in Guinea Pig
Husnu Celik, Ahmet Ayar, Niyazi Tug, Mehmet Simsek, Ibrahim Ozercan, Gürkan Cikim "& Ibrahim Bildirici 2002; 23(2):115-118

Myocardial Injury in Scorpion Envenomed Children: Significance of Assessment of Serum Troponin I and Interleukin-8
Abdel-Raheim A. M. Meki, Zeinab M. Mohey El-Deen & Hassan M. Mohey El-Deen 2002; 23(2):133-140

Alfa 1 Adrenergic Potentiation of Progesterone Accumulation Stimulated by "Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) and Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase - Activating Polypeptide (PACAP) in Cultured Rat "Granulosa Cells by Elzbieta Wasilewska-Dziubiñska, Monika Borowiec, Magdalena Chmielowska, Ewa Woliñska-Witort & Boguslawa Baranowska
2002; 23(2):141-148

Effects of Leptin and Neuropeptide Y (NPY) on Hormones Release in Female Rats by Monika Borowiec, Elzbieta Wasilewska-Dziubiñska, Magdalena Chmielowska, Ewa Woliñska-Witort & Boguslawa Baranowska
2002; 23(2): 149-154

The Interaction of Serum Folate and Estradiol Levels in Alzheimer's Disease by Eva Hogervorst & A. David Smith 2002; 23(2):155-160

Effect of Morphine on Thioglycollate-Induced Peritonitis in Chickens
Pawel Majewski, Magdalena Markowska, "Hanna Laskowska, Maria Waloch "& Krystyna Skwarlo-Sonta
2002; 23(2): 161-167

SEASON'S APPRECIATIONS 2001
Franz Halberg, Germaine Cornélissen, Christopher Bingham, Dewayne Hillman, George Katinas, Mary Sampson, Miguel Revilla, Pavel Prikryl Sr, Pavel Prikryl Jr, Salvador Sanchez de la Pena, Clicerio Gonzalez, Christine Amory-Mazaudier, "Josette Bouvet, Franklin Barnwell, Cristina Maggioni, Robert B Sothern, Zhengrong Wang, Othild Schwartzkopff & Earl E Bakken
2002; 23(2): 170-187

NEL ARTIST:
Petr Velemínský 2002; 23(2):vi, 78, 94

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
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NEL Vol. 23. No.3

EDITORIAL
Peter G. Fedor-Freybergh
2002; 23(3): 189-190

FROM THE ART DIRECTOR'S DESK
Lili Maas2002; 23(3): 191

INVITED NEL REVIEWS:
Effects of morphine on tumour growth
Mads Rasmussen, Wei Zhu, Jan Tønnesen, Patrick Cadet, Else Tønnesen & George B. Stefano
2002; 23(3):193-198

The role of stress in neurodegenerative diseases and mental disorders
Tobias Esch, George B. Stefano,, "Gregory L. Fricchione & Herbert Benson
2002; 23(3):199-208

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:"Cellular Localization of a chromogranin B-like derived peptides in leeches
Michel Salzet & Martine Verger-Bocquet
2002; 23(3): 209-212

The effect of pyridoxine administration on melatonin secretion in normal men
Rafael Luboshitzky,U. Ophir, Rachel Nave, "Rachel Epstein, Zila Shen-Orr & Paula Herer Q2002; 23(3):213-217

Early prediction and psycho-immunologic mediation of minor illness in adulthood
Denise Bellingham-Young & Elvidina Adamson-Macedo2002; 23(3):219-225

Event related P300 potential in NIDDM patients without cognitive impairment and its relationship with previous hypoglycemic episodes
Miguel N. Hissa, José Artur C. D'Almeida, "Fernanda Cremasco & Veralice M. S. de Bruin 2002; 23(3):226-230

Hypoxia alters testis development in neonatal rats by KJian-Xiang Liu & Ji-Zeng Du 2002; 23(3):231-237

Circadian rhythm of melatonin in patients with colorectal carcinoma
Beata Kos-Kudla, Zofia Ostrowska, "Andrzej Kozlowski, Bogdan Marek, Nelly Ciesielska-Kopacz, Marek Kudla, Dariusz Kajdaniuk, "Janusz Strzelczyk & Pawel Staszewicz
2002; 23(3):239-242

