2015
Antidepressant-like effects of guanfacine and sex-specific differences in effects on c-fos immunoreactivity and paired-pulse ratio in male and female mice
Mineur YS, Bentham MP, Zhou WL, Plantenga ME, McKee SA, Picciotto MR. Antidepressant-like effects of guanfacine and sex-specific differences in effects on c-fos immunoreactivity and paired-pulse ratio in male and female mice. Psychopharmacology 2015, 232: 3539-3549. PMID: 26146014, PMCID: PMC4561580, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-015-4001-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntidepressant-like effectsPaired-pulse ratioC-Fos immunoreactivityPrefrontal cortexSwim testBrain areasRobust antidepressant-like effectsBrain regionsSex differencesMale C57BL/6J miceDepression-like behaviorEffects of guanfacineAcetylcholinesterase inhibitor physostigmineLight/dark boxBaseline sex differencesC-fos expressionDepression-like stateCritical brain regionsDifferent brain areasSex-specific changesAntidepressant efficacyCholinergic controlInhibitor physostigmineC57BL/6J miceAgonist guanfacine
2012
Palette of fluorinated voltage-sensitive hemicyanine dyes
Yan P, Acker C, Zhou W, Lee P, Bollensdorff C, Negrean A, Lotti J, Sacconi L, Antic S, Kohl P, Mansvelder H, Pavone F, Loew L. Palette of fluorinated voltage-sensitive hemicyanine dyes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 20443-20448. PMID: 23169660, PMCID: PMC3528613, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1214850109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsBiophysical PhenomenaBrainCalcium SignalingCarbocyaninesColoring AgentsDendritic SpinesFemaleFluorescent DyesFluorineGuinea PigsHeartIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMicroscopy, Fluorescence, MultiphotonMolecular StructureOptical PhenomenaPurkinje CellsRatsRats, WistarSpectrophotometryConceptsNew voltage-sensitive dyesVoltage-sensitive dyeOne-photon excitation spectrumOptical recordingTwo-photon excitationAvailable optical technologiesOptical technologiesExcitation spectraEmission spectraExcitation wavelengthRed shiftExcitation rangeExperimental requirementsSingle dendritic spinesHemicyanine dyesFluorine atomsSpectraDendritic spinesChromophoreWavelengthExcitationAtomsVoltageExperimental preparationEmission
2007
Intracellular long-wavelength voltage-sensitive dyes for studying the dynamics of action potentials in axons and thin dendrites
Zhou W, Yan P, Wuskell J, Loew L, Antic S. Intracellular long-wavelength voltage-sensitive dyes for studying the dynamics of action potentials in axons and thin dendrites. Journal Of Neuroscience Methods 2007, 164: 225-239. PMID: 17560661, PMCID: PMC2001318, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research