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Vladimir Balcar

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Jan Lochman; Vladimir J Balcar; František Sťastný; Omar Serý
Preliminary evidence for association between schizophrenia and polymorphisms in the regulatory Regions of the ADRA2A, DRD3 and SNAP-25 Genes.
Fatima A Nasrallah; Vladimir J Balcar; Caroline D Rae
Activity-dependent γ-aminobutyric acid release controls brain cortical tissue slice metabolism.
Omar Serý; František Sťastný; Petr Zvolský; Zuzana Hlinomazová; Vladimir J Balcar
Association between Val66Met polymorphism of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) gene and a deficiency of colour vision in alcohol-dependent male patients.

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2013: Jan Lochman; Vladimir J Balcar; František Sťastný; Omar Serý
Preliminary evidence for association between schizophrenia and polymorphisms in the regulatory Regions of the ADRA2A, DRD3 and SNAP-25 Genes.
Psychiatry research 2013;205(1-2):7-12.
2011: Fatima A Nasrallah; Vladimir J Balcar; Caroline D Rae
Activity-dependent γ-aminobutyric acid release controls brain cortical tissue slice metabolism.
Journal of neuroscience research 2011;89(12):1935-45.
2011: Omar Serý; František Sťastný; Petr Zvolský; Zuzana Hlinomazová; Vladimir J Balcar
Association between Val66Met polymorphism of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) gene and a deficiency of colour vision in alcohol-dependent male patients.
Neuroscience letters 2011;499(3):154-7.
2010: Khoa T D Nguyen; Vlado Buljan; Paul L Else; David V Pow; Vladimir J Balcar
Cardiac glycosides ouabain and digoxin interfere with the regulation of glutamate transporter GLAST in astrocytes cultured from neonatal rat brain.
Neurochemical research 2010;35(12):2062-9.
2010: Fatima A Nasrallah; Anthony D Maher; Jane R Hanrahan; Vladimir J Balcar; Caroline D Rae
γ-Hydroxybutyrate and the GABAergic footprint: a metabolomic approach to unpicking the actions of GHB.
Journal of neurochemistry 2010;115(1):58-67.
2009: Khoa T D Nguyen; Jae-Won Shin; Caroline Rae; Ellas K Nanitsos; Gabriela B Acosta; David V Pow; Vlado Buljan; Maxwell R Bennett; Paul L Else; Vladimir J Balcar
Rottlerin inhibits (Na+, K+)-ATPase activity in brain tissue and alters D-aspartate dependent redistribution of glutamate transporter GLAST in cultured astrocytes.
Neurochemical research 2009;34(10):1767-74.
2009: Philip M Beart; Vladimir J Balcar
Graham Johnston: bringing success to neuroscience through medicinal chemistry. Preface.
Neurochemical research 2009;34(10):1696-7.
2009: Jae-Won Shin; Khoa T D Nguyen; David V Pow; Toby Knight; Vlado Buljan; Maxwell R Bennett; Vladimir J Balcar
Distribution of glutamate transporter GLAST in membranes of cultured astrocytes in the presence of glutamate transport substrates and ATP.
Neurochemical research 2009;34(10):1758-66.
2009: Caroline Rae; Fatima A Nasrallah; Julian L Griffin; Vladimir J Balcar
Now I know my ABC. A systems neurochemistry and functional metabolomic approach to understanding the GABAergic system.
Journal of neurochemistry 2009;109 Suppl 1():109-16.
2008: Daniel R Getts; Vladimir J Balcar; Izuru Matsumoto; Marcus Müller; Nicholas J C King
Viruses and the immune system: their roles in seizure cascade development.
Journal of neurochemistry 2008;104(5):1167-76.
2007: Stefan Broer; Angelika Bröer; Jonas T Hansen; William A Bubb; Vladimir J Balcar; Fatima A Nasrallah; Brett Garner; Caroline Rae
Alanine metabolism, transport, and cycling in the brain.
