abstract：:Synaptic transmission and its activity-dependent modulation, known as synaptic plasticity, are fundamental processes in nervous system function. Neurons may receive thousands of synaptic contacts, but synaptic regulation may occur only at individual or discrete subsets of synapses, which may have important consequence...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Lines J,Covelo A,Gómez R,Liu L,Araque A

更新日期：2017-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Propofol is a widely used anesthetic in the clinic while several studies have demonstrated that propofol exposure may cause neurotoxicity in the developing brain. However, the effects of early propofol exposure on cerebellar development are not well understood. Propofol (30 or 60 mg/kg) was administered to mice on pos...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Xiao R,Yu D,Li X,Huang J,Jing S,Bao X,Yang T,Fan X

更新日期：2017-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The pannexin family of channels consists of three members-pannexin-1 (Panx1), pannexin-2 (Panx2), and pannexin-3 (Panx3) that enable the exchange of metabolites and signaling molecules between intracellular and extracellular compartments. Pannexin-mediated release of intracellular ATP into the extracellular space has ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Horton SM,Luna Lopez C,Blevins E,Howarth H,Weisberg J,Shestopalov VI,Makarenkova HP,Shah SB

更新日期：2017-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) result from striatal dopamine (DA) deficiency due to a progressive degeneration of nigral dopaminergic cells. Although DA replacement therapy is the mainstay to treat parkinsonian symptoms, a long-term daily administration of levodopa often develops levodopa-induced dyski...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Goto S

更新日期：2017-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Maturation of neuronal and synaptic functions during early life is essential for the development of neuronal circuits and behaviors. In newborns synaptic transmission at excitatory synapses is primarily mediated by N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs), and NMDAR-mediated signaling plays an important role in synapti...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Hou G,Zhang ZW

更新日期：2017-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The microdomain that orchestrates action potential initiation in neurons is the axon initial segment (AIS). It has long been considered to be a rather homogeneous domain at the very proximal axon hillock with relatively stable length, particularly in cortical pyramidal cells. However, studies in other brain regions pa...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Höfflin F,Jack A,Riedel C,Mack-Bucher J,Roos J,Corcelli C,Schultz C,Wahle P,Engelhardt M

更新日期：2017-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) receives dense noradrenergic projections from the locus coeruleus. Adrenergic innervation of mPFC pyramidal neurons plays an essential role in both physiology (control of memory formation, attention, working memory, and cognitive behavior) and pathophysiology (attention deficit hype...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Grzelka K,Kurowski P,Gawlak M,Szulczyk P

更新日期：2017-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence of significant hearing loss during the early days of use of cisplatin as a chemotherapeutic agent in cancer patients has stimulated research into the causes and treatment of this side effect. It has generally been accepted that hearing loss is produced by excessive generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Sheth S,Mukherjea D,Rybak LP,Ramkumar V

更新日期：2017-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Circadian behavioral rhythms offer an excellent model to study intricate interactions between the molecular and neuronal mechanisms of behavior. In mammals, pacemaker neurons in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) generate rhythms cell-autonomously, which are synchronized by the network interactions within the circadian...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Sabado V,Vienne L,Nagoshi E

更新日期：2017-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid beta (Aβ) is a peptide cleaved from amyloid precursor protein that contributes to the formation of senile plaques in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The relationship between Aβ and astrocyte proliferation in AD remains controversial. Despite pathological findings of increased astrocytic mitosis in AD brains, in vitr...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Ohki EC,Langan TJ,Rodgers KR,Chou RC

更新日期：2017-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNA (miR)-210 is the most consistently and predominantly up-regulated miR in response to hypoxia in multiple cancer cells. The roles of miR-210 in rat adrenal gland pheochromocytoma (PC-12) cells remain unknown. We aimed to explore the possible effect of miR-210 in neonatal brain injury. We explored the potential...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Luan Y,Zhang X,Zhang Y,Dong Y

更新日期：2017-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposing developing cerebellar Purkinje neurons (PNs) to mutant Ataxin1 (ATXN1) in 82Q spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) mice disrupts motor behavior and cerebellar climbing fiber (CF) architecture from as early as 4 weeks of age. In contrast, if mutant ATXN1 expression is silenced until after cerebellar developmen...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Ibrahim MF,Power EM,Potapov K,Empson RM

更新日期：2017-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 56 in vol. 11, PMID: 28303091.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Owens R,Grabert K,Davies CL,Alfieri A,Antel JP,Healy LM,McColl BW

更新日期：2017-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease affecting both upper and lower motor neurons. The molecular mechanisms underlying disease pathogenesis remain largely unknown. Multiple genetic loci including genes involved in proteostasis and ribostasis have been linked to ALS p...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Coyne AN,Zaepfel BL,Zarnescu DC

更新日期：2017-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Afadin 6 (AF-6) is an F-actin binding multidomain-containing scaffolding protein that is known for its function in cell-cell adhesion. Interestingly, besides this well documented role, we recently found that AF-6 is a Parkin-interacting protein that augments Parkin/PINK1-mediated mitophagy. Notably, mutations in Parki...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Basil AH,Sim JPL,Lim GGY,Lin S,Chan HY,Engelender S,Lim KL

更新日期：2017-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited axon regeneration in the injured adult mammalian central nervous system (CNS) usually results in irreversible functional deficits. Both the presence of extrinsic inhibitory molecules at the injury site and the intrinsically low capacity of adult neurons to grow axons are responsible for the diminished capacity...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Ribas VT,Costa MR

更新日期：2017-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) system has been extensively studied for its role in normal physiology and behavior, as well as, neuropsychiatric disorders. The broad influence of 5-HT on brain function, is in part due to the vast connectivity pattern of 5-HT-producing neurons throughout the CNS. 5-HT n...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Spencer WC,Deneris ES

更新日期：2017-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:In relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) subtype, the patient's brain itself is capable of repairing the damage, remyelinating the axon and recovering the neurological function. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is in close proximity with brain parenchyma and contains a host of proteins and other molecules, which infl...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Mathur D,Riffo-Campos AL,Castillo J,Haines JD,Vidaurre OG,Zhang F,Coret-Ferrer F,Casaccia P,Casanova B,Lopez-Rodas G

更新日期：2017-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain is a plastic organ where both the intrinsic CNS milieu and extrinsic cues play important roles in shaping and wiring neural connections. The perinatal period constitutes a critical time in central nervous system development with extensive refinement of neural connections, which are highly sensitive to fetal ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Mottahedin A,Ardalan M,Chumak T,Riebe I,Ek J,Mallard C

更新日期：2017-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide exerts important regulatory functions in various brain processes. Its synthesis in neurons has been most commonly ascribed to the neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) isoform. However, the endothelial isoform (eNOS), which is significantly associated with caveolae in different cell types, has been implic...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Caviedes A,Varas-Godoy M,Lafourcade C,Sandoval S,Bravo-Alegria J,Kaehne T,Massmann A,Figueroa JP,Nualart F,Wyneken U

更新日期：2017-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Functionally related neurons assemble into connected networks that process and transmit electrochemical information. To do this in a coordinated manner, the number and strength of synaptic connections is tightly regulated. Synapse function relies on the microtubule (MT) cytoskeleton, the dynamics of which are in turn ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Verstraelen P,Detrez JR,Verschuuren M,Kuijlaars J,Nuydens R,Timmermans JP,De Vos WH

更新日期：2017-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:From the VGF precursor protein originate several low molecular weight peptides, whose distribution in the brain and blood circulation is not entirely known. Among the VGF peptides, those containing the N-terminus portion were altered in the cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) and hypothalamus of schizophrenia patients. "Hence,...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Noli B,Sanna F,Brancia C,D'Amato F,Manconi B,Vincenzoni F,Messana I,Melis MR,Argiolas A,Ferri GL,Cocco C

更新日期：2017-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrastriatal transplantation of fetal human ventral mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons is an experimental therapy for patients suffering from Parkinson's disease. The success of this approach depends on several host brain parameters including neurotrophic factors and growth inhibitors that guide survival and integrat...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Seiler S,Di Santo S,Andereggen L,Widmer HR

更新日期：2017-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:GABAergic plasticity is recognized as a key mechanism of shaping the activity of the neuronal networks. However, its description is challenging because of numerous neuron-specific mechanisms. In particular, while essential role of glial cells in the excitatory plasticity is well established, their involvement in GABAe...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Kaczor PT,Mozrzymas JW

更新日期：2017-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The cerebral cortical tissue of murine embryo and pluripotent stem cell (PSC)-derived neurons can survive in the brain and extend axons to the spinal cord. For efficient cell integration to the corticospinal tract (CST) after transplantation, the induction or selection of cortical motor neurons is important. However, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Sano N,Shimogawa T,Sakaguchi H,Ioroi Y,Miyawaki Y,Morizane A,Miyamoto S,Takahashi J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortical malformations are often associated with pharmaco-resistant epilepsy. Alterations in hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide-gated, non-specific cation (HCN) channels have been shown to contribute to malformation associated hyperexcitability. We have recently demonstrated that expression of HCN channels...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Albertson AJ,Bohannon AS,Hablitz JJ

更新日期：2017-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Hippocampal neurons produce in their early stages of growth propagative, actin-rich dynamical structures called actin waves. The directional motion of actin waves from the soma to the tip of neuronal extensions has been associated with net forward growth, and ultimately with the specification of neurites into axon and...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Tomba C,Braïni C,Bugnicourt G,Cohen F,Friedrich BM,Gov NS,Villard C

更新日期：2017-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Schwann cells (SCs) are one of the most promising cellular candidates for the treatment of spinal cord injury. However, SCs show poor migratory ability within the astrocyte-rich central nervous system (CNS) environment and exhibit only limited integration with host astrocytes. Our strategy for improving the therapeuti...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Huang L,Xia B,Liu Z,Cao Q,Huang J,Luo Z

更新日期：2017-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence has highlighted the potential role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as biomarkers and therapeutic targets in solid tumors. Here, we elucidated the function and possible molecular mechanisms of lncRNA KCNQ1OT1 in human glioma U87 and U251 cells. Quantitative Real-Time polymerase chain reaction (q...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Gong W,Zheng J,Liu X,Liu Y,Guo J,Gao Y,Tao W,Chen J,Li Z,Ma J,Xue Y

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations in NGF/TrkA signaling have been suggested to underlie the selective degeneration of the cholinergic basal forebrain neurons occurring in vivo in AD (Counts and Mufson, 2005; Mufson et al., 2008; Niewiadomska et al., 2011) and significant reduction of cognitive decline along with an improvement of cholinerg...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Latina V,Caioli S,Zona C,Ciotti MT,Amadoro G,Calissano P

更新日期：2017-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonin, or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), is a well-known neurotransmitter that plays vital roles in neural activities and social behaviors. Clinically, deficiency of serotonin is linked with many psychiatric disorders. Interestingly, a large proportion of serotonin is also produced outside the central nervous system ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Lv J,Liu F

更新日期：2017-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal synchronization at gamma band frequency (20-80 Hz, γ oscillations) is closely associated with higher brain function, such as learning, memory and attention. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are highly expressed in the hippocampus, and modulate hippocampal γ oscillations, but the intracellular mechan...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Wang J,He X,Guo F,Cheng X,Wang Y,Wang X,Feng Z,Vreugdenhil M,Lu C

更新日期：2017-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Aims: We have previously shown that the neurosteroid androstenediol (ADIOL) promotes remyelination following gliotoxin-induced demyelination. However, the impact of this ADIOL on axonal recovery is not yet known. In the present study, we investigated the impact of ADIOL on axonal integrity following a focal demyelinat...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Kalakh S,Mouihate A

更新日期：2017-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcallosal projection neurons are a population of pyramidal excitatory neurons located in layers II/III and to a lesser extent layer V of the cortex. Their axons form the corpus callosum thereby providing an inter-hemispheric connection in the brain. While transcallosal projection neurons have been described in som...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Chovsepian A,Empl L,Correa D,Bareyre FM

更新日期：2017-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:What is the function of dendritic spikes? One might argue that they provide conditions for neuronal plasticity or that they are essential for neural computation. However, despite a long history of dendritic research, the physiological relevance of dendritic spikes in brain function remains unknown. This could stem fro...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Manita S,Miyakawa H,Kitamura K,Murayama M

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The dopamine precursor, l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-DOPA), exerts powerful therapeutic effects but eventually generates l-DOPA-induced dyskinesia (LID) in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). LID has a close link with deregulation of striatal dopamine/cAMP signaling, which is integrated by medium spiny neurons ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Morigaki R,Okita S,Goto S

更新日期：2017-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Hippocampal neurogenesis persists throughout adult life and plays an important role in learning and memory. Although the influence of physical exercise on neurogenesis has been intensively studied, there is controversy in regard to how the impact of exercise may vary with its regime. Less is known about how distinct e...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： So JH,Huang C,Ge M,Cai G,Zhang L,Lu Y,Mu Y

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Hybridization of sympatric closely related species may sometimes lead to introgression and speciation. The sister species Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa assulta both use (Z)-11-hexadecenal and (Z)-9-hexadecenal as sex pheromone components but in reversed ratios. Female H. armigera and male H. assulta could hybri...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Xu M,Dong JF,Wu H,Zhao XC,Huang LQ,Wang CZ

更新日期：2017-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations within the FUS gene (Fused in Sarcoma) are known to cause Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease affecting upper and lower motoneurons. The FUS gene codes for a multifunctional RNA/DNA-binding protein that is primarily localized in the nucleus and is involved in cellular processes s...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Higelin J,Demestre M,Putz S,Delling JP,Jacob C,Lutz AK,Bausinger J,Huber AK,Klingenstein M,Barbi G,Speit G,Huebers A,Weishaupt JH,Hermann A,Liebau S,Ludolph AC,Boeckers TM

更新日期：2016-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Accumulation of amyloid β (Aβ) is one of the main hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The enhancement of Aβ clearance may provide therapeutic means to restrict AD pathology. The cellular responses to different forms of Aβ in monocytic cells are poorly known. We aimed to study whether different forms of ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

authors： Savchenko E,Malm T,Konttinen H,Hämäläinen RH,Guerrero-Toro C,Wojciechowski S,Giniatullin R,Koistinaho J,Magga J

更新日期：2016-12-05 00:00:00