2024
Aging-dependent loss of functional connectivity in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease and reversal by mGluR5 modulator
Mandino F, Shen X, Desrosiers-Grégoire G, O’Connor D, Mukherjee B, Owens A, Qu A, Onofrey J, Papademetris X, Chakravarty M, Strittmatter S, Lake E. Aging-dependent loss of functional connectivity in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease and reversal by mGluR5 modulator. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 1-16. PMID: 39424929, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02779-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional connectivity deficitsConnectivity deficitsFunctional connectivityBrain connectivityAllosteric modulators of mGluR5Alzheimer's diseaseDefault-mode networkModulation of mGluR5Loss of functional connectivityResting-state fMRIApplication of fMRIWild-type controlsAged AD miceMouse model of Alzheimer's diseaseAD-related changesAD miceModel of Alzheimer's diseaseAssociated with synaptic damageMGluR5 modulationMonths of ageFMRI measurementsAmyloid accumulationDecreased connectivityBrain networksSilent allosteric modulators
2020
Magnetic resonance image connectivity analysis provides evidence of central nervous system mode of action for parasacral transcutaneous electro neural stimulation - A pilot study
Netto JMB, Scheinost D, Onofrey JA, Franco I. Magnetic resonance image connectivity analysis provides evidence of central nervous system mode of action for parasacral transcutaneous electro neural stimulation - A pilot study. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2020, 16: 536-542. PMID: 32873504, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal lateral prefrontal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexOveractive bladderFunctional connectivityPrefrontal cortexUrinary tract symptomsSacral nerve stimulatorCommon treatment modalityRight scapular regionACC functional connectivityResting-state conditionsMechanism of actionTract symptomsMotor thresholdCentral effectsACC connectivityNerve stimulatorSacral levelTreatment modalitiesFunctional connectivity dataMechanism of effectivenessAdult volunteersFrontal lobeSubcortical regionsCingulate cortex