Journal of neurochemistry 2007;102(6):1758-70.
2007: Fatima A Nasrallah; Julian L Griffin; Vladimir J Balcar; Caroline Rae
Understanding your inhibitions: modulation of brain cortical metabolism by GABA(B) receptors.
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 2007;27(8):1510-20.
2007: Charbel E-H Moussa; Caroline Rae; William A Bubb; Julian L Griffin; Natasha A Deters; Vladimir J Balcar
Inhibitors of glutamate transport modulate distinct patterns in brain metabolism.
Journal of neuroscience research 2007;85(2):342-50.
2006: Caroline Rae; Charbel El-Hajj Moussa; Julian L Griffin; Sapan B Parekh; William A Bubb; Nicholas H Hunt; Vladimir J Balcar
A metabolomic approach to ionotropic glutamate receptor subtype function: a nuclear magnetic resonance in vitro investigation.
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 2006;26(8):1005-17.
2006: Vera Bubeníková-Valesová; Vladimir J Balcar; Hana Tejkalová; Milos Langmeier; Frantisek St'astný
Neonatal administration of N-acetyl-L-aspartyl-L-glutamate induces early neurodegeneration in hippocampus and alters behaviour in young adult rats.
Neurochemistry international 2006;48(6-7):515-22.
2006: Vladimir J Balcar; Ellas K Nanitsos
Autoradiography of [3H]aspartate and glutamate transport in schizophrenia.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2006;31(3):685-6; author reply 687-8.
2006: M Kaiser; Vladislav Mares; F Stastný; Vera Bubeníková-Valesová; Vera Lisá; P Suchomel; Vladimir J Balcar
The influence of interleukin-1beta on gamma-glutamyl transpepidase activity in rat hippocampus.
Physiological research / Academia Scientiarum Bohemoslovaca 2006;55(4):461-5.
2005: Ellas K Nanitsos; Khoa T D Nguyen; Frantisek St'astný; Vladimir J Balcar
Glutamatergic hypothesis of schizophrenia: involvement of Na+/K+-dependent glutamate transport.
Journal of biomedical science 2005;12(6):975-84.
2005: Jan Pláteník; Vladimir J Balcar; Yukio Yoneda; barbara Mioduszewska; Richard Buchal; Radovan Hynek; Lukasz Kilianek; Nobuyuki Kuramoto; Grzegorz Wilczynski; Kiyokazu Ogita; Yoichi Nakamura; Leszek Kaczmarek
Apparent presence of Ser133-phosphorylated cyclic AMP response element binding protein (pCREB) in brain mitochondria is due to cross-reactivity of pCREB antibodies with pyruvate dehydrogenase.
Journal of neurochemistry 2005;95(5):1446-60.
2005: Nobuyuki Kuramoto; Keita Kubo; Kiyokazu Ogita; Jan Pláteník; Vladimir J Balcar; Takeshi Takarada; Noritaka Nakamichi; Yukio Yoneda
Nuclear condensation of cyclic adenosine monophosphate responsive element-binding protein in discrete murine brain structures.
Journal of neuroscience research 2005;80(5):667-76.
2005: Caroline Rae; Charbel El-Hajj Moussa; Julian L Griffin; William A Bubb; Trent Wallis; Vladimir J Balcar
Group I and II metabotropic glutamate receptors alter brain cortical metabolic and glutamate/glutamine cycle activity: a 13C NMR spectroscopy and metabolomic study.
Journal of neurochemistry 2005;92(2):405-16.
2004: Ellas K Nanitsos; Gabriela B Acosta; Yukiko Saihara; David Stanton; Lee P Liao; Jae W Shin; Caroline Rae; Vladimir J Balcar
Effects of glutamate transport substrates and glutamate receptor ligands on the activity of Na-/K(+)-ATPase in brain tissue in vitro.
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology 2004;31(11):762-9.
2004: Takeshi Takarada; Eiichi Hinoi; Vladimir J Balcar; Hideo Taniura; Yukio Yoneda
Possible expression of functional glutamate transporters in the rat testis.
