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Genetically enhancing the expression of chemokine domain of CX3CL1 fails to prevent tau pathology in mouse models of tauopathy.

BACKGROUND: Fractalkine (CX3CL1) and its receptor (CX3CR1) play an important role in regulating microglial function. We have previously shown that Cx3cr1 deficiency exacerbated tau pathology and led to cognitive impairment. However, it is still…

Tags: 2018, Alzheimer's disease, Animal, Animals, Antigens, Bemiller Shane M, Bhaskar Kiran, Biological, Calcium Binding Proteins – Metabolism, Calcium-Binding Proteins/metabolism, Cannon Judy L, Cardona Astrid E, Cells – Drug Effects, Cells – Metabolism, Cells – Pathology, Chemokine CX3CL1/*genetics/metabolism, Cognition Disorders – Etiology, Cognition Disorders/etiology, Crish Samuel D, CX3CL1, CX3CR1, Cytokines, Cytokines – Metabolism, Cytokines/metabolism, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Differentiation/genetics/metabolism, Disease Models, Formica Shane V, Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects/*genetics, Genes, Genes – Drug Effects, Journal of neuroinflammation, Jung Steffen, Kim Ki-Wook, Kokiko-Cochran Olga N, Lamb Bruce T, Learning, Lipopolysaccharides, Lipopolysaccharides/toxicity, Maphis Nicole M, Maze Learning, Mice, Microfilament Proteins – Metabolism, Microfilament Proteins/metabolism, Microglia, Microglia/drug effects/*metabolism/pathology, Miller Crystal M, Models, Mutation, Mutation/genetics, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Nerve Tissue Proteins – Metabolism, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Diseases – Complications, Neurodegenerative Diseases – Pathology, Neuroinflammation, Surface, Surface – Metabolism, Tau, tau Proteins/genetics/metabolism, Tauopathies, Tauopathies/complications/genetics/*pathology, Transgenic, Wilson Gina N, Xu Guixiang

TREM2 deficiency exacerbates tau pathology through dysregulated kinase signaling in a mouse model of tauopathy.

BACKGROUND: Genetic variants of the Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-2 (TREM2) confer increased risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's Disease (LOAD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. Recent studies provided insight into the…

Early Evidence of Low Bone Density and Decreased Serotonergic Synthesis in the Dorsal Raphe of a Tauopathy Model of Alzheimer's Disease.

Reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and its clinical sequelae, osteoporosis, occur at a much greater rate in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), often emerging early in the disease before significant cognitive decline is seen. Reduced BMD…

Tags: *Alzheimer Disease/complications/genetics/pathology, *Alzheimer's disease, *bone density, *microtubule-associated protein, *serotonin, *tau proteins, *tauopathies, 2017, Age Factors, Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's Disease – Complications, Alzheimer's Disease – Pathology, Animal, Animal Studies, Animals, Biological, Body Composition, Body Composition/genetics, Body Weight, Body Weight/genetics, Bone Density – Physiology, Bone Density/*physiology, Bone Diseases – Etiology, Bone Diseases/*etiology, Brain Stem – Pathology, Dengler-Crish Christine M, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Disease Models, Dorsal Raphe Nucleus/*pathology, Female, Inbred C57BL, Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, Male, Mice, Models, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Nerve Tissue Proteins – Metabolism, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Diseases – Complications, Neurons – Metabolism, Neurons – Pathology, Neurons/metabolism/pathology, Oxidoreductases – Metabolism, Phosphorylation, Serotonin – Metabolism, Serotonin/*metabolism, Smith Matthew A, tau Proteins/*genetics/metabolism, Tauopathies/complications/genetics, Transgenic, Tryptophan Hydroxylase/metabolism, Wilson Gina N

Exacerbation of sensorimotor dysfunction in mice deficient in Atp13a2 and overexpressing human wildtype alpha-synuclein.

Loss of function mutations in the gene ATP13A2 are associated with Kufor-Rakeb Syndrome and Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, the former designated as an inherited form of Parkinson's disease (PD). The function of ATP13A2 is unclear but in vitro…

The effect of gender and the neurotrophin, BDNF, upon methamphetamine-induced neurotoxicity of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system in mice.

The interactive effects between gender and a selective alteration in the neurotrophin, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) upon methamphetamine (MA)-induced neurotoxicity of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic (NSDA) system were assessed. MA…

Transgenic Expression of Osteoactivin/gpnmb Enhances Bone Formation In Vivo and Osteoprogenitor Differentiation Ex Vivo.

Initial identification of osteoactivin (OA)/glycoprotein non-melanoma clone B (gpnmb) was demonstrated in an osteopetrotic rat model, where OA expression was increased threefold in mutant bones, compared to normal. OA mRNA and protein expression…

Aldo-keto reductase 1B7 is a target gene of FXR and regulates lipid and glucose homeostasis.

