2005
Catecholaminergic Innervation of Pyramidal Neurons in the Human Temporal Cortex
Benavides-Piccione R, Arellano J, DeFelipe J. Catecholaminergic Innervation of Pyramidal Neurons in the Human Temporal Cortex. Cerebral Cortex 2005, 15: 1584-1591. PMID: 15703259, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhi036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman temporal cortexPyramidal cellsPyramidal neuronsCatecholaminergic innervationCatecholaminergic afferentsCatecholaminergic fibersTyrosine hydroxylaseTemporal cortexHuman neocortexBasal dendritic regionsBasal dendritic arborsHuman cortical organizationEnzyme tyrosine hydroxylaseHuman cortical tissueDendritic arborsExcitatory inputsCortical functionLayers IIHigher cognitive functionsLayers IIIaCognitive functionDendritic compartmentsCortical tissueCortical organizationLucifer Yellow
2001
Microtubule-associated protein 2 phosphorylation is decreased in the human epileptic temporal lobe cortex
Sánchez C, Arellano J, Rodríguez-Sánchez P, Avila J, DeFelipe J, Díez-Guerra F. Microtubule-associated protein 2 phosphorylation is decreased in the human epileptic temporal lobe cortex. Neuroscience 2001, 107: 25-33. PMID: 11744243, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(01)00338-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpileptic patientsMAP2 phosphorylationEpileptiform activityKynurenic acidTemporal lobe epileptic patientsNeuronal cytoskeletonSeizure-like activityTemporal lobe cortexNeuronal cell deathRat hippocampal neuronsProtein 2 phosphorylationNeuronal damageSeizure activityGlutamate receptorsHippocampal neuronsNeuronal activityBiopsy samplesSynaptic plasticityPatientsElectrocorticogram activityNeuronal processesExperimental modelAbnormal patternsImmunocytochemical analysisPhosphorylated epitopesBarrel Pattern Formation Requires Serotonin Uptake by Thalamocortical Afferents, and Not Vesicular Monoamine Release
Persico A, Mengual E, Moessner R, Hall S, Revay R, Sora I, Arellano J, DeFelipe J, Giménez-Amaya J, Conciatori M, Marino R, Baldi A, Cabib S, Pascucci T, Uhl G, Murphy D, Lesch K, Keller F. Barrel Pattern Formation Requires Serotonin Uptake by Thalamocortical Afferents, and Not Vesicular Monoamine Release. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 6862-6873. PMID: 11517274, PMCID: PMC6763105, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-17-06862.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsBiogenic MonoaminesCarrier ProteinsExtracellular SpaceFenclonineGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsImmunohistochemistryMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurons, AfferentNeuropeptidesOrganic Anion TransportersSerotoninSerotonin AntagonistsSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSomatosensory CortexSynapsesSynaptic VesiclesThalamusVesicular Biogenic Amine Transport ProteinsVesicular Monoamine Transport ProteinsVibrissaeConceptsVMAT2-KO miceDensity of synapsesKnock-out (KO) miceVesicular monoamine transporterThalamocortical afferentsCerebral cortexSynaptic contactsThalamocortical neuronsKO miceLayer IVBarrel cortexMonoamine releaseNeonatal rodentsBarrel fieldPostnatal growthVesicular releaseSerotonin transporterMonoamine transportersCortexPlasma membrane serotonin transporterSynaptic vesiclesQuantitative electron microscopyMiceComplete absenceRelease
1999
Variation in the spatial relationship between parvalbumin immunoreactive interneurones and pyramidal neurones in rat somatosensory cortex
Elston G, DeFelipe J, Arellano J, del Carmen Gonzilez-Albo M, Rosa M. Variation in the spatial relationship between parvalbumin immunoreactive interneurones and pyramidal neurones in rat somatosensory cortex. Neuroreport 1999, 10: 2975-2979. PMID: 10549808, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199909290-00019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell SizeDendritesImmunohistochemistryInterneuronsMicroscopy, ConfocalParvalbuminsPyramidal CellsRatsRats, WistarSomatosensory CortexConceptsPyramidal neuronesLayer VLucifer YellowSomatosensory cortexLayer IIICell bodiesRat primary somatosensory cortexTangential cortical slicesPrimary somatosensory cortexImmunoreactive cell bodiesBasal dendritic fieldsRat somatosensory cortexCombination of antibodiesReceptive field propertiesDendritic territoriesCortical slicesInhibitory modulationDendritic fieldsCortical neuronesIntracellular injectionNeuronesCortexConfocal microscopyFunctional implicationsSlices