[HTML][HTML] A functional hiPSC-cortical neuron differentiation and maturation model and its application to neurological disorders

K Autar, X Guo, JW Rumsey, CJ Long, N Akanda… - Stem Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
The maturation and functional characteristics of human induced pluripotent stem cell
(hiPSC)-cortical neurons has not been fully documented. This study developed a phenotypic …

Hippocampal CA1 theta burst‐induced LTP from weaning to adulthood: Cellular and molecular mechanisms in young male rats revisited

NC Rodrigues, A Silva‐Cruz… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Long‐term potentiation (LTP) is a highly studied cellular process, yet determining the
transduction and gamma aminobutyric acid (GABAergic) pathways that are the essential …

[HTML][HTML] Electrophysiological and behavioral markers of hyperdopaminergia in DAT-KO Rats

Z Fesenko, M Ptukha, MM da Silva, RSM de Carvalho… - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background/Objectives: Dopamine dysfunction (DA) is a hallmark of many neurological
disorders. In this case, the mechanism of changes in dopamine transmission on behavior …

Umbelliferone ameliorates memory impairment and enhances hippocampal synaptic plasticity in scopolamine-induced rat model

GY Choi, HB Kim, JM Cho, I Sreelatha, IS Lee… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by memory loss
and cognitive decline. Among the suggested pathogenic mechanisms of AD, the cholinergic …

Long-term effect of neonatal antagonism of ionotropic glutamate receptors on dendritic spines and cognitive function in rats

CA Pinzón-Parra, H Coatl-Cuaya, A Díaz… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Glutamate is the most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter in the hippocampus where
mediates its actions by activating glutamate receptors. The activation of these receptors is …

Deleterious effects of chronic mercury exposure on in vitro LTP, memory process, and oxidative stress

LF Oliveira, LD Rodrigues, GM Cardillo… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Heavy metal contamination in aquatic environments plays an important role in the exposure
of humans to these toxicants. Among these pollutants, mercury (Hg) is one main concern …

Chronic ethanol exposures leads to a negative affective state in female rats that is accompanied by a paradoxical decrease in ventral hippocampus excitability

EC Bach, JW Morgan, SE Ewin, SH Barth… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) differentially impacts men and women and a growing body of
evidence points to sex-dependent adaptations in a number of brain regions. In a prior study …

Amazon rainforest rodents (Proechimys) are resistant to post-stroke epilepsy

NN Ortiz-Villatoro, SZ Reyes-Garcia, L Freitas… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
There are no clinical interventions to prevent post-injury epilepsy, a common and
devastating outcome after brain insults. Epileptogenic events that run from brain injury to …

Development of an hiPSC-Cortical Neuron Long-Term Potentiation Model and its Application to Alzheimer's Disease Modeling and Drug Evaluation

K Autar - 2022 - stars.library.ucf.edu
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is commonly characterized by a loss of cognitive function due to
the deterioration of neuronal synapses from the presence of senile amyloid beta-42 (Aß42) …

Cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in LTP induced by mild theta-burst stimulation in hippocampal slices from young male rats: from weaning to adulthood

NC Rodrigues, A Silva-Cruz, A Caulino-Rocha… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Long-term potentiation (LTP) is a highly studied cellular process yet determining the
transduction and GABAergic pathways that are the essential vs. modulatory for LTP elicited …