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Filamin A inhibition reduces seizure activity in a mouse model of focal cortical malformations
Zhang L, Huang T, Teaw S, Nguyen LH, Hsieh LS, Gong X, Burns LH, Bordey A. Filamin A inhibition reduces seizure activity in a mouse model of focal cortical malformations. Science Translational Medicine 2020, 12 PMID: 32075941, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aay0289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal cortical dysplasia type IITuberous sclerosis complexFocal cortical malformationsCortical malformationsSeizure frequencyReduced seizure frequencyVehicle-treated miceOnset of seizuresFilamin ALifelong epilepsyShort hairpin RNANeurological comorbiditiesNeuronal abnormalitiesSeizure activityEpilepsy treatmentSeizure onsetMouse modelAdult miceFLNA expressionPatientsCortical tissueMiceSeizuresMalformationsHairpin RNAEctopic HCN4 expression drives mTOR-dependent epilepsy in mice
Hsieh LS, Wen JH, Nguyen LH, Zhang L, Getz SA, Torres-Reveron J, Wang Y, Spencer DD, Bordey A. Ectopic HCN4 expression drives mTOR-dependent epilepsy in mice. Science Translational Medicine 2020, 12 PMID: 33208499, PMCID: PMC9888000, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abc1492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal cortical dysplasia type IITuberous sclerosis complexFocal cortical malformationsPyramidal neuronsMouse modelHCN4 expressionCortical pyramidal neuronsOnset of seizuresIntracellular cAMP concentrationSeizure activityCortical malformationsRepetitive firingDiseased neuronsSeizuresAbnormal expressionNeuronsEpilepsyCausative linkSeizure mechanismsCAMP concentrationMechanistic targetHCN4Channel activityPatientsGene therapy
2024
mTOR in Acquired and Genetic Models of Epilepsy
Wong M, Bordey A, Danzer S. mTOR in Acquired and Genetic Models of Epilepsy. 2024, 45-74. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780197549469.003.0004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisrupted mTOR signalingMTOR signalingDysregulation of mTOR signalingCellular functionsMTOR pathway signalingAbstract MutationsTarget of rapamycinPathway signalingSignaling pathwayGenetic modelsMTOR pathwayPathway disruptionMTORPathwayNongenetic causesRegulate brain developmentGeneral patternTraumatic brain injuryTuberous sclerosis complexGenetic model of epilepsyPatterns of brain pathologyPotential mechanismsSignalBrain developmentModulator of epileptogenesis
2022
Inhibition of MEK-ERK signaling reduces seizures in two mouse models of tuberous sclerosis complex
Nguyen LH, Leiser SC, Song D, Brunner D, Roberds SL, Wong M, Bordey A. Inhibition of MEK-ERK signaling reduces seizures in two mouse models of tuberous sclerosis complex. Epilepsy Research 2022, 181: 106890. PMID: 35219048, PMCID: PMC8930622, DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2022.106890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberous sclerosis complexMouse modelTSC mouse modelsDevelopmental brain malformationsMEK-ERKNovel treatment targetsMEK inhibitor PD0325901Intractable epilepsySeizure activityTSC patientsSeizure suppressionBrain malformationsMTOR inhibitorsTreatment targetsMEK-ERK activitySeizuresTSC neuropathologyPotential alternative strategyMEK-ERK inhibitionInhibitor PD0325901Monogenic disordersInhibitionMTORTreatmentEverolimus
2019
Hypervascularization in mTOR‐dependent focal and global cortical malformations displays differential rapamycin sensitivity
Zhang L, Huang T, Teaw S, Bordey A. Hypervascularization in mTOR‐dependent focal and global cortical malformations displays differential rapamycin sensitivity. Epilepsia 2019, 60: 1255-1265. PMID: 31125447, PMCID: PMC6558978, DOI: 10.1111/epi.15969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood vesselsRapamycin treatmentVessel densityVessel abnormalitiesPostnatal day 14 miceAbsence of seizuresWild-type miceConditional transgenic miceTuberous sclerosis complexTypes of MCDDay 14 miceMCD modelFocal MCDMTOR blockersDysplastic neuronsFunctional outcomeEpilepsy treatmentSomatosensory cortexYoung miceFocal malformationsCortical developmentJuvenile miceTotal vessel lengthAnimal modelsTransgenic micemTOR Hyperactivity Levels Influence the Severity of Epilepsy and Associated Neuropathology in an Experimental Model of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Focal Cortical Dysplasia
Nguyen LH, Mahadeo T, Bordey A. mTOR Hyperactivity Levels Influence the Severity of Epilepsy and Associated Neuropathology in an Experimental Model of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Focal Cortical Dysplasia. Journal Of Neuroscience 2019, 39: 2762-2773. PMID: 30700531, PMCID: PMC6445990, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2260-18.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal cortical dysplasiaTuberous sclerosis complexSeverity of epilepsyRapamycin (mTOR) pathway genesPersonalized medicine strategiesAssociated neuropathologyCortical dysplasiaMouse modelActivity levelsPathogenic variantsEpileptogenic cortical malformationsNeuronal soma sizeMedicine strategiesPatient variantsMechanistic targetSevere epilepsy phenotypePreclinical drug testingHyperactivity levelsDose-dependent mannerMicroglial activationSeizure frequencyRecurrent seizuresCortical malformationsIntractable epilepsyClinical assessment