Circadian rhythm of melatonin in postmenopausal asthmatic women with hormone replacement therapy
Beata Kos-Kudla, Zofia Ostrowska, Bogdan Marek, Dariusz Kajdaniuk, Nelly Ciesielska-Kopacz, "Marek Kudla, Bogdan Mazur, "Joanna Glogowska-Szelag & Maja Nasiek
2002; 23(3):243-248

Comparative neuroprotective effects of preischemic PACAP and VIP administration in permanent occlusion of the middle cerebral artery in rats
Andrea Tamás, Dóra Reglõdi, Zalán Szántó, "Balázs Borsiczky, József Németh, "& István LengváriF2002; 23(3): 249-254

A new neuroimmunotherapeutic strategy of subcutaneous low-dose interleukin-2 plus the long-acting opioid antagonist naltrexone in metastatic cancer patients progressing on interleukin-2 alone
Paolo Lissoni, Fabio Malugani, Veronica Bordin, Ario Conti, George Maestroni & Gabriele Tancini"
2002; 23(3):255-258

ORIGINAL RESEARCH REPORT:
Plasma concentrations of 5-HT, 5-HIAA, norepinephrine, epinephrine and dopamine in ecstasy users
H.J. Stuerenburg, K. Petersen, T. Bäumer, M. Rosenkranz, C. Buhmann & R. Thomasius 2002; 23(3): 259-261

BOOK REVIEW:
Self-organized system time: An interdisciplinary discussion of the modelling of living systems based on internal rhythms
Franz Halberg, Germaine Cornelissen, Othild Schwartzkopff & Earl E. Bakken e
2002; 23(3): 262-265

NEL ARTISTS
Milan Richter 2002; 23(3):266
Marek Toman 2002; 23(3):268

ERRATUMS2002; 23(3):270


NEL Vol. 23. No.4

EDITORIAL
Peter G. Fedor-Freybergh
2002; 23(4): 271-272

FROM THE ART DIRECTOR'S DESK
by Lili Maas 2002; 23(4): 286

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:
Mating types in yeast, vomeronasal organ in rodents, homosexuality in humans: "Does a guiding thread exist?
by Daniele Oliva 2002; 23(4):287-288

Human body odour, genetic variability, and sexual orientation: A reply to D. Oliva by Bernhard Fink and Nick Neave 2002; 23(4):289-290

REVIEW ARTICLES:
Multifaceted purinergic regulation of stimulus-secretion coupling in the neurohypophysis

Jean-Denis Troadec & Sylvie Thirion
2002; 23(4):273-280

Aspirin-sensitive asthma due to diffuse neuroendocrine system pathology
Helen V. Evsyukova 2002; 23(4):281-285

Effects of putative male pheromones on female ratings of male attractiveness: "Influence of oral contraceptives and the menstrual cycle by Frances Thorne, Nick Neave, Andrew Scholey, "Mark Moss & Bernhard Fink 2002; 23(4):291-297

The problem of goitre with particular consideration of goitre resulting from iodine"deficiency (I): Classification, diagnostics and treatment
Andrzej Lewinski 2002; 23(4):351-355

The problem of goitre with particular consideration of goitre resulting from iodine "deficiency (II): Management of non-toxic nodular goitre and of thyroid nodules by Andrzej Lewinski 2002; 23(4):356-364

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:
Preferred partner characteristics in homosexual men in relation to speculated "patterns of brain differentiation by Frank Muscarella
2002; 23(4):299-302

Treatment of autism spectrum children with thiamine tetrahydrofurfuryl disulfide: A pilot study
Derrick Lonsdale , Raymond J. Shamberger "& Tapan Audhya
2002; 23(4):303-308

Cyproterone acetate-ethinyl estradiol treatment alters urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin excretion in hyperandrogenic women
Rafael Luboshitzky, Paula Herer & Zila Shen-Orr 2002; 23(4):309-313

C-fos gene expression induced in cells in specific hypothalamic structures by noxious mechanical stimulation and it's modification by exposure of the skin to extremely high frequency irradiation by Natalia S. Novikova, Tatiana B. Kazakova, "Vernon J. Rogers & Elena A. Korneva 2002; 23(4):315-320

