Featured Publications
Sparse recurrent excitatory connectivity in the microcircuit of the adult mouse and human cortex
Seeman SC, Campagnola L, Davoudian PA, Hoggarth A, Hage TA, Bosma-Moody A, Baker CA, Lee JH, Mihalas S, Teeter C, Ko AL, Ojemann JG, Gwinn RP, Silbergeld DL, Cobbs C, Phillips J, Lein E, Murphy G, Koch C, Zeng H, Jarsky T. Sparse recurrent excitatory connectivity in the microcircuit of the adult mouse and human cortex. ELife 2018, 7: e37349. PMID: 30256194, PMCID: PMC6158007, DOI: 10.7554/elife.37349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent excitatory connectivityExcitatory connectivityAdult mouse primary visual cortexMouse primary visual cortexHuman cortexLayer 2/3 neuronsClasses of neuronsPrimary visual cortexShort-term depressionBody of evidenceExcitatory neuronsAdult miceVisual cortexSynaptic signalingTwo-photon optogeneticsCell classesCortical networksCortical microcircuitsCortexNeuronsFuture studiesMiceMicrocircuitsSynapsesUnique inflammatory RNA profiles of microglia in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
Baker CA, Manuelidis L. Unique inflammatory RNA profiles of microglia in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2003, 100: 675-679. PMID: 12525699, PMCID: PMC141055, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0237313100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseMyeloid cellsUninfected microgliaInflammatory pathwaysMicroglial cellsIFN-gammaInflammatory stimuliMicrogliaInflammatory genesProtein pathologyInfectious agentsPreclinical diagnosisNeurodegenerative diseasesTransmissible spongiformDiseaseBrainPrP amyloidRNA profilesExpression profilesCellsCDNA arraysPrevious studiesInfectionDiagnosisPathology
2024
Beyond antiviral: role of IFN-I in brain development
Baker C, Iwasaki A. Beyond antiviral: role of IFN-I in brain development. Trends In Immunology 2024, 45: 322-324. PMID: 38644134, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2024.04.004.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2004
New molecular markers of early and progressive CJD brain infection
Lu ZY, Baker CA, Manuelidis L. New molecular markers of early and progressive CJD brain infection. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 2004, 93: 644-652. PMID: 15660413, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseBrain infectionTransmissible spongiform encephalopathiesHuman Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseAccessible peripheral tissuesL-selectin mRNASerum amyloid A3Progressive diseaseInflammatory pathwaysMIP-1alphaMIP-1betaIntracerebral inoculationPeripheral tissuesEarly diagnosisTSE infectionInfectious componentNormal brainTSE strainsInfectious agentsMyeloid cellsSimilar sequential changesImmune systemMouse brainTSE agentsNew molecular markersEarly induction of interferon-responsive mRNAs in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Baker CA, Lu ZY, Manuelidis L. Early induction of interferon-responsive mRNAs in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Journal Of NeuroVirology 2004, 10: 29-40. PMID: 14982726, PMCID: PMC4624297, DOI: 10.1080/13550280490261761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseCJD agentCJD brainsInterferon-sensitive genesImmune responseForeign infectious agentsHost immune responseAbnormal prion proteinHost defense mechanismsMicroglial responseInflammatory pathwaysClinical signsPure microgliaViral infectionInfectious agentsWhole brainImmune recognitionPersistent virusesInterferon responsePreclinical diagnosisInfectionEarly inductionBrainMicrogliaGene expression profiles
2002
Microglia from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease-Infected Brains Are Infectious and Show Specific mRNA Activation Profiles
Baker CA, Martin D, Manuelidis L. Microglia from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease-Infected Brains Are Infectious and Show Specific mRNA Activation Profiles. Journal Of Virology 2002, 76: 10905-10913. PMID: 12368333, PMCID: PMC136595, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.76.21.10905-10913.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticBrainCD40 AntigensChemokine CXCL10Chemokines, CXCCreutzfeldt-Jakob SyndromeGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingInterleukin-1Leukocyte Common AntigensLipopolysaccharidesMiceMicrogliaReceptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorReceptors, CCR5RNA, MessengerTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseCJD agentInfectious agentsCJD-infected miceB lymphocyte chemoattractantCytokine interleukin-1betaResult of infectionPathological prion proteinBrain cell typesMicroglial studiesMicroglial changesMicroglial markersReverse transcription-PCRAntigen presentationInterleukin-1betaBrain homogenatesMicrogliaPrP levelsBacterial lipopolysaccharideCellular activationPathological PrPActivated cellsBovine spongiformSpongiform encephalopathiesMolecular pathways
1999
Microglial Activation Varies in Different Models of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Baker C, Lu Z, Zaitsev I, Manuelidis L. Microglial Activation Varies in Different Models of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Journal Of Virology 1999, 73: 5089-5097. PMID: 10233972, PMCID: PMC112554, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.6.5089-5097.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseLysosomal protease cathepsin SCathepsin SMRNA expressionAbnormal PrP formationHost mRNA expressionUpregulation of CCR5Chemokine receptor CCR5Glial cell involvementGrowth factor beta1Microglial transcriptsNeuronal destructionProtease cathepsin SMicroglial activationAmyloid depositionPathogenetic pathwaysReceptor CCR5Cell involvementRodent modelsChronic reservoirDistinctive neuropathologyPleiotropic cytokineTGF-beta1Primary sitePrP pathology