2019
Abstract WP150: Autophagy Regulates NLRP3 Inflammasome in Cerebral Ischemia With Comorbid Stress: A Protective Mechanism of Progesterone
Espinosa-Garcia C, Atif F, Yousuf S, Sayeed I, Neigh G, Stein D. Abstract WP150: Autophagy Regulates NLRP3 Inflammasome in Cerebral Ischemia With Comorbid Stress: A Protective Mechanism of Progesterone. Stroke 2019, 50 DOI: 10.1161/str.50.suppl_1.wp150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLC3 punctaLC3-IIP62 levelsLC3-II levelsAutophagy inhibitorLC3 levelsIschemic animalsExposed to social defeat stressComorbid stressGlobal ischemiaMicroglial autophagyInflammatory responseCerebral ischemiaLC3Progesterone's protective effectsAutophagic fluxRodent models of cerebral ischemiaP62Social defeat stressExaggerated inflammatory responseAdult male ratsModels of cerebral ischemiaNLRP3 inflammasome overactivationNon-ischemic controlsTreated with progesterone
2013
Effects of progesterone on neurite growth inhibitors in the hippocampus following global cerebral ischemia
Espinosa-García C, Aguilar-Hernández A, Cervantes M, Moralí G. Effects of progesterone on neurite growth inhibitors in the hippocampus following global cerebral ischemia. Brain Research 2013, 1545: 23-34. PMID: 24316245, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.11.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of progesteroneGlobal cerebral ischemiaMorris water mazeCA1 pyramidal neuronsNogo-ACerebral ischemiaPyramidal neuronsRho ACell bodies of CA1 pyramidal neuronsNeurite growth inhibitor Nogo-ASpatial learningVehicle-treated ratsAdult male ratsTreated with P4Effects of P4Dendritic arborization of CA1 pyramidal neuronsAssociated with parametersNeurite growth inhibitorsFunction preservationMale ratsRat hippocampusWater mazeIschemiaHippocampal layersRats
2011
Neuroprotective effects of progesterone and allopregnanolone on long-term cognitive outcome after global cerebral ischemia.
Moralí G, Montes P, Hernández-Morales L, Monfil T, Espinosa-García C, Cervantes M. Neuroprotective effects of progesterone and allopregnanolone on long-term cognitive outcome after global cerebral ischemia. Restorative Neurology And Neuroscience 2011, 29: 1-15. PMID: 21335664, DOI: 10.3233/rnn-2011-0571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroprotective effects of progesteroneEffects of progesteroneTreated ratsGlobal cerebral ischemiaLoss of hippocampal pyramidal neuronsPyramidal neuronsLong-term cognitive outcomesCerebral ischemiaAdult male Sprague-Dawley ratsMale Sprague-Dawley ratsLoss of pyramidal neuronsHippocampal pyramidal neuronsSprague-Dawley ratsWorking memoryMemory testTreated with P4Spatial learningCognitive outcomesAllopregnanoloneNeural conditionsIntact ratsHippocampusSham procedureForebrain ischemiaNonischemic controls