2010
Memory Impairment in Transgenic Alzheimer Mice Requires Cellular Prion Protein
Gimbel DA, Nygaard HB, Coffey EE, Gunther EC, Laurén J, Gimbel ZA, Strittmatter SM. Memory Impairment in Transgenic Alzheimer Mice Requires Cellular Prion Protein. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 6367-6374. PMID: 20445063, PMCID: PMC3323924, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0395-10.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransgenic miceAlzheimer's diseaseCellular prion proteinSpatial learningAD transgenic miceTransgenic AD modelTransgenic Alzheimer's micePrnp-/- miceAD-related phenotypesAmyloid-beta peptideAbeta accumulationAbeta plaquesAbeta levelsAD micePrion proteinAlzheimer's miceAxonal degenerationAPP expressionSynaptic markersHippocampal slicesDetectable impairmentEarly deathAD modelBehavioral impairmentsMemory impairment
2006
Alzheimer Precursor Protein Interaction with the Nogo-66 Receptor Reduces Amyloid-β Plaque Deposition
Park JH, Gimbel DA, GrandPre T, Lee JK, Kim JE, Li W, Lee DH, Strittmatter SM. Alzheimer Precursor Protein Interaction with the Nogo-66 Receptor Reduces Amyloid-β Plaque Deposition. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 1386-1395. PMID: 16452662, PMCID: PMC2846286, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3291-05.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmyloid precursor proteinAlzheimer's diseaseAbeta levelsDystrophic neuritesPlaque depositionAmyloid-β plaque depositionCourse of ADAbeta plaque depositionTransgenic AD modelBrain Abeta levelsAD brain samplesAdult CNS axonsAxonal sprouting responseNgR expressionAbeta depositsAxonal dysfunctionPathophysiologic hypothesesSecretase processingTraumatic injuryAbeta productionDisease processAD modelBrain samplesCNS axonsPlaque deposits