2016
Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Modulates Hypothalamic Pituitary Axis Activity and Anxiety Behavior Through Glucocorticoid Receptors
Salmaso N, Stevens HE, McNeill J, ElSayed M, Ren Q, Maragnoli ME, Schwartz ML, Tomasi S, Sapolsky RM, Duman R, Vaccarino FM. Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Modulates Hypothalamic Pituitary Axis Activity and Anxiety Behavior Through Glucocorticoid Receptors. Biological Psychiatry 2016, 80: 479-489. PMID: 27133954, PMCID: PMC8009045, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.02.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibroblast growth factor-2Hippocampal glucocorticoid receptor expressionGlucocorticoid receptor expressionAdrenal axis activityKO miceAxis activityAnxiety behaviorReceptor expressionHypothalamic-pituitary axis activityReceptor KO miceFGF2 administrationWild-type miceGrowth factor 2Receptor subtypesTherapeutic effectNeuroendocrine studiesAdult miceGlucocorticoid receptorGR promoter regionsFGF2 levelsMeasures of anxietyMiceMotor behaviorFGF2 geneFactor 2Mitochondria controlled by UCP2 determine hypoxia-induced synaptic remodeling in the cortex and hippocampus
Varela L, Schwartz ML, Horvath TL. Mitochondria controlled by UCP2 determine hypoxia-induced synaptic remodeling in the cortex and hippocampus. Neurobiology Of Disease 2016, 90: 68-74. PMID: 26777666, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2016.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal neuronsMitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum interactionUCP2-KO miceEarly postnatal exposureLoss of synapsesOxygen tensionHigher brain regionsAdaptive mitochondrial responsesProtein 2 expressionHypothalamic circuitsPostnatal exposureKO miceSynaptic remodelingSystemic metabolismSynaptic inputsBrain cellsMetabolic controlNeuronal mitochondriaBrain regionsAdaptive responseNeuronsHippocampusMitochondrial dynamicsMetabolic challengesCortex
2012
Learning and Memory Depend on Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 Functioning in Hippocampus
Stevens HE, Jiang GY, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Learning and Memory Depend on Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 Functioning in Hippocampus. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 71: 1090-1098. PMID: 22541947, PMCID: PMC3371339, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFGF receptor 2Fibroblast growth factorDentate gyrusReceptor 2Embryonic knockoutWater maze probe trialGrowth factor receptor 2Reference memoryFactor receptor 2Spatial reference memoryNeural stem cellsFibroblast growth factor receptor 2Immature neuronsCortical neuronsHippocampal volumeInducible knockout miceParvalbumin interneuronsShort-term learningGranule cellsKnockout miceSeparate cellular componentsHippocampusLong-term reference memoryAdult spatial memoryGrowth factor
2002
A1 adenosine receptor activation induces ventriculomegaly and white matter loss
Turner CP, Yan H, Schwartz M, Othman T, Rivkees SA. A1 adenosine receptor activation induces ventriculomegaly and white matter loss. Neuroreport 2002, 13: 1199-1204. PMID: 12151769, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200207020-00026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosineAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBody WeightCell CountCerebral CortexCerebral VentriclesDrug CombinationsDrug InteractionsGTP-Binding ProteinsGuanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate)HippocampusMicroscopy, ElectronMyelin Basic ProteinNerve DegenerationNerve Fibers, MyelinatedNeurogliaNeuronsPresynaptic TerminalsPurinergic P1 Receptor AgonistsPurinergic P1 Receptor AntagonistsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Purinergic P1TelencephalonTheophyllineConceptsWhite matter lossAdenosine receptor activationActivation of A1ARPostnatal day 3White matter volumeReceptor-G protein couplingMyelin basic proteinNeuronal lossAgonist treatmentNeonatal ratsN6-cyclopentyladenosineA1AR activationMatter volumeDay 3Adenosine receptorsReceptor activationBrain formationPD 4A1ARReduced expressionProtein couplingQuantitative electron microscopyVentriculomegalyBasic proteinBrainFibroblast Growth Factor 2 Is Necessary for the Growth of Glutamate Projection Neurons in the Anterior Neocortex
Korada S, Zheng W, Basilico C, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Is Necessary for the Growth of Glutamate Projection Neurons in the Anterior Neocortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2002, 22: 863-875. PMID: 11826116, PMCID: PMC6758485, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-03-00863.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cortexParietal cortexAnterior cerebral cortexGlutamatergic pyramidal neuronsGABA receptor agonistsGlutamatergic neuronal populationsDuration of sleepAnterior cortical regionsBasic fibroblast growth factorCell numberNull mutant miceGranule cell numberFibroblast growth factor-2Fibroblast growth factorGABA interneuronsGrowth factor 2Fgf2-/- micePyramidal neuronsInhibitory neurotransmissionProjection neuronsAnterior neocortexReceptor agonistPyramidal cellsOccipital cortexNeuronal populations
1984
Dual pathways connecting the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex with the hippocampal formation and parahippocampal cortex in the rhesus monkey
Goldman-Rakic P, Selemon L, Schwartz M. Dual pathways connecting the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex with the hippocampal formation and parahippocampal cortex in the rhesus monkey. Neuroscience 1984, 12: 719-743. PMID: 6472617, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(84)90166-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexParahippocampal gyrusTransitional cortexReciprocal projectionsHippocampal formationHorseradish peroxidase histochemistryFronto-occipital fasciculusPrestriate areasNeurons projectRhinal sulcusAfferent inputPrefrontal projectionsPosterior subdivisionsCaudal partCaudomedial lobuleCytoarchitectonic areasPosterior cingulatePresubiculumCingulum bundleCortical regionsParahippocampal cortexRhesus monkeysCortexHippocampus