2022
TREM2 Deficiency Disrupts Network Oscillations Leading to Epileptic Activity and Aggravates Amyloid-β-Related Hippocampal Pathophysiology in Mice
Stoiljkovic M, Gutierrez KO, Kelley C, Horvath TL, Hajós M. TREM2 Deficiency Disrupts Network Oscillations Leading to Epileptic Activity and Aggravates Amyloid-β-Related Hippocampal Pathophysiology in Mice. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2022, 88: 837-847. PMID: 34120899, PMCID: PMC8898080, DOI: 10.3233/jad-210041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseMicroglial functionTREM2 functionTheta-phase gamma-amplitude couplingHippocampal network functionSpontaneous epileptiform seizuresNetwork oscillationsTransgenic AD modelHippocampal neuronal excitabilityMyeloid cells 2Clinical Alzheimer's diseaseWild-type miceHippocampal network oscillationsHippocampal pathophysiologyProgressive dementiaTau pathologyUrethane anesthesiaAD pathophysiologyNeuronal excitabilityEpileptiform seizuresEpileptic activityAD modelTREM2Disease pathologyCells 2
2021
Therapy for Alzheimer’s disease: Missing targets and functional markers?
Stoiljkovic M, Horvath TL, Hajós M. Therapy for Alzheimer’s disease: Missing targets and functional markers? Ageing Research Reviews 2021, 68: 101318. PMID: 33711510, PMCID: PMC8131215, DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2021.101318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseNew symptomatic treatmentsNeural network integrityClinical characteristicsNext-generation therapiesSymptomatic treatmentOutcome biomarkerTau pathologyFluid biomarkersPlasma biomarkersDisease progressionEffective therapyNeurophysiological biomarkersTreatment candidatesCerebrospinal fluidNovel biomarkersTranslational studiesTreatment interventionsDiseaseTarget engagementTherapyBiomarkersCurrent conceptsMultiple biomarkersDrug targets
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 effectivenessAltered Cortical and Hippocampal Excitability in TgF344-AD Rats Modeling Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology
Stoiljkovic M, Kelley C, Stutz B, Horvath TL, Hajós M. Altered Cortical and Hippocampal Excitability in TgF344-AD Rats Modeling Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology. Cerebral Cortex 2018, 29: 2716-2727. PMID: 29920597, PMCID: PMC7302691, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhy140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsBrainDisease Models, AnimalEvoked Potentials, AuditoryFemaleMaleRatsRats, Inbred F344Rats, TransgenicConceptsTgF344-AD ratsHippocampal theta oscillationsAlzheimer's diseaseDisease pathologyTheta-phase gamma-amplitude couplingAge-matched wild-type counterpartsAD pathological featuresDisease-modifying therapiesAccumulation of amyloidPredictive animal modelsAlzheimer's disease pathologyHigh-voltage spindlesTheta oscillationsSignificant age-dependent declineAge-dependent declineHippocampal excitabilitySharp-wave ripplesAβ accumulationNeuronal lossAD ratsPathological featuresUrethane anesthesiaAD patientsAuditory gatingAD drugs
2016
Hippocampal network dynamics in response to α7 nACh receptors activation in amyloid-β overproducing transgenic mice
Stoiljkovic M, Kelley C, Hajós GP, Nagy D, Koenig G, Leventhal L, Hajós M. Hippocampal network dynamics in response to α7 nACh receptors activation in amyloid-β overproducing transgenic mice. Neurobiology Of Aging 2016, 45: 161-168. PMID: 27459936, DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.05.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorEffect of α7Wild-type miceGamma oscillationsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsHippocampal network dynamicsSymptomatic treatmentClinical findingsAD patientsSaline controlsProcognitive drugsΑ7 nAChRsTransgenic miceAcetylcholine receptorsReceptor activationCognitive functionHippocampal oscillationsMiceNeurophysiological impairmentsAgonistsPower of thetaΑ7AβSignificant differences