Dehydroepiandrosterone regulation of prolactin gene expression in the anterior "pituitary does not depend on galanin induction by Gerardo G. Piroli , Luciana Pietranera, "Claudia A. Grillo & Alejandro F. De Nicola
2002; 23(4):321-324

The effects of interleukin-6, leukemia inhibitory factor and interferon-gamma on STAT DNA binding and c-fos mRNA levels in cortical astrocytes and C6 glioma cells
Shirzad Jenab & Vanya Quinones-Jenab
2002; 23(4):325-328

Presence of isoquinoline alkaloids in molluscan ganglia by Wei Zhu, Yuliang Ma & George B Stefano 2002; 23(4):329-334

Inhibition of 2-nitropropane-induced cellular proliferation, DNA synthesis and "histopathological changes by melatonin
Gamal H. El-Sokkary 2002; 23(4):335-340

Neuroimmunotherapy of untreatable metastatic solid tumors with subcutaneous low-dose interleukin-2, melatonin and naltrexone: Modulation of interleukin-2-induced antitumor immunity by blocking the opioid system by Paolo Lissoni, Fabio Malugani, Ola Malysheva, Vladimir Kozlov, Moshe Laudon, Ario Conti "& Georges Maestroni 2002; 23(4):341-344

Effect of functional pinealectomy on hippocampal lipid peroxidation, antioxidant enzymes and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunits 2A and 2B in "young and old rats by Namik Delibas, Nalan Tuzmen, Zafer Yonden & Irfan Altuntas 2002; 23(4):345-350

Pineal-regulating tetrapeptide epitalon improves eye retina condition in retinitis pigmentosa by Vladimir Khavinson, Michael Razumovsky, Svetlana Trofimova, Roman Grigorian & Anna Razumovskaya
2002; 23(4):365-368

CASE REPORT:
Treatment of macular degeneration "(A controlled case)
Petr Soucek & Ilona Cihelková
2002; 23(4):370-372

CONGRESS ANNOUNCEMENT
2002; 23(4):314


NEL Vol. 23. No.5/6

EDITORIAL
Peter G. Fedor-Freybergh
2002; 23(5/6): 377-378

GUEST EDITORIAL:
Memories and Traces: Neurobiological personality research and conflict behavior by Marianne Hassler
2002; 23(5/6): 379-384

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:
Late nocturnal sleep onset impairs a melatonin shower in young children
Jun Kohyama2002; 23(5/6): 385-386

Is there a gender difference of somatostatin-receptor density in the human brain? by Robert Pichler, Wilhelmine Maschek , Carmen Crespillo, Isabel Esteva & Federico Soriguer
2002; 23(5/6): 440-441

REVIEW ARTICLE:
The neuroendocrine phenotype, cellular plasticity, and the search for genetic switches: Redefining the diffuse neuroendocrine system by Robert Day & Michel Salzet
2002; 23(5/6): 447-451

CASE STUDY:
Spastic and myocloni in a childhood neurodegenerative disease - New therapeutic options by Ruediger Lorenz 2002; 23(5/6): 387-390

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:
Cytoprotection by melatonin and growth hormone in early rat myocardial infarction as revealed by Feulgen DNA staining by Hugo E. Castagnino, Néstor Lago, José M. Centrella, Silvana D. Calligaris, Silvia Fariña, "María I. Sarchi & Daniel P. Cardinali 2002; 23(5/6): 391-395

Non-sprouting angiogenesis in neurohypophysis after traumatic injury of the cerebral cortex. Electron-microscopic studies
Malgorzata Frontczak-Baniewicz & Michal Walski 2002; 23(5/6): 396-404

Effects of estradiol benzoate on the ultrastructure of the pinealocyte in the ovariectomized rat
Ilter Kus, Hakan Oner, Candan Ozogul, "Ahmet Ayar, Oguz Aslan Ozen, Mustafa Sarsilmaz & Haluk Kelestimur
2002; 23(5/6): 405-410

Effect of epitalon on interleukin-1 signal transduction and the reaction of "thymocyte blast transformation under stress Vladimir Kh. Khavinson, "Elena A. Korneva, Vladimir V. Malinin, Elena G. Rybakina, Irina Yu. Pivanovich & Sergey N. Shanin 2002; 23(5/6): 411-416

