2016
Mitochondria controlled by UCP2 determine hypoxia-induced synaptic remodeling in the cortex and hippocampus
Varela L, Schwartz ML, Horvath TL. Mitochondria controlled by UCP2 determine hypoxia-induced synaptic remodeling in the cortex and hippocampus. Neurobiology Of Disease 2016, 90: 68-74. PMID: 26777666, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2016.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal neuronsMitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum interactionUCP2-KO miceEarly postnatal exposureLoss of synapsesOxygen tensionHigher brain regionsAdaptive mitochondrial responsesProtein 2 expressionHypothalamic circuitsPostnatal exposureKO miceSynaptic remodelingSystemic metabolismSynaptic inputsBrain cellsMetabolic controlNeuronal mitochondriaBrain regionsAdaptive responseNeuronsHippocampusMitochondrial dynamicsMetabolic challengesCortex
2015
Contribution of maternal oxygenic state to the effects of chronic postnatal hypoxia on mouse body and brain development
Salmaso N, Dominguez M, Kravitz J, Komitova M, Vaccarino FM, Schwartz ML. Contribution of maternal oxygenic state to the effects of chronic postnatal hypoxia on mouse body and brain development. Neuroscience Letters 2015, 604: 12-17. PMID: 26222256, PMCID: PMC4568169, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.07.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain weightEffects of hypoxiaDam exposureCortical volumeBody weightHypoxic conditionsBrain developmentChronic postnatal hypoxiaLow birth weightPup body weightSame hypoxic conditionsChronic hypoxia exposureEarly postnatal pupsBody weight conditionsHypoxic mothersNeurological sequelaePostnatal hypoxiaPremature infantsHypoxic pupsBirth weightChronic hypoxiaHypoxic chamberHypoxic exposureLive birthsMouse model
2012
Environmental Enrichment Increases the GFAP+ Stem Cell Pool and Reverses Hypoxia-Induced Cognitive Deficits in Juvenile Mice
Salmaso N, Silbereis J, Komitova M, Mitchell P, Chapman K, Ment LR, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Environmental Enrichment Increases the GFAP+ Stem Cell Pool and Reverses Hypoxia-Induced Cognitive Deficits in Juvenile Mice. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 8930-8939. PMID: 22745493, PMCID: PMC3399175, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1398-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBromodeoxyuridineCell CountCell DifferentiationCognition DisordersDeoxyuridineDisease Models, AnimalEnvironmentEstrogen AntagonistsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansHypoxiaIdoxuridineKi-67 AntigenMaleMaze LearningMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurogenesisNeurogliaReceptors, EstrogenStem CellsTamoxifenConceptsHypoxic injuryBrain injuryAstroglial cellsChronic hypoxic injuryDevelopmental brain injuryLow birth weightCell poolEnvironmental enrichmentAdult brain injuryAbnormal lung developmentStem cell poolPerinatal hypoxic injuryFate-mapping modelsSocio-demographic factorsNeurobiological recoveryHippocampal neurogenesisVLBW cohortPremature childrenBirth weightCardiovascular abnormalitiesJuvenile miceAnimal modelsLung developmentInjuryCognitive deficits
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
2007
Deficiency in Inhibitory Cortical Interneurons Associates with Hyperactivity in Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 Mutant Mice
Smith K, Fagel DM, Stevens HE, Rabenstein RL, Maragnoli ME, Ohkubo Y, Picciotto MR, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Deficiency in Inhibitory Cortical Interneurons Associates with Hyperactivity in Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 Mutant Mice. Biological Psychiatry 2007, 63: 953-962. PMID: 17988653, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.09.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmphetamineAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBiogenic MonoaminesCell CountCentral Nervous System StimulantsCerebral CortexDisease Models, AnimalDopamine AgentsExploratory BehaviorFibroblast Growth Factor 1Glutamate DecarboxylaseHyperkinesisLocomotionMaleMethylphenidateMiceMice, KnockoutMotor ActivityNerve Tissue ProteinsNeural InhibitionNeuronsSignal TransductionConceptsInhibitory cortical circuitsCortical pyramidal neuronsD2 receptor antagonistGrowth factor receptor 1Spontaneous locomotor hyperactivityFibroblast growth factor receptor 1Factor receptor 1Inhibitory neuronal subtypesLocomotor hyperactivityDopamine agonistsCerebral cortexPyramidal neuronsBasal gangliaMotor hyperactivityReceptor antagonistInhibitory interneuronsTyrosine hydroxylaseCortical circuitsPsychiatric disordersLocomotor responseNeuronal subtypesReceptor 1Mutant miceDopamine transporterSpatial learning
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
A1 adenosine receptor activation induces ventriculomegaly and white matter loss
Turner CP, Yan H, Schwartz M, Othman T, Rivkees SA. A1 adenosine receptor activation induces ventriculomegaly and white matter loss. Neuroreport 2002, 13: 1199-1204. PMID: 12151769, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200207020-00026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosineAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBody WeightCell CountCerebral CortexCerebral VentriclesDrug CombinationsDrug InteractionsGTP-Binding ProteinsGuanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate)HippocampusMicroscopy, ElectronMyelin Basic ProteinNerve DegenerationNerve Fibers, MyelinatedNeurogliaNeuronsPresynaptic TerminalsPurinergic P1 Receptor AgonistsPurinergic P1 Receptor AntagonistsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Purinergic P1TelencephalonTheophyllineConceptsWhite matter lossAdenosine receptor activationActivation of A1ARPostnatal day 3White matter volumeReceptor-G protein couplingMyelin basic proteinNeuronal lossAgonist treatmentNeonatal ratsN6-cyclopentyladenosineA1AR activationMatter volumeDay 3Adenosine receptorsReceptor activationBrain formationPD 4A1ARReduced expressionProtein couplingQuantitative electron microscopyVentriculomegalyBasic proteinBrainFibroblast 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
1997
Chronic postnatal hypoxia increases the numbers of cortical neurons
Stewart W, Ment L, Schwartz M. Chronic postnatal hypoxia increases the numbers of cortical neurons. Brain Research 1997, 760: 17-21. PMID: 9237513, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(97)00271-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical neuronsHypoxic ratsSublethal hypoxiaChronic postnatal hypoxiaChronic sublethal hypoxiaDays of hypoxiaCell deathPostnatal hypoxiaPremature infantsNeuronal densityBrain weightChronic hypoxiaCortical volumeClinical problemAnimal modelsCortical cell deathRatsThird dayHypoxiaLower bodyNeurodevelopmental disordersNeuronsConsiderable evidenceProlonged periodDeath
1989
GABA-immunoreactive neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus of the monkey thalamus.
Clark A, Schwartz M, Goldman-Rakic P. GABA-immunoreactive neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus of the monkey thalamus. Journal Of Chemical Neuroanatomy 1989, 2: 259-67. PMID: 2803601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell CountGamma-Aminobutyric AcidImmunohistochemistryMacacaMacaca mulattaThalamic NucleiConceptsGABA-immunoreactive neuronsMediodorsal nucleusParvocellular divisionInhibitory local circuit neuronsPrefrontal cortexLocal circuit organizationLocal circuit neuronsGABA-immunoreactive cellsIntensity of reactivityThalamo-cortical pathwaysGamma-aminobutyric acidCircuit neuronsParvocellular subdivisionMagnocellular neuronsMonkey thalamusBrain circuitryDorsolateral areaNeuronsCircuit organizationIntrinsic organizationThalamusCortexPresent studyFunctional dualityCells