2024
Nanoscale imaging of pT217‐tau in aged rhesus macaque entorhinal and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex: Evidence of interneuronal trafficking and early‐stage neurodegeneration
Datta D, Perone I, Wijegunawardana D, Liang F, Morozov Y, Arellano J, Duque A, Xie Z, van Dyck C, Joyce M, Arnsten A. Nanoscale imaging of pT217‐tau in aged rhesus macaque entorhinal and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex: Evidence of interneuronal trafficking and early‐stage neurodegeneration. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2024, 20: 2843-2860. PMID: 38445818, PMCID: PMC11032534, DOI: 10.1002/alz.13737.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Anatomical characterization of pT217‐tau in aged rhesus macaque association cortices: Relevance for trans‐synaptic propagation in sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease
Datta D, Mentone S, Morozov Y, van Dyck C, Arnsten A. Anatomical characterization of pT217‐tau in aged rhesus macaque association cortices: Relevance for trans‐synaptic propagation in sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.075998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTau pathologyEntorhinal cortexAlzheimer's diseaseRhesus macaquesBrain tau pathologyHigher brain circuitsHigher cortical circuitsPattern of neurodegenerationAged rhesus macaquesHuman Alzheimer's diseaseSporadic Alzheimer's diseaseTrans-synaptic propagationSoluble tau speciesSequence of tauDorsolateral prefrontal cortexAmyloid pathologyExtracellular spaceDendritic shaftsAdvanced neurodegenerationTau hyperphosphorylationInhibitory synapsesNeurofibrillary tanglesGlutamatergic synapsesSpine apparatusAD biomarkers
2022
Nanoscale imaging of pT217‐tau in aged rhesus macaque: Trans‐synaptic propagation and seeding of tau pathology in entorhinal cortex
Datta D, Mentone S, Morozov Y, van Dyck C, Arnsten A. Nanoscale imaging of pT217‐tau in aged rhesus macaque: Trans‐synaptic propagation and seeding of tau pathology in entorhinal cortex. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2022, 18 DOI: 10.1002/alz.064956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTau pathologyAlzheimer's diseaseEntorhinal cortexCerebrospinal fluidLayers IIRhesus macaquesBrain tau pathologyHigher brain circuitsHigher cortical circuitsPattern of neurodegenerationAged rhesus macaquesHuman Alzheimer's diseaseTrans-synaptic propagationSoluble tau speciesSequence of tauAmyloid pathologyExtracellular spaceDendritic shaftsTau hyperphosphorylationGlutamatergic synapsesInhibitory synapsesNeurofibrillary tanglesSpine apparatusAD biomarkersEarly biomarkersSubcellular localization of PDE4D and HCN1 in rhesus macaque entorhinal cortex layer II: Signature of vulnerability in Alzheimer’s disease
Datta D, Mentone S, Morozov Y, van Dyck C, Arnsten A. Subcellular localization of PDE4D and HCN1 in rhesus macaque entorhinal cortex layer II: Signature of vulnerability in Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2022, 17 DOI: 10.1002/alz.054671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEntorhinal cortex layer IICortex layer IILayers IIAlzheimer's diseaseTau pathologySmooth endoplasmic reticulumPostsynaptic compartmentsPrefrontal cortexLayer II cellsLayer II stellate cellsDisease courseAsymmetric synapsesGlutamatergic circuitsDendritic shaftsCalcium dysregulationGlutamatergic synapsesSpine apparatusExcitatory synapsesCalcium leakAD subjectsDendritic spinesStellate cellsAssociation cortexCalcium extrusionSynaptic strength
2021
PDE4D And HCN1 Ultrastructure In Rhesus Macaque Entorhinal Cortex: Relevance For Aging And Alzheimer's Disease
Datta D, Mentone S, Arnsten A. PDE4D And HCN1 Ultrastructure In Rhesus Macaque Entorhinal Cortex: Relevance For Aging And Alzheimer's Disease. Innovation In Aging 2021, 5: 638-639. PMCID: PMC8681434, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igab046.2410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA CpG methylationProtein mass spectrometrySomatic mutationsAge-related molecular changesSimilar genetic backgroundEpigenetic regulatorsCpG methylationEpigenetic alterationsWhole-exome sequencingMolecular damageGenetic backgroundDNAmeMolecular changesPostmortem brain samplesBrain samplesAbstract AgingSame brain samplesAlzheimer's diseaseCurrent understandingBiological agingBinding propertiesMutationsMass spectrometryMajor risk factorEpigenetics
2020
The calcium‐containing smooth endoplasmic reticulum is a focus of risk factors for early‐ and late‐onset Alzheimer’s disease
Datta D, Mentone S, Morozov Y, van Dyck C, Arnsten A. The calcium‐containing smooth endoplasmic reticulum is a focus of risk factors for early‐ and late‐onset Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2020, 16 DOI: 10.1002/alz.047651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLate-onset Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseSmooth endoplasmic reticulumAD pathologyCalcium dysregulationRisk factorsCalcium leakMonkey dorsolateral prefrontal cortexAutosomal dominant Alzheimer's diseaseNeurofibrillary tangle formationGenetic risk factorsMedial temporal lobeDorsolateral prefrontal cortexMonkey DLPFCAD neurodegenerationTangle formationAge-related pathologiesTemporal lobeAnimal modelsAssociation cortexPS2 mutationTherapeutic interventionsBrain regionsEtiological eventInternal calciumBiochemical characterization of age‐related calcium‐cAMP‐PKA signaling dysregulation and its effect on tau pathology in rhesus monkey cortex
Leslie S, Datta D, Wang M, van Dyck C, Arnsten A, Nairn A. Biochemical characterization of age‐related calcium‐cAMP‐PKA signaling dysregulation and its effect on tau pathology in rhesus monkey cortex. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2020, 16 DOI: 10.1002/alz.042017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTau pathologyAge-related dysregulationAlzheimer's diseaseIntracellular calciumTau phosphorylationRhesus monkeysRat primary cortical culturesHuman post-mortem samplesVulnerable brain regionsSporadic Alzheimer's diseaseAmyloid-beta plaquesPrimary cortical culturesMain pathological hallmarksRhesus monkey cortexTau neurofibrillary tanglesYears of ageEarly-onset formAge-related vulnerabilityDorsolateral prefrontal cortexAge-related changesMonkey DLPFCPost-mortem samplesAD pathologyAmyloid pathologyUnknown etiologyInsights into Cognitive Disorders in Aging and Mental Illness: Molecular Influences on Circuits of the Prefrontal Cortex
Arnsten A. Insights into Cognitive Disorders in Aging and Mental Illness: Molecular Influences on Circuits of the Prefrontal Cortex. 2020 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190069162.013.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrefrontal cortexAbsence of sensory stimulationGoal-directed behaviorTop-down controlWorking memoryPrefrontal microcircuitsAffective disordersDynamic network connectivityMental disordersArousal systemCognitive disordersMental illnessCortical synaptic connectivityAbstract thoughtCortexRepresentation of informationDisordersSensory stimulationSynaptic strengthAlzheimer's diseaseRecurrent excitatory connectionsSynaptic connectionsExcitatory connectionsSchizophreniaNetwork connectivity
2019
Alzheimer’s-like pathology in aging rhesus macaques: Unique opportunity to study the etiology and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Arnsten AFT, Datta D, Leslie S, Yang ST, Wang M, Nairn AC. Alzheimer’s-like pathology in aging rhesus macaques: Unique opportunity to study the etiology and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 26230-26238. PMID: 31871209, PMCID: PMC6936707, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1903671116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTau pathologyAlzheimer's diseaseAssociation cortexTau phosphorylationMouse modelRhesus monkeysSignificant amyloid pathologyAlzheimer-like pathologyPrefrontal association cortexTau phosphorylation statePrimary sensory cortexOnset Alzheimer's diseasePrecursor protein cleavagePreventive therapyAmyloid pathologyCalcium dysregulationEarly stage degenerationPhosphorylated tauPrecipitating factorsSensory cortexCognitive deficitsAD researchRhesus macaquesPathologyCortex
2017
The aged rhesus macaque manifests Braak stage III/IV Alzheimer's‐like pathology
Paspalas CD, Carlyle BC, Leslie S, Preuss TM, Crimins JL, Huttner AJ, van Dyck C, Rosene DL, Nairn AC, Arnsten AFT. The aged rhesus macaque manifests Braak stage III/IV Alzheimer's‐like pathology. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2017, 14: 680-691. PMID: 29241829, PMCID: PMC6178089, DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate-onset Alzheimer's diseaseCortical pathologyEntorhinal cortexAnimal modelsBraak stage III/IVAlzheimer's diseaseStage III/IVRhesus macaquesProgression of tauAlzheimer-like pathologyPrimary visual cortexSequence of tauDorsolateral prefrontal cortexTau pathologyPreventive strategiesAssociation cortexVisual cortexPrefrontal cortexCortexPathologyDiseaseOld animalsProtein kinase A (PKA) phosphorylationGenetic insultsMacaquesmGluR2 versus mGluR3 Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors in Primate Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex: Postsynaptic mGluR3 Strengthen Working Memory Networks
Jin LE, Wang M, Galvin VC, Lightbourne TC, Conn PJ, Arnsten AF, Paspalas CD. mGluR2 versus mGluR3 Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors in Primate Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex: Postsynaptic mGluR3 Strengthen Working Memory Networks. Cerebral Cortex 2017, 28: 974-987. PMID: 28108498, PMCID: PMC5974790, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhx005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugExcitatory Amino Acid AgentsEye MovementsFemaleImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMacaca mulattaMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemory, Short-TermNeuronsPost-Synaptic DensityPrefrontal CortexRatsReceptors, Metabotropic GlutamateSpatial LearningSubcellular FractionsConceptsPrimate dorsolateral prefrontal cortexMetabotropic glutamate receptorsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexGlutamate receptorsCell firingPrefrontal cortexMGluR2 positive allosteric modulatorsFocus of pathologyNovel therapeutic targetPositive allosteric modulatorsMGluR3 agonistGlutamate transmissionAstrocytic expressionGlial receptorsPostsynaptic componentsSpine synapsesInhibition of cAMPN-acetylaspartylglutamateMGluR3Therapeutic targetCognitive disordersLayer IIIMGluR2Postsynaptic cAMPAlzheimer's diseaseChapter 2 The Cellular Mechanisms of Executive Functions and Working Memory Relevance to Mental Disorders
Lightbourne T, Arnsten A. Chapter 2 The Cellular Mechanisms of Executive Functions and Working Memory Relevance to Mental Disorders. 2017, 21-40. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-803676-1.00002-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrefrontal cortexAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderDevastating neuropsychiatric disorderAdvanced ageTopographical organizationTherapeutic interventionsAlzheimer's diseaseMental disordersBrain regionsNeuropsychiatric pathologiesNormal individualsHigher-order cognitive abilitiesNeuropsychiatric disordersUncontrollable stressHyperactivity disorderCellular mechanisms
2015
Stress weakens prefrontal networks: molecular insults to higher cognition
Arnsten AF. Stress weakens prefrontal networks: molecular insults to higher cognition. Nature Neuroscience 2015, 18: 1376-1385. PMID: 26404712, PMCID: PMC4816215, DOI: 10.1038/nn.4087.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
cAMP-PKA phosphorylation of tau confers risk for degeneration in aging association cortex
Carlyle BC, Nairn AC, Wang M, Yang Y, Jin LE, Simen AA, Ramos BP, Bordner KA, Craft GE, Davies P, Pletikos M, Šestan N, Arnsten AF, Paspalas CD. cAMP-PKA phosphorylation of tau confers risk for degeneration in aging association cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 5036-5041. PMID: 24707050, PMCID: PMC3977284, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1322360111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurofibrillary tanglesAssociation cortexAlzheimer's diseaseSpine apparatusPhosphorylated tauPattern of neurodegenerationLate-stage diseaseHigh-risk factorsNormal aged miceGenetic rodent modelsPrefrontal association cortexPrimary sensory cortexPrimary visual cortexAge-related increasePyramidal neuronsCorticocortical connectionsAged miceRisk factorsGlutamate synapsesSpine synapsesSelective vulnerabilityRodent modelsDendritic spinesSensory cortexProtein kinase phosphorylation
2013
NMDA Receptors Subserve Persistent Neuronal Firing during Working Memory in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex
Wang M, Yang Y, Wang CJ, Gamo NJ, Jin LE, Mazer JA, Morrison JH, Wang XJ, Arnsten AF. NMDA Receptors Subserve Persistent Neuronal Firing during Working Memory in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex. Neuron 2013, 77: 736-749. PMID: 23439125, PMCID: PMC3584418, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.12.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent firingDorsolateral prefrontal cortexAMPA receptorsPrefrontal cortexPrimate dorsolateral prefrontal cortexSystemic ketamine administrationPersistent neuronal firingAMPAR blockadePrimate dlPFCKetamine actionKetamine administrationNMDAR blockadeNMDA receptorsSystemic ketamineNetwork firingNeuronal firingAlzheimer's diseaseReceptor influencesImpair cognitionResponse cellsRecurrent excitationSensory stimulation
2012
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Berridge C, Devilbiss D, Spencer R, Schmeichel B, Arnsten A. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 2012, 303-320. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511980053.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderDeficit hyperactivity disorderHyperactivity disorderNeurodevelopmental disordersMore effective treatmentsMultiple sclerosisDisease groupEffective treatmentParkinson's diseaseBipolar disorderBrain disordersAlzheimer's diseaseClinical advancementTranslational neuroscienceSubstance abuseDiseaseDisordersField of psychiatryPublic healthCliniciansNeurologyPsychiatryPainSclerosisEpilepsy
1997
The acetylcholine releaser linopirdine increases parietal regional cerebral blood flow in Alzheimer’s disease
van Dyck C, Lin C, Robinson R, Cellar J, Smith E, Nelson J, Arnsten A, Hoffer P. The acetylcholine releaser linopirdine increases parietal regional cerebral blood flow in Alzheimer’s disease. Psychopharmacology 1997, 132: 217-226. PMID: 9292621, DOI: 10.1007/s002130050339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional cerebral blood flowParietal regional cerebral blood flowCerebral blood flowAlzheimer's diseaseAD patientsBlood flowDouble-blind trialWeeks of treatmentAD drug therapyProbable Alzheimer's diseaseParietal association cortexSingle photon emissionPlacebo TIDRCBF abnormalitiesCholinergic drugsDrug therapyHealthy controlsRCBF ratiosPharmacological interventionsHealthy subjectsAssociation cortexPatientsLinopirdineBrain regionsNeuropsychological function