The relationship between the daily profile of chosen biochemical markers of bone metabolism and melatonin and other hormone secretion in rats under physiological conditions
Zofia Ostrowska, Beata Kos-Kudla, Bogdan Marek, Dariusz Kajdaniuk & Nelly Ciesielska-Kopacz R2002; 23(5/6): 417-425

DDT in human milk and mental capacities in children at school age: "An additional view on PISA 2000
Günter Dörner & Andreas Plagemann
2002; 23(5/6): 427-431

Mechanism of ghrelin-evoked glucagon secretion from the pancreas "of diabetic rats
Ernest Adeghate & Hasan Parvez
2002; 23(5/6): 432-436

Effects of insulin and sulphonylureas on insulin-like growth factor-I levels in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats Engin Guney, Gurcan Kisakol, Aysin Oge, Candeger Yilmaz & Taylan Kabalak
2002; 23(5/6): 437-439

Effect of superior cervical ganglionectomy on the ultrastructure of pinealocytes "in the Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus): Quantitative study
Michal Karasek, Anna Zielinska, Krystyna Marek & Jacek Swietoslawski
2002; 23(5/6): 443-446

Epitalon influences pineal secretion in stress-exposed rats in the daytime
Dmitry A. Sibarov, Rimma I. Kovalenko, "Vladimir V. Malinin & Vladimir Kh. Khavinson
2002; 23(5/6): 452-454

The effect of hormonal factors on the hearing organ in women, after surgical castration. Preliminary Report
A. Reron, E. Reron, M. Modrzejewski, P. Strek "& M. Trojnar-Podlesny
2002; 23(5/6): 455-458

Removal of dental amalgam and other metal alloys supported by antioxidant therapy alleviates symptoms and improves quality of life in patients with amalgam-associated ill health
Ulf Lindh, Romuald Hudecek, Antero Danersund, Sture Eriksson & Anders Lindvall 2002; 23(5/6): 459-482

BOOK REVIEW:
Csilla Rúzsás and Béla Mess: Maturation and Aging of Neuroendocrine Functions.
The role of monoaminergic neurons and of the pineal gland

Günter Dörner 2002; 23(5/6): 442

NEL Vol. 23. Supplement 1
MELATONIN - CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION Editor: Michal Karasek

EDITORIAL: by M. Karasek 2002; 23(Suppl.1): 1-2

INVITED REVIEWS:
Melatonin: reducing molecular pathology and dysfunction due to free radical and associated reactants
R.J. Reiter, D.X. Tan & M. Allegra.
2002; 23(Suppl.1): 3-8

Melatonin in sleep disorders and jet-lag by D.P. Cardinali, L.I. Brusco, S.P. Lloret & A.M. Furio
2002; 23(Suppl.1): 9-13

Melatonin and aging by M. Karasek, R.J. Reiter 2002; 23(Suppl.1): 14-16

The use of melatonin in Alzheimer's "disease by D.P. Cardinali, L.I. Brusco, C. Liberczuk "& A.M. Furio2002; 23(Suppl.1): 20-23

Oncostatic action of melatonin: "facts and question marks by M. Pawlikowski, K. Winczyk & M. Karasek
2002; 23(Suppl.1): 24-29

Melatonin in clinical oncology
C. Bartsch, H. Bartsch & M. Karasek
2002; 23(Suppl.1): 30-38

Potential Anticarcinogenic action of melatonin and other antioxidants mediated by antioxidative mechanisms by M. Karbownik 2002; 23(Suppl.1): 39-44

Melatonin in immunity: comparative aspects by K. Skwarlo-Sonta
2002; 23(Suppl.1): 61-66

Melatonin and the thyroid gland
A. Lewinski & M. Karbownik
2002; 23(Suppl.1): 73-78

Melatonin and the cardiovascular system by E. Sewerynek 2002; 23(Suppl.1): 79-83

Melatonin and magnetic fields
M. Karasek & A. Lerchl
2002; 23(Suppl.1): 84-87

Extrapineal melatonin in pathology: "New perspectives for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of illness
I.M. Kvetnoy 2002; 23(Suppl.1): 92-96

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:
Effects of six months melatonin treatment on sleep quality and serum concentrations of estradiol, cortisol, dehydro-epinadrosteron sulfate, and somatomedin C in eldelacrly women
by M. Pawlikowski, M. Kolomecka, A. Wojtczak "& M. Karasek
2002; 23(Suppl.1): 17-19