The Journal of endocrinology 2004;181(2):233-44.
2004: Caroline Rae; James A McQuillan; Sapan B Parekh; William A Bubb; Silvia Weiser; Vladimir J Balcar; Anna M Hansen; Helen J Ball; Nicholas H Hunt
Brain gene expression, metabolism, and bioenergetics: interrelationships in murine models of cerebral and noncerebral malaria.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2004;18(3):499-510.
2004: Frantisek St'astný; Václav Lisý; Vladislav Mares; Vera Lisá; Vladimir J Balcar; Abel Santamaría
Quinolinic acid induces NMDA receptor-mediated lipid peroxidation in rat brain microvessels.
Redox report : communications in free radical research 2004;9(4):229-33.
2004: Trent Wallis; William A Bubb; James A McQuillan; Vladimir J Balcar; Caroline Rae
For want of a nail. ramifications of a single gene deletion, dystrophin, in the brain of the mouse.
Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library 2004;9():74-84.
2003: Takeshi Takarada; Vladimir J Balcar; Katsuhiro Baba; Akiko Takamoto; Gabriela B Acosta; Katsura Takano; Yukio Yoneda
Uptake of [3H]L-serine in rat brain synaptosomal fractions.
Brain research 2003;983(1-2):36-47.
2003: Caroline Rae; Nathan Hare; William A Bubb; Sally R McEwan; Angelika Bröer; James A McQuillan; Vladimir J Balcar; Arthur D Conigrave; Stefan Broer
Inhibition of glutamine transport depletes glutamate and GABA neurotransmitter pools: further evidence for metabolic compartmentation.
Journal of neurochemistry 2003;85(2):503-14.
2003: Lioudmila Pliss; Vladimir J Balcar; Vera Bubeníková; Jan Pokorný; Thomas FitzGibbon; Frantisek St'astný
Morphology and ultrastructure of rat hippocampal formation after i.c.v. administration of N-acetyl-L-aspartyl-L-glutamate.
Neuroscience 2003;122(1):93-101.
2003: Peter L Jeffrey; Vladimir J Balcar; Ornella Tolhurst; Ron P Weinberger; Jenny A Meany
Avian Purkinje neuronal cultures: extrinsic control of morphology by cell type and glutamate.
Methods in cell biology 2003;71():89-109.
2002: Eiichi Hinoi; Vladimir J Balcar; Nobuyuki Kuramoto; Noritaka Nakamichi; Yukio Yoneda
Nuclear transcription factors in the hippocampus.
Progress in neurobiology 2002;68(2):145-65.
2002: Eiichi Hinoi; Sayumi Fujimori; Yoichi Nakamura; Vladimir J Balcar; Keita Kubo; Kiyokazu Ogita; Yukio Yoneda
Constitutive expression of heterologous N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunits in rat adrenal medulla.
Journal of neuroscience research 2002;68(1):36-45.
2002: Takao Hirai; Nobuyuki Kuramoto; Hiroko Maruyama; Vladimir J Balcar; Yoichi Nakamura; Yukio Yoneda
Potentiation of nuclear activator protein-1 DNA binding following brief exposure to N-methyl-D-aspartate in immature cultured rat hippocampal neurons.
Journal of neuroscience research 2002;67(4):523-32.
2002: Charbel El-Hajj Moussa; Ann D Mitrovic; Robert J Vandenberg; Tanya Provis; Caroline Rae; William A Bubb; Vladimir J Balcar
Effects of L-glutamate transport inhibition by a conformationally restricted glutamate analogue (2S,1'S,2'R)-2-(carboxycyclopropyl)glycine (L-CCG III) on metabolism in brain tissue in vitro analysed by NMR spectroscopy.
Neurochemical research 2002;27(1-2):27-35.
