2016
Switching on mTORC1 induces neurogenesis but not proliferation in neural stem cells of young mice
Mahoney C, Feliciano DM, Bordey A, Hartman NW. Switching on mTORC1 induces neurogenesis but not proliferation in neural stem cells of young mice. Neuroscience Letters 2016, 614: 112-118. PMID: 26812181, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.12.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural stem cellsSubventricular zoneNeonatal subventricular zoneWeek old miceTuberous sclerosis complexStem cellsNewborn neuroblastsYoung miceOld miceProgressive lossYoung adultsRapamycin complex 1Mechanistic targetRecent evidenceProliferative cellsMiceHyperactive mTORC1Terminal differentiationCellsMTORC1 activationProliferationActivationMTORC1NeurogenesisHyperactivity
2015
The multifaceted subventricular zone astrocyte: From a metabolic and pro-neurogenic role to acting as a neural stem cell
Platel JC, Bordey A. The multifaceted subventricular zone astrocyte: From a metabolic and pro-neurogenic role to acting as a neural stem cell. Neuroscience 2015, 323: 20-28. PMID: 26546469, PMCID: PMC4821790, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.10.053.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsVentricular-subventricular zoneNeural progenitor cellsPro-neurogenic roleHippocampal dentate gyrusNeural stem cellsSubgranular zoneNewborn neuronsNeurogenic propertiesDentate gyrusNew neuronsLateral ventricleAdult brainMature astrocytesTranscription factor expressionNeurogenic fateNeurophysiological characteristicsFactor expressionAstrocytesBlood vesselsProgenitor cellsMetabolic couplingSurvival cuesNeuronsStem cellsCellsVoltage‐dependent K+ currents contribute to heterogeneity of olfactory ensheathing cells
Rela L, Piantanida AP, Bordey A, Greer CA. Voltage‐dependent K+ currents contribute to heterogeneity of olfactory ensheathing cells. Glia 2015, 63: 1646-1659. PMID: 25856239, PMCID: PMC4506201, DOI: 10.1002/glia.22834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial cellsOlfactory nerveAxon growthVoltage-dependent potassium currentsOlfactory Ensheathing CellsSite of injuryGap junction couplingPotassium currentPotassium channelsJunction couplingInward rectifierNerveRectifier channelsCellsPhysiological propertiesLimited knowledgeInjuryOECsMembrane propertiesFascicles
2014
GABAergic striatal neurons project dendrites and axons into the postnatal subventricular zone leading to calcium activity
Young SZ, Lafourcade CA, Platel JC, Lin TV, Bordey A. GABAergic striatal neurons project dendrites and axons into the postnatal subventricular zone leading to calcium activity. Frontiers In Cellular Neuroscience 2014, 8: 10. PMID: 24478632, PMCID: PMC3904109, DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubventricular zoneStriatal neuronsSVZ cellsCalcium increaseCalcium activityNeurogenic subventricular zoneSource of GABAGABAergic striatal neuronsPatch-clamp recordingsPostnatal subventricular zoneNeural progenitor cellsGABAergic neuronsPostnatal neurogenesisGABAA receptorsGABAAR activationClamp recordingsCalcium imagingStriatal activityNeuronsProgenitor cellsGABAAxonsDepolarizationCellsDendrites
2013
Neonatal subventricular zone electroporation.
Feliciano DM, Lafourcade CA, Bordey A. Neonatal subventricular zone electroporation. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2013 PMID: 23426329, PMCID: PMC3601042, DOI: 10.3791/50197.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNeural stem cellsGenetic engineeringEmbryonic neural stem cellsWhole animal levelMultiple cell typesSVZ neural stem cellsMammalian systemsMolecular pathwaysCell typesStem cellsTime-effective alternativeRodent forebrainAnimal levelElectroporationEpendymal cellsInvertebratesCellsCortical developmentRobust labelingProgenyCentral nervous system disordersNervous system disordersDifferentiationPathwayVast majority
2010
Prostaglandin E2 induces glutamate release from subventricular zone astrocytes.
