2020
Gene-environment interaction promotes Alzheimer's risk as revealed by synergy of repeated mild traumatic brain injury and mouse App knock-in
Chiasseu M, Fesharaki-Zadeh A, Saito T, Saido TC, Strittmatter SM. Gene-environment interaction promotes Alzheimer's risk as revealed by synergy of repeated mild traumatic brain injury and mouse App knock-in. Neurobiology Of Disease 2020, 145: 105059. PMID: 32858147, PMCID: PMC7572902, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2020.105059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsBrain ConcussionGene Knock-In TechniquesGene-Environment InteractionHumansMiceRisk FactorsConceptsMild traumatic brain injuryTraumatic brain injuryAlzheimer's diseaseBrain injuryGene-environment interactionsMild closed head injuryMorris water maze testAge-matched wild-type controlsStrong unmet needAccumulation of amyloidAge-matched miceClosed head injuryWater maze testNovel object recognitionPersistent cognitive deficitsProtein gene mutationsIba1 expressionWild-type controlsPhospho-tauClinical manifestationsAD pathologyAD symptomsHead injuryAD pathogenesisRisk factors
2018
Sleep and EEG Power Spectral Analysis in Three Transgenic Mouse Models of Alzheimer’s Disease: APP/PS1, 3xTgAD, and Tg2576
Kent BA, Strittmatter SM, Nygaard H. Sleep and EEG Power Spectral Analysis in Three Transgenic Mouse Models of Alzheimer’s Disease: APP/PS1, 3xTgAD, and Tg2576. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2018, 64: 1325-1336. PMID: 29991134, PMCID: PMC6176720, DOI: 10.3233/jad-180260.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Silent Allosteric Modulation of mGluR5 Maintains Glutamate Signaling while Rescuing Alzheimer’s Mouse Phenotypes
Haas LT, Salazar SV, Smith LM, Zhao HR, Cox TO, Herber CS, Degnan AP, Balakrishnan A, Macor JE, Albright CF, Strittmatter SM. Silent Allosteric Modulation of mGluR5 Maintains Glutamate Signaling while Rescuing Alzheimer’s Mouse Phenotypes. Cell Reports 2017, 20: 76-88. PMID: 28683325, PMCID: PMC5547898, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.06.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAD transgenic mouse modelDisease pathologyMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Allosteric modulationGlutamate receptor 5Alzheimer's disease pathologyTransgenic mouse brainSilent allosteric modulatorsTransgenic mouse modelBroad therapeutic windowMouse phenotypeAD interventionSynaptic depletionBrain slicesGlutamate signalingMouse modelTherapeutic windowAD phenotypeReceptor 5Mouse brainAllosteric modulatorsMemory deficitsCellular prion proteinPathological roleMGluR5
2016
Early Activation of Experience-Independent Dendritic Spine Turnover in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease.
Heiss JK, Barrett J, Yu Z, Haas LT, Kostylev MA, Strittmatter SM. Early Activation of Experience-Independent Dendritic Spine Turnover in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. Cerebral Cortex 2016, 27: 3660-3674. PMID: 27365298, PMCID: PMC6059166, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhw188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsCerebral CortexDendritic SpinesDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression ProfilingGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHippocampusHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalImmunoprecipitationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMutationNeuroimagingPlaque, AmyloidPresenilin-1Prion ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosSensory DeprivationTime FactorsVibrissaeConceptsAPP/PS1 miceDendritic spine turnoverSpine turnoverAlzheimer's diseasePS1 miceAged APP/PS1 miceYoung APP/PS1 miceAPP/PS1 mouse brainSoluble Aβ oligomersLipid-metabolizing genesAPPswe/Synaptic lossCerebral cortexSynapse densityAβ plaquesSynaptic dysregulationLack responsivenessMouse modelDendritic spinesPersistent spinesSynapse turnoverPlaque formationMouse brainYounger ageCellular prion protein
2013
Delayed amyloid plaque deposition and behavioral deficits in outcrossed AβPP/PS1 mice
