2014
Leptin signaling in astrocytes regulates hypothalamic neuronal circuits and feeding
Kim JG, Suyama S, Koch M, Jin S, Argente-Arizon P, Argente J, Liu ZW, Zimmer MR, Jeong JK, Szigeti-Buck K, Gao Y, Garcia-Caceres C, Yi CX, Salmaso N, Vaccarino FM, Chowen J, Diano S, Dietrich MO, Tschöp MH, Horvath TL. Leptin signaling in astrocytes regulates hypothalamic neuronal circuits and feeding. Nature Neuroscience 2014, 17: 908-910. PMID: 24880214, PMCID: PMC4113214, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAstrocytesCell CountEatingExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHypothalamusImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationLeptinMaleMelanocortinsMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ElectronNerve NetNeuronsPrimary Cell CulturePro-OpiomelanocortinPulmonary Gas ExchangeReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSignal Transduction
2012
Environmental Enrichment Increases the GFAP+ Stem Cell Pool and Reverses Hypoxia-Induced Cognitive Deficits in Juvenile Mice
Salmaso N, Silbereis J, Komitova M, Mitchell P, Chapman K, Ment LR, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Environmental Enrichment Increases the GFAP+ Stem Cell Pool and Reverses Hypoxia-Induced Cognitive Deficits in Juvenile Mice. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 8930-8939. PMID: 22745493, PMCID: PMC3399175, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1398-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBromodeoxyuridineCell CountCell DifferentiationCognition DisordersDeoxyuridineDisease Models, AnimalEnvironmentEstrogen AntagonistsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansHypoxiaIdoxuridineKi-67 AntigenMaleMaze LearningMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurogenesisNeurogliaReceptors, EstrogenStem CellsTamoxifenConceptsHypoxic injuryBrain injuryAstroglial cellsChronic hypoxic injuryDevelopmental brain injuryLow birth weightCell poolEnvironmental enrichmentAdult brain injuryAbnormal lung developmentStem cell poolPerinatal hypoxic injuryFate-mapping modelsSocio-demographic factorsNeurobiological recoveryHippocampal neurogenesisVLBW cohortPremature childrenBirth weightCardiovascular abnormalitiesJuvenile miceAnimal modelsLung developmentInjuryCognitive deficits
2011
Cortical Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein-Positive Cells Generate Neurons after Perinatal Hypoxic Injury
Bi B, Salmaso N, Komitova M, Simonini MV, Silbereis J, Cheng E, Kim J, Luft S, Ment LR, Horvath TL, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Cortical Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein-Positive Cells Generate Neurons after Perinatal Hypoxic Injury. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 9205-9221. PMID: 21697371, PMCID: PMC3142780, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0518-11.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBrainCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHypoxia-Ischemia, BrainMiceMice, TransgenicNeuronsOxygenConceptsGlial fibrillary acidic protein-positive cellsCortical excitatory neuronsProtein-positive cellsPerinatal hypoxic injuryPostnatal hypoxiaGenetic fate mappingCortical astrogliaPremature childrenHypoxic injuryBrain injuryNew neuronsPreterm childrenNeurogenic nicheCognitive recoveryExcitatory neuronsGenerate neuronsNeuronal fateNeuronsHypoxiaCortical parenchymaInjuryParenchymaFate mappingCellsChildren
2010
Astroglial cells in the external granular layer are precursors of cerebellar granule neurons in neonates
