Search Results - "O'Driscoll, Cliona"
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Hydroquinone Increases 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine Formation through Ten Eleven Translocation 1 (TET1) 5-Methylcytosine Dioxygenase
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (04-10-2013)“…Hydroquinone is a benzene metabolite shown to lead to decreased DNA methylation. Results: Hydroquinone exposure increases Ten Eleven Translocation 1…”
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Methyl CpG binding protein 2 deficiency enhances expression of inflammatory cytokines by sustaining NF-κB signaling in myeloid derived cells
Published in Journal of neuroimmunology (15-06-2015)“…Abstract Knocking down methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) enhances NF-κB activation in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). In this study, we…”
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Neuronal pentraxin 1 induction in hypoxic–ischemic neuronal death is regulated via a glycogen synthase kinase-3α/β dependent mechanism
Published in Cellular signalling (01-04-2011)“…Intracellular signaling pathways that regulate the production of lethal proteins in central neurons are not fully characterized. Previously, we reported…”
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Temporal and Regional Alterations in NMDA Receptor Expression in Mecp2‐Null Mice
Published in Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) (01-10-2011)“…Our previous postmortem study of girls with Rett Syndrome (RTT), a development disorder caused by MECP2 mutations, found increases in the density of…”
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Twenty-four hour quantitative-EEG and in-vivo glutamate biosensor detects activity and circadian rhythm dependent biomarkers of pathogenesis in Mecp2 null mice
Published in Frontiers in systems neuroscience (27-06-2014)“…Mutations in the X-linked gene encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (Mecp2) cause most cases of Rett syndrome (RTT). Currently there is no cure for RTT…”
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Toward a 3D model of human brain development for studying gene/environment interactions
Published in Stem cell research & therapy (20-12-2013)“…This project aims to establish and characterize an in vitro model of the developing human brain for the purpose of testing drugs and chemicals. To accurately…”
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Hairless expression attenuates apoptosis in a mouse model and the COS cell line; involvement of p53
Published in PloS one (23-09-2010)“…Neurons are more likely to die through apoptosis in the immature brain after injury whereas adult neurons in the mature brain die by necrosis. Several studies…”
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Truncated TrkB.T1-Mediated Astrocyte Dysfunction Contributes to Impaired Motor Function and Neuropathic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (05-04-2017)“…Following spinal cord injury (SCI), astrocytes demonstrate long-lasting reactive changes, which are associated with the persistence of neuropathic pain and…”
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Maternal Antibody Reactivity to Lymphocytes of Offspring With Autism
Published in Pediatric neurology (01-11-2012)“…Abstract The study examined whether maternal serum antibodies from mothers of autistic children preferentially bind to lymphocytes of their autistic children…”
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Small molecule glutaminase inhibitors block glutamate release from stimulated microglia
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (03-01-2014)“…•Glutamate release in microglia was induced by TNF-α, TLR agonists and PMA.•Glutamate release was blocked by active, small molecule glutaminase…”
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MeCP2 deficiency enhances glutamate release through NF-κB signaling in myeloid derived cells
Published in Journal of neuroimmunology (15-12-2013)“…Abstract The signaling pathway involved in regulating glutamate release was investigated. Glutaminase mRNA levels were higher in microglia isolated from mice…”
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Assessing blood-brain barrier function using in vitro assays
Published in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (01-01-2013)“…The impermeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is due to a number of properties including tight junctions on adjoining endothelial cells, absence of…”
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Induction of a trophoblast-like phenotype by hydralazine in the p19 embryonic carcinoma cell line
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta (01-03-2013)“…Chemicals that affect cellular differentiation through epigenetic mechanisms have potential utility in treating a wide range of diseases. Hydralazine decreases…”
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Relationship between Mecp2 and NFκb signaling during neural differentiation of P19 cells
Published in Brain research (15-01-2013)“…Abstract The pluripotent P19 embryo carcinoma cell line was studied to determine a signaling pathway regulating MeCP2 expression. P19 cells were induced to…”
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Evaluation of the Interactions Between Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Caco-2 Cells
Published in Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A (01-01-2012)“…The aim of this study was to determine whether multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNCT) are taken up by and are toxic to human intestinal enterocytes using the…”
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