2020
Chronic head injury promotes tau and amyloid‐beta pathology and accelerates cognitive decline in a humanized knock‐in model of Alzheimer's disease
Chiasseu M, Fesharaki A, Saito T, Saido T, Strittmatter S. Chronic head injury promotes tau and amyloid‐beta pathology and accelerates cognitive decline in a humanized knock‐in model of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2020, 16 DOI: 10.1002/alz.047623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMild traumatic brain injuryChronic head injuryHead injuryMorris water maze testAmyloid-beta pathologyAccumulation of amyloidAge-matched miceWater maze testTraumatic brain injuryNovel object recognitionProtein gene mutationsEnvironmental risk factorsAlzheimer's disease symptomsIba1 expressionCortical AβAlzheimer pathologyPhospho-tauClinical manifestationsAD pathologyCortical impactorAD pathogenesisRisk factorsBrain injuryApp NLMaze testGene-environment interaction promotes Alzheimer's risk as revealed by synergy of repeated mild traumatic brain injury and mouse App knock-in
Chiasseu M, Fesharaki-Zadeh A, Saito T, Saido TC, Strittmatter SM. Gene-environment interaction promotes Alzheimer's risk as revealed by synergy of repeated mild traumatic brain injury and mouse App knock-in. Neurobiology Of Disease 2020, 145: 105059. PMID: 32858147, PMCID: PMC7572902, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2020.105059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMild traumatic brain injuryTraumatic brain injuryAlzheimer's diseaseBrain injuryGene-environment interactionsMild closed head injuryMorris water maze testAge-matched wild-type controlsStrong unmet needAccumulation of amyloidAge-matched miceClosed head injuryWater maze testNovel object recognitionPersistent cognitive deficitsProtein gene mutationsIba1 expressionWild-type controlsPhospho-tauClinical manifestationsAD pathologyAD symptomsHead injuryAD pathogenesisRisk factors
2018
Pluripotent stem cell-derived interneuron progenitors mature and restore memory deficits but do not suppress seizures in the epileptic mouse brain
Anderson NC, Van Zandt MA, Shrestha S, Lawrence DB, Gupta J, Chen CY, Harrsch FA, Boyi T, Dundes CE, Aaron G, Naegele JR, Grabel L. Pluripotent stem cell-derived interneuron progenitors mature and restore memory deficits but do not suppress seizures in the epileptic mouse brain. Stem Cell Research 2018, 33: 83-94. PMID: 30340090, DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2018.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyInterneuron progenitorsHippocampal-dependent spatial memory deficitsMemory deficitsMorris water maze testEpileptic mouse brainMature firing patternMature GABAergic interneuronsWater maze testSpatial memory deficitsGABAergic interneuron dysfunctionHippocampus of rodentsInterneuron dysfunctionLobe epilepsySuppress seizuresGABAergic interneuronsMaze testSeizure suppressionMouse modelMouse brainFiring patternsSeizuresTransplantMiceStem cellsIntravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells reduces epileptogenesis in a rat model of status epilepticus
Fukumura S, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Oka S, Nakazaki M, Nagahama H, Morita T, Sakai T, Tsutsumi H, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells reduces epileptogenesis in a rat model of status epilepticus. Epilepsy Research 2018, 141: 56-63. PMID: 29475054, DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2018.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalGlutamate DecarboxylaseGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHippocampusInfusions, IntravenousLithiumMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMaze LearningMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationMesenchymal Stem CellsMuscarinic AgonistsNeuronsPhosphopyruvate HydratasePilocarpineRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRats, TransgenicStatus EpilepticusTime FactorsConceptsAberrant mossy fiber sproutingMossy fiber sproutingStatus epilepticusNeuronal cell deathMesenchymal stem cellsMSC infusionIntravenous infusionRat modelCognitive functionMorris water maze testCognitive function preservationNumber of GAD67Water maze testVehicle-infused ratsMagnetic resonance imagingCell deathStem cellsSeizure frequencyFiber sproutingFunction preservationTimm stainingMaze testHippocampal neuronsImmunohistochemical stainingCognitive deteriorationImpaired insulin signaling and spatial learning in middle-aged rats: The role of PTP1B
Kuga G, Muñoz V, Gaspar R, Nakandakari S, da Silva A, Botezelli J, Leme J, Gomes R, de Moura L, Cintra D, Ropelle E, Pauli J. Impaired insulin signaling and spatial learning in middle-aged rats: The role of PTP1B. Experimental Gerontology 2018, 104: 66-71. PMID: 29421605, DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2018.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-aged ratsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorΒ-amyloid contentAlzheimer's diseaseInsulin resistanceTau phosphorylationMorris water maze testMiddle-aged Wistar ratsInsulin tolerance testMain risk factorsAge-related changesNeurotrophic factorTolerance testRisk factorsMaze testImpaired insulinWistar ratsNew therapiesHippocampus regionBody weightCognitive declineRole of PTP1BSynaptic plasticityRatsSpatial learning
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