2014
Leptin signaling in astrocytes regulates hypothalamic neuronal circuits and feeding
Kim JG, Suyama S, Koch M, Jin S, Argente-Arizon P, Argente J, Liu ZW, Zimmer MR, Jeong JK, Szigeti-Buck K, Gao Y, Garcia-Caceres C, Yi CX, Salmaso N, Vaccarino FM, Chowen J, Diano S, Dietrich MO, Tschöp MH, Horvath TL. Leptin signaling in astrocytes regulates hypothalamic neuronal circuits and feeding. Nature Neuroscience 2014, 17: 908-910. PMID: 24880214, PMCID: PMC4113214, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAstrocytesCell CountEatingExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHypothalamusImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationLeptinMaleMelanocortinsMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ElectronNerve NetNeuronsPrimary Cell CulturePro-OpiomelanocortinPulmonary Gas ExchangeReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSignal Transduction
2013
Hypoxia-Induced Developmental Delays of Inhibitory Interneurons Are Reversed by Environmental Enrichment in the Postnatal Mouse Forebrain
Komitova M, Xenos D, Salmaso N, Tran KM, Brand T, Schwartz ML, Ment L, Vaccarino FM. Hypoxia-Induced Developmental Delays of Inhibitory Interneurons Are Reversed by Environmental Enrichment in the Postnatal Mouse Forebrain. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 13375-13387. PMID: 23946395, PMCID: PMC3742925, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5286-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalCerebral CortexChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDisease Models, AnimalExtracellular Matrix ProteinsGene Knock-In TechniquesHousing, AnimalHypoxiaImmunohistochemistryInterneuronsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsParvalbuminsProsencephalonReelin ProteinSerine EndopeptidasesSomatostatinConceptsCortical interneuronsNormoxic controlsMarker expressionPostnatal cortical developmentVasoactive intestinal peptidePostnatal day 3Central nervous systemTotal GABA contentImpact of hypoxicPostnatal mouse forebrainEnvironmental enrichmentIntestinal peptideGABAergic interneuronsFrontal neocortexInhibitory interneuronsCortical developmentMouse modelReelin expressionInterneuron numbersNervous systemDay 3Cognitive impairmentInterneuronsHousing miceRLN expressionCortical Gyrification Induced by Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 in the Mouse Brain
Rash BG, Tomasi S, Lim HD, Suh CY, Vaccarino FM. Cortical Gyrification Induced by Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 in the Mouse Brain. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 10802-10814. PMID: 23804101, PMCID: PMC3693057, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3621-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntimetabolitesAxonsBrain ChemistryBromodeoxyuridineCell CountCerebral CortexCerebral VentriclesDensitometryDependovirusDNA, ComplementaryFemaleFibroblast Growth Factor 2Green Fluorescent ProteinsImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationLymphoid Enhancer-Binding Factor 1MiceNeocortexPregnancyReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNAWnt3A ProteinConceptsVentricular zoneIntermediate neuronal progenitorsSubventricular zoneCortical gyrificationCortical primordiumRegion-specific actionsFibroblast growth factor-2ER81 expressionGrowth factor 2Ventricular injectionCortical layer structureBasal radial gliaCortical gyriRadial gliaMouse brainCortical hemEmbryonic day 11.5Neuronal progenitorsGyrus formationLEF1 expressionGyrificationNeurogenesisLissencephalic speciesFactor 2Impaired growth
2008
Decrease in excitatory neurons, astrocytes and proliferating progenitors in the cerebral cortex of mice lacking exon 3 from the Fgf2 gene
Chen K, Ohkubo Y, Shin D, Doetschman T, Sanford LP, Li H, Vaccarino FM. Decrease in excitatory neurons, astrocytes and proliferating progenitors in the cerebral cortex of mice lacking exon 3 from the Fgf2 gene. BMC Neuroscience 2008, 9: 94. PMID: 18826624, PMCID: PMC2577114, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-9-94.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Cortical neurogenesis enhanced by chronic perinatal hypoxia
Fagel DM, Ganat Y, Silbereis J, Ebbitt T, Stewart W, Zhang H, Ment LR, Vaccarino FM. Cortical neurogenesis enhanced by chronic perinatal hypoxia. Experimental Neurology 2006, 199: 77-91. PMID: 15916762, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2005.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic perinatal hypoxiaCerebral cortexPerinatal hypoxiaCortical neurogenesisCessation of hypoxiaInfant mouse brainSubcortical white matterLower cortical layersMature mammalian brainPostnatal day 3Forebrain subventricular zoneBrdU-positive cellsCortical neuron numberAstroglial cell proliferationNormoxic miceNeonatal injuryNeuronal lossBrain weightCortical neuronsNew neuronsCortical volumeNeuronal markersSubventricular zoneJuvenile micePutative neuroblasts
2005
Otx2 Regulates Subtype Specification and Neurogenesis in the Midbrain
Vernay B, Koch M, Vaccarino F, Briscoe J, Simeone A, Kageyama R, Ang SL. Otx2 Regulates Subtype Specification and Neurogenesis in the Midbrain. Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 25: 4856-4867. PMID: 15888661, PMCID: PMC6724764, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5158-04.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsBody PatterningBromodeoxyuridineCell CountCell DifferentiationDopamineEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic InductionFibroblast Growth Factor 8Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHomeobox Protein Nkx-2.2Homeodomain ProteinsImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationIn Situ Nick-End LabelingIntermediate Filament ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMembrane ProteinsMesencephalonMiceMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsNestinNeuronsOrganizers, EmbryonicOtx Transcription FactorsPatched ReceptorsReceptors, Cell SurfaceSerotoninTranscription FactorsWnt1 ProteinZebrafish ProteinsZinc Finger Protein GLI1ConceptsMid-hindbrain organizerFunction of Otx2Neuronal subtype identityTranscription factor Otx2Rostral brain developmentEmbryonic day 10.5Cre/loxP systemRole of Otx2Neuronal progenitor cellsMutant embryosProgenitor identityConditional mutantsE10.5 onwardOtx2 activityAnterior hindbrainEctopic expressionCerebellar-like structuresSubtype specificationSubtype identityTransgenic animalsNovel roleLater roleNovel mouse modelOtx2Otx2 expression
