2019
Age-dependent emergence of neurophysiological and behavioral abnormalities in progranulin-deficient mice
Nagy D, Martens LH, Leventhal L, Chen A, Kelley C, Stoiljkovic M, Hajós M. Age-dependent emergence of neurophysiological and behavioral abnormalities in progranulin-deficient mice. Alzheimer's Research & Therapy 2019, 11: 88. PMID: 31639062, PMCID: PMC6805349, DOI: 10.1186/s13195-019-0540-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalDisease Models, AnimalFrontotemporal DementiaMaleMiceMice, KnockoutProgranulinsRewardConceptsHomozygous miceProgranulin deficiencyBehavioral abnormalitiesFrontotemporal dementiaAge-dependent emergenceHuman frontotemporal dementiasProgranulin-deficient miceExtensive neuronal lossAge-dependent deficitsPaired-pulse depressionHeterogeneous neurodegenerative disorderNeuronal lossVivo electrophysiologyCortical pathwaysThalamocortical circuitsTemporal lobeSynaptic connectivityBehavioral alterationsConclusionOur findingsNeurodegenerative disordersMiceFunction mutationsAge 3DementiaAbnormalities
2015
Concentration-response relationship of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist FRM-17874 across multiple in vitro and in vivo assays
Stoiljkovic M, Leventhal L, Chen A, Chen T, Driscoll R, Flood D, Hodgdon H, Hurst R, Nagy D, Piser T, Tang C, Townsend M, Tu Z, Bertrand D, Koenig G, Hajós M. Concentration-response relationship of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist FRM-17874 across multiple in vitro and in vivo assays. Biochemical Pharmacology 2015, 97: 576-589. PMID: 26206187, DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2015.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAnimalsBehavior, AnimalCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleGene Expression RegulationHippocampusHumansLearningMaleMemoryMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOocytesProtein BindingQuinuclidinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRats, WistarThiophenesXenopus laevisConceptsHippocampal theta oscillationsTheta oscillationsNeurophysiological assaysPro-cognitive effectsNovel object recognitionStimulation-induced hippocampal theta oscillationTheta oscillation powerWater T-mazeCognitive effectsNeurophysiological correlatesDose-dependent facilitationMemory acquisitionCognitive functionT-mazeObject recognitionΑ7 nAChRsHuman α7 nAChRConcentration-response relationshipSynaptic transmissionΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorSub-maximal concentrationsRat hippocampal slicesLong-term potentiationNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsOscillation power