2024
Repetitive Mild Closed-Head Injury Induced Synapse Loss and Increased Local BOLD-fMRI Signal Homogeneity
Markicevic M, Mandino F, Toyonaga T, Cai Z, Fesharaki-Zadeh A, Shen X, Strittmatter S, Lake E. Repetitive Mild Closed-Head Injury Induced Synapse Loss and Increased Local BOLD-fMRI Signal Homogeneity. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2024 PMID: 39096127, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2024.0095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic variable stressRegional homogeneityFunctional brain abnormalitiesSynapse densityMild closed-head injuryClosed-head injuryTraumatic brain injuryTreat traumatic brain injuryNeurobiological alterationsMild head injuryVariable stressBrain abnormalitiesPositron emission tomographyMultimodal studiesSynaptic densityMagnetic resonance imagingBrain imagingBrain injuryInduce synapse lossFMRIInjured miceMouse modelEmission tomographyResonance imagingCompensatory mechanisms
2020
Fyn kinase inhibition reduces protein aggregation, increases synapse density and improves memory in transgenic and traumatic Tauopathy
Tang SJ, Fesharaki-Zadeh A, Takahashi H, Nies SH, Smith LM, Luo A, Chyung A, Chiasseu M, Strittmatter SM. Fyn kinase inhibition reduces protein aggregation, increases synapse density and improves memory in transgenic and traumatic Tauopathy. Acta Neuropathologica Communications 2020, 8: 96. PMID: 32611392, PMCID: PMC7329553, DOI: 10.1186/s40478-020-00976-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepetitive closed head injuriesMemory deficitsPhospho-tau accumulationChronic variable stressPersistent memory deficitsP301S transgenic miceClosed head injuryFyn inhibitionPassive avoidance learningFyn kinaseGlial activationPhospho-tauPresynaptic markersSynapse lossTau accumulationHead injurySynapse densityPhosphorylated tauTherapeutic benefitTransgenic miceBehavioral improvementTrauma modelTauopathiesSpatial memoryAvoidance learning