Noradrenergic mechanisms in neurodegenerative diseases: a theory

MR Marien, FC Colpaert, AC Rosenquist - Brain Research Reviews, 2004 - Elsevier
A deficiency in the noradrenergic system of the brain, originating largely from cells in the
locus coeruleus (LC), is theorized to play a critical role in the progression of a family of …

Evidence that adjuvant arthritis in the rat is associated with chronic pain

FC Colpaert - Pain, 1987 - journals.lww.com
… 27 Colpaert. FC. Narcotic cue. narcotic analgesia and the tolerance problem: the regulation
… and Colpaert, FC, Increase of substance P in primary afferent nerves during chronic pain, …

Drug discrimination in neurobiology

FC Colpaert - Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 1999 - Elsevier
Areas of neurobiological interest are identified towards which drug discrimination (DD) studies
have made important contributions. DD allows ligand actions to be analyzed at the whole …

Effects of locus coeruleus lesions on parkinsonian signs, striatal dopamine and substantia nigra cell loss after 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine in …

…, AD Degryse, AJ Lategan, MR Marien, FC Colpaert - Neuroscience, 1991 - Elsevier
Six pairs of female squirrel monkeys were given a daily intraperitoneal injection of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
(MPTP) for 9–14 days, beginning the same day on …

Pharmacological characteristics of tremor, rigidity and hypokinesia induced by reserpine in rat

FC Colpaert - Neuropharmacology, 1987 - Elsevier
The experiments characterized the dose- and time-dependence of parkinsonian motor
signs induced by reserpine in rats and a standardized system of manipulation of animals, …

PPARα and PPARδ activators inhibit cytokine-induced nuclear translocation of NF-κB and expression of VCAM-1 in EAhy926 endothelial cells

…, JF Patoiseau, D Junquéro, FC Colpaert… - European journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Endothelium injury is a primary event in atherogenesis, which is followed by monocyte infiltration,
macrophage differentiation, and smooth muscle cell migration. Peroxisome proliferator-…

Signal transduction and functional selectivity of F15599, a preferential post‐synaptic 5‐HT1A receptor agonist

…, P Heusler, L Bruins Slot, FC Colpaert… - British journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose: Activation of post‐synaptic 5‐HT 1A receptors may provide
enhanced therapy against depression. We describe the signal transduction profile of F15599, a …

Large-amplitude 5-HT1A receptor activation: a new mechanism of profound, central analgesia

FC Colpaert, JP Tarayre, W Koek, PJ Pauwels… - …, 2002 - Elsevier
We report the discovery of F 13640 and evidence suggesting this agent to produce powerful,
broad-spectrum analgesia by novel molecular and neuroadaptative mechanisms. F 13640 …

Further evidence validating adjuvant arthritis as an experimental model of chronic pain in the rat

FC Colpaert, TH Meert, PH De Witte, P Schmitt - Life sciences, 1982 - Elsevier
The experiments described here were aimed at further validating adjuvant arthritis as an
animal model of chronic pain. It was found that the relative oral intake of a 0.008 mg/ml solution …

Opiate self-administration as a measure of chronic nociceptive pain in arthritic rats

FC Colpaert, JP Tarayre, M Alliaga, LAB Slot, N Attal… - Pain, 2001 - Elsevier
The study examined the validity of oral fentanyl self-administration (FSA) as a measure of the
chronic nociceptive pain that develops in rats with adjuvant arthritis independently of acute …