2002: A Takamoto; L B Quiggin; I Lieb; E Shave; Vladimir J Balcar; Yukio Yoneda
Differences between D- and L-aspartate binding to the Na+-dependent binding sites on glutamate transporters in frozen sections of rat brain.
Life sciences 2002;70(9):991-1001.
2002: Lioudmila Pliss; Daniela Jezová; Vladislav Mares; Vladimir J Balcar; Frantisek St'astný
N-Acetyl-L-aspartyl-L-glutamate changes functional and structural properties of rat blood-brain barrier.
Neuroscience letters 2002;317(2):85-8.
2001: E Shave; Lioudmila Pliss; M L Lawrance; Thomas FitzGibbon; F Stastny; Vladimir J Balcar
Regional distribution and pharmacological characteristics of [3H]N-acetyl-aspartyl-glutamate (NAAG) binding sites in rat brain.
Neurochemistry international 2001;38(1):53-62.
2000: Rujee K Duke; Mary Chebib; Vladimir J Balcar; Robin D Allan; Kenneth N Mewett; Graham A R Johnston
(+)- and (-)-cis-2-aminomethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acids show opposite pharmacology at recombinant rho(1) and rho(2) GABA(C) receptors.
Journal of neurochemistry 2000;75(6):2602-10.
2000: Lioudmila Pliss; Thomas FitzGibbon; Vladimir J Balcar; Frantisek St'astný
Neurotoxicity of NAAG in vivo is sensitive to NMDA antagonists and mGluR II ligands.
Neuroreport 2000;11(16):3651-4.
2000: DA Berry; Vladimir J Balcar; J A Barden; Anne Keogh; Cristobal G dos Remedios
Determination of P2X1alpha-sarcoglycan (adhalin) expression levels in failing human dilated cardiomyopathic left ventricles.
Electrophoresis 2000;21(17):3857-62.
2000: Caroline Rae; M L Lawrance; LS Dias; T Provis; William A Bubb; Vladimir J Balcar
Strategies for studies of neurotoxic mechanisms involving deficient transport of L-glutamate: antisense knockout in rat brain in vivo and changes in the neurotransmitter metabolism following inhibition of glutamate transport in guinea pig brain slices.
Brain research bulletin 2000;53(4):373-81.
2000: I Lieb; Mary Chebib; B Cooper; LS Dias; Vladimir J Balcar
Quantitative autoradiography of Na+-dependent [3H]L-aspartate binding to L-glutamate transporters in rat brain: structure-activity studies using L-trans-pyrrolidine-2,4-dicarboxylate (L-t-PDC) and 2-(carboxycyclopropyl)-glycine (CCG).
Neurochemistry international 2000;36(4-5):319-27.
1999: Max R Bennett; Vladimir J Balcar
Forty years of amino acid transmission in the brain.
Neurochemistry international 1999;35(4):269-80.
1999: Rebecca Worthington; Mitchell A Hansen; Vladimir J Balcar; Max R Bennett; Julian A Barden
Analysis of novel P2X subunit-specific antibodies in rat cardiac and smooth muscle.
Electrophoresis 1999;20(10):2081-5.
1999: Rebecca Worthington; T V Arumugam; Mitchell A Hansen; Vladimir J Balcar; Julian A Barden
Identification and localisation of ATP P2X receptors in rat midbrain.
Electrophoresis 1999;20(10):2077-80.
1999: DA Berry; J A Barden; Vladimir J Balcar; Anne Keogh; Cristobal G dos Remedios
Increase in expression of P2X1 receptors in the atria of patients suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy.
Electrophoresis 1999;20(10):2059-64.
1999: Mitchell A Hansen; J L Dutton; Vladimir J Balcar; Julian A Barden; Max R Bennett
P2X (purinergic) receptor distributions in rat blood vessels.
Journal of the autonomic nervous system 1999;75(2-3):147-55.
1999: J L Dutton; Mitchell A Hansen; Vladimir J Balcar; Julian A Barden; Max R Bennett
Development of P2X receptor clusters on smooth muscle cells in relation to nerve varicosities in the rat urinary bladder.
