2021
Monitoring phagocytic uptake of amyloid β into glial cell lysosomes in real time
Prakash P, Jethava K, Korte N, Izquierdo P, Favuzzi E, Rose I, Guttenplan K, Manchanda P, Dutta S, Rochet J, Fishell G, Liddelow S, Attwell D, Chopra G. Monitoring phagocytic uptake of amyloid β into glial cell lysosomes in real time. Chemical Science 2021, 12: 10901-10918. PMID: 34476070, PMCID: PMC8372545, DOI: 10.1039/d1sc03486c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmyloid-bAlzheimer's diseaseStages of ADOrganelles of cellsRegulating brain functionPhagocytic mechanismsRemoved ABGlial cellsAcidic organellesCell lysosomesGreen fluorescenceExtracellular spaceImpaired phagocytic functionWorsened disease outcomeLive animalsPhagocytosisCellsPhagocytic functionNon-fluorescentLysosomesEnzymePhysiological pH.AlzheimerDisease outcomeMechanism
2017
Activity-Dependent Gating of Parvalbumin Interneuron Function by the Perineuronal Net Protein Brevican
Favuzzi E, Marques-Smith A, Deogracias R, Winterflood C, Sánchez-Aguilera A, Mantoan L, Maeso P, Fernandes C, Ewers H, Rico B. Activity-Dependent Gating of Parvalbumin Interneuron Function by the Perineuronal Net Protein Brevican. Neuron 2017, 95: 639-655.e10. PMID: 28712654, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPV+ cellsPerineuronal netsInterneuron plasticityInterneuron functionActivity-dependent neuronal plasticityParvalbumin interneuron functionPNN proteinAMPA receptorsPotassium channelsNeuronal plasticityNervous systemBrevican levelsInterneuronsMolecular programsSynaptic formCellular modificationsMolecular mechanismsCellsBrevican