Aldo-keto reductase 1B7 (AKR1B7) is proposed to play a role in detoxification of by-products of lipid peroxidation. In this article, we show that activation of the nuclear receptor farnesoid X receptor (FXR) induces AKR1B7 expression in the liver and…

Reduced AMPK activation and increased HCAR activation drive anti-inflammatory response and neuroprotection in glaucoma.

BACKGROUND: Glaucoma is a chronic degenerative disease for which inflammation is considered to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis and progression. In this study, we examined the impact of a ketogenic diet on the inflammation evident in glaucoma…

Tags: 2018, AMP-activated protein kinase, AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism, Animal, Animals, Biological, Calcium Binding Proteins – Metabolism, Calcium-Binding Proteins/metabolism, Cells – Drug Effects, Cells – Pathology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Diet, Disease Models, Eye Proteins/genetics, Female, G-Protein-Coupled – Metabolism, G-Protein-Coupled/*metabolism, Glaucoma, Glaucoma – Complications, Glaucoma – Pathology, Glaucoma/*complications/pathology, Harun-Or-Rashid Mohammad, Impact of Events Scale, Inbred DBA, Inflammation – Etiology, Inflammation – Prevention and Control, Inflammation hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor, Inflammation/*etiology/*prevention & control, Inman Denise M, Journal of neuroinflammation, Ketogenic diet, Ketogenic/methods, Male, Membrane Glycoproteins, Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics, Mice, Microfilament Proteins – Metabolism, Microfilament Proteins/metabolism, Microglia/drug effects/pathology, Models, Mutation, Mutation/genetics, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Neuroprotection/drug effects/*physiology, NLR Family, Optic Nerve – Pathology, Optic Nerve/pathology, Phosphotransferases – Metabolism, Proteins, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/genetics/metabolism, Receptors, Retina – Drug Effects, Retina – Pathology, Retinal Ganglion Cells/drug effects/*pathology, Transgenic

Primary cilia regulates the directional migration and barrier integrity of endothelial cells through the modulation of hsp27 dependent actin cytoskeletal organization.

Cilia are mechanosensing organelles that communicate extracellular signals into intracellular responses. Altered functions of primary cilia play a key role in the development of various diseases including polycystic kidney disease. Here, we show that…

Overexpressing superoxide dismutase 2 induces a supernormal cardiac function by enhancing redox-dependent mitochondrial function and metabolic dilation.

During heightened cardiac work, O2 consumption by the heart benefits energy production via mitochondria. However, some electrons leak from the respiratory chain and yield superoxide, which is rapidly metabolized into H2O2 by SOD2. To understand the…

Tags: 2015, Adenosine Triphosphate/biosynthesis, Animals, Arterial Pressure/drug effects, Bioenergetics, Blood Flow Velocity/drug effects, Cardiac function, Cardiac/drug effects/*enzymology, Catalase/pharmacology, Chen Chwen-Lih, Chen Yeong-Renn, Chilian William M, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Echocardiography, Female, Gene Expression, Heart/drug effects/*enzymology, Hydrogen Peroxide/*metabolism/pharmacology, Injections, Intravenous, Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology, Kang Patrick T, Luther Daniel J, Male, Meszaros J Gary, Metabolic dilation, Mice, Mitochondria, Myocardium/*enzymology, Myocytes, NEOMED College of Medicine, NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester/pharmacology, Ohanyan Vahagn, Oxidation-Reduction, Oxygen Consumption/drug effects, Redox regulation, Signal Transduction, Stroke Volume/drug effects, Superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2), Superoxide Dismutase/*genetics/metabolism, Transgenic, Transgenic mice, Vasodilation/*drug effects

BCNU-induced gR2 defect mediates S-glutathionylation of Complex I and respiratory uncoupling in myocardium.

A deficiency of mitochondrial glutathione reductase (or GR2) is capable of adversely affecting the reduction of GSSG and increasing mitochondrial oxidative stress. BCNU [1,3-bis (2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea] is an anticancer agent and known…

Tags: 2014, Alkylating/*adverse effects/pharmacology, Animals, Antineoplastic Agents, Biochemical pharmacology, Cardiotoxins/adverse effects/pharmacology, Carmustine/*adverse effects/pharmacology, Cattle, Cell Line, Chen Chwen-Lih, Chen Yeong-Renn, Complex I, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Electron Transport Complex I/chemistry/*metabolism, Fatty Acids, Glutathione reductase, Glutathione Reductase/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism, Glutathione/*metabolism, Guarini Giacinta, Heart Ventricles/drug effects/metabolism/physiopathology, Heart/*drug effects/metabolism, Ion Channels/metabolism, Kang Patrick T, Left/*chemically induced/metabolism/physiopathology, Male, Mice, Mitochondria, Mