2009
Decreased number of parvalbumin and cholinergic interneurons in the striatum of individuals with Tourette syndrome
Kataoka Y, Kalanithi PS, Grantz H, Schwartz ML, Saper C, Leckman JF, Vaccarino FM. Decreased number of parvalbumin and cholinergic interneurons in the striatum of individuals with Tourette syndrome. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2009, 518: 277-291. PMID: 19941350, PMCID: PMC2846837, DOI: 10.1002/cne.22206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedium spiny neuronsCholinergic interneuronsTourette syndromeNormal controlsCholinergic striatal interneuronsNumber of parvalbuminBrains of patientsCaudate nucleus volumeUnbiased stereological analysisStriatal interneuronsOngoing motor behaviorCholinergic cellsTotal neuronsCholine acetyltransferaseSpiny neuronsLimbic regionsStriatum of individualsTS patientsPostmortem brainsThalamic controlSensorimotor regionsInterneuronsCellular abnormalitiesNeuron firingTS subjectsPrecursors 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 recombination
2004
Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Is Required for Maintaining the Neural Stem Cell Pool in the Mouse Brain Subventricular Zone
Zheng W, Nowakowski RS, Vaccarino FM. Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Is Required for Maintaining the Neural Stem Cell Pool in the Mouse Brain Subventricular Zone. Developmental Neuroscience 2004, 26: 181-196. PMID: 15711059, DOI: 10.1159/000082136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkersBrainCell Cycle ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell DivisionCell LineageCell ProliferationCerebral CortexDown-RegulationImmunohistochemistryLateral VentriclesMiceMice, KnockoutNeurogliaNeuronsOlfactory BulbReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorStem CellsConceptsStem cell poolNeural stem cellsFgf2 knockout miceSlower cell cycle kineticsProgenitor cell populationsSubventricular zoneCell poolNeural stem cell poolGene productsProgenitor populationsFibroblast growth factor-2Olfactory bulbKnockout miceCell cycleOlfactory bulb neurogenesisMolecular markersSmaller olfactory bulbsGrowth factor 2Brain subventricular zoneAnterior subventricular zoneReceptor proteinGlial fibrillary acidic proteinCell cycle kineticsStem cellsFibrillary acidic protein