2013
Delayed amyloid plaque deposition and behavioral deficits in outcrossed AβPP/PS1 mice
Couch BA, Kerrisk ME, Kaufman AC, Nygaard HB, Strittmatter SM, Koleske AJ. Delayed amyloid plaque deposition and behavioral deficits in outcrossed AβPP/PS1 mice. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2013, 521: 1395-1408. PMID: 23047754, PMCID: PMC3562562, DOI: 10.1002/cne.23239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAβPP/PS1 micePS1 micePlaque burdenPlaque depositionBehavioral deficitsRadial arm water maze performanceBehavioral impairmentsAlzheimer's diseaseAβPP processingPresenilin 1Amyloid-β precursor proteinLower plaque burdenProgressive neurodegenerative dementiaAmyloid plaque depositionAmyloid plaque accumulationAmyloid plaque burdenAD-like featuresNovel object recognitionWater maze performanceMonths of ageDendrite lossAD progressionNeurodegenerative dementiaPlaque accumulationMixed genetic background
2010
Anti-PrPC monoclonal antibody infusion as a novel treatment for cognitive deficits in an alzheimer's disease model mouse
Chung E, Ji Y, Sun Y, Kascsak RJ, Kascsak RB, Mehta PD, Strittmatter SM, Wisniewski T. Anti-PrPC monoclonal antibody infusion as a novel treatment for cognitive deficits in an alzheimer's disease model mouse. BMC Neuroscience 2010, 11: 130. PMID: 20946660, PMCID: PMC2964735, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-11-130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalBlotting, WesternCerebral CortexCognition DisordersEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayHippocampusHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunohistochemistryMemory, Short-TermMiceMice, TransgenicPrPC ProteinsPsychomotor PerformanceSynapsesSynaptophysinConceptsAPP/PS1 Tg miceAPP/PS1 transgenic miceAPP/PS1 TgPS1 transgenic miceDisease model miceTransgenic miceCognitive deficitsTg miceAβ oligomersBehavioral testingVehicle solutionAlzheimer's disease model miceDentate gyrus molecular layerAPP/PS1 groupWild-type control groupConformational neurodegenerative disordersMonoclonal antibody infusionAD transgenic miceAmyloid plaque burdenAβ oligomer levelsDays/weekNovel therapeutic approachesMurine hippocampal slicesShort-term treatmentAnti-PrP antibodies