2018
Male-Specific cAMP Signaling in the Hippocampus Controls Spatial Memory Deficits in a Mouse Model of Autism and Intellectual Disability
Zamarbide M, Mossa A, Muñoz-Llancao P, Wilkinson M, Pond H, Oaks A, Manzini M. Male-Specific cAMP Signaling in the Hippocampus Controls Spatial Memory Deficits in a Mouse Model of Autism and Intellectual Disability. Biological Psychiatry 2018, 85: 760-768. PMID: 30732858, PMCID: PMC6474812, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderCognitive deficitsIntellectual disabilitySpectrum disorderNeurodevelopmental disordersMouse model of autismFemale miceRegulates cyclic adenosine monophosphateSpatial memory deficitsModel of autismPrevalence of neurodevelopmental disordersMale micePDE4D activityMale-specific mannerMemory deficitsSpatial memoryCyclic adenosine monophosphateIntracellular signalingBehavioral studiesMolecular deficitsAutismBehavioral differencesHippocampusCC2D1ADeficits
2017
Upregulation of Epac-1 in hepatic stellate cells by Prostaglandin E2 in liver fibrosis is associated with reduced fibrogenesis.
Schippers M, Beljaars L, Post E, Lotersztajn S, Reker-Smit C, Han B, Munoz-Llancao P, Schmidt M, Poelstra K. Upregulation of Epac-1 in hepatic stellate cells by Prostaglandin E2 in liver fibrosis is associated with reduced fibrogenesis. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 2017, 363: jpet.117.241646. PMID: 28864467, DOI: 10.1124/jpet.117.241646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpac-1 activationEpac-1Hepatic stellate cellsNiflumic acidPlatelet-derived growth factor-induced proliferationLiver fibrosisFibrotic livers of miceReduced Rho-kinase activityKupffer cellsIsolated hepatic stellate cellsStellate cellsCAMP-mediated effectsGrowth factor-induced proliferationWeeks carbon tetrachlorideEffect of PGE<sub>2</sub> onEPAC-1 expressionKinase activityProtein kinase A expressionRho-kinase activityWestern blot analysisActivity in vitroProstaglandin E<sub>2</sub>Cyclo-oxygenase productsDownstream targetsCell-specific delivery