Differential regulation by melatonin of cell growth and androgen receptor "binding to the androgen response element in prostate cancer cells
A. Rimler, Z. Lupowitz & N. Zisapel
2002; 23(Suppl.1): 45-49

Effect of melatonin and melatonin receptors ligand N-[(4-methoxy-1H-2-yl)methyl]propamide on murine Colon 38 cancer growth in vitro and in vivo
K. Winczyk, M. Pawlikowski, H. Lawnicka, J. Kunert-Radek, G. Spadoni, G. Tarzia "& M. Karasek02002; 23(Suppl.1): 50-54

Expression of melatonin MT1 and MT2 receptors, and ROR_1 receptor in transplantable murine Colon 38 cancer by M. Karasek, A. Carrillo-Vico, J.M. Guerrero, "K. Winczyk & M. Pawlikowski 2002; 23(Suppl.1): 55-60

Influence of melatonin on chicken lymphocyte in vitro: Involvement of membrane receptors by M. Markowska, A. Mrozkowiak & K. Skwarlo-Sonta
2002; 23(Suppl.1): 67-72

The excretion of 6-hydroxymelatonin sulfate in healthy young men exposed to electromagnetic fields emitted by cellular phone - An experimental study by A. Bortkiewicz, B. Pilacik, E. Gadzicka "& W. Szymczak;2002; 23(Suppl.1): 88-91

Circadian serum melatonin profiles in patients suffering from chronic renal failure M. Karasek, A. Szuflet, W. Chrzanowski, K. Zylinska & J. Swietoslawski 2002; 23(Suppl.1): 97-102

The influence of pinealectomy and "melatonin administration on the dynamic "pattern of biochemical markers of bone metabolism in experimental osteoporosis in the rat by Z. Ostrowska, B. Kos-Kudla, B. Marek, D. Kajdaniuk, P. Staszewicz, B. Szapska & J. Strzelczyk 2002; 23(Suppl.1): 104-109

Presynaptic autoregulation of norepinephrine release from sympathetic "nerve fibres in the pineal gland of the domestic pig. "Pharmacological characterization of ¾2-adrenoceptors mediating this process
B. Lewczuki 2002; 23(Suppl.1):111-117

ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE REPORT:
The future of melatonin as a therapeutic agent by M. Karasek, R.J. Reiter, D.P. Cardinali & M. Pawlikowski
2002; 23(Suppl.1):118-121


NEL Vol. 23. Supplement 2
LIGHT, ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS "AND CANCER"Editors: Thomas C. Erren"& Claus Piekarski

EDITORIAL
Thomas C. Erren & Claus Piekarski
2002; 23(Suppl.2): 4-6

GUEST EDITORIALS "- SUMMARY EVALUATIONS:
The darkness at the end of the tunnel: Summary and evaluation of an international symposium on light, endocrine systems and cancer
Charles Poole 2002; 23(Suppl.2): 71-78

Comments on the international symposium on Light, Endocrine Systems and Cancer by Christopher J. Portier 2002; 23(Suppl.2):79-81

Light, endocrine systems, and cancer - A view from circadian biologists
Till Roenneberg & Robert J. Lucas
2002; 23(Suppl.2): 82-83

Light, endocrine systems and cancer "- A meeting report by Vladimir N. Anisimov & Johnni Hansen
2002; 23(Suppl.2): 84-87

REVIEW ARTICLES:
Potential biological consequences of excessive light exposure: Melatonin suppression, dna damage, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases
Russel J. Reiter_2002; 23(Suppl.2): 9-13

The physics of light and sunlight
Sidney Perkowitz 2002; 23(Suppl.2): 14-16

The light-dark regimen and cancer development by Vladimir N. Anisimov
2002; 23(Suppl.2): 28-36

Endocrine modulation and the fragile balance of homeostasis - An overview
Günter Vollmer, Susanne Starcke, Jannette Wober & Oliver Zierau
2002; 23(Suppl.2): 37-42

Endocrine dismodulation and cancer
Christopher J. Portier
2002; 23(Suppl.2): 43-47

Epidemiology of skin cancer
Roland Böni, Christian Schuster, Britta Nehrhoff & Günther Burg
2002; 23(Suppl.2): 48-51

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:
Ocular input for human melatonin regulation: relevance to breast cancer
Gena Glickman, Robert Levin "& George C. Brainard2002; 23(Suppl.2): 17-22

Biological rhythms in the context of light at night (LAN) Alexander Lerchl
2002; 23(Suppl.2): 23-27

Light during darkness, melatonin suppression and cancer progression
David E. Blask, Robert T. Dauchy, Leonard A. Sauer, Jean A. Krause & George C. Brainard
2002; 23(Suppl.2):52-56

Lighting during the day and night: "Possible impact on risk of breast cancer
Richard G. Stevens
2002; 23(Suppl.2): 57-60

Does light cause internal cancers? "- The problem and challenge of an "ubiquitous exposure
Thomas C. Erren
2002; 23(Suppl.2): 61-70

PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS:" 2002; 23(Suppl.2): 88-95

Excessive light exposure: Endocrine influences particularly as they relate to cancer initiation and progression
Russel J. Reiter

The physics of light and sunlight
Sidney Perkowitz

Heritable daylength-thresholds and the evolution of temporal orientation
Klaus Peter Sauer

Ocular input for human melatonin regulation George C. Brainard & Robert Levin

Light and biological rhythms
Alexander Lerchl

Light, melatonin and aging
Russel J. Reiter

Endocrine modulation and the fragile balance of homeostasis
Günter Vollmer

Endocrine dismodulation and cancer
Christopher J. Portier

Mechanisms of skin cancer
Karin Scharffetter-Kochanek

Epidemiology of skin cancer
Roland Böni, Christian Schuster, Britta Nehrhoff & Günter Burg

Light during darkness, melatonin suppression and cancer progression
David E. Blask, Robert T. Dauchy, Leonard A. Sauer, Jean A. Krause, George C. Brainard

Epidemiological studies of light and breast cancer by Richard G. Stevens
Novel Mechanistic Research
Richard G. Stevens

Does light cause internal cancers? "- The challenge to study an ubiquitous exposure epidemiologically
Thomas C. Erren, Peter Bjerregaard, Pierluigi Cocco, Maria Feychting, Alexander Lerchl, Andreas Pinger, Richard G. Stevens, Pia Verkasalo "& Claus Piekarski

POSTER ABSTRACTS:
2002; 23(Suppl.2): 96-104

The growth of DMBA-induced mammary tumours is affected by melatonin and constant light only at early stages of differentiation Hella Bartsch, "Christian Bartsch & Dieter Mecke

The stimulatory effect of constant light on spontaneous endometrial carcinomas in BDII/Han rats depends on initiation of treatment at an early time in life by Christian Bartsch, Hella Bartsch, "Friedrich Deerberg & Dieter Mecke

The effect of constant light regimen on estrus function and mammary tumorigenesis in female transgenic HER-2/neu mice and CBA mice by D.A. Baturin, I.N. Alimova, V.N. Anisimov, E.K. Ailamazyan, I.G. Popovich, I.A. Zabezhinski & K. Manton

Modification of N-nitrosoethylurea (NEU)-induced transplacental carcinogenesis by light/dark regimen in rats by D.Sh. Beniashvili, Sh. Benjamin, DA. Baturin "& V.N. Anisimov

Non-linear negative correlation between sex hormone receptors in breast cancer tissues in spring and fall by Mikhail F. Borisenkov

The hydroxyl-radical derived destruction of the pancreatic -cells is noticeably decreased by melatonin by Hans-Jürgen Brömme, Henning Ebelt, Dorothee Peschke & Elmar Peschke

Suppression of melatonin secretion by bright light and possible consequences for shiftwork Hermann C. Roemer & Barbara Griefahn

Sensitive assay for the interaction of melatonin and estradiol in MCF-7 cells
R. Girgert, W. Schuller, W. Körner & V. Hanf

Neuroendocrine Alterations in Lung Cancer Patients Gianluigi Mazzoccoli, Stefano Carughi, Angelo De Cata, Marco La Viola, Antonio Giuliani, Roberto Tarquini "& Federico Perfetto

Is there a link of sunshine and suicidal behaviour? Analyses in 20 OECD countries of the Northern and Southern hemispheres
Eleni Petridou,, Fotios C. Papadopoulos, Constantine E. Frangakis, Alkistis Skalkidou" & Dimitrios Trichopoulos

Risk factors for non-melanoma skin cancer in the district of Prievidza, Slovakia B. Pesch,, K. Unfried, P. Jakubis, M. Jakubis, T. Keegan, P. Miskovic, "M.J. Nieuwenhuijsen, A. Hergemöller, S. Rabstein & U. Ranft

Receptor (MT1) mediated influence of melatonin on cAMP concentration and "insulin secretion of pancreatic islets and glucose responsive insulinoma cell line INS-1 of rats Elmar Peschke, Eckhard Mühlbauer, "Erik Chankiewitz & Dorothee Peschke

The Insulin release from perifused rat pancreatic islets is generated by an intrainsular circadian pacemaker influenced by melatonin Elmar Peschke & Dorothee Peschke


NEL Vol. 23. Supplement 3
PEPTIDES AND AGEING
by Vladimir Kh. Khavinson

FOREWORD: "Prof. Mario Passeri"2002; 23(Suppl.3):5

ABSTRACT: 2002; 23(Suppl.3):11

INTRODUCTION: 2002; 23(Suppl.3):13

CHAPTER 1.
Aspects of peptide biology:
1.1. General considerations.
2002; 23(Suppl.3):19

Regulatory peptides .
2002; 23(Suppl.3):21

1.3. Ageing and peptides .
2002; 23(Suppl.3):32

CHAPTER 2.
Experimental studies of the anti-ageing effects of peptide preparations.

2.1.General characteristic of peptide preparations. Complex peptide preparations (Cytomedins)
2002; 23(Suppl.3):41
Synthetic small peptides (Cytogens)
2002; 23(Suppl.3):44

2.2.Effects of peptide preparations on ageing, longevity, and spontaneous carcinogenesis.
Epithalamin, ageing rate, and lifespan
2002; 23(Suppl.3):47
Effects of Epithalamin and Thymalin on lifespan and spontaneous carcinogenesis in rodents
2002; 23(Suppl.3):47
Epitalon, ageing rate, and lifespan
2002; 23(Suppl.3):50
Effects of Epitalon, Thymogen, and Vilon on lifespan and spontaneous carcinogenesis in rodents
2002; 23(Suppl.3):52

2.3. Effects of peptide preparations on the factors and correlates of ageing.

2.3.1. Antioxidant defences
2002; 23(Suppl.3):55"
Effects of Epithalamin and melatonin on free radical processes
2002; 23(Suppl.3):55"
Effects of Vilon and Epitalon on free radical processes 2002; 23(Suppl.3):58

2.3.2. Immunity 59
Effects of Thymalin
2002; 23(Suppl.3):59"
Effects of Thymogen and Vilon
2002; 23(Suppl.3):60
Comparative studies of mmunomodulating activities of Thymalin, Thymogen, and Vilon 2002; 23(Suppl.3):62

2.3.3. Carcinogenesis
Effects of Epithalamin and Thymalin on induced carcinogenesis in rodents
2002; 23(Suppl.3):63
Effects of Epitalon, Thymogen, and Vilon on induced carcinogenesis in rodents
2002; 23(Suppl.3):65

2.3.4. Tissue regeneration and degeneration
Tissue-specific effects of peptide preparations in tissue and cell cultures

2002; 23(Suppl.3):67
Effects of peptide preparations on tissue regeneration in vivo
2002; 23(Suppl.3):75
Effects of Epitalon on visual functions in Campbell rats with hereditary pigmented retinal degeneration
2002; 23(Suppl.3):77

2.3.5.Neuroendocrine system
Neuroendocrine effects of Thymalin, Thymogen, and Vilon

2002; 23(Suppl.3):80
Effects of Epithalamin on the reproductive system 2002; 23(Suppl.3):80
Effects of Epithalamin and Epitalon on the pineal gland 2002; 23(Suppl.3):82

2.3.6.Gene expression .
2002; 23(Suppl.3):85

2.3.7.Mitochondrial functions
2002; 23(Suppl.3):88

2.4.Summary and conclusions
2002; 23(Suppl.3):90

CHAPTER 3.
Clinical studies of peptide preparations.