Journal of neurocytology 1999;28(1):4-16.
1998: J A Meaney; Vladimir J Balcar; Jeffrey rothstein; P L Jeffrey
Glutamate transport in cultures from developing avian cerebellum: presence of GLT-1 immunoreactivity in Purkinje neurons.
Journal of neuroscience research 1998;54(5):595-603.
1998: Wei-Yi Ong; Tseng Tsai Yeo; Vladimir J Balcar; Laurence J Garey
A light and electron microscopic study of GAT-1-positive cells in the cerebral cortex of man and monkey.
Journal of neurocytology 1998;27(10):719-30.
1998: Rebecca Worthington; Mitchell A Hansen; Max R Bennett; Julian A Barden; Vladimir J Balcar
Ligand recognition sites on P2X receptors studied by quantitative autoradiography of [3H]alpha,beta-methylene-ATP binding in rat brain.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 1998;249(1):166-71.
1998: B Cooper; Mary Chebib; J Shen; N J King; I G Darvey; P W Kuchel; Jeffrey rothstein; Vladimir J Balcar
Structural selectivity and molecular nature of L-glutamate transport in cultured human fibroblasts.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics 1998;353(2):356-64.
1998: D Berry; M Yao; Julian A Barden; Vladimir J Balcar; Mitchell A Hansen; Max R Bennett; Anne Keogh; Cristobal G dos Remedios
Alterations in the expression of P2X1 receptors in failing and nondiseased human atria.
Electrophoresis 1998;19(5):856-9.
1998: Mitchell A Hansen; Vladimir J Balcar; Julian A Barden; Max R Bennett
The distribution of single P2x1-receptor clusters on smooth muscle cells in relation to nerve varicosities in the rat urinary bladder.
Journal of neurocytology 1998;27(7):529-39.
1997: Wei-Yi Ong; L G Motin; Mitchell A Hansen; LS Dias; C Ayrout; Max R Bennett; Vladimir J Balcar
P2 purinoceptor blocker suramin antagonises NMDA receptors and protects against excitatory behaviour caused by NMDA receptor agonist (RS)-(tetrazol-5-yl)-glycine in rats.
Journal of neuroscience research 1997;49(5):627-38.
1997: Mitchell A Hansen; Julian A Barden; Vladimir J Balcar; Kevin A Keay; Max R Bennett
Structural motif and characteristics of the extracellular domain of P2X receptors.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 1997;236(3):670-5.
1997: Robert J Vandenberg; Ann D Mitrovic; Mary Chebib; Vladimir J Balcar; Graham A R Johnston
Contrasting modes of action of methylglutamate derivatives on the excitatory amino acid transporters, EAAT1 and EAAT2.
Molecular pharmacology 1997;51(5):809-15.
1997: M Tuyau; Mitchell A Hansen; MJ Coleman; R A L Dampney; Vladimir J Balcar; Max R Bennett
Autoradiography of [3H]alpha,beta-methylene-ATP binding sites in medulla oblongata and spinal cord of the rat.
Neurochemistry international 1997;30(2):159-69.
1997: Wei-Yi Ong; Vladimir J Balcar
Group I metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist causes neurodegeneration in rat hippocampus.
Journal für Hirnforschung 1997;38(3):317-22.
1996: S Killinger; G L Blume; L Bohart; A Bested; L S Dias; B Cooper; Robin D Allan; Vladimir J Balcar
Autoradiographic studies indicate regional variations in the characteristics of L-glutamate transporters in the rat brain.
Neuroscience letters 1996;216(2):101-4.
1995: Vladimir J Balcar; L S Dias; Y Li; Max R Bennett
Inhibition of [3H]CGP 39653 binding to NMDA receptors by a P2 antagonist, suramin.
Neuroreport 1995;7(1):69-72.
1995: S Killinger; Y Li; Vladimir J Balcar
Sensitivity of the binding sites on glutamate transporters to neurotoxic agents.
