Contents

Neurochemical Journal

Vol. 20, No. 2, 2026

REVIEW ARTICLES

Neurobiological Mechanisms and Biomarkers of Aggression: The Role of Serotonin and Dopamine

A. D. Ippolitov, O. V. Pavlova, D. I. Peregud, T. G. Gadisov, K. A. Pavlov, and S. V. Shport p. 163  abstract

EXPERIMENTAL ARTICLES

Changes in Junb Expression in the Rat Striatum during the Early Postnatal Period

V. B. Dneprovskaya, U. S. Drozd, V. V. Bulygina, T. S. Kalinina, and D. A. Lanshakov p. 181  abstract

A Study of Heat Shock Protein Hsp40 Expression in the Brain of Normotensive and Hypertensive Rats after Long-Term Social Isolation

V. A. Aniol, N. A. Lazareva, A. A. Kvichansky, L. V. Tret’yakova, D. I. Mamedova, O. A. Nedogreeva, N. V. Gulyaeva, and M. Yu. Stepanichev p. 188  abstract

Glucocorticoid Receptor Blocking Increases Hippocampal CNTF Levels after Acute Ischemic Stroke

M. V. Onufriev, Yu. V. Moiseeva, P. A. Kostryukov, M. R. Novikova, N. A. Lazareva, and N. V. Gulyaeva p. 200  abstract

The Effect of Transient Global Ischemia Followed by Reperfusion and Intranasal Insulin Administration on Metabolic and Functional Changes in the Rat Brain

L. V. Bayunova, R. Khasanova, N. F. Avrova, M. S. Alenicheva, and I. O. Zakharova p. 207  abstract

Blood–Brain Barrier Dysfunction Leads to Pathological Potentiation of Excitatory Synaptic Transmission in the Hippocampus

A. V. Savotchenko and E. N. Chuyan p. 219  abstract

Comparative Study the Activation of Post-Receptor Signal Pathways by Dipeptide Mimetics of the 4th Loop of Rat and Human NGF in the Mouse Hippocampal Cell Line HT-22

T. A. Antipova, O. S. Grigorkevich, V. E. Marievskii, I. O. Logvinov, and S. V. Nikolaev p. 224  abstract

Inhibiting Piezo1 Alleviates OGD/R‑Induced Injury in Pericytes by Suppressing NLRP3-Mediated Pyroptosis

Fei Xu, Qing Xin, Gaoyang Fan, Yuzhen Gao, Donghai Wang, and Lei Feng p. 230  abstract

Investigating the Analgesic Properties of MAO Inhibitors Moclobemide, Phenelzine, and Rasagiline in a Sciatic Nerve Ligation-Induced Neuropathic Pain Model

Emre Gedikli, Şahin Yildirim, Ahmet Sevki Taskiran, and Ziad Joha p. 240  abstract

Unveiling Bisabolol’s Promise: A Molecular Docking Insight into Its Therapeutic Potential for Neurological Disorders

Muhammad Wasim, Syeda Rehana Zia, and Saara Ahmad p. 251  abstract

Berberine Attenuates Hippocampal Apoptosis and Improves Memory Impairment in a Scopolamine-Induced Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Disease

Mohammad Reza Aldaghi, Hamid Reza Sameni, Mohammad Taghi Ghorbanian, and Niloofar Aldaghi p. 259  abstract

CLINICAL NEUROCHEMISTRY

Prognostic Association between Changes in Low Molecular Weight Thiols and Small Vessel Burden in Acute Ischemic Stroke Following Thrombolysis

Zhaoling Yang and Jianhua Yan p. 268  abstract

Leptin and Leptin Receptor Gene Variants and Their Association with Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain in a Sri Lankan Schizophrenia Cohort

Kajan Muneeswaran, Varuni A. de Silva, Madhubhashinee Dayabandara, Raveen Hanwella, and Naduviladath Vishvanath Chandrasekharan p. 278  abstract