2022
Representation of prefrontal axonal efferents in the thalamic nucleus reuniens in a rodent model of fetal alcohol exposure during third trimester
Smith IF, Gursky ZH, Klintsova AY. Representation of prefrontal axonal efferents in the thalamic nucleus reuniens in a rodent model of fetal alcohol exposure during third trimester. Frontiers In Behavioral Neuroscience 2022, 16: 993601. PMID: 36160686, PMCID: PMC9493097, DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.993601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedial prefrontal cortexFetal alcohol spectrum disordersAlcohol exposureThalamic nucleus reuniensRodent modelsNucleus reuniensBinge alcohol exposureThird-trimester exposureFetal alcohol exposurePostnatal day 4Alcohol spectrum disordersLong-Evans ratsExecutive functioningAE animalsTrimester exposureThird trimesterDisynaptic pathwayMPFC neuronsAxons synapseFemale ratsMale ratsAxon terminalsAxonal projectionsControl animalsHippocampal cells
2021
Changes in Representation of Thalamic Projection Neurons within Prefrontal-Thalamic-Hippocampal Circuitry in a Rat Model of Third Trimester Binge Drinking
Gursky ZH, Klintsova AY. Changes in Representation of Thalamic Projection Neurons within Prefrontal-Thalamic-Hippocampal Circuitry in a Rat Model of Third Trimester Binge Drinking. Brain Sciences 2021, 11: 323. PMID: 33806485, PMCID: PMC8001051, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11030323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFetal alcohol spectrum disordersAlcohol exposureMedial prefrontal cortexVentral hippocampusProjection neuronsShort-term alcohol exposureLong-Evans rat pupsPrefrontal cortexBrain growth spurtThalamic projection neuronsDevelopmental alcohol exposureAlcohol spectrum disordersThalamic nucleus reuniensExecutive functioningRE neuronsNeuron lossThird trimesterThalamic connectivityRat modelRat pupsHippocampal circuitryRodent modelsBinge drinkingNucleus reuniensNeuron numberExecutive functioning-specific behavioral impairments in a rat model of human third trimester binge drinking implicate prefrontal-thalamo-hippocampal circuitry in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Gursky ZH, Savage LM, Klintsova AY. Executive functioning-specific behavioral impairments in a rat model of human third trimester binge drinking implicate prefrontal-thalamo-hippocampal circuitry in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Behavioural Brain Research 2021, 405: 113208. PMID: 33640395, PMCID: PMC8005484, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBehavior, AnimalBinge DrinkingCentral Nervous System DepressantsCognitive DysfunctionDisease Models, AnimalEthanolExecutive FunctionFemaleFetal Alcohol Spectrum DisordersHypothalamusMaleNerve NetPrefrontal CortexPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, ThirdRatsRats, Long-EvansThalamusConceptsExecutive functioningFetal alcohol spectrum disordersNovel object recognitionPrenatal alcohol exposureBehavioral impairmentsSpectrum disorderAlcohol spectrum disordersPrefrontal cortexObject recognitionBehavioral flexibility tasksSpontaneous alternationPlus-maze taskMedial prefrontal cortexAlcohol exposureThalamic nucleus reuniensAlcohol-exposed ratsLong-Evans rat pupsFlexibility taskReversal learningDiscrimination learningSham intubationsBehavioral alterationsDevelopmental alcoholAssociative memoryMaze task