2020
Neuron-specific deletion of VEGF or its receptor Flk-1 impairs recognition memory
Deyama S, Li XY, Duman RS. Neuron-specific deletion of VEGF or its receptor Flk-1 impairs recognition memory. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 31: 145-151. PMID: 31902568, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2019.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuron-specific deletionCognitive impairmentFlk-1Chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairmentNovel object recognition testVascular endothelial growth factorObject recognition testConditional knockout miceEndothelial growth factorFetal liver kinase-1Liver kinase-1Impairs recognition memoryPerivascular macrophagesRecognition memoryVEGF inhibitorsPreclinical studiesKnockout miceEndothelial cellsMiceGrowth factorPleiotropic factorLong-term recognition memoryVEGFImpairmentVEGF Signaling
2007
Chronic Unpredictable Stress Decreases Cell Proliferation in the Cerebral Cortex of the Adult Rat
Banasr M, Valentine GW, Li XY, Gourley SL, Taylor JR, Duman RS. Chronic Unpredictable Stress Decreases Cell Proliferation in the Cerebral Cortex of the Adult Rat. Biological Psychiatry 2007, 62: 496-504. PMID: 17585885, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic unpredictable stressCell proliferationAdult ratsPrefrontal cortexChronic antidepressant administrationNumber of gliaNumber of oligodendrocytesPotential cellular mechanismsCortical cell proliferationDecrease cell proliferationAntidepressant administrationCUS paradigmGlial reductionCerebral cortexSucrose preferenceDepressed patientsMorphologic findingsPostmortem studiesUnpredictable stressDepressed subjectsBrain tissueChronic stressEndothelial cellsCellular actionsCortex