2016
Tsc1 haploinsufficiency is sufficient to increase dendritic patterning and Filamin A levels
Zhang L, Huang T, Bordey A. Tsc1 haploinsufficiency is sufficient to increase dendritic patterning and Filamin A levels. Neuroscience Letters 2016, 629: 15-18. PMID: 27345385, PMCID: PMC4983256, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2016.06.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberous sclerosis complexDendritic complexityDendritic patterningTotal dendritic lengthTsc1 haploinsufficiencyFLNA levelsNeonatal electroporationDendritic lengthNewborn neuronsDendritic abnormalitiesSholl analysisOlfactory bulbFilamin ATsc1 lossHeterozygote miceCognitive defectsDendritic morphologyMiceA levelsMost individualsHaploinsufficiencyHeterozygote conditionLevelsAbnormalitiesNeuronsSwitching on mTORC1 induces neurogenesis but not proliferation in neural stem cells of young mice
Mahoney C, Feliciano DM, Bordey A, Hartman NW. Switching on mTORC1 induces neurogenesis but not proliferation in neural stem cells of young mice. Neuroscience Letters 2016, 614: 112-118. PMID: 26812181, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.12.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural stem cellsSubventricular zoneNeonatal subventricular zoneWeek old miceTuberous sclerosis complexStem cellsNewborn neuroblastsYoung miceOld miceProgressive lossYoung adultsRapamycin complex 1Mechanistic targetRecent evidenceProliferative cellsMiceHyperactive mTORC1Terminal differentiationCellsMTORC1 activationProliferationActivationMTORC1NeurogenesisHyperactivity
2015
Hypoxia-inducible factor-1a contributes to dendritic overgrowth in tuberous sclerosis
Zhang L, Feliciano DM, Huang T, Zhang S, Bordey A. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1a contributes to dendritic overgrowth in tuberous sclerosis. Neuroscience Letters 2015, 612: 43-47. PMID: 26655465, PMCID: PMC4728030, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.11.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypoxia-inducible factor 1aTuberous sclerosis complexDendritic complexityOlfactory bulb neuronsNeonatal electroporationBulb neuronsTuberous sclerosisTransgenic miceTSC neuronsDendritic patterningNeurological disordersNeuronsCellular alterationsDendritic overgrowthPathological conditionsMRNA levelsRapamycin complex 1Mechanistic targetCognitive disabilitiesData highlightTranscriptional activityVivoFactor 1AOvergrowthLevel contributes
2014
Selective suppression of excessive GluN2C expression rescues early epilepsy in a tuberous sclerosis murine model
Lozovaya N, Gataullina S, Tsintsadze T, Tsintsadze V, Pallesi-Pocachard E, Minlebaev M, Goriounova NA, Buhler E, Watrin F, Shityakov S, Becker AJ, Bordey A, Milh M, Scavarda D, Bulteau C, Dorfmuller G, Delalande O, Represa A, Cardoso C, Dulac O, Ben-Ari Y, Burnashev N. Selective suppression of excessive GluN2C expression rescues early epilepsy in a tuberous sclerosis murine model. Nature Communications 2014, 5: 4563. PMID: 25081057, PMCID: PMC4143949, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsAnticonvulsantsDisease Models, AnimalElectroencephalographyEpilepsyGene Expression RegulationHeterozygoteHumansMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMicrotomyNeocortexPatch-Clamp TechniquesPyrazolesQuinolonesReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSignal TransductionTissue Culture TechniquesTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTuberous SclerosisTuberous Sclerosis Complex 1 ProteinTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsTuberous sclerosis complexGluN2C expressionSpiny stellate cellsEarly postnatal lifeGluN2C/DPromising molecular targetBlock seizuresMTOR-dependent mannerSurgical resectionCortical tubersEarly epilepsyUnprovoked seizuresPharmacoresistant epilepsyTSC patientsSeizure generationBrain malformationsFunctional upregulationMurine modelStellate cellsPostnatal lifeRecurrent excitationTumor suppressor geneEpilepsySeizuresFMRP S499 Is Phosphorylated Independent of mTORC1-S6K1 Activity
Bartley CM, O’Keefe R, Bordey A. FMRP S499 Is Phosphorylated Independent of mTORC1-S6K1 Activity. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e96956. PMID: 24806451, PMCID: PMC4013076, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096956.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
A circuitry and biochemical basis for tuberous sclerosis symptoms: from epilepsy to neurocognitive deficits
