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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent type of dementia affecting older people. The identification of biomarkers is increasingly important and would be crucial for future therapy. Here, we demonstrated that in AD erythrocytes (i) the anion transporter band3 is highly phosphorylated; (ii) the lyn kinase is phosphorylated and activated; (iii) the tyrosine phosphatase activity is downregulated, with a significant inverse correlation between band3 phosphorylation and disease progression, as revealed by Mini Mental State Examination score. Finally, we showed that in normal erythrocytes, treated in vitro with Aβ1-42 peptide, both band3 phosphorylation and lyn activation occurs. These results suggest that modulation of tyrosine phosphorylation signaling may be evaluated as a potential peripheral marker in AD. The fact that neurobiological research is reliant upon laboratory-reared rodents is well known. this website The following paper discusses this topic broadly, but also aims to highlight other species used in the study of the nervous system and the evolution of animal species usage from the end of World War II through recent investigations. Attention is drawn to the dramatic reduction in the diversity of species used in neuroscience, with a significant shift toward two species, the mouse (Mus musculus) and rat (Rattus norvegicus). Such a limitation in animal species causes many difficulties in the development of new therapies for various neuropsychiatric diseases. Based on numerous scientific publications, the advantages of using a greater diversity of species in neuroscience and the disadvantages of focusing on mice and rats are presented. Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) has been reported to contribute to inflammatory pain. The intracellular C-terminal domain has a Homer-binding motif that can form an mGluR5/Homer complex. Phosphorylation of mGluR5 at the Homer binding domain enhances the mGluR5/Homer interaction and modulates intracellular signal transduction. However, the characteristics of this interaction have not been fully elucidated in inflammatory pain. We aimed to evaluate the effects of CFA-induced phosphorylation of mGluR5 at the Homer binding domain on the mGluR5/Homer interaction. Von-frey filaments and thermal latency were used to monitor the development of inflammatory pain. Spinal mGluR5 phosphorylation at Ser1126 and mGluR5/Homer crosslinking were detected. Mutant mGluR5 that could not be phosphorylated at Thr1123 or Ser1126 was evaluated in inflammatory pain. CFA-induced inflammatory pain resulted in obvious phosphorylation at Ser1126 of mGluR5. Moreover, increased phosphorylation at the Homer-binding motif enhanced crosslinking between mGluR5 and Homer. Mutations at Thr1123 and Ser1126 of mGluR5 blocked the development of CFA-induced inflammatory pain. Overall, our findings showed that disruption of the phosphorylation of mGluR5 Thr1123 and Ser1126 alleviated CFA-induced inflammatory pain. Tumors are dynamic tissue masses, so requiring continuous exposure to the host cells, nurturing them into pave a path for tumor growth and metastasis. C-X-C chemokine ligand 12 (CXCL12)/C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) is the key signaling for such aim. Gathering knowledge about the activity within this axis would deepen our insight into the utmost importance this signaling taken to attract and cross-connect multiple cells within the tumor microenvironment (TME) aiming for tumor progression and metastasis. The concept behind this review is to underscore the multi-tasking roles taken by CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling in tumor metastasis, and to also suggest some strategies to target the activities within this axis. BACKGROUND Cortico-cortical evoked potentials (CCEP) are a technique using low frequency stimulation to infer regions of cortical connectivity in patients undergoing Stereo-electroencephalographic (SEEG) monitoring for refractory epilepsy. Little attention has been given to volume conducted components of CCEP responses, and how they may inflate CCEP connectivity. NEW METHOD Using data from 37 SEEG-CCEPs patients, a novel method was developed to quantify stimulation artefact by measuring the peak-to-peak voltage difference in the first 10 ms after CCEP stimulation. Early responses to CCEP stimulation were also quantified by calculating the root mean square of the 10-100 ms period after each stimulation pulse. Both the early CCEP responses and amplitude of stimulation artefact were regressed by physical distance, stimulation waveform, stimulation intensity and tissue type to identify conduction related properties. RESULTS Both stimulation artefact and early responses were correlated strongly with the inverse square of the distance from the stimulating electrode. Once corrected for the inverse square distance from the electrode, stimulation artefact and CCEP responses showed a linear relationship, indicating a volume conducted component. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHODS This is the first study to use stimulation artefact to quantify volume conducted potentials, and is the first to quantify volume conducted potentials in SEEG. A single prior study utilizing electrocorticography has shown that parts of early CCEP responses are due to volume conduction. CONCLUSIONS The linear relationship between stimulation artefact amplitude and CCEP early responses, once corrected for distance, suggests that stimulation artefact can be used as a measure to quantify the volume conducted components. Most drugs have a natural compound 'ancestor' acting as the lead molecule. Classic pharmacology does not explicitly take into consideration the peculiarities of natural origin compounds, the mechanism of action of which is interpreted by the same target-specific mode of action used for synthetic molecules. Over the past few decades, this approach has entered a crisis of efficacy, requiring general reconsideration of the nature of chemobiological interactions. Taking both the unique properties of natural compounds and their original presence in complex mixtures into account pushes researchers to enlarge the range of mechanisms of action well beyond the drug-receptor interaction and has the potential to overcome the current drug discovery crisis.