References

Han W, Tellez LA, Perkins MH, Perez IO, Qu T, Ferreira J, Ferreira TL, Quinn D, Liu Z-W, Gao X-B, Kaelberer MM, Bohórquez DV, Shammah-Lagnado SJ, de Lartigue G, de Araujo IE (2018) A neural circuit for gut-induced reward. Cell 175:665-678. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.08.049

Objective: To determine relevant gut-brain neuronal circuitry to motivational and emotional states.

Summary: There is a critical role for the vagal gut-to-brain axis in motivation and reward.

Usage: Injected 0.5 µl of CCK-SAP (250 ng/µl) into the R-NG of VGlut2-ires-Cre mice.

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Acharjee S, Verbeek M, Gomez CD, Bisht K, Lee B, Benoit L, Sharkey KA, Benediktsson A, Tremblay M-E, Pittman QJ (2018) Reduced microglial activity and enhanced glutamate transmission in the basolateral amygdala in early CNS autoimmunity. J Neurosci 38:9019-9033. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0398-18.2018

Objective: To identify CNS changes associated with behaviors in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.

Summary: The data from this study reveal increased synaptic activity and spine density in early stages of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (an animal model of MS) in the basolateral amygdala.

Usage: Mac-1-SAP mouse/human or Rat-IgG-SAP (control) was injected unilaterally in the BLA (1 ug/1 ul).

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Lind LA, Murphy ER, Lever TE, Nichols NL (2018) Hypoglossal motor neuron death via intralingual CTB-saporin (CTB-SAP) injections mimic aspects of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) related to dysphagia. Neuroscience 390:303-316. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.08.026

Objective: Despite its fundamental importance, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) and strategies to preserve swallowing function have seldom been studied in ALS models.

Summary: The authors report a novel experimental model using intralingual injections of cholera toxin B conjugated to saporin (CTB-SAP) to study the impact of only hypoglossal motor neuron death without the many complications that are present in ALS models.

Usage: Hypoglossal motor neuron survival, swallowing function, and hypoglossal motor output were assessed in Sprague Dawley rats after intralingual injection of either CTB-SAP (25 ug) or unconjugated CTB and SAP (controls) into the genioglossus muscle.

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Ebadi R, Kordi-Tamandani DM, Ghaedi K, Nasr-Esfahani MH (2018) Comparison of two different media for maturation rate of neural progenitor cells to neuronal and glial cells emphasizing on expression of neurotrophins and their respective receptors. 45(6):2377-2391. doi: 10.1007/s11033-018-4404-4 PMID: 30306506

Objective: To compare neural differentiation potential of two different media, NB + 5%ES-FBS + N2B27 and Ko-DMEM + 5%ES-FBS for conversion of mESC derived neural progenitors (NPs) into mature neural cells with emphasis on effect of these two media on neurotrophins and their respective receptors expression.

Summary: Results indicated that NB + 5%ES-FBS + N2B27 medium promoted neural differentiation process of mESCs and caused enhancement of neurotrophins protein expression in addition to their cognate receptors.

Usage: Western Blot (1:4000)

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Sabbah S, Papendorp C, Koplas E, Beltoja M, Etebari C, Gunesch AN, Carrete L, Kim MT, Manoff G, Bhatia-Lin A, Zhao T, Schreck D, Dowling H, Briggman KL, Berson DM (2018) Synaptic circuits for irradiance coding by intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells. bioRxiv 442954. doi: 10.1101/442954

Objective: To explore the synaptic networks responsible for the unique capacity of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) to encode overall light intensity. This luminance signal is crucial for circadian, pupillary and related reflexive responses light.

Summary: Most ipRGCs sample from all bipolar terminals costratifying with their dendrites, but M1 cells avoid all OFF bipolar input and accept only ectopic ribbon synapses from ON cone bipolar axonal shafts. These monad synapses are equipped with as many as a dozen ribbons and only one postsynaptic process.

Usage: Immunohistochemistry of retina – after recording, retinas were fixed and counterstained with rabbit anti-melanopsin (1:1000) to enhance the fluorescence of the GFP-based GCaMP6f indicator.

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Mao S, Wang L, Chen P, Lan Y, Guo R, Zhang M (2018) Nanoparticle-mediated delivery of Tanshinone IIA reduces adverse cardiac remodeling following myocardial infarctions in a mice model: Role of NF-κB pathway. Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol 46(sup3):S707-S716. doi: 10.1080/21691401.2018.1508028 PMID: 30284484

Objective: To develop a nanoparticle-mediated drug delivery system for Tanshinone IIA.

Summary: Demonstrated a novel delivery mechanism of a therapeutic agent, tanshinone IIA-NP, which prevented IκB phosphorylation and subsequent NF-κB activation resulting in the suppression of inflammatory responses and reduction of cardiomyocytes apoptosis and fibrotic process, contributing to the mitigation of LV remodeling and improvement of cardiac functions following MI.

Usage: Immunoblotting analysis for the activation of AT-1R on an ischemic border zone 4 weeks after explosion to coronary artery ligation.

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Hegarty DM, David LL, Aicher SA (2018) Lacrimal gland denervation alters tear protein composition and impairs ipsilateral eye closures and corneal nociception. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 59:5217-5224. doi: 10.1167/iovs.18-25267

Objective: To evaluate spontaneous and evoked ocular sensory responses in rats after denervation of the lacrimal gland, as well as protein changes in tears that may mediate functional changes.

Summary: Denervation of the lacrimal gland causes long-lasting hypoalgesia, impairs the blink response, and alters tear proteins.

Usage: 192-IgG-SAP (5 μL, 0.5 μg/μL) was microinjected into the left extraorbital lacrimal gland. In a separate group, 192-IgG-SAP was applied directly and unilaterally to the corneal surface.

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Liu H, Chen L, Giffen KP, Stringham ST, Li Y, Judge PD, Beisel KW, He DZZ (2018) Cell-specific transcriptome analysis shows that adult pillar and deiters’ cells express genes encoding machinery for specializations of cochlear hair cells. Front Mol Neurosci 11:356. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00356 PMID: 30327589

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Kamath SP, Chen AI (2018) Myocyte enhancer factor 2c regulates dendritic complexity and connectivity of cerebellar Purkinje cells. Mol Neurobiol 56:4102–4119. doi: 10.1007/s12035-018-1363-7 PMID: 30276662

Objective: To investigate the roles of Mef2c in cerebellar Purkinje cells during the first three weeks of postnatal development.

Summary: Mef2c haploinsufficiency is implicated in behavioral deficits related to autism, schizophrenia, and intellectual disability.  Results reveal the specific expression and functional relevance of Mef2c in developing Purkinje cells and offer insight to how disruption of the expression of Mef2c in a GABAergic neuronal subtype may lead to pathogenesis of cerebellar-associated disorders.

Usage: Immunohistochemistry – mouse anti-mGluR2 (1:1500)

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Pottorf T, Mann A, Fross S, Mansel C, Vohra BPS (2018) Nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase 2 maintains neuronal structural integrity through the maintenance of golgi structure. Neurochem Int 121:86-97. doi: 10.1016/j.neuint.2018.09.010 PMID: 30278188

Objective: To Investigate the link between NMNAT2 loss, Golgi fragmentation and axon degeneration

Summary: Results degeneration signals converge on a common cytNmnat1 mediated axon protective program and are distinct from the SARM1 mediated caspase independent axon degeneration

Usage: Immunohistochemistry (1:1000)

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