2015
Voltage‐dependent K+ currents contribute to heterogeneity of olfactory ensheathing cells
Rela L, Piantanida AP, Bordey A, Greer CA. Voltage‐dependent K+ currents contribute to heterogeneity of olfactory ensheathing cells. Glia 2015, 63: 1646-1659. PMID: 25856239, PMCID: PMC4506201, DOI: 10.1002/glia.22834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial cellsOlfactory nerveAxon growthVoltage-dependent potassium currentsOlfactory Ensheathing CellsSite of injuryGap junction couplingPotassium currentPotassium channelsJunction couplingInward rectifierNerveRectifier channelsCellsPhysiological propertiesLimited knowledgeInjuryOECsMembrane propertiesFascicles
2006
GFAP‐expressing cells in the postnatal subventricular zone display a unique glial phenotype intermediate between radial glia and astrocytes
Liu X, Bolteus AJ, Balkin DM, Henschel O, Bordey A. GFAP‐expressing cells in the postnatal subventricular zone display a unique glial phenotype intermediate between radial glia and astrocytes. Glia 2006, 54: 394-410. PMID: 16886203, DOI: 10.1002/glia.20392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid Transport System X-AGAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAstrocytesBiomarkersCell DifferentiationCell ShapeConnexinsEpendymaGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGlutamic AcidGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, TransgenicOrgan Culture TechniquesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhenotypePotassiumPotassium ChannelsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsStem CellsTelencephalonConceptsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinPostnatal subventricular zoneSubventricular zoneGFAP-expressing cellsRadial gliaAstroglial marker glial fibrillary acidic proteinGlial propertiesEpendymal cellsGlutamate transportersGLT-1 glutamate transporterMarker glial fibrillary acidic proteinAMPA-type glutamate receptorsFunctional glutamate transportersFibrillary acidic proteinHuman glial fibrillary acidic proteinAdult subventricular zoneConnexin 43 expressionGap junction couplingNeural stem cellsMicroM Ba2Acute slicesAstrocytic functionsGlutamate receptorsGlial phenotypeClamp recordings
2001
Electrophysiological Characteristics of Reactive Astrocytes in Experimental Cortical Dysplasia
Bordey A, Lyons SA, Hablitz JJ, Sontheimer H. Electrophysiological Characteristics of Reactive Astrocytes in Experimental Cortical Dysplasia. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2001, 85: 1719-1731. PMID: 11287494, DOI: 10.1152/jn.2001.85.4.1719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGap junction couplingReactive gliosisFreeze lesionGlial fibrillary acidic protein immunoreactivityWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsExperimental cortical dysplasiaCortical layers IPatch-clamp recordingsPostnatal day 16Reduced gap junction couplingNormal neuronal functionDysplastic neocortexP24 ratsDysplastic cortexReactive astrocytesCortical dysplasiaNeuronal dysfunctionProtein immunoreactivityElectrophysiological characteristicsAstrocytesChannel expressionNeuronal functionMicrosulcusLayer I