2011
Cortical Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein-Positive Cells Generate Neurons after Perinatal Hypoxic Injury
Bi B, Salmaso N, Komitova M, Simonini MV, Silbereis J, Cheng E, Kim J, Luft S, Ment LR, Horvath TL, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Cortical Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein-Positive Cells Generate Neurons after Perinatal Hypoxic Injury. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 9205-9221. PMID: 21697371, PMCID: PMC3142780, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0518-11.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial fibrillary acidic protein-positive cellsCortical excitatory neuronsProtein-positive cellsPerinatal hypoxic injuryPostnatal hypoxiaGenetic fate mappingCortical astrogliaPremature childrenHypoxic injuryBrain injuryNew neuronsPreterm childrenNeurogenic nicheCognitive recoveryExcitatory neuronsGenerate neuronsNeuronal fateNeuronsHypoxiaCortical parenchymaInjuryParenchymaFate mappingCellsChildren
2007
Astroglial Cells in Development, Regeneration, and Repair
Vaccarino FM, Fagel DM, Ganat Y, Maragnoli ME, Ment LR, Ohkubo Y, Schwartz ML, Silbereis J, Smith KM. Astroglial Cells in Development, Regeneration, and Repair. The Neuroscientist 2007, 13: 173-185. PMID: 17404377, DOI: 10.1177/1073858406298336.Peer-Reviewed Original Research In PressConceptsFibroblast growth factor receptorAstroglial cellsGenetic fate mappingCell divisionLineage studiesGrowth factor receptorPostnatal CNSEmbryonic CNSMain cellular componentsFate mappingNeuronal differentiationCellular componentsCell typesInjury-induced increaseFactor receptorNeurogenic nichePerinatal injuryCerebral cortexYoung miceCellsOligodendrocytesNeuronsDifferent rolesCNSNiche
2006
Midline radial glia translocation and corpus callosum formation require FGF signaling
Smith KM, Ohkubo Y, Maragnoli ME, Rašin M, Schwartz ML, Šestan N, Vaccarino FM. Midline radial glia translocation and corpus callosum formation require FGF signaling. Nature Neuroscience 2006, 9: 787-797. PMID: 16715082, DOI: 10.1038/nn1705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAstrocytesCell MovementCell ShapeCerebral CortexCorpus CallosumDown-RegulationFemaleFibroblast Growth Factor 8Fibroblast Growth FactorsGrowth ConesMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNeurogliaReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2RNA InterferenceSignal TransductionConceptsRadial glial cellsGlial cellsSomal translocationRadial gliaCorpus callosum formationReceptor 1 geneCallosal dysgenesisCerebral cortexFibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) geneIndusium griseumDorsomedial cortexDorsolateral cortexKnockout miceCortexAstrogliaApical endfeetFGFR1 geneAstrocytesGliaAxon guidanceDorsal midlinePrecise targetingCellsUnexpected roleFGF
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
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 ResearchConceptsGABA-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
1988
Periodicity of GABA-containing cells in primate prefrontal cortex
Schwartz M, Zheng D, Goldman-Rakic P. Periodicity of GABA-containing cells in primate prefrontal cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 1988, 8: 1962-1970. PMID: 3385485, PMCID: PMC6569329, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.08-06-01962.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrincipal sulcusInhibitory local circuit neuronsLocal circuit neuronsPrimate prefrontal cortexColumns of neuronsCommon physiological propertiesCircuit neuronsGABA cellsImmunoreactive cellsSensory cortexFrontal lobeMacaque monkeysPrefrontal cortexCortexGABATangential distributionNeuronsSulcusCellsPhysiological propertiesCell dispositionAfferentsFindingsFirst indicationGapless series
1986
GABA and GAD immunoreactiviy of photoreceptor terminals in primate retina
Nishimura Y, Schwartz M, Rakic P. GABA and GAD immunoreactiviy of photoreceptor terminals in primate retina. Nature 1986, 320: 753-756. PMID: 3703002, DOI: 10.1038/320753a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhotoreceptor terminalsRhesus monkey retinaFirst-order synapsesGlutamic acid decarboxylasePresynaptic profilesΓ-aminobutyric acidMonkey retinaPerifoveal regionInhibitory neurotransmitterPrimate retinaCone terminalsHorizontal cellsSynaptic functionAcid decarboxylaseRetinaPhotoreceptor cellsVertebrate retinaUltrastructural characteristicsNeurotransmittersAntibodiesSynapsesPresent studyCellsGABAVisual signals
1985
Localization of γ-aminobutyric acid and glutamic acid decarboxylase in rhesus monkey retina
Nishimura Y, Schwartz M, Rakic P. Localization of γ-aminobutyric acid and glutamic acid decarboxylase in rhesus monkey retina. Brain Research 1985, 359: 351-355. PMID: 3907753, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(85)91449-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamic acid decarboxylaseGamma-aminobutyric acidAcid decarboxylaseRhesus monkey retinaGanglion cell layerOuter plexiform layerScleral halfΓ-aminobutyric acidMonkey retinaPlexiform layerUse of antiseraGlial cellsMüller cellsHorizontal cellsRhesus monkeysNeuronal processesReactive bandsSubclass of cellsCell layerImmunoreactive bandsOne-thirdRetinaCellsAmacrineDecarboxylase