Feliciano DM, Lin TV, Hartman NW, Bartley CM, Kubera C, Hsieh L, Lafourcade C, O'Keefe RA, Bordey A. A circuitry and biochemical basis for tuberous sclerosis symptoms: from epilepsy to neurocognitive deficits. International Journal Of Developmental Neuroscience 2013, 31: 667-678. PMID: 23485365, PMCID: PMC3830611, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2013.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsTuberous sclerosis complexCortical lesionsBrain lesionsLoss of heterozygosityNeuronal functionNovel therapeutic targetNeuronal circuit formationMolecular mechanisms downstreamRecent mouse modelsNeurological manifestationsNeurological presentationTSC patientsBenign tumorsBrain malformationsDiscrete lesionsMouse modelNeuropsychiatric problemsTherapeutic targetSynaptic plasticityPerinatal developmentCircuit formationLesionsMTOR hyperactivityNeurocognitive deficitsPsychological impairmentHypoxia-inducible factor 1a is a Tsc1-regulated survival factor in newborn neurons in tuberous sclerosis complex
Feliciano DM, Zhang S, Quon JL, Bordey A. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1a is a Tsc1-regulated survival factor in newborn neurons in tuberous sclerosis complex. Human Molecular Genetics 2013, 22: 1725-1734. PMID: 23349360, PMCID: PMC3613161, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypoxia-inducible factor 1aTuberous sclerosis complexShort hairpin RNANewborn neuronsFactor 1ASubventricular zoneSVZ stem cellsNewborn neuron survivalNeurogenic subventricular zoneSingle-cell electroporationTranscriptional activityShRNA expressionHairpin RNAMammalian targetMolecular determinantsNovel microenvironmentNeuron deathNeuron survivalOlfactory lesionsNeonatal miceBrain lesionsStem cellsMouse modelNeuron productionSurvival advantage
2012
Understanding the Etiology of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Bordey A. Understanding the Etiology of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. 2012 DOI: 10.21236/ada566455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTuberous sclerosis complexTSC lesionsAnimal modelsDiscrete cortical lesionsGenetic multisystem disorderSevere neurological symptomsTsc1 inactivationCortical hyperexcitabilityNeurological symptomsCortical lesionsPerinatal lifeTSC patientsSeizure generationMultisystem disorderFormation of lesionsSignificant causeLesionsLesion formationEtiologyDisordersNovel technical approachHyperexcitabilityMorbidityPatientsSymptoms
2011
Postnatal neurogenesis generates heterotopias, olfactory micronodules and cortical infiltration following single-cell Tsc1 deletion
Feliciano DM, Quon JL, Su T, Taylor MM, Bordey A. Postnatal neurogenesis generates heterotopias, olfactory micronodules and cortical infiltration following single-cell Tsc1 deletion. Human Molecular Genetics 2011, 21: 799-810. PMID: 22068588, PMCID: PMC3263992, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddr511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCell MovementCerebral CortexDendritesElectroporationFemaleGene DeletionMaleMiceMice, TransgenicNeurogenesisNeurogliaNeuronsOlfactory BulbPeriventricular Nodular HeterotopiaSingle-Cell AnalysisTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTuberous SclerosisTuberous Sclerosis Complex 1 ProteinTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsTuberous sclerosis complexSubventricular zoneBrain lesionsPostnatal subventricular zoneForebrain structuresTsc1 deletionHuman subventricular zoneCortical infiltrationNeurological symptomsNeuropsychiatric symptomsNon-invasive imagingOlfactory lesionsPostnatal neurogenesisTSC patientsPersistent infiltrationTransgenic miceAbnormal circuitsStructural abnormalitiesDendritic treeNeuronal precursorsLesionsEmbryonic neurogenesisNeurogenesisNeuronsMicronodulesSingle-cell Tsc1 knockout during corticogenesis generates tuber-like lesions and reduces seizure threshold in mice
Feliciano DM, Su T, Lopez J, Platel JC, Bordey A. Single-cell Tsc1 knockout during corticogenesis generates tuber-like lesions and reduces seizure threshold in mice. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2011, 121: 1596-1607. PMID: 21403402, PMCID: PMC3069783, DOI: 10.1172/jci44909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAstrocytesBase SequenceCell SizeCerebral CortexDisease Models, AnimalDNA PrimersFemaleGene Knockout TechniquesMiceMice, 129 StrainMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, Mutant StrainsMice, TransgenicPregnancySeizuresTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTuberous SclerosisTuberous Sclerosis Complex 1 ProteinTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsTuberous sclerosis complexSeizure thresholdNeuronal populationsSigns of gliosisLower seizure thresholdContribution of astrocytesDiscrete neuronal populationsAutosomal dominant disorderHeterotopic nodulesCortical hyperexcitabilityCortical tubersCortical lesionsGlial reactivityIntractable seizuresCortical malformationsSoma sizeAnimal modelsTSC1 gene productAffected neuronsDendritic treeGiant cellsUtero electroporationMutant miceLesion formationMammalian target