2014
Extracellular matrix control of dendritic spine and synapse structure and plasticity in adulthood
Levy AD, Omar MH, Koleske AJ. Extracellular matrix control of dendritic spine and synapse structure and plasticity in adulthood. Frontiers In Neuroanatomy 2014, 8: 116. PMID: 25368556, PMCID: PMC4202714, DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2014.00116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDendritic spinesMost excitatory synapsesCentral nervous systemLate-onset diseaseBrain extracellular matrixExcitatory synapsesExtracellular matrixSynapse stabilityOnset diseaseNervous systemSpine stabilityAlzheimer's diseaseSynapse formationAdult spineSynapse structureAdult animalsSpineDiseaseNormal functionSpine structureCircuit functionCritical regulatorAdulthoodMeshwork of proteinsECM receptors
2010
Increased Dendrite Branching in AβPP/PS1 Mice and Elongation of Dendrite Arbors by Fasudil Administration
Couch BA, DeMarco GJ, Gourley SL, Koleske AJ. Increased Dendrite Branching in AβPP/PS1 Mice and Elongation of Dendrite Arbors by Fasudil Administration. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2010, 20: 1003-1008. PMID: 20413901, PMCID: PMC3077946, DOI: 10.3233/jad-2010-091114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendrite arborsPS1 miceAβPP/PS1 miceAmyloid-beta overproductionPS1 transgenic miceCA1 pyramidal neuronsROCK inhibitor fasudilROCK signalingPyramidal neuronsDendritic regressionFasudil administrationPharmacological reductionInhibitor fasudilTransgenic miceAlzheimer's diseaseMiceDendrite branchingRho-kinaseArborsDiseaseNeuronsSignalingAtrophyFasudilAbeta