2022
Mispatterning and interneuron deficit in Tourette Syndrome basal ganglia organoids
Brady M, Mariani J, Koca Y, Szekely A, King R, Bloch M, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Leckman J, Vaccarino F. Mispatterning and interneuron deficit in Tourette Syndrome basal ganglia organoids. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 5007-5019. PMID: 36447010, PMCID: PMC9949887, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01880-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeInterneuron deficitsGABAergic interneuronsHealthy controlsNeurodevelopmental underpinningsNeuropathological deficitsBG circuitryNeuropsychiatric disordersDecreased differentiationT patientsInterneuronsAltered expressionPotential mechanismsCilia disruptionSonic hedgehogOrganoidsStem cellsTS individualsPluripotent stem cellsGli transcription factorsDeficitsOrganoid differentiationEarly stagesCholinergicPatients
2020
Antibodies From Children With PANDAS Bind Specifically to Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons and Alter Their Activity
Xu J, Liu RJ, Fahey S, Frick L, Leckman J, Vaccarino F, Duman RS, Williams K, Swedo S, Pittenger C. Antibodies From Children With PANDAS Bind Specifically to Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons and Alter Their Activity. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2020, 178: 48-64. PMID: 32539528, PMCID: PMC8573771, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19070698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriatal cholinergic interneuronsCholinergic interneuronsMouse brain slicesObsessive-compulsive disorderControl subjectsBrain slicesPediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersIntravenous immunoglobulin treatmentAutoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersAcute mouse brain slicesParvalbumin-expressing GABAergic interneuronsPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderBrain antigensImmunoglobulin treatmentBaseline serumStreptococcal infectionCritical cellular targetsSymptom improvementGABAergic interneuronsInduced autoimmunityIgG antibodiesMouse slicesIndependent cohortBehavioral pathologyNeuron types
2015
Altered expression of neuropeptides in FoxG1-null heterozygous mutant mice
Frullanti E, Amabile S, Lolli MG, Bartolini A, Livide G, Landucci E, Mari F, Vaccarino FM, Ariani F, Massimino L, Renieri A, Meloni I. Altered expression of neuropeptides in FoxG1-null heterozygous mutant mice. European Journal Of Human Genetics 2015, 24: 252-257. PMID: 25966633, PMCID: PMC4717204, DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal gangliaAdult brainParvalbumin-positive GABAergic interneuronsNeonatal brain developmentWild-type littermatesGroup of neuropeptidesHeterozygous mutant miceHippocampal neurogenesisImpaired social interactionCalcium-dependent signalingTotal brainGABAergic interneuronsNeuronal excitabilityControl of movementHippocampal neuronsArginine vasopressinBehavioral impairmentsWhole brainMammalian forebrainHeterozygous miceMutant miceFOXG1 geneBrain developmentBrainAltered expression
2013
Hypoxia-Induced Developmental Delays of Inhibitory Interneurons Are Reversed by Environmental Enrichment in the Postnatal Mouse Forebrain
Komitova M, Xenos D, Salmaso N, Tran KM, Brand T, Schwartz ML, Ment L, Vaccarino FM. Hypoxia-Induced Developmental Delays of Inhibitory Interneurons Are Reversed by Environmental Enrichment in the Postnatal Mouse Forebrain. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 13375-13387. PMID: 23946395, PMCID: PMC3742925, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5286-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalCerebral CortexChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDisease Models, AnimalExtracellular Matrix ProteinsGene Knock-In TechniquesHousing, AnimalHypoxiaImmunohistochemistryInterneuronsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsParvalbuminsProsencephalonReelin ProteinSerine EndopeptidasesSomatostatinConceptsCortical interneuronsNormoxic controlsMarker expressionPostnatal cortical developmentVasoactive intestinal peptidePostnatal day 3Central nervous systemTotal GABA contentImpact of hypoxicPostnatal mouse forebrainEnvironmental enrichmentIntestinal peptideGABAergic interneuronsFrontal neocortexInhibitory interneuronsCortical developmentMouse modelReelin expressionInterneuron numbersNervous systemDay 3Cognitive impairmentInterneuronsHousing miceRLN expression
2009
Precursors with Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Promoter Activity Transiently Generate GABA Interneurons in the Postnatal Cerebellum