Dave KA, Platel JC, Huang F, Tian D, Stamboulian-Platel S, Bordey A. Prostaglandin E2 induces glutamate release from subventricular zone astrocytes. Neuron Glia Biology 2010, 6: 201-7. PMID: 21211110, DOI: 10.1017/s1740925x10000244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbient glutamate levelsProstaglandin E2Subventricular zoneGlutamate releaseAstrocyte-like cellsGlutamate levelsGramicidin-perforated patch-clamp techniquesIntracellular Ca2Application of PGE2Aspartate receptor channelsPatch-clamp techniqueLateral ventricleSVZ cellsPGE2 releaseChoroid plexusMature astrocytesNeuroblast survivalEnzyme immunoassayReceptor channelsAstrocytesE2Ca2CellsReleaseLesser extentGABAA Increases Calcium in Subventricular Zone Astrocyte-Like Cells Through L- and T-Type Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels
Young SZ, Platel JC, Nielsen JV, Jensen NA, Bordey A. GABAA Increases Calcium in Subventricular Zone Astrocyte-Like Cells Through L- and T-Type Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels. Frontiers In Cellular Neuroscience 2010, 4: 8. PMID: 20422045, PMCID: PMC2857959, DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2010.00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVoltage-gated calcium channelsT-type voltage-gated calcium channelsAstrocyte-like cellsSubventricular zoneReceptor activationCalcium channelsFunctional voltage-gated calcium channelsChannel activator BayK 8644Glial fibrillary acidic protein promoterHuman glial fibrillary acidic protein promoterNeurogenic subventricular zonePostnatal subventricular zoneAcidic protein promoterAmbient GABABayK 8644Transgenic miceReceptor activityL-typeProtein promoterReceptorsTonicActivationCellsIntracellularMibefradil
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 StatementsConceptsStem 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
2008
The astrocyte odyssey
Wang DD, Bordey A. The astrocyte odyssey. Progress In Neurobiology 2008, 86: 342-367. PMID: 18948166, PMCID: PMC2613184, DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2008.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAdult neurogenic zonesFunction of astrocytesAstrocytic calcium wavesPopulation of astrocytesDifferent molecular identitiesNeural stem cellsGlutamate releaseNeurogenic zonesNeurogenic nicheNeuronal activityNervous systemStem cell characteristicsAstrocytesNeuronsCalcium wavesVivo roleSupport cellsStem cellsEqual numberCellsDiverse populationsMolecular identityCell characteristicsPioneer discoveriesCentral player
2006
Enigmatic GABAergic networks in adult neurogenic zones
Bordey A. Enigmatic GABAergic networks in adult neurogenic zones. Brain Research Reviews 2006, 53: 124-134. PMID: 16949673, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2006.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAdult neurogenic zonesNeurogenic zonesGABAergic networksGABAergic signalingAdult neurogenic regionsGABA actionSubventricular zoneNeuronal activityNeurogenic regionsReceptor activationImmature cellsProgenitor cellsUnique cellular propertiesNetwork activitySignalingCellsCellular propertiesReviewAdult Neurogenesis: Basic Concepts of Signaling
Bordey A. Adult Neurogenesis: Basic Concepts of Signaling. Cell Cycle 2006, 5: 722-728. PMID: 16582623, DOI: 10.4161/cc.5.7.2614.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAdult neurogenesisMotor memory formationBrain injuryPersistent neurogenesisNeurogenic environmentAdult brainNeurogenic regionsNeuroglial networksNeurogenesisEmbryonic neurogenesisIntegrative propertiesMemory formationExtracellular matrix moleculesCell communicationBrainRecent findingsCellsExamples of cellsMatrix moleculesInjuryNonsynaptic GABAergic Communication and Postnatal Neurogenesis
Liu X, Bolteus A, Bordey A. Nonsynaptic GABAergic Communication and Postnatal Neurogenesis. Contemporary Neuroscience 2006, 95-104. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-021-8_9.ChaptersFunction of GABASubventricular zonePostnatal neurogenesisNeuronal precursorsNeuron-glial networksSVZ stem cellsStem cellsNeural stem cellsLocal GABAergicNonsynaptic communicationGABAergic systemSynaptic contactsΓ-aminobutyric acidSVZ cellsSVZ precursorsSubependymal zoneGABANeurogenesisCell proliferationCellsEmbryonic cell proliferationGABAergicBrain
2005
Nonsynaptic GABA signaling in postnatal subventricular zone controls proliferation of GFAP-expressing progenitors
Liu X, Wang Q, Haydar TF, Bordey A. Nonsynaptic GABA signaling in postnatal subventricular zone controls proliferation of GFAP-expressing progenitors. Nature Neuroscience 2005, 8: 1179-1187. PMID: 16116450, PMCID: PMC1380263, DOI: 10.1038/nn1522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBotulinum ToxinsBromodeoxyuridineCadmiumCell CountCell ProliferationChelating AgentsCyclooxygenase InhibitorsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDose-Response Relationship, RadiationDrug InteractionsEgtazic AcidElectric StimulationEnzyme InhibitorsGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGene Expression RegulationGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsImmunohistochemistryIn Vitro TechniquesLateral VentriclesMeclofenamic AcidMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, TransgenicNeuronsNickelPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassiumSodium Channel BlockersSpider VenomsStem CellsTetrodotoxinConceptsPostnatal subventricular zoneGFAP-expressing cellsSubventricular zoneCell cycleGABAA receptorsStem cellsNeuroblastsProgenitorsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinSVZ cellsGABAA receptor currentsGABAA receptor activationFibrillary acidic proteinReceptor activationCellsProliferationGABA releaseMouse slicesLocal cuesAcidic proteinReceptor currentsSpontaneous depolarizationsGFAPGABAReceptorsThe Postnatal Subventricular Zone: A Source of New Cells in This Old Brain
Bordey A. The Postnatal Subventricular Zone: A Source of New Cells in This Old Brain. Nepal Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 2: 12-23. DOI: 10.3126/njn.v2i1.19977.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsSubventricular zoneNon-synaptic communicationLarge germinal centersHigher cognitive centersRostral migratory streamPostnatal subventricular zoneBrain injuryPersistent neurogenesisLateral ventricleOlfactory bulbAdult brainGerminal centersOld brainMigratory streamCognitive centersNeurogenesisLateral wallStem cellsSVZBrainFuture strategiesNeuroblastsNepal JournalIntercellular signalingCells
1998
Passive Glial Cells, Fact or Artifact?
Bordey A, Sontheimer H. Passive Glial Cells, Fact or Artifact? The Journal Of Membrane Biology 1998, 166: 213-222. PMID: 9843595, DOI: 10.1007/s002329900463.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsVoltage-activated currentsPassive astrocytesVoltage-dependent outwardCell accessAcute tissue slicesBath Ca2Glial cellsRat hippocampusSlice recordingsCultured astrocytesAstrocytesPipette solutionEffect of Ca2Tissue slicesMembrane capacitanceSuch cellsSubpopulationsCellsTransient maskingConcentration of Ca2Ca2SuperfusionHippocampusDose