Tierno Lauer L, Hayes AMR, Suarez AN, Bashaw A, Klug ME, Kao AE, Cheng R, Rea JJ, Subramanian KS, Nourbash A, Donohue KN, Schier LA, Myers K, Décarie-Spain L, Kanoski SE (2026) The vagus nerve promotes memory in rats via nutrient-induced septo-hippocampal acetylcholine signaling. Nat Commun doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-73896-2 PMID: 42236727 Objective: To demonstrate that nutrient […]
Gupta S, Kesler MT, Scantlebury MH, Sloviter RS, Teskey GC (2026) Modeling temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis in rats using the selective neurotoxin stable substance P-saporin. Epilepsia doi: 10.1002/epi.70322 PMID: 42220243 Objective: To determine the time course of SSP-SAP-induced epileptogenesis, as well as the loss of principal cells and astrogliosis, two defining features of
Zhang YW, Jia WX, Wang YQ, Zhou P, Zhang XY, Liu CW, Wang J, Lu XF, Dai CF (2026) Cerebrospinal fluid-contacting nucleus mediates the balance of depth during general anesthesia in mice. Neuropharmacology 111037. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2026.111037 PMID: 42214455 Objective: To investigate the role of the cerebrospinal fluid-contacting nucleus (CSF-CN), which directly interfaces with the CSF,
Gerasimov KA, Ignasheva YE, Dobryakova YV, Korotkova TA, Koryagina AA, Markevich VA, Bolshakov AP (2026) Overexpression of WNT3a in the hippocampus can partly alleviate deficits in animal models of Alzheimer’s Disease. Neurochem Res 51(3):174. doi: 10.1007/s11064-026-04793-9 PMID: 42185674 Objective: To investigate whether enhancing WNT signaling through hippocampal overexpression of the WNT3a ligand can mitigate functional
Voisin T, Gheziel N, El Samrout C, Martin J, Bradaia A, Iftinca M, Defaye M, Charron A, Abdullah NS, Changenot C, Gonzalez AA, Depluech A, Labit E, Saint-Laurent N, Staurengo-Ferrari L, Erdogan O, Tauber M, Loste A, Serhan N, Villa-Hernandez S, Chiu IM, Moqrich A, Altier C, Basso L, Gaudenzio N (2026) Skin inflammation and
Miller J, Keilholz A, Smith C, Lever T, Nichols N (2026) Impact of tongue exercise on hypoglossal nucleus TrkB expression in a rodent model of hypoglossal motor neuron degeneration. American Physiology Summit 41(S1) doi: 10.1152/physiol.2026.41.S1.2300331 Objective: To investigate treatments to improve upper airway function primarily due to loss of hypoglossal lower motor neurons (XII LMNs)
Burd E, Keilholz A, Attari M, Smith C, Bunyak F, Lever T, Nichols N (2026) Impact of targeted tongue exercise on genioglossus sarcomere and mitochondria morphology in a rodent model of hypoglossal motor neuron death. American Physiology Summit 41(S1) doi: 10.1152/physiol.2026.41.S1.2301276 Objective: To establish a rodent model for studying the impact of XII LMN degeneration
Keilholz A, Ahmadzadeh E, Cornelius-Green J, Osman K, Smith C, Cummings K, Lever T, Nichols N (2026) Modulation of orexinergic neurons in the perifornical region of the hypothalamus impacts tongue motility and hypoglossal motor output in an inducible rodent model of hypoglossal motor neuron degeneration. American Physiology Summit 41(S1) doi: 10.1152/physiol.2026.41.S1.2300706 Objective: To examine role
Keilholz AN, Lopez S, Attari M, Nguyen NP, Henry J, Smith CL, Feldberg A, Osman KL, Golzy M, Bunyak F, Lever TE, Nichols NL (2026) Impact of tongue exercise on hypoglossal axis survival, structure, and output in a rodent model of hypoglossal motor neuron degeneration. J Neurophysiol doi: 10.1152/jn.00631.2024 PMID: 42012472 Objective: To investigate the