2020
Sex differences in the performance of cognitive tasks in a murine model of metabolic syndrome
Espinosa‐García C, Fuentes‐Venado C, Guerra‐Araiza C, Segura‐Uribe J, Chávez‐Gutiérrez E, Farfán‐García E, Cruz N, Pinto‐Almazán R. Sex differences in the performance of cognitive tasks in a murine model of metabolic syndrome. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2020, 52: 2724-2736. PMID: 32302458, DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive impairmentSpatial learningLong-term memory impairmentPerformance of cognitive tasksFemale ratsLong-term memoryAssess cognitive impairmentSprague-Dawley maleMetabolic syndromeHypercaloric dietMemory impairmentSpatial memoryCognitive tasksCognitive differencesSex differencesCA1 regionCountless reportsMetS animal modelMale ratsModel of metabolic syndromeControl groupImpairmentMurine model of metabolic syndromeStandard chow dietMemory
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