Neuroreport 1995;6(9):1290-2.
1995: Vladimir J Balcar; Y Li; S Killinger; Max R Bennett
Autoradiography of P2x ATP receptors in the rat brain.
British journal of pharmacology 1995;115(2):302-6.
1995: S O Johanson; Y Li; Vladimir J Balcar
Glutamate decarboxylase solubilized from the rat cerebral cortex by two different concentrations of Triton X-100: effects of glutamate analogues and analysis by SDS-PAGE/western blotting using GAD6 and K2 antibodies.
Neurochemistry international 1995;26(2):179-85.
1995: Vladimir J Balcar; Y Li; S Killinger
Effects of L-trans-pyrrolidine-2,4-dicarboxylate and L-threo-3-hydroxyaspartate on the binding of [3H]L-aspartate, [3H]alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate (AMPA), [3H]DL-(E)-2-amino-4-propyl-5-phosphono-3-pentenoate (CGP 39653), [3H]6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (CNQX) and [3H]kainate studied by autoradiography in rat forebrain.
Neurochemistry international 1995;26(2):155-64.
1994: Vladimir J Balcar; J Shen; S Bao; Nicholas J C King
Na(+)-dependent high affinity uptake of L-glutamate in primary cultures of human fibroblasts isolated from three different types of tissue.
FEBS letters 1994;339(1-2):50-4.
1994: Y Li; Vladimir J Balcar
The Na(+)-dependent binding of [3H]L-aspartate in thaw-mounted sections of rat forebrain.
Experimental brain research. Experimentelle Hirnforschung. Expérimentation cérébrale 1994;97(3):415-22.
1992: Vladimir J Balcar
Na(+)-dependent high-affinity uptake of L-glutamate in cultured fibroblasts.
FEBS letters 1992;300(3):203-7.
1992: Vladimir J Balcar; T Zetzsche; J R Wolff
Glutamate decarboxylase in developing rat neocortex: does it correlate with the differentiation of GABAergic neurons and synapses?
Neurochemical research 1992;17(3):253-60.
1992: Vladimir J Balcar; Y Li
Heterogeneity of high affinity uptake of L-glutamate and L-aspartate in the mammalian central nervous system.
Life sciences 1992;51(19):1467-78.
1991: Vladimir J Balcar
Effects of variations in ionic concentrations on high affinity uptake of l-glutamate in non-glutamatergic neurons and non-neuronal cells cultured from neonatal rat cortex.
Neurochemistry international 1991;18(1):43-9.
1990: Vladimir J Balcar
Presence of a highly efficient "binding" to bacterial contamination can distort data from binding studies.
Neurochemical research 1990;15(12):1237-8.
1990: Vladimir J Balcar; B Dreher
Neurochemical correlates of gamma-aminobutyrate (GABA) inhibition in cat visual cortex.
Life sciences 1990;47(15):1309-16.
1989: Vladimir J Balcar; G A Johnston
Ontogeny of high affinity uptake of GABA studied in 'minislices' (tissue prisms) of rat cerebral cortex.
Brain research. Developmental brain research 1989;49(2):295-9.
1989: Vladimir J Balcar
Chemical integrity of [3H]GABA used in binding studies.
Neurochemical research 1989;14(7):593-5.
1988: Vladimir J Balcar; A L Gundlach; Graham A R Johnston
High affinity uptake of cAMP in rat brain: Inhibition by coronary vasodilators dilazep and hexobendine.
Neurochemistry international 1988;12(1):19-24.
1984: J R Wolff; Vladimir J Balcar; T Zetzsche; H Böttcher; Donald E Schmechel; B M Chronwall
Development of GABA-ergic system in rat visual cortex.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology 1984;181():215-39.
1981: Vladimir J Balcar; B M Chronwall
High affinity uptake of taurine and beta-alanine--a mechanism involved in neuronal differentiation?
Advances in biochemical psychopharmacology 1981;29():151-60.