2009
GABA’s Control of Stem and Cancer Cell Proliferation in Adult Neural and Peripheral Niches
Young SZ, Bordey A. GABA’s Control of Stem and Cancer Cell Proliferation in Adult Neural and Peripheral Niches. Physiology 2009, 24: 171-185. PMID: 19509127, PMCID: PMC2931807, DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00002.2009.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAdult Stem CellsAnimalsCell DivisionEmbryonic Stem CellsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidHumansNeoplasmsSignal TransductionConceptsStem cellsGamma-amino butyric acidProliferation of pluripotentAdult stem cellsNeural stem cellsAdult tissuesCancer cell proliferationRegulation of secretionTumor stem cellsTumor cellsCell proliferationAdult neuralProliferationCellsGABA controlPeripheral organsGABAergic signalingPeripheral nichesNervous systemMitotic activityPluripotentButyric acidNicheSignalingRegulation
2001
Electrophysiological Characteristics of Reactive Astrocytes in Experimental Cortical Dysplasia
Bordey A, Lyons SA, Hablitz JJ, Sontheimer H. Electrophysiological Characteristics of Reactive Astrocytes in Experimental Cortical Dysplasia. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2001, 85: 1719-1731. PMID: 11287494, DOI: 10.1152/jn.2001.85.4.1719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGap junction couplingReactive gliosisFreeze lesionGlial fibrillary acidic protein immunoreactivityWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsExperimental cortical dysplasiaCortical layers IPatch-clamp recordingsPostnatal day 16Reduced gap junction couplingNormal neuronal functionDysplastic neocortexP24 ratsDysplastic cortexReactive astrocytesCortical dysplasiaNeuronal dysfunctionProtein immunoreactivityElectrophysiological characteristicsAstrocytesChannel expressionNeuronal functionMicrosulcusLayer I
1997
Postnatal Development of Ionic Currents in Rat Hippocampal Astrocytes In Situ
Bordey A, Sontheimer H. Postnatal Development of Ionic Currents in Rat Hippocampal Astrocytes In Situ. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 78: 461-477. PMID: 9242294, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.1.461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal astrocytesPostnatal developmentCurrent sensitiveGlial cellsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsVoltage-activated sodium currentsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinRat hippocampal slicesRat hippocampal astrocytesFibrillary acidic proteinPatch-clamp recordingsOutward potassium currentEarly postnatal developmentIon channel expressionPercentage of cellsSteady-state activationStrong inward rectificationStratum radiatumHippocampal slicesCA1 regionDevelopmental changesPotassium currentChannel expressionEmbryonic rats