2017
Loss of TrkB Signaling in Parvalbumin-Expressing Basket Cells Results in Network Activity Disruption and Abnormal Behavior
Xenos D, Kamceva M, Tomasi S, Cardin JA, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Loss of TrkB Signaling in Parvalbumin-Expressing Basket Cells Results in Network Activity Disruption and Abnormal Behavior. Cerebral Cortex 2017, 28: 3399-3413. PMID: 28968898, PMCID: PMC6132287, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhx173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalCerebral CortexElectrophysiological PhenomenaEvoked PotentialsInterneuronsLearning DisabilitiesMembrane GlycoproteinsMemory DisordersMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMovement DisordersNeocortexNeuronsParvalbuminsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesPyramidal CellsSurvival AnalysisConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorCKO miceBasket cellsParvalbumin cellsExcitatory neuronsParvalbumin-expressing (PV-expressing) basket cellsPutative excitatory neuronsParvalbumin-Expressing InterneuronsPrincipal excitatory neuronsInhibitory synaptic connectionsCell-intrinsic roleCortical interneuron developmentConditional knockout miceTrkB receptorsMotor deficitsTrkB SignalingPyramidal neuronsGABAergic systemNeurotrophic factorLocal field potentialsProfound hyperactivityCortical volumeNeuronal activityKnockout miceSensory cortex
2013
Hypoxia-Induced Developmental Delays of Inhibitory Interneurons Are Reversed by Environmental Enrichment in the Postnatal Mouse Forebrain
Komitova M, Xenos D, Salmaso N, Tran KM, Brand T, Schwartz ML, Ment L, Vaccarino FM. Hypoxia-Induced Developmental Delays of Inhibitory Interneurons Are Reversed by Environmental Enrichment in the Postnatal Mouse Forebrain. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 13375-13387. PMID: 23946395, PMCID: PMC3742925, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5286-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalCerebral CortexChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDisease Models, AnimalExtracellular Matrix ProteinsGene Knock-In TechniquesHousing, AnimalHypoxiaImmunohistochemistryInterneuronsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsParvalbuminsProsencephalonReelin ProteinSerine EndopeptidasesSomatostatinConceptsCortical interneuronsNormoxic controlsMarker expressionPostnatal cortical developmentVasoactive intestinal peptidePostnatal day 3Central nervous systemTotal GABA contentImpact of hypoxicPostnatal mouse forebrainEnvironmental enrichmentIntestinal peptideGABAergic interneuronsFrontal neocortexInhibitory interneuronsCortical developmentMouse modelReelin expressionInterneuron numbersNervous systemDay 3Cognitive impairmentInterneuronsHousing miceRLN expression
2009
Decreased number of parvalbumin and cholinergic interneurons in the striatum of individuals with Tourette syndrome
Kataoka Y, Kalanithi PS, Grantz H, Schwartz ML, Saper C, Leckman JF, Vaccarino FM. Decreased number of parvalbumin and cholinergic interneurons in the striatum of individuals with Tourette syndrome. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2009, 518: 277-291. PMID: 19941350, PMCID: PMC2846837, DOI: 10.1002/cne.22206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedium spiny neuronsCholinergic interneuronsTourette syndromeNormal controlsCholinergic striatal interneuronsNumber of parvalbuminBrains of patientsCaudate nucleus volumeUnbiased stereological analysisStriatal interneuronsOngoing motor behaviorCholinergic cellsTotal neuronsCholine acetyltransferaseSpiny neuronsLimbic regionsStriatum of individualsTS patientsPostmortem brainsThalamic controlSensorimotor regionsInterneuronsCellular abnormalitiesNeuron firingTS subjects
2005
Altered parvalbumin-positive neuron distribution in basal ganglia of individuals with Tourette syndrome
Kalanithi PS, Zheng W, Kataoka Y, DiFiglia M, Grantz H, Saper CB, Schwartz ML, Leckman JF, Vaccarino FM. Altered parvalbumin-positive neuron distribution in basal ganglia of individuals with Tourette syndrome. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 13307-13312. PMID: 16131542, PMCID: PMC1201574, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0502624102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeNeuron distributionCalcium-binding protein parvalbuminNeuron numberT subjectsLower neuron numberGlobus pallidus pars externaParvalbumin-positive interneuronsTotal neuron numberUnbiased stereological techniquesChildhood neuropsychiatric disordersBasal ganglia tissueGABAergic neuronsGPi neuronsBasal gangliaCortico-striatoGlobus pallidusProtein parvalbuminThalamic circuitryGanglion tissueVocal ticsNormal controlsPutamen volumePars externaImaging studies
2002
Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Is Necessary for the Growth of Glutamate Projection Neurons in the Anterior Neocortex
Korada S, Zheng W, Basilico C, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Is Necessary for the Growth of Glutamate Projection Neurons in the Anterior Neocortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2002, 22: 863-875. PMID: 11826116, PMCID: PMC6758485, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-03-00863.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cortexParietal cortexAnterior cerebral cortexGlutamatergic pyramidal neuronsGABA receptor agonistsGlutamatergic neuronal populationsDuration of sleepAnterior cortical regionsBasic fibroblast growth factorCell numberNull mutant miceGranule cell numberFibroblast growth factor-2Fibroblast growth factorGABA interneuronsGrowth factor 2Fgf2-/- micePyramidal neuronsInhibitory neurotransmissionProjection neuronsAnterior neocortexReceptor agonistPyramidal cellsOccipital cortexNeuronal populations