2011
Gap junction‐mediated calcium waves define communication networks among murine postnatal neural progenitor cells
Lacar B, Young SZ, Platel J, Bordey A. Gap junction‐mediated calcium waves define communication networks among murine postnatal neural progenitor cells. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 34: 1895-1905. PMID: 22098557, PMCID: PMC3237798, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07901.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural progenitor cellsNeurogenic nicheB2 cellsBlood vesselsCalcium wavesPurinergic receptor blockerProgenitor cellsPostnatal neurogenic nichesFunctional couplingPostnatal neural progenitor cellsGap junction blockersGap junction protein connexin 43Neonatal electroporationNiche astrocytesReceptor blockersProtein connexin 43Intercellular calcium wavesSubventricular zoneCells persistJunction blockersB1 cellsB cellsDye couplingDistinct entityConnexin 43
2006
Adult Neurogenesis: Basic Concepts of Signaling
Bordey A. Adult Neurogenesis: Basic Concepts of Signaling. Cell Cycle 2006, 5: 722-728. PMID: 16582623, DOI: 10.4161/cc.5.7.2614.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAgingCell CommunicationCell DifferentiationHumansModels, NeurologicalNeuronsSignal TransductionStem CellsConceptsAdult neurogenesisMotor memory formationBrain injuryPersistent neurogenesisNeurogenic environmentAdult brainNeurogenic regionsNeuroglial networksNeurogenesisEmbryonic neurogenesisIntegrative propertiesMemory formationExtracellular matrix moleculesCell communicationBrainRecent findingsCellsExamples of cellsMatrix moleculesInjury
2003
Modulation of Glutamatergic Transmission by Bergmann Glial Cells in Rat Cerebellum In Situ
Bordey A, Sontheimer H. Modulation of Glutamatergic Transmission by Bergmann Glial Cells in Rat Cerebellum In Situ. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2003, 89: 979-988. PMID: 12574474, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00904.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneAmino Acid Transport System X-AGAnimalsAspartic AcidCell CommunicationElectric StimulationExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGlutamic AcidMembrane PotentialsNerve FibersNeurogliaN-MethylaspartatePatch-Clamp TechniquesPurkinje CellsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, GlutamateSodiumSynaptic TransmissionConceptsExcitatory postsynaptic currentsBergmann glial cellsGlial cellsPurkinje cell synapseInward currentsCell synapseGlu transportPurkinje cellsSpontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currentsAbsence of TTXPresynaptic glutamate releaseCerebellar brain slicesSpontaneous EPSC frequencyPatch-clamp recordingsSingle glial cellsIonotropic Glu receptorsParallel fibersEPSC frequencyPresynaptic effectsExcitatory transmissionGlutamate releaseGlutamatergic transmissionPostsynaptic currentsGlu receptorsBrain slices