2022
Reversal of synapse loss in Alzheimer mouse models by targeting mGluR5 to prevent synaptic tagging by C1Q
Spurrier J, Nicholson L, Fang XT, Stoner AJ, Toyonaga T, Holden D, Siegert TR, Laird W, Allnutt MA, Chiasseu M, Brody AH, Takahashi H, Nies SH, Pérez-Cañamás A, Sadasivam P, Lee S, Li S, Zhang L, Huang YH, Carson RE, Cai Z, Strittmatter SM. Reversal of synapse loss in Alzheimer mouse models by targeting mGluR5 to prevent synaptic tagging by C1Q. Science Translational Medicine 2022, 14: eabi8593. PMID: 35648810, PMCID: PMC9554345, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abi8593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographySilent allosteric modulatorsAlzheimer's diseaseMouse modelPhospho-tau accumulationAged mouse modelAlzheimer mouse modelImmune-mediated attackSAM treatmentMicroglial mediatorsSynaptic engulfmentSynaptic lossAD miceComplement component C1qSynapse lossGlutamate responseSynaptic densityDrug washoutSynaptic localizationTherapeutic benefitCognitive impairmentAllosteric modulatorsEmission tomographyNonhuman primatesComponent C1q
2019
Anti-edema and antioxidant combination therapy for ischemic stroke via glyburide-loaded betulinic acid nanoparticles
Deng G, Ma C, Zhao H, Zhang S, Liu J, Liu F, Chen Z, Chen AT, Yang X, Avery J, Zou P, Du F, Lim KP, Holden D, Li S, Carson RE, Huang Y, Chen Q, Kimberly WT, Simard JM, Sheth KN, Zhou J. Anti-edema and antioxidant combination therapy for ischemic stroke via glyburide-loaded betulinic acid nanoparticles. Theranostics 2019, 9: 6991-7002. PMID: 31660082, PMCID: PMC6815966, DOI: 10.7150/thno.35791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntioxidantsBetulinic AcidBrain EdemaDrug Delivery SystemsDrug Therapy, CombinationDrugs, Chinese HerbalEucommiaceaeGlyburideHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNanoparticlesPentacyclic TriterpenesPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyStrokeTriterpenesConceptsBA nanoparticlesFunctional nanomaterialsMultifunctional nanoparticlesAcid nanoparticlesNanoparticlesSingle-agent pharmacotherapyNanomaterialsDrug deliveryCombination therapyComplementary targetTherapeutic benefitPositron emission tomography-computed tomographyEmission tomography-computed tomographyTomography-computed tomographyIschemia-induced infarctionIschemic brainIschemic strokeStroke treatmentBrain penetrabilityBetulinic acidClinical managementEffective pharmacotherapyIntravenous administrationEffective treatmentMost therapeutics