2022
Reversal of synapse loss in Alzheimer mouse models by targeting mGluR5 to prevent synaptic tagging by C1Q
Spurrier J, Nicholson L, Fang XT, Stoner AJ, Toyonaga T, Holden D, Siegert TR, Laird W, Allnutt MA, Chiasseu M, Brody AH, Takahashi H, Nies SH, Pérez-Cañamás A, Sadasivam P, Lee S, Li S, Zhang L, Huang YH, Carson RE, Cai Z, Strittmatter SM. Reversal of synapse loss in Alzheimer mouse models by targeting mGluR5 to prevent synaptic tagging by C1Q. Science Translational Medicine 2022, 14: eabi8593. PMID: 35648810, PMCID: PMC9554345, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abi8593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsComplement C1qDisease Models, AnimalMiceReceptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5SynapsesConceptsPositron emission tomographySilent allosteric modulatorsAlzheimer's diseaseMouse modelPhospho-tau accumulationAged mouse modelAlzheimer mouse modelImmune-mediated attackSAM treatmentMicroglial mediatorsSynaptic engulfmentSynaptic lossAD miceComplement component C1qSynapse lossGlutamate responseSynaptic densityDrug washoutSynaptic localizationTherapeutic benefitCognitive impairmentAllosteric modulatorsEmission tomographyNonhuman primatesComponent C1q
2009
Inosine Alters Gene Expression and Axonal Projections in Neurons Contralateral to a Cortical Infarct and Improves Skilled Use of the Impaired Limb
Zai L, Ferrari C, Subbaiah S, Havton LA, Coppola G, Strittmatter S, Irwin N, Geschwind D, Benowitz LI. Inosine Alters Gene Expression and Axonal Projections in Neurons Contralateral to a Cortical Infarct and Improves Skilled Use of the Impaired Limb. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 8187-8197. PMID: 19553458, PMCID: PMC2856695, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0414-09.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsBrain InfarctionCerebral CortexComplement C1qComplement C3Disease Models, AnimalExtremitiesFunctional LateralityGene Expression RegulationHeat-Shock ProteinsImmunohistochemistryInjections, IntraventricularInosineNeuronsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecovery of FunctionRNA, MessengerTreatment OutcomeUbiquitinationConceptsUndamaged neuronsSpinal cordSynaptic bouton-like structuresImpaired limbAlters gene expressionCorticospinal tract axonsSpecific cortical areasBouton-like structuresCortical infarctsCorticospinal neuronsDenervated sideUnaffected hemisphereAxon collateralsSensorimotor cortexBrain damageBrain injuryInjury modelLaser capture microdissectionAxonal projectionsGene expressionCortical areasDenervated halfComplement cascadeNeuronsAxon growth