Couch BA, Kerrisk ME, Kaufman AC, Nygaard HB, Strittmatter SM, Koleske AJ. Delayed amyloid plaque deposition and behavioral deficits in outcrossed AβPP/PS1 mice. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2013, 521: 1395-1408. PMID: 23047754, PMCID: PMC3562562, DOI: 10.1002/cne.23239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAβPP/PS1 micePS1 micePlaque burdenPlaque depositionBehavioral deficitsRadial arm water maze performanceBehavioral impairmentsAlzheimer's diseaseAβPP processingPresenilin 1Amyloid-β precursor proteinLower plaque burdenProgressive neurodegenerative dementiaAmyloid plaque depositionAmyloid plaque accumulationAmyloid plaque burdenAD-like featuresNovel object recognitionWater maze performanceMonths of ageDendrite lossAD progressionNeurodegenerative dementiaPlaque accumulationMixed genetic background
2010
Genetic reduction of striatal-enriched tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) reverses cognitive and cellular deficits in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model
Zhang Y, Kurup P, Xu J, Carty N, Fernandez SM, Nygaard HB, Pittenger C, Greengard P, Strittmatter SM, Nairn AC, Lombroso PJ. Genetic reduction of striatal-enriched tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) reverses cognitive and cellular deficits in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 19014-19019. PMID: 20956308, PMCID: PMC2973892, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1013543107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriatal-enriched tyrosine phosphataseTyrosine phosphataseDisease mouse modelStriatal-enriched phosphataseAlzheimer's diseaseCellular deficitsGenetic manipulationNMDA receptorsMouse modelTriple transgenic AD mouse modelIncurable neurodegenerative disorderTransgenic AD mouse modelAlzheimer's disease mouse modelPathophysiology of ADSTEP inhibitorGenetic reductionAD mouse modelHuman AD patientsSoluble Aβ oligomersSynaptic functionPhosphataseNeurodegenerative disordersAD patientsDevastating disorderAnimal modelsMemory Impairment in Transgenic Alzheimer Mice Requires Cellular Prion Protein
Gimbel DA, Nygaard HB, Coffey EE, Gunther EC, Laurén J, Gimbel ZA, Strittmatter SM. Memory Impairment in Transgenic Alzheimer Mice Requires Cellular Prion Protein. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 6367-6374. PMID: 20445063, PMCID: PMC3323924, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0395-10.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransgenic miceAlzheimer's diseaseCellular prion proteinSpatial learningAD transgenic miceTransgenic AD modelTransgenic Alzheimer's micePrnp-/- miceAD-related phenotypesAmyloid-beta peptideAbeta accumulationAbeta plaquesAbeta levelsAD micePrion proteinAlzheimer's miceAxonal degenerationAPP expressionSynaptic markersHippocampal slicesDetectable impairmentEarly deathAD modelBehavioral impairmentsMemory impairment
2007
Nogo receptor interacts with brain APP and Abeta to reduce pathologic changes in Alzheimer's transgenic mice.
Park JH, Strittmatter SM. Nogo receptor interacts with brain APP and Abeta to reduce pathologic changes in Alzheimer's transgenic mice. Current Alzheimer Research 2007, 4: 568-70. PMID: 18220524, PMCID: PMC2846284, DOI: 10.2174/156720507783018235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsBrainBrain ChemistryDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceMice, TransgenicModels, BiologicalReceptors, PeptideConceptsTransgenic miceAlzheimer's diseasePlaque depositionAdult central nervous systemAlzheimer's transgenic miceNogo-66 receptorAmyloid β plaquesCentral nervous systemAxonal sproutingAβ accumulationΒ plaquesDystrophic neuritesPathologic changesNogo receptorNervous systemBrain APPDiseasePotential mechanistic basisMiceExpression increasesNGR modificationReceptorsNeurite responseNGRMechanistic basis
2006
Alzheimer Precursor Protein Interaction with the Nogo-66 Receptor Reduces Amyloid-β Plaque Deposition
Park JH, Gimbel DA, GrandPre T, Lee JK, Kim JE, Li W, Lee DH, Strittmatter SM. Alzheimer Precursor Protein Interaction with the Nogo-66 Receptor Reduces Amyloid-β Plaque Deposition. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 1386-1395. PMID: 16452662, PMCID: PMC2846286, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3291-05.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmyloid precursor proteinAlzheimer's diseaseAbeta levelsDystrophic neuritesPlaque depositionAmyloid-β plaque depositionCourse of ADAbeta plaque depositionTransgenic AD modelBrain Abeta levelsAD brain samplesAdult CNS axonsAxonal sprouting responseNgR expressionAbeta depositsAxonal dysfunctionPathophysiologic hypothesesSecretase processingTraumatic injuryAbeta productionDisease processAD modelBrain samplesCNS axonsPlaque deposits