3.1.Epithalamin
Hereditary predisposition to age-associated diseases
2002; 23(Suppl.3):93
Age-associated diseases
2002; 23(Suppl.3):96
Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) 2002; 23(Suppl.3):98
Premature senescence
2002; 23(Suppl.3):98
Climacteric cardiomyopathy
2002; 23(Suppl.3):99
Cancer after radio- or chemotherapy
2002; 23(Suppl.3):100
Aspirin-induced asthma
2002; 23(Suppl.3):102
Asthenic syndrome
2002; 23(Suppl.3):104

3.2.Thymalin
Conditions after thymectomy
2002; 23(Suppl.3):105
Age-associated diseases
2002; 23(Suppl.3):105
Cancer after radio- or chemotherapy
2002; 23(Suppl.3):106
3.3.Thymogen
Infectious diseases
2002; 23(Suppl.3):109
Immune impairments
2002; 23(Suppl.3):110
Other conditions
2002; 23(Suppl.3):113
3.4.Vilon
Chronic inflammations and infections
2002; 23(Suppl.3):115
Cancer after radiation therapy
2002; 23(Suppl.3):116
3.5.Cortexin
Circulatory encephalopathies

2002; 23(Suppl.3):117
3.6.Retinalamin
Retinalamin in treating eye diseases

2002; 23(Suppl.3):119
Retinalamin in combination with other Cytomedin preparations in treating eye diseases
2002; 23(Suppl.3):120

3.7.Prostatilen
Prostate adenoma
2002; 23(Suppl.3):121

Prostatitis
2002; 23(Suppl.3):122

Male sexual dysfunctions
2002; 23(Suppl.3):124

3.8.Summary and conclusions.
2002; 23(Suppl.3):125

GENERAL DISCUSSION.
2002; 23(Suppl.3):127"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
2002; 23(Suppl.3):130

REFERENCES.
2002; 23(Suppl.3):131


NEL Vol. 23. Supplement 4
HUMAN ETHOLOGY AND "EVOLUTIONARY

PSYCHOLOGY"Editors: Karl Grammer & Bernhard Fink
Words from the Editor in Chief
Peter Fedor-Freybergh
2002; 23(Suppl.4): 6-7

LAUDATIO: ZDENEK KLEIN
- Charles University Prague, Czech Republic
Prof. Jan Sokol, Prof. Karel Stulík "& Prof. Cyril Höschl "2002; 23(Suppl.4): 8-9

GUEST EDITORIAL
Karl Grammer, Bernhard Fink
2002; 23(Suppl.4): 10-11

IN MEMORY: Linda Mealey "Nancy L. Segal
2002; 23(Suppl.4): 12-13

Dynamic systems and inferential information processing in human communication by Karl Grammer, Bernhard Fink & LeeAnn Renninger
2002; 23(Suppl.4): 15-22

Human Mate Guarding
David Buss 2002; 23(Suppl.4): 23-29

Darwinian psychiatry and the concept "of mental disorder
Alfonso Troisi & Michael Mcguire
2002; 23(Suppl.4): 31-38

Psychopathology or adaptation? "Genetic and evolutionary perspectives on individual differences and psychopathology
Charles Crawford & Cathrine Salmon
2002; 23(Suppl.4): 39-45

Marriage: An evolutionary perspective
Glenn Weisfeld & Carol Weisfeld
2002; 23(Suppl.4): 47-54

(Evolutionary) Theories of warfare in preindustrial (foraging) societies
Johan M.G. van der Dennen
2002; 23(Suppl.4): 55-65

Sex hormones influence human cognitive pattern by Doreen Kimura
2002; 23(Suppl.4): 67-77

Female mate value at a glance: "Review of relationship of waist-to-hip ratio to health, fecundity and attractiveness by Devendra Singh
2002; 23(Suppl.4): 81-91

The neural mechanisms of mate choice: A hypothesis by Helen Fisher, Arthur Aron, Debra Mashek, "Haifang Li, Greg Strong, & Lucy L. Brown
2002; 23(Suppl.4): 92-97

Toward an evolutionary psychology of religiosity by Caspar Soeling & Eckart Voland (Giessen, GER):
2002; 23(Suppl.4): 98-104

Comparative Approaches in Evolutionary Psychology: Molecular Neuroscience Meets the Mind
Jaak Panksepp, Joseph R. Moskal, Jules B. Panksepp & Roger A. Kroes
2002; 23(Suppl.4): 105-115

RECOMMENDED READING:
2002; 23(Suppl.4): 78-79

 

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