2024
Transient impairment in microglial function causes sex-specific deficits in synaptic maturity and hippocampal function in mice exposed to early adversity
Ahmed S, Polis B, Jamwal S, Sanganahalli B, MacDowell Kaswan Z, Islam R, Kim D, Bowers C, Giuliano L, Biederer T, Hyder F, Kaffman A. Transient impairment in microglial function causes sex-specific deficits in synaptic maturity and hippocampal function in mice exposed to early adversity. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2024, 122: 95-109. PMID: 39134183, PMCID: PMC11402597, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly-life adversityModel of early-life adversityContextual fear conditioningLimited beddingFear conditioningSynaptic engulfmentLB miceSynaptic pruningSex-specific deficitsHippocampus of maleSex-specific effectsHippocampal deficitsAdolescent miceHippocampal functionEarly adversityChemogenetic activationSynaptic connectionsBehavioral aberrationsPotential compensatory mechanismsSynaptic abnormalitiesHippocampusAblation of microgliaRodent hippocampusDeficitsWeeks of life
2022
A 3D atlas of functional human brain energetic connectome based on neuropil distribution
Yu Y, Akif A, Herman P, Cao M, Rothman D, Carson R, Agarwal D, Evans A, Hyder F. A 3D atlas of functional human brain energetic connectome based on neuropil distribution. Cerebral Cortex 2022, 33: 3996-4012. PMID: 36104858, PMCID: PMC10068297, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic densityCortical regionsHigher synapse densityHuman cortical circuitsFunctional imaging studiesCortical activity mapsVivo PET imagingNeuropil distributionGlucose oxidationSynapse densityCortical circuitsMetabolic rateSynaptic connectionsCortical energeticsImaging studiesHuman cortexPET imagingHistological stainingRecent evidenceCortexHuman brainBrainVoxel levelActivity ratesAtlas