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
2002
A1 adenosine receptor activation induces ventriculomegaly and white matter loss
Turner CP, Yan H, Schwartz M, Othman T, Rivkees SA. A1 adenosine receptor activation induces ventriculomegaly and white matter loss. Neuroreport 2002, 13: 1199-1204. PMID: 12151769, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200207020-00026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosineAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBody WeightCell CountCerebral CortexCerebral VentriclesDrug CombinationsDrug InteractionsGTP-Binding ProteinsGuanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate)HippocampusMicroscopy, ElectronMyelin Basic ProteinNerve DegenerationNerve Fibers, MyelinatedNeurogliaNeuronsPresynaptic TerminalsPurinergic P1 Receptor AgonistsPurinergic P1 Receptor AntagonistsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Purinergic P1TelencephalonTheophyllineConceptsWhite matter lossAdenosine receptor activationActivation of A1ARPostnatal day 3White matter volumeReceptor-G protein couplingMyelin basic proteinNeuronal lossAgonist treatmentNeonatal ratsN6-cyclopentyladenosineA1AR activationMatter volumeDay 3Adenosine receptorsReceptor activationBrain formationPD 4A1ARReduced expressionProtein couplingQuantitative electron microscopyVentriculomegalyBasic proteinBrain
1998
Association of chronic sublethal hypoxia with ventriculomegaly in the developing rat brain
Ment L, Schwartz M, Makuch R, Stewart W. Association of chronic sublethal hypoxia with ventriculomegaly in the developing rat brain. Brain Research 1998, 111: 197-203. PMID: 9838111, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-3806(98)00139-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic sublethal hypoxiaSublethal hypoxiaBronchopulmonary dysplasiaAnimal modelsExperimental rat pupsSystemic blood pressureSubcortical white matterCorpus callosum sizePostnatal day 3Third groupNeurodevelopmental handicapPreterm infantsProlonged hypoxemiaBlood pressureCerebral ventriculomegalyExperimental time pointsChronic hypoxiaControl ratsCortical volumeRat pupsCallosum sizeNewborn ratsRat brainBody weightDay 3