2018
Neurophysiological signals as predictive translational biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease treatment: effects of donepezil on neuronal network oscillations in TgF344-AD rats
Stoiljkovic M, Kelley C, Horvath TL, Hajós M. Neurophysiological signals as predictive translational biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease treatment: effects of donepezil on neuronal network oscillations in TgF344-AD rats. Alzheimer's Research & Therapy 2018, 10: 105. PMID: 30301466, PMCID: PMC6178257, DOI: 10.1186/s13195-018-0433-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTgF344-AD ratsWild-type ratsEffects of donepezilOscillatory abnormalitiesTgF344-ADStimulation-induced hippocampal theta oscillationAdult wild-type ratsDisease pathologyAccumulation of amyloidHigh-voltage spindle activityDisease-modifying potentialSeizure-like activityAlzheimer's disease pathologySpontaneous cortical activityAge-dependent reductionDisease treatmentHigh-voltage spindlesAcetylcholine esterase inhibitorsNeuronal network oscillationsAlzheimer's disease treatmentHippocampal theta oscillationsDonepezil treatmentCholinergic toneUrethane anesthesiaClinical effectiveness
2006
Serotonin Reciprocally Regulates Melanocortin Neurons to Modulate Food Intake
Heisler LK, Jobst EE, Sutton GM, Zhou L, Borok E, Thornton-Jones Z, Liu HY, Zigman JM, Balthasar N, Kishi T, Lee CE, Aschkenasi CJ, Zhang CY, Yu J, Boss O, Mountjoy KG, Clifton PG, Lowell BB, Friedman JM, Horvath T, Butler AA, Elmquist JK, Cowley MA. Serotonin Reciprocally Regulates Melanocortin Neurons to Modulate Food Intake. Neuron 2006, 51: 239-249. PMID: 16846858, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEatingElectric StimulationMaleMiceMice, Inbred AMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, ObeseMice, TransgenicNerve NetNeuronsPyridinesReceptor, Melanocortin, Type 3Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1BReceptors, MelanocortinSerotoninSerotonin 5-HT1 Receptor AgonistsConceptsFood intakePeripheral adiposity signalsBody weight homeostasisCentral serotonergic systemMelanocortin receptor agonistModulates food intakeSerotonin1B receptorsMelanocortin neuronsWeight homeostasisMelanocortin-3Receptor agonistSerotonergic regulationAdiposity signalsSerotonergic systemEndogenous releaseMelanocortin-4Central circuitryBody weightNeural pathwaysMelanocortin receptorsReceptorsDownstream activationAgonistsAntagonistIntake