Altered Regulation of Akt Signaling with Murine Cerebral Malaria, Effects on Long-Term Neuro-Cognitive Function, Restoration with Lithium Treatment
Dai M, Freeman B, Shikani HJ, Bruno FP, Collado JE, Macias R, Reznik SE, Davies P, Spray DC, Tanowitz HB, Weiss LM, Desruisseaux MS. Altered Regulation of Akt Signaling with Murine Cerebral Malaria, Effects on Long-Term Neuro-Cognitive Function, Restoration with Lithium Treatment. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e44117. PMID: 23082110, PMCID: PMC3474787, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAnimalsChloroquineCognitionFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaImmunoblottingLithiumMalaria, CerebralMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMotor ActivityParasitemiaPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionTau ProteinsConceptsExperimental cerebral malaria modelMotor coordination deficitsAnti-parasitic treatmentChloroquine treatmentCoordination deficitsUninfected controlsLong-term neurological sequelaeCerebral malaria modelCerebral malaria patientsCognitive impairment persistsLong-term neuroMurine cerebral malariaNegative neurological outcomesPbA-infected micePlasmodium berghei ANKABrains of miceP. berghei NK65Adjunctive therapeutic targetManagement of CMAkt activationAkt/GSK3βVisual memory impairmentECM miceNeurological outcomeNeurological sequelaeCerebral Malaria We Have Come a Long Way
Shikani HJ, Freeman BD, Lisanti MP, Weiss LM, Tanowitz HB, Desruisseaux MS. Cerebral Malaria We Have Come a Long Way. American Journal Of Pathology 2012, 181: 1484-1492. PMID: 23021981, PMCID: PMC3483536, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierHumansInflammationMalaria, CerebralNeuroimagingRadiographyRadionuclide ImagingSignal TransductionVascular DiseasesConceptsCerebral malariaLong-term neurological sequelaeEffective antiparasitic treatmentNeurological sequelaeCerebral damageSerious complicationsPlasmodium infectionAntiparasitic treatmentSignificant burdenMalariaExperimental modelDevastating diseaseSub-Saharan AfricaComplicationsSequelaePathogenesisInfectionAmerican JournalDiseasePathologySurvivorsOriginal researchResponse of Adipose Tissue to Early Infection With Trypanosoma cruzi (Brazil Strain)
Nagajyothi F, Desruisseaux MS, Machado FS, Upadhya R, Zhao D, Schwartz GJ, Teixeira MM, Albanese C, Lisanti MP, Chua SC, Weiss LM, Scherer PE, Tanowitz HB. Response of Adipose Tissue to Early Infection With Trypanosoma cruzi (Brazil Strain). The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2012, 205: 830-840. PMID: 22293433, PMCID: PMC3274374, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipocytesAdiponectinAdipose Tissue, BrownAdipose Tissue, WhiteAnimalsChagas DiseaseChemokinesCytokinesI-kappa B KinaseMaleMiceMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNF-kappa BPPAR gammaReceptors, ChemokineRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 4Toll-Like Receptor 9Trypanosoma cruziConceptsWhite adipose tissueBrown adipose tissueAdipose tissueCruzi infectionNuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) levelsToll-like receptor 4Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γProliferator-activated receptor γMRNA levelsTrypanosoma cruzi infectionMessenger RNA levelsReceptor 4Adipocyte sizeFat massHigher parasite loadsReceptor γEarly infectionExpression of componentsInfectionB levelsLipid accumulationRNA levelsParasite loadEarly targetProtein kinase pathway