2011
Endometrial stem cell transplantation restores dopamine production in a Parkinson’s disease model
Wolff EF, Gao X, Yao KV, Andrews ZB, Du H, Elsworth JD, Taylor HS. Endometrial stem cell transplantation restores dopamine production in a Parkinson’s disease model. Journal Of Cellular And Molecular Medicine 2011, 15: 747-755. PMID: 20406327, PMCID: PMC2998585, DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2010.01068.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's diseaseDopaminergic neuronsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsDopamine metabolite concentrationsPD mouse modelStem cell transplantationDisease modelsSite of lesionParkinson's disease modelPyramidal cell bodiesPatch-clamp recordingsMesenchymal stem-like cellsAllogenic stem cellsStem cellsStem-like cellsCell transplantationStriatal dopamineNeural markers nestinCentral neuronsDopaminergic cellsDendritic projectionsDopamine synthesisDopamine productionMouse model
2007
Prolonged wakefulness induces experience-dependent synaptic plasticity in mouse hypocretin/orexin neurons
Rao Y, Liu ZW, Borok E, Rabenstein RL, Shanabrough M, Lu M, Picciotto MR, Horvath TL, Gao XB. Prolonged wakefulness induces experience-dependent synaptic plasticity in mouse hypocretin/orexin neurons. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2007, 117: 4022-4033. PMID: 18060037, PMCID: PMC2104495, DOI: 10.1172/jci32829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypocretin/orexin neuronsLong-term potentiationOrexin neuronsGlutamatergic synapsesSynaptic plasticitySleep lossExperience-dependent synaptic plasticityDopamine D1 receptorsChronic sleep lossSleep-wake regulationModafinil treatmentLateral hypothalamusD1 receptorsSimilar potentiationBrain slicesNeuronal activityNeuronal circuitryDopamine systemNervous systemSynaptic strengthNeuronsPathological conditionsGentle handlingMiceWakefulness