2017
The aged rhesus macaque manifests Braak stage III/IV Alzheimer's‐like pathology
Paspalas CD, Carlyle BC, Leslie S, Preuss TM, Crimins JL, Huttner AJ, van Dyck C, Rosene DL, Nairn AC, Arnsten AFT. The aged rhesus macaque manifests Braak stage III/IV Alzheimer's‐like pathology. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2017, 14: 680-691. PMID: 29241829, PMCID: PMC6178089, DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate-onset Alzheimer's diseaseCortical pathologyEntorhinal cortexAnimal modelsBraak stage III/IVAlzheimer's diseaseStage III/IVRhesus macaquesProgression of tauAlzheimer-like pathologyPrimary visual cortexSequence of tauDorsolateral prefrontal cortexTau pathologyPreventive strategiesAssociation cortexVisual cortexPrefrontal cortexCortexPathologyDiseaseOld animalsProtein kinase A (PKA) phosphorylationGenetic insultsMacaques
2013
Nicotinic α7 receptors enhance NMDA cognitive circuits in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Yang Y, Paspalas CD, Jin LE, Picciotto MR, Arnsten AF, Wang M. Nicotinic α7 receptors enhance NMDA cognitive circuits in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 12078-12083. PMID: 23818597, PMCID: PMC3718126, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1307849110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAconitineAlpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCholinergic AgonistsCholinergic AntagonistsCognitionFemaleIontophoresisMacaca mulattaMaleMecamylamineMicroscopy, ImmunoelectronN-MethylaspartatePhenolsPiperidinesPrefrontal CortexQuinuclidinesReceptors, NicotinicSpatial BehaviorSynapsesVisual PerceptionConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexΑ7 nAChRsPrefrontal cortexΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorGlutamatergic NMDA receptorsCognitive circuitsNicotinic α7 receptorsPrimary visual cortexNMDA receptor actionGenetic insultsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsDlPFC circuitsPrimate dlPFCACh depletionNMDA actionNMDA receptorsPyramidal cellsΑ7 receptorsNeuronal firingNAChR blockadeAcetylcholine receptorsVisual cortexPersistent firingCognitive functionLow-dose stimulation