2004
Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Is Required for Maintaining the Neural Stem Cell Pool in the Mouse Brain Subventricular Zone
Zheng W, Nowakowski RS, Vaccarino FM. Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Is Required for Maintaining the Neural Stem Cell Pool in the Mouse Brain Subventricular Zone. Developmental Neuroscience 2004, 26: 181-196. PMID: 15711059, DOI: 10.1159/000082136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkersBrainCell Cycle ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell DivisionCell LineageCell ProliferationCerebral CortexDown-RegulationImmunohistochemistryLateral VentriclesMiceMice, KnockoutNeurogliaNeuronsOlfactory BulbReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorStem CellsConceptsStem cell poolNeural stem cellsFgf2 knockout miceSlower cell cycle kineticsProgenitor cell populationsSubventricular zoneCell poolNeural stem cell poolGene productsProgenitor populationsFibroblast growth factor-2Olfactory bulbKnockout miceCell cycleOlfactory bulb neurogenesisMolecular markersSmaller olfactory bulbsGrowth factor 2Brain subventricular zoneAnterior subventricular zoneReceptor proteinGlial fibrillary acidic proteinCell cycle kineticsStem cellsFibrillary acidic protein
2002
Chronic hypoxia up-regulates fibroblast growth factor ligands in the perinatal brain and induces fibroblast growth factor-responsive radial glial cells in the sub-ependymal zone
Ganat Y, Soni S, Chacon M, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Chronic hypoxia up-regulates fibroblast growth factor ligands in the perinatal brain and induces fibroblast growth factor-responsive radial glial cells in the sub-ependymal zone. Neuroscience 2002, 112: 977-991. PMID: 12088755, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(02)00060-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCerebral CortexCerebral VentriclesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEpendymaFibroblast Growth Factor 1Fibroblast Growth Factor 2HypoxiaImmunohistochemistryNeurogliaRatsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorRegenerationUp-RegulationConceptsRadial glial cellsRadial gliaChronic hypoxiaGlial cellsFibroblast growth factor 1Periventricular regionBrain lipid binding proteinMajor receptorChronic hypoxic damageGlial fibrillary acidic proteinHypoxia/ischemiaSub-ventricular zoneImmature glial cellsFibrillary acidic proteinGrowth factor-1Ependymal zoneChronic hypoxemiaCerebral cortexHypoxic damageNeurotrophin familyPerinatal brainFGF receptor 1Rat pupsPostnatal weekGlial phenotype
1999
Identification, Chromosomal Assignment, and Expression Analysis of the Human Homeodomain-Containing Gene Orthopedia (OTP)
Lin X, State M, Vaccarino F, Greally J, Hass M, Leckman J. Identification, Chromosomal Assignment, and Expression Analysis of the Human Homeodomain-Containing Gene Orthopedia (OTP). Genomics 1999, 60: 96-104. PMID: 10458915, DOI: 10.1006/geno.1999.5882.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBrainChromosome BandingChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 5DNA, ComplementaryDrosophila ProteinsExonsGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenesHomeodomain ProteinsHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceIntronsMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsHuman cDNAHuman homologueRadiation hybrid panel mappingDeduced amino acid sequenceHelix transcription factorOpen reading frameAmino acid sequenceHuman HomeodomainChromosomal assignmentHomeodomain genesCell fateGenomic libraryTranscription factorsHuman chromosomesReading frameGene productsAcid sequenceHD geneExpression analysisC-terminusYAC clonesNovel polyclonal antibodyOrthopediaCell migration patternsHuman fetal brain tissue
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
1993
Induction of immediate early genes by cyclic AMP in primary cultures of neurons from rat cerebral cortex
Vaccarino FM, Hayward MD, Le HN, Hartigan DJ, Duman RS, Nestler EJ. Induction of immediate early genes by cyclic AMP in primary cultures of neurons from rat cerebral cortex. Brain Research 1993, 19: 76-82. PMID: 8103187, DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(93)90151-e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-1H-3-benzazepineAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBucladesineCells, CulturedCerebral CortexColforsinCyclic AMPDNA-Binding ProteinsDopamine AgentsEarly Growth Response Protein 1ErgolinesGene Expression RegulationGenes, fosGenes, junGlutamatesGlutamic AcidImmediate-Early ProteinsImmunohistochemistryKineticsNeurogliaNeuronsQuinpiroleRatsRNA, MessengerSecond Messenger SystemsTranscription FactorsVasoactive Intestinal PeptideConceptsVasoactive intestinal peptideRat cerebral cortexCerebral cortexExcitatory amino acid receptor antagonistsDibutyryl cAMPAmino acid receptor antagonistsPrimary culturesC-fosDihydropyridine-sensitive calcium channelsAcid receptor antagonistsIEG inductionCalcium-free mediumCAMP second messenger pathwayIEGs c-fosSKF 38393Immediate-early gene transcription factorsIntestinal peptideReceptor antagonistReceptor agonistSecond messenger pathwaysCalcium channelsDifferentiated neuronsBrief stimulationImmediate early genesIEG expression