Author name: Kristen Hartman

Cortical lipids containing choline mediate cannabinoid-induced cognitive improvement

Moreno-Rodríguez M, Martínez-Gardeazabal J, Bengoetxea de Tena I, Llorente-Ovejero A, Lombardero L, González de San Román E, Giménez-Llort L, Manuel I, Rodríguez-Puertas R (2024) Cortical lipids containing choline mediate cannabinoid-induced cognitive improvement. bioRxiv 2024.03.07.583670. doi: 10.1101/2024.03.07.583670 Objective: Investigate the neuroprotective effect of treatment with the CB1 cannabinoid agonist, WIN55,212-2, against cholinergic degeneration. Summary: The endocannabinoid […]

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Intercellular communication atlas reveals Oprm1 as a neuroprotective factor for retinal ganglion cells

Qian C, Xin Y, Qi C, Wang H, Dong BC, Zack DJ, Blackshaw S, Hattar S, Zhou FQ, Qian J (2024) Intercellular communication atlas reveals Oprm1 as a neuroprotective factor for retinal ganglion cells. Nat Commun 15(1):2206. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46428-z PMID: 38467611 Objective: To explore how intercellular communication contributes to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) survival following

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Selective medial septum lesions in healthy rats induce longitudinal changes in microstructure of limbic regions, behavioral alterations, and increased susceptibility to status epilepticus

Luna-Munguia H, Gasca-Martinez D, Garay-Cortes A, Coutiño D, Regalado M, de Los Rios E, Villaseñor P, Hidalgo-Flores F, Flores-Guapo K, Benito BY, Concha L (2024) Selective medial septum lesions in healthy rats induce longitudinal changes in microstructure of limbic regions, behavioral alterations, and increased susceptibility to status epilepticus. Mol Neurobiol 61(10):1-21. doi: 10.1007/s12035-024-04069-9 PMID: 38443731

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Therapeutic peptides and proteins: Stabilization challenges and biomedical applications by means of nanodelivery systems

Berselli E, Coccolini C, Tosi G, Gokce EH, Oliveira MBPP, Fathi F, Krambeck K, Suoto EB (2024) Therapeutic peptides and proteins: Stabilization challenges and biomedical applications by means of nanodelivery systems. Int J Pept Res Ther 30:15. doi: 10.1007/s10989-024-10592-z Objective: To discuss the stability problems of proteins and peptides that have driven the scientific community

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NGFR regulates stromal cell activation in germinal centers

Hernández-Barranco A, Santos V, Mazariegos MS, Caleiras E, Nogués L, Mourcin F, Léonard S, Oblet C, Genebrier S, Rossille D, Benguría A, Sanz A, Vázquez E, Dopazo A, Efeyan A, Ortega-Molina A, Cogne M, Tarte K, Peinado H (2024) NGFR regulates stromal cell activation in germinal centers. Cell Rep 43(2):113705. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113705 PMID: 38307025 Objective:

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Engineering small protein based inhibitors and biodegraders for cytosolic delivery and targeting of the undruggable proteome

Chan A (2024) Engineering small protein based inhibitors and biodegraders for cytosolic delivery and targeting of the undruggable proteome. Univ Pennsylvania Thesis. Objective: Studying the delivery of saporin across the cell membrane encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles. Summary: Protein payloads, like saporin and others, are given negatively charged regions which create binding sites for cationic lipids

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Women’s special issue series: Biomedicines

Polito L (2024) Women’s special issue series: Biomedicines. Biomedicines 12(3):471. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines12030471 PMID: 38540085 Summary: Saporin is a single-chain ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP) with low toxicity in cells and animals. When the protein is linked to a carrier that facilitates cellular uptake, the protein can become highly and selectively toxic to the cellular target of the

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Superoxide dismutase 2 deficiency is associated with enhanced central chemoreception in mice: Implications for breathing regulation

Díaz-Jara E, Pereyra K, Vicencio S, Olesen MA, Schwarz KG, Toledo C, Díaz HS, Quintanilla RA, Del Rio R (2024) Superoxide dismutase 2 deficiency is associated with enhanced central chemoreception in mice: Implications for breathing regulation. Redix Biol 69:102992. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2023.102992 PMID: 38142585 Objective: To determine the impact of partial deletion of SOD2 expression on

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Reduced alcohol consumption following ablation of cholinergic interneurons in the nucleus accumbens of wistar rats

Loftén A, Cadeddu D, Danielsson K, Stomberg R, Adermark L, Söderpalm B, Ericson M (2024) Reduced alcohol consumption following ablation of cholinergic interneurons in the nucleus accumbens of wistar rats. Addict Biol 30(2):e70022. doi: 10.1111/adb.70022 PMID: 39936333 Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the functional role of accumbal Cholinergic interneurons (CIN) in

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Streptavidin-drug conjugates streamline optimization of antibody-based conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Yelamali AR, Chendamarai E, Ritchey JK, Rettig MP, DiPersio JF, Persaud SP (2024) Streptavidin-drug conjugates streamline optimization of antibody-based conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. bioRxiv 2024.02.12.579199. doi: 10.1101/2024.02.12.579199 PMID: 38405731 Objective: Use biotinylated CD45.2 antibodies conjugated to Streptavidin to target hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) for HSC transplantation. Summary: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation offers a

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