Silbereis J, Cheng E, Ganat YM, Ment LR, Vaccarino FM. Precursors with Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Promoter Activity Transiently Generate GABA Interneurons in the Postnatal Cerebellum. Stem Cells 2009, 27: 1152-1163. PMID: 19418461, PMCID: PMC2903623, DOI: 10.1002/stem.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebellar white matterWhite matterGFAP/Inducible Cre recombinationMolecular layerGlial cell typesNSC/NPCsGABA interneuronsGFAP promoter activityGAD-67GABAergic interneuronsGlial cellsIntact cerebellumNeurogenic potentialCerebellar cortexCerebellar interneuronsInhibitory factorPostnatal cerebellumInterneuronsNeural stemProgenitor cellsDifferent neuronsCerebellumCerebellar developmentCre recombinationFgfr1 Is Required for Cortical Regeneration and Repair after Perinatal Hypoxia
Fagel DM, Ganat Y, Cheng E, Silbereis J, Ohkubo Y, Ment LR, Vaccarino FM. Fgfr1 Is Required for Cortical Regeneration and Repair after Perinatal Hypoxia. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 1202-1211. PMID: 19176828, PMCID: PMC2768410, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4516-08.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBromodeoxyuridineCell ProliferationCerebral CortexCreatinineDNA-Binding ProteinsGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHypoxiaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve RegenerationNeurogenesisNeuronsOlfactory BulbParvalbuminsPhosphopyruvate HydrataseReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1T-Box Domain ProteinsConceptsWild-type miceCortical neuronsOlfactory bulbSubventricular zoneChronic postnatal hypoxiaNeonatal hypoxic injuryPersistent behavioral deficitsExcitatory cortical neuronsSVZ cell proliferationCell proliferationPostnatal day 3Receptor 1 geneNormoxic miceOB neurogenesisReactive neurogenesisPerinatal hypoxiaPostnatal hypoxiaNeuronal recoveryFibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) geneHypoxic miceChronic hypoxiaGABAergic interneuronsHypoxic injuryResidual deficitsCortical regeneration
2004
Loss of Glutamatergic Pyramidal Neurons in Frontal and Temporal Cortex Resulting from Attenuation of FGFR1 Signaling Is Associated with Spontaneous Hyperactivity in Mice
Shin DM, Korada S, Raballo R, Shashikant CS, Simeone A, Taylor JR, Vaccarino F. Loss of Glutamatergic Pyramidal Neurons in Frontal and Temporal Cortex Resulting from Attenuation of FGFR1 Signaling Is Associated with Spontaneous Hyperactivity in Mice. Journal Of Neuroscience 2004, 24: 2247-2258. PMID: 14999075, PMCID: PMC6730438, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5285-03.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic alpha-AgonistsAmphetamineAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell DivisionFrontal LobeGlutamic AcidGuanfacineHumansHyperkinesisMiceMice, TransgenicNervous System MalformationsNeural InhibitionPyramidal CellsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorSignal TransductionStereotypic Movement DisorderTemporal LobeConceptsPyramidal neuronsCortical developmentTemporal areaSubcortical monoaminergic systemsGlutamatergic pyramidal neuronsCajal-Retzius cellsCortical GABAergic interneuronsCerebral cortical developmentAdrenergic receptor agonistEmbryonic neural progenitor cellsTemporal cortical areasReceptor gene productsNeural progenitor cellsEmbryonic brain developmentLocomotor hyperactivityRadial glia fibersCerebral cortexGlutamatergic neuronsBasal gangliaGABAergic interneuronsMonoaminergic systemsCortical plateReceptor agonistSpontaneous hyperactivityCortical areas
1987
Coexistence of GABA receptors and GABA-modulin in primary cultures of rat cerebellar granule cells
Vaccarino FM, Alho H, Santi MR, Guidotti A. Coexistence of GABA receptors and GABA-modulin in primary cultures of rat cerebellar granule cells. Journal Of Neuroscience 1987, 7: 65-76. PMID: 3027277, PMCID: PMC6568852, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.07-01-00065.1987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCells, CulturedCerebellumFlunitrazepamFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidHistocytochemistryMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMuscimolNerve Tissue ProteinsOrganic Anion TransportersRadioimmunoassayRatsReceptors, GABA-ASynaptosomesConceptsRat brain synaptosomesGranule cell culturesBrain synaptosomesGranule cellsGABA-modulinPrimary culturesCerebellar granule cell culturesRat cerebellar granule cellsPurkinje cell dendritesGranular cell layerGABA receptor complexGABA recognition siteCerebellar granule cellsGABAergic neuronsGABAergic interneuronsCell dendritesGlial cellsGABA receptorsIntact cell monolayersCell membrane preparationsCell culturesCerebellar interneuronsCell bodiesSpecific antibodiesSynaptosomes