2016
Binding Sites for Amyloid-β Oligomers and Synaptic Toxicity
Smith LM, Strittmatter SM. Binding Sites for Amyloid-β Oligomers and Synaptic Toxicity. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Medicine 2016, 7: a024075. PMID: 27940601, PMCID: PMC5411685, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a024075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseAβ oligomersSoluble Aβ oligomersFibrillary amyloidNeuronal impairmentSynaptic dysfunctionAD pathogenesisSynaptic toxicityAmyloid-β OligomersCellular prion proteinNeuronal cascadesFurther studiesCell surface proteinsDiseaseAβPrion proteinOligomer toxicityToxicityDysfunctionMolecular basisPathogenesisDementiaProteinPlaquesImpairment
2013
Multimodal exercises simultaneously stimulating cortical and brainstem pathways after unilateral corticospinal lesion
Harel NY, Yigitkanli K, Fu Y, Cafferty WB, Strittmatter SM. Multimodal exercises simultaneously stimulating cortical and brainstem pathways after unilateral corticospinal lesion. Brain Research 2013, 1538: 17-25. PMID: 24055330, PMCID: PMC3873870, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrainstem pathwaysMultimodal exerciseCorticospinal tractTraining groupContext of injuryCST pathwayAnatomical outcomesCST injuryPostural exercisesCorticospinal lesionsCollateral sproutingCST lesionElectrophysiological assessmentSpinal cordPhysical exerciseGait kinematicsLimb performanceSynaptic strengthLesionsSubcortical circuitsFiber densityMiceInjuryFurther studiesExercise