Silbereis J, Heintz T, Taylor MM, Ganat Y, Ment LR, Bordey A, Vaccarino F. Astroglial cells in the external granular layer are precursors of cerebellar granule neurons in neonates. Molecular And Cellular Neuroscience 2010, 44: 362-373. PMID: 20470892, PMCID: PMC2900521, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2010.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAstrocytesBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsBeta-GalactosidaseCell LineageCerebellumGenes, ReporterGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIntegrasesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeurogenesisNeuronsPromoter Regions, GeneticStem CellsTime FactorsConceptsExternal granule cell layerGranule cell precursorsInternal granule cell layerGranule cell layerGranule cellsRhombic lipAstroglial cellsProtein expression profilesGlial fibrillary acidic protein promoterCerebellar granule cell precursorsHuman glial fibrillary acidic protein promoterEmbryonic rhombic lipInducible Cre recombinaseNeuronal progenitor cellsReporter proteinFirst postnatal weekNeural stem cell markersLate embryogenesisCellular plasticityImmature granule cellsEarly postnatal developmentCell layerReporter geneCerebellar granule neuronsStem cell markers
2009
Precursors with Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Promoter Activity Transiently Generate GABA Interneurons in the Postnatal Cerebellum
Silbereis J, Cheng E, Ganat YM, Ment LR, Vaccarino FM. Precursors with Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Promoter Activity Transiently Generate GABA Interneurons in the Postnatal Cerebellum. Stem Cells 2009, 27: 1152-1163. PMID: 19418461, PMCID: PMC2903623, DOI: 10.1002/stem.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebellar white matterWhite matterGFAP/Inducible Cre recombinationMolecular layerGlial cell typesNSC/NPCsGABA interneuronsGFAP promoter activityGAD-67GABAergic interneuronsGlial cellsIntact cerebellumNeurogenic potentialCerebellar cortexCerebellar interneuronsInhibitory factorPostnatal cerebellumInterneuronsNeural stemProgenitor cellsDifferent neuronsCerebellumCerebellar developmentCre recombinationFgfr1 Is Required for Cortical Regeneration and Repair after Perinatal Hypoxia
Fagel DM, Ganat Y, Cheng E, Silbereis J, Ohkubo Y, Ment LR, Vaccarino FM. Fgfr1 Is Required for Cortical Regeneration and Repair after Perinatal Hypoxia. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 1202-1211. PMID: 19176828, PMCID: PMC2768410, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4516-08.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBromodeoxyuridineCell ProliferationCerebral CortexCreatinineDNA-Binding ProteinsGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHypoxiaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve RegenerationNeurogenesisNeuronsOlfactory BulbParvalbuminsPhosphopyruvate HydrataseReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1T-Box Domain ProteinsConceptsWild-type miceCortical neuronsOlfactory bulbSubventricular zoneChronic postnatal hypoxiaNeonatal hypoxic injuryPersistent behavioral deficitsExcitatory cortical neuronsSVZ cell proliferationCell proliferationPostnatal day 3Receptor 1 geneNormoxic miceOB neurogenesisReactive neurogenesisPerinatal hypoxiaPostnatal hypoxiaNeuronal recoveryFibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) geneHypoxic miceChronic hypoxiaGABAergic interneuronsHypoxic injuryResidual deficitsCortical regeneration
2006
Early Postnatal Astroglial Cells Produce Multilineage Precursors and Neural Stem Cells In Vivo
Ganat YM, Silbereis J, Cave C, Ngu H, Anderson GM, Ohkubo Y, Ment LR, Vaccarino FM. Early Postnatal Astroglial Cells Produce Multilineage Precursors and Neural Stem Cells In Vivo. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 8609-8621. PMID: 16914687, PMCID: PMC6674357, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2532-06.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAstrocytesBrainCell DifferentiationCell LineageCerebral VentriclesDoublecortin ProteinFemaleGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHumansIntegrasesMaleMiceMice, TransgenicNeuronsOlfactory BulbOligodendrogliaPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombination, GeneticStem CellsTransgenesConceptsDentate gyrusHuman GFAP promoterCerebral cortexAstroglial cellsSubventricular zoneOlfactory bulbPostnatal brainNeural progenitor/stem cellsPostnatal day 5First postnatal weekProgenitor/stem cellsStem cellsInducible Cre recombinaseNeural stem cellsGenetic fate mappingMature neuronsPostnatal weekCNS regionsWhite matterDay 5GFAP promoterNeural precursorsCortexNeuronsCre recombinase