2020
Impaired hypocretin/orexin system alters responses to salient stimuli in obese male mice
Tan Y, Hang F, Liu ZW, Stoiljkovic M, Wu M, Tu Y, Han W, Lee AM, Kelley C, Hajos M, Lu L, de Lecea L, de Araujo I, Picciotto M, Horvath TL, Gao XB. Impaired hypocretin/orexin system alters responses to salient stimuli in obese male mice. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2020, 130: 4985-4998. PMID: 32516139, PMCID: PMC7456212, DOI: 10.1172/jci130889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHcrt cellsObese miceDiet-induced obese miceObese male miceExcessive energy intakeNeuropeptide hypocretin/orexinHypocretin/orexinHcrt neuronsMale miceHcrt systemClinical studiesCommon causeSynaptic transmissionObese animalsEnergy intakeAcute stressCognitive functionSalient stimuliAlters responsesExact mechanismMiceHomeostatic regulationNeuronal networksBehavioral changesNeurons
2016
Hippocampal network dynamics in response to α7 nACh receptors activation in amyloid-β overproducing transgenic mice
Stoiljkovic M, Kelley C, Hajós GP, Nagy D, Koenig G, Leventhal L, Hajós M. Hippocampal network dynamics in response to α7 nACh receptors activation in amyloid-β overproducing transgenic mice. Neurobiology Of Aging 2016, 45: 161-168. PMID: 27459936, DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.05.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorEffect of α7Wild-type miceGamma oscillationsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsHippocampal network dynamicsSymptomatic treatmentClinical findingsAD patientsSaline controlsProcognitive drugsΑ7 nAChRsTransgenic miceAcetylcholine receptorsReceptor activationCognitive functionHippocampal oscillationsMiceNeurophysiological impairmentsAgonistsPower of thetaΑ7AβSignificant differences
2015
Modulation of hippocampal neuronal network oscillations by α7 nACh receptors
Stoiljkovic M, Kelley C, Nagy D, Hajós M. Modulation of hippocampal neuronal network oscillations by α7 nACh receptors. Biochemical Pharmacology 2015, 97: 445-453. PMID: 26206189, DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2015.06.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAnimalsGene Expression RegulationHippocampusNerve NetConceptsNucleus pontis oralisNeuronal network oscillationsΑ7 nAChRsHippocampal oscillationsNetwork oscillationsBrainstem nucleus pontis oralisHippocampal-dependent cognitive functionsHippocampal thetaTheta-phase gamma-amplitude couplingΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorHigh-frequency stimulationΑ7 nACh receptorsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsNeuronal network activityNetwork activityPyramidal neuronsFrequency stimulationPontis oralisPharmacological effectsPreclinical screeningNACh receptorsAcetylcholine receptorsSuch drugsCognitive functionHippocampus