Search Results - "Kannangara, Timal S"
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NMDA receptor hypofunction in the dentate gyrus and impaired context discrimination in adult Fmr1 knockout mice
Published in Hippocampus (01-02-2012)“…Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common form of inherited intellectual disability in humans. This X‐linked disorder is caused by the transcriptional…”
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GluN2A-/- Mice Lack Bidirectional Synaptic Plasticity in the Dentate Gyrus and Perform Poorly on Spatial Pattern Separation Tasks
Published in Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. 1991) (01-08-2015)“…The different secondary subunits of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor each convey unique biophysical properties to the receptor complex, and may be key…”
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Deletion of the NMDA receptor GluN2A subunit significantly decreases dendritic growth in maturing dentate granule neurons
Published in PloS one (01-08-2014)“…It is known that NMDA receptors can modulate adult hippocampal neurogenesis, but the contribution of specific regulatory GluN2 subunits has been difficult to…”
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Overexpression of the cell adhesion protein neuroligin-1 induces learning deficits and impairs synaptic plasticity by altering the ratio of excitation to inhibition in the hippocampus
Published in Hippocampus (01-02-2010)“…Trans‐synaptic cell‐adhesion molecules have been implicated in regulating CNS synaptogenesis. Among these, the Neuroligin (NL) family (NLs 1–4) of postsynaptic…”
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Excitable Adult-Generated GABAergic Neurons Acquire Functional Innervation in the Cortex after Stroke
Published in Stem cell reports (11-12-2018)“…Ischemic stroke enhances the proliferation of adult-generated precursor cells that ectopically migrate toward the infarct. Studies have correlated precursor…”
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The aPKC-CBP Pathway Regulates Post-stroke Neurovascular Remodeling and Functional Recovery
Published in Stem cell reports (12-12-2017)“…Epigenetic modifications have emerged as attractive molecular substrates that integrate extrinsic changes into the determination of cell identity. Since…”
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Exercising Our Brains: How Physical Activity Impacts Synaptic Plasticity in the Dentate Gyrus
Published in Neuromolecular medicine (01-06-2008)“…Exercise that engages the cardiovascular system has a myriad of effects on the body; however, we usually do not give much consideration to the benefits it may…”
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The Multi-pronged Regulation of Adult Neurogenesis by Forkhead Box O Family Members
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (19-09-2018)“…In this issue of Neuron, Schäffner et al. (2018) discover multiple effects of the Forkhead Box O (FoxO) transcription factor family on the different stages of…”
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Delayed Treatment with Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Promotes Stroke Recovery
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Running reduces stress and enhances cell genesis in aged mice
Published in Neurobiology of aging (01-12-2011)“…Abstract Cell proliferation and neurogenesis are diminished in the aging mouse dentate gyrus. However, it is not known whether isolated or social living…”
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Adult hippocampal neurogenesis occurs in the absence of Presenilin 1 and Presenilin 2
Published in Scientific reports (18-12-2018)“…Mutations in the presenilin genes ( PS1 and PS2 ) are a major cause of familial-Alzheimer’s disease (FAD). Presenilins regulate neurogenesis in the developing…”
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Cognition, learning behaviour and hippocampal synaptic plasticity are not disrupted in mice over-expressing the cholesterol transporter ABCG1
Published in Lipids in health and disease (24-02-2009)“…Cognitive deficits are a hallmark feature of both Down Syndrome (DS) and Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Extra copies of the genes on chromosome 21 may also play an…”
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Stress differentially regulates the effects of voluntary exercise on cell proliferation in the dentate gyrus of mice
Published in Hippocampus (01-10-2009)“…It has been well‐established that cell proliferation and neurogenesis in the adult mouse dentate gyrus (DG) can be regulated by voluntary exercise. Recent…”
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GluN2A super(-/-) Mice Lack Bidirectional Synaptic Plasticity in the Dentate Gyrus and Perform Poorly on Spatial Pattern Separation Tasks
Published in Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. 1991) (01-08-2015)“…The different secondary subunits of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor each convey unique biophysical properties to the receptor complex, and may be key…”
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