2018
Neurophysiological signals as predictive translational biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease treatment: effects of donepezil on neuronal network oscillations in TgF344-AD rats
Stoiljkovic M, Kelley C, Horvath TL, Hajós M. Neurophysiological signals as predictive translational biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease treatment: effects of donepezil on neuronal network oscillations in TgF344-AD rats. Alzheimer's Research & Therapy 2018, 10: 105. PMID: 30301466, PMCID: PMC6178257, DOI: 10.1186/s13195-018-0433-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTgF344-AD ratsWild-type ratsEffects of donepezilOscillatory abnormalitiesTgF344-ADStimulation-induced hippocampal theta oscillationAdult wild-type ratsDisease pathologyAccumulation of amyloidHigh-voltage spindle activityDisease-modifying potentialSeizure-like activityAlzheimer's disease pathologySpontaneous cortical activityAge-dependent reductionDisease treatmentHigh-voltage spindlesAcetylcholine esterase inhibitorsNeuronal network oscillationsAlzheimer's disease treatmentHippocampal theta oscillationsDonepezil treatmentCholinergic toneUrethane anesthesiaClinical effectiveness
2016
Activation of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors facilitates long-term potentiation at the hippocampal-prefrontal cortex synapses in vivo
Stoiljkovic M, Kelley C, Nagy D, Hurst R, Hajós M. Activation of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors facilitates long-term potentiation at the hippocampal-prefrontal cortex synapses in vivo. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2016, 26: 2018-2023. PMID: 27866776, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2016.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal-medial prefrontal cortex pathwayHippocampal-prefrontal cortex pathwayLong-term potentiationPrefrontal cortex pathwayCognitive processesCortex pathwayCognitive effectsMnemonic functionsCognitive functionMemory formationNeurophysiological effectsΑ7-nAChR activationNAChR activationΑ7 nAChRsHippocampal long-term potentiationSubiculum regionsΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsMale ratsSaline controlsSynaptic transmissionBrain slicesTetanic stimulationAcetylcholine receptorsSynaptic plasticity