Search Results - "Aicher, Sue A."
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Optogenetic Stimulation of Arcuate Nucleus Kiss1 Neurons Reveals a Steroid-Dependent Glutamatergic Input to POMC and AgRP Neurons in Male Mice
Published in Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-06-2016)“…Kisspeptin (Kiss1) neurons are essential for reproduction, but their role in the control of energy balance and other homeostatic functions remains unclear…”
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Neuronal ER-plasma membrane junctions couple excitation to Ca2+-activated PKA signaling
Published in Nature communications (26-08-2023)“…Junctions between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the plasma membrane (PM) are specialized membrane contacts ubiquitous in eukaryotic cells. Concentration…”
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Insulin acts in the arcuate nucleus to increase lumbar sympathetic nerve activity and baroreflex function in rats
Published in The Journal of physiology (01-04-2011)“…Non‐technical summary Though the pancreatic hormone insulin is known to act in the brain to increase sympathetic nerve activity and baroreflex control of…”
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Endogenous opioids regulate moment-to-moment neuronal communication and excitability
Published in Nature communications (22-03-2017)“…Fear and emotional learning are modulated by endogenous opioids but the cellular basis for this is unknown. The intercalated cells (ITCs) gate amygdala output…”
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Remyelination protects neurons from DLK-mediated neurodegeneration
Published in Nature communications (23-10-2024)“…Chronic demyelination and oligodendrocyte loss deprive neurons of crucial support. It is the degeneration of neurons and their connections that drives…”
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Localization of TRPV1 and P2X3 in unmyelinated and myelinated vagal afferents in the rat
Published in Journal of chemical neuroanatomy (01-03-2016)“…•IB4-ir, unmyelinated vagal afferents contain TRPV1.•CTb-ir vagal afferents often contain P2X3.•TRPV1 and P2X3 are rarely co-localized in vagal afferent…”
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Diurnal changes in perineuronal nets and parvalbumin neurons in the rat medial prefrontal cortex
Published in Brain Structure and Function (01-05-2021)“…Perineuronal nets (PNNs) surrounding fast-spiking, parvalbumin (PV) interneurons provide excitatory:inhibitory balance, which is impaired in several disorders…”
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Sex differences in the expression of the endocannabinoid system within V1M cortex and PAG of Sprague Dawley rats
Published in Biology of sex differences (08-11-2021)“…Several chronic pain disorders, such as migraine and fibromyalgia, have an increased prevalence in the female population. The underlying mechanisms of this…”
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Analysis of rod/cone gap junctions from the reconstruction of mouse photoreceptor terminals
Published in eLife (26-04-2022)“…Electrical coupling, mediated by gap junctions, contributes to signal averaging, synchronization, and noise reduction in neuronal circuits. In addition, gap…”
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Localization and expression of GABA transporters in the suprachiasmatic nucleus
Published in The European journal of neuroscience (01-12-2015)“…GABA is a principal neurotransmitter in the suprachiasmatic hypothalamic nucleus (SCN), the master circadian clock. Despite the importance of GABA and GABA…”
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Distinct morphology of cardiac‐ and brown adipose tissue‐projecting neurons in the stellate ganglia of mice
Published in Physiological reports (01-05-2022)“…Sympathetic neurons that innervate the heart are located primarily in the stellate ganglia (SG), which also contains neurons that project to brown adipose…”
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Corneal pain activates a trigemino-parabrachial pathway in rats
Published in Brain research (06-03-2014)“…Abstract Corneal pain is mediated by primary afferent fibers projecting to the dorsal horn of the medulla, specifically the trigeminal nucleus caudalis. In…”
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Cranial Visceral Afferent Pathways through the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract to Caudal Ventrolateral Medulla or Paraventricular Hypothalamus: Target-Specific Synaptic Reliability and Convergence Patterns
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (15-11-2006)“…Cranial visceral afferents activate central pathways that mediate systemic homeostatic processes. Afferent information arrives in the brainstem nucleus of the…”
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Differential content of vesicular glutamate transporters in subsets of vagal afferents projecting to the nucleus tractus solitarii in the rat
Published in Journal of comparative neurology (1911) (15-02-2014)“…ABSTRACT The vagus nerve contains primary visceral afferents that convey sensory information from cardiovascular, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal tissues to…”
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Prospective cohort study investigating frequency and risk factors for acute pain 1 day after refractive surgery
Published in BMJ open ophthalmology (17-07-2024)“…Background/aimsTo examine demographic and clinical factors associated with ocular pain 1 day after refractive surgery.MethodsProspective study of individuals…”
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Physiological temperatures drive glutamate release onto trigeminal superficial dorsal horn neurons
Published in Journal of neurophysiology (01-06-2014)“…Trigeminal sensory afferent fibers terminating in nucleus caudalis (Vc) relay sensory information from craniofacial regions to the brain and are known to…”
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Acute hyperalgesia and delayed dry eye after corneal abrasion injury
Published in Pain reports (01-07-2018)“…Corneal nerves mediate pain from the ocular surface, lacrimation, and blinking, all of which protect corneal surface homeostasis and help preserve vision…”
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Differential localization of vesicular glutamate transporters and peptides in corneal afferents to trigeminal nucleus caudalis
Published in Journal of comparative neurology (1911) (01-09-2010)“…Trigeminal afferents convey nociceptive information from the corneal surface of the eye to the trigeminal subnucleus caudalis (Vc). Trigeminal afferents, like…”
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Descending projections from the rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) to trigeminal and spinal dorsal horns are morphologically and neurochemically distinct
Published in Journal of chemical neuroanatomy (01-03-2012)“…► We find distinctions between RVM projections to spinal versus trigeminal dorsal horn. ► Projections to spinal dorsal horn are more likely to contain GAD67. ►…”
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Light-dependent changes in the outer plexiform layer of the mouse retina
Published in Frontiers in ophthalmology (2023)“…The ability of the visual system to relay meaningful information over a wide range of lighting conditions is critical to functional vision, and relies on…”
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