# Reading list

> Reading list | Your Peptide Pal — The Your Peptide Pal reading list: original Semax memory and brain-signal articles, plus Selank gene-expression, anxiety and immune studies.

The articles behind the avoidance task, the objects, the molecular measurements and the human anxiety findings.

## Memory and brain measurements

The memory-model articles sit beside the Semax protein and gene-expression studies. Selank’s rat findings add another set of molecular observations. The [memory experiments](/memory-models) and [brain-signal notes](/brain-signals) discuss the particular outcomes that interested me.

## Anxiety, immunity and an interaction

The human Selank reports concern anxiety and immune measurements. The Semax monoamine article concerns mice. Those differences recur in the [human findings](/human-findings), where the appeal of a helpful companion meets some less comfortable questions.

## References

[1] Neuroprotective and antiamnesic effects of Semax during experimental ischemic infarction of the cerebral cortex https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17603664/
[2] The Potential of the Peptide Drug Semax and Its Derivative for Correcting Pathological Impairments in the Animal Model of Alzheimer's Disease https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12755871/
[3] Semax, an analogue of adrenocorticotropin (4-10), binds specifically and increases levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor protein in rat basal forebrain https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16635254/
[4] Neurotrophin gene expression in rat brain under the action of Semax, an analogue of ACTH(4-10) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17353092/
[5] Intranasal administration of the peptide Selank regulates BDNF expression in the rat hippocampus in vivo https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18841804/
[6] Selank Administration Affects the Expression of Some Genes Involved in GABAergic Neurotransmission https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26924987/
[7] Efficacy and possible mechanisms of action of a new peptide anxiolytic medication (selank) in the therapy of generalized anxiety disorders and neurasthenia https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18454096/
[8] Immunomodulatory effects of selank in patients with anxiety-asthenic disorders https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18577961/
[9] Semax, an ACTH(4-10) analogue with nootropic properties, activates dopaminergic and serotoninergic brain systems in rodents https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16362768/

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