Search Results - "d'Exaerde, Alban de Kerchove"
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Engineered Wnt ligands enable blood-brain barrier repair in neurological disorders
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (18-02-2022)“…The blood-brain barrier (BBB) protects the central nervous system (CNS) from harmful blood-borne factors. Although BBB dysfunction is a hallmark of several…”
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Slow-wave sleep is controlled by a subset of nucleus accumbens core neurons in mice
Published in Nature communications (29-09-2017)“…Sleep control is ascribed to a two-process model, a widely accepted concept that posits homoeostatic drive and a circadian process as the major…”
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Error-related signaling in nucleus accumbens D2 receptor-expressing neurons guides inhibition-based choice behavior in mice
Published in Nature communications (21-04-2023)“…Learned associations between environmental cues and the outcomes they predict (cue-outcome associations) play a major role in behavioral control, guiding not…”
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The Effect of Serotonin Receptor 5-HT1B on Lateral Inhibition between Spiny Projection Neurons in the Mouse Striatum
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (15-09-2021)“…The principal neurons of the striatum, the spiny projection neurons (SPNs), make inhibitory synaptic connections with each other via collaterals of their main…”
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Nucleus accumbens D1- and D2-expressing neurons control the balance between feeding and activity-mediated energy expenditure
Published in Nature communications (21-03-2024)“…Accumulating evidence points to dysregulations of the Nucleus Accumbens (NAc) in eating disorders (ED), however its precise contribution to ED symptomatic…”
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Dopamine–endocannabinoid interactions mediate spike-timing-dependent potentiation in the striatum
Published in Nature communications (08-10-2018)“…Dopamine modulates striatal synaptic plasticity, a key substrate for action selection and procedural learning. Thus, characterizing the repertoire of…”
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Distinct Roles of Ventromedial versus Ventrolateral Striatal Medium Spiny Neurons in Reward-Oriented Behavior
Published in Current biology (09-10-2017)“…The ventral striatum (VS) is a key brain center regulating reward-oriented behavior [1–4]. The VS can be anatomically divided into medial (VMS) and lateral…”
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Regulation of GluA1 phosphorylation by d‐amphetamine and methylphenidate in the cerebellum
Published in Addiction biology (01-07-2021)“…Prescription stimulants, such as d‐amphetamine or methylphenidate are used to treat suffering from attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They…”
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Deletion of Maged1 in mice abolishes locomotor and reinforcing effects of cocaine
Published in EMBO reports (01-09-2018)“…Melanoma antigen genes (Mage) were first described as tumour markers. However, some of Mage are also expressed in healthy cells where their functions remain…”
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Adenosine A2A receptors in the olfactory bulb suppress rapid eye movement sleep in rodents
Published in Brain structure & function (01-04-2017)“…Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder in humans is often accompanied by a reduced ability to smell and detect odors, and olfactory bulbectomized…”
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Differential regulation of motor control and response to dopaminergic drugs by D1R and D2R neurons in distinct dorsal striatum subregions
Published in The EMBO journal (01-02-2012)“…The dorsal striatum is critically involved in a variety of motor behaviours, including regulation of motor activity, motor skill learning and motor response to…”
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Balance Between Projecting Neuronal Populations of the Nucleus Accumbens Controls Social Behavior in Mice
Published in Biological psychiatry (1969) (15-01-2024)“…Deficient social interactions are a hallmark of major neuropsychiatric disorders, and accumulating evidence points to altered social reward and motivation as…”
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Mammalian Target of Rapamycin-RhoA Signaling Impairments in Direct Striatal Projection Neurons Induce Altered Behaviors and Striatal Physiology in Mice
Published in Biological psychiatry (1969) (15-12-2020)“…As an integrator of molecular pathways, mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) has been associated with diseases including neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, and…”
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Striatal projection neurons coexpressing dopamine D1 and D2 receptors modulate the motor function of D1- and D2-SPNs
Published in Nature neuroscience (01-09-2024)“…The role of the striatum in motor control is commonly assumed to be mediated by the two striatal efferent pathways characterized by striatal projection neurons…”
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USP7/Maged1-mediated H2A monoubiquitination in the paraventricular thalamus: an epigenetic mechanism involved in cocaine use disorder
Published in Nature communications (20-12-2023)“…The risk of developing drug addiction is strongly influenced by the epigenetic landscape and chromatin remodeling. While histone modifications such as…”
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It takes two to tango: Dorsal direct and indirect pathways orchestration of motor learning and behavioral flexibility
Published in Neurochemistry international (01-03-2019)“…The striatum as the main entry nucleus of the basal ganglia is long known to be critical for motor control. It integrates information from multiple cortical…”
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Aminopyridines correct early dysfunction and delay neurodegeneration in a mouse model of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (17-08-2011)“…The contribution of neuronal dysfunction to neurodegeneration is studied in a mouse model of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) displaying impaired motor…”
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Striatopallidal Neuron NMDA Receptors Control Synaptic Connectivity, Locomotor, and Goal-Directed Behaviors
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (04-05-2016)“…The basal ganglia (BG) control action selection, motor programs, habits, and goal-directed learning. The striatum, the principal input structure of BG, is…”
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Modulation of Ciliary Phosphoinositide Content Regulates Trafficking and Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Output
Published in Developmental cell (10-08-2015)“…Ciliary transport is required for ciliogenesis, signal transduction, and trafficking of receptors to the primary cilium. Mutations in inositol polyphosphate…”
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Drug addiction: from bench to bedside
Published in Translational psychiatry (12-08-2021)“…Drug addiction is responsible for millions of deaths per year around the world. Still, its management as a chronic disease is shadowed by misconceptions from…”
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