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
2007
Modeling the neurovascular niche: Murine strain differences mimic the range of responses to chronic hypoxia in the premature newborn
Li Q, Michaud M, Stewart W, Schwartz M, Madri JA. Modeling the neurovascular niche: Murine strain differences mimic the range of responses to chronic hypoxia in the premature newborn. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 2007, 86: 1227-1242. PMID: 18092360, PMCID: PMC2644407, DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornApoptosisBlotting, WesternBrainCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalGene ExpressionHematopoiesis, ExtramedullaryHumansHypoxia, BrainImmunohistochemistryImmunoprecipitationInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNitric OxideStem CellsConceptsNeural progenitor cellsChronic hypoxiaSubventricular zonePreterm birth resultsLow baseline levelsHypoxia-induced levelsNeurogenic responseNeurovascular nicheHypoxic insultBlunted responseBirth resultsC57BL/6 pupsBaseline levelsMotor disabilityMouse strainsGrowth factorVariable recoveryHypoxiaProgenitor cellsPupsRecent evidenceSignificant cognitiveHypoxicApoptotic responseResponse
2006
Uncoupling protein‐2 promotes nigrostriatal dopamine neuronal function
Andrews ZB, Rivera A, Elsworth JD, Roth RH, Agnati L, Gago B, Abizaid A, Schwartz M, Fuxe K, Horvath TL. Uncoupling protein‐2 promotes nigrostriatal dopamine neuronal function. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 24: 32-36. PMID: 16882005, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04906.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic AcidAnimalsCorpus StriatumDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsImmunohistochemistryIon ChannelsMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMitochondrial ProteinsMotor ActivityNeuronsSubstantia NigraTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseUncoupling Protein 2ConceptsSubstantia nigra pars compactaDopamine neuronal functionUCP2-KO miceParkinson's diseaseNeuronal functionNigrostriatal dopamine functionTyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivityUCP2 knockout miceDopamine transporter immunoreactivityProtein 2Wild-type controlsHydroxylase immunoreactivityPars compactaDopamine turnoverTransporter immunoreactivityDopamine ratioBehavioral deficitsLocomotor functionNucleus accumbensBiochemical deficitsDopamine functionBrain regionsNeurological pathologiesDiseaseMice
2004
Neonatal hypoxia suppresses oligodendrocyte Nogo-A and increases axonal sprouting in a rodent model for human prematurity
Weiss J, Takizawa B, McGee A, Stewart WB, Zhang H, Ment L, Schwartz M, Strittmatter S. Neonatal hypoxia suppresses oligodendrocyte Nogo-A and increases axonal sprouting in a rodent model for human prematurity. Experimental Neurology 2004, 189: 141-149. PMID: 15296844, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2004.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAxonsBehavior, AnimalBiotinCentral Nervous SystemDextransDisease Models, AnimalExploratory BehaviorHumansHypoxia, BrainImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMyelin Basic ProteinMyelin ProteinsMyelin-Associated GlycoproteinNogo ProteinsOligodendrogliaReceptors, Cell SurfaceTime FactorsConceptsChronic sublethal hypoxiaPeriventricular leukomalaciaMyelin associated glycoproteinCorticospinal tractWhite matterLow birth weight infantsCerebral white matter volumeBirth weight infantsLow birth weightAnterograde axonal tracingPeriventricular white matterPremature human infantsCNS white matterWhite matter volumeHypoxia-induced reductionWeight infantsAxonal sproutingCerebral ventriculomegalyCorticofugal fibersLocomotor hyperactivityNeonatal hypoxiaPersistent abnormalitiesMotor cortexBirth weightHuman prematurity
2002
Chronic hypoxia up-regulates fibroblast growth factor ligands in the perinatal brain and induces fibroblast growth factor-responsive radial glial cells in the sub-ependymal zone
Ganat Y, Soni S, Chacon M, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Chronic hypoxia up-regulates fibroblast growth factor ligands in the perinatal brain and induces fibroblast growth factor-responsive radial glial cells in the sub-ependymal zone. Neuroscience 2002, 112: 977-991. PMID: 12088755, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(02)00060-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCerebral CortexCerebral VentriclesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEpendymaFibroblast Growth Factor 1Fibroblast Growth Factor 2HypoxiaImmunohistochemistryNeurogliaRatsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorRegenerationUp-RegulationConceptsRadial glial cellsRadial gliaChronic hypoxiaGlial cellsFibroblast growth factor 1Periventricular regionBrain lipid binding proteinMajor receptorChronic hypoxic damageGlial fibrillary acidic proteinHypoxia/ischemiaSub-ventricular zoneImmature glial cellsFibrillary acidic proteinGrowth factor-1Ependymal zoneChronic hypoxemiaCerebral cortexHypoxic damageNeurotrophin familyPerinatal brainFGF receptor 1Rat pupsPostnatal weekGlial phenotype
1995
Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Increases the Number of Excitatory Neurons Containing Glutamate in the Cerebral Cortex
Vaccarino F, Schwartz M, Hartigan D, Leckman J. Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Increases the Number of Excitatory Neurons Containing Glutamate in the Cerebral Cortex. Cerebral Cortex 1995, 5: 64-78. PMID: 7719131, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/5.1.64.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasic fibroblast growth factorNerve growth factorGlutamate-containing neuronsCerebral cortexFibroblast growth factorGrowth factorAspartate-containing neuronsDifferent neurotransmitter phenotypesNumber of GABARatio of glutamateStem cellsNeurotransmitter phenotypeExcitatory neuronsInhibitory neuronsRat telencephalonVentricular zoneBFGF mRNAGABANeuronsCortexGlutamateDiffusible factorsThreefold increaseCellsFactors
1993
Cholinergic innervation of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus in the monkey: Ultrastructural evidence supportive of functional diversity
Schwartz M, Mrzljak L. Cholinergic innervation of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus in the monkey: Ultrastructural evidence supportive of functional diversity. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1993, 327: 48-62. PMID: 8432908, DOI: 10.1002/cne.903270105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal circuit neuronsCell dendritesCircuit neuronsCholinergic innervationSymmetric synapsesImmunoreactive axonsSynaptic profilesMediodorsal thalamic nucleusEnzyme choline acetyltransferaseChAT-immunoreactive axonsFrequency of synapsesAssociation nucleiExtraglomerular neuropilCholinergic inputSynaptic contactsCholine acetyltransferaseThalamic nucleiSynaptic organizationParvicellular divisionElectron microscopic examinationMediodorsal nucleusGlomerular regionPrimate thalamusMacaque monkeysMD nucleus
1992
Early Expression of GABA-containing Neurons in the Prefrontal and Visual Cortices of Rhesus Monkeys
Schwartz M, Meinecke D. Early Expression of GABA-containing Neurons in the Prefrontal and Visual Cortices of Rhesus Monkeys. Cerebral Cortex 1992, 2: 16-37. PMID: 1633406, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/2.1.16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubplate zoneCortical neuronsRhesus monkeysDensity of GABADistribution of GABAPrimary sensory regionsFirst postnatal weekElectron microscopic immunohistochemistryImmunoreactive neuronsCerebral cortexTransmitter phenotypeCortical maturationCortical plateBipolar neuronsSubventricular zonePostnatal weekCerebral wallCortical neurogenesisVisual cortexMature monkeysVentricular zoneGABASynaptic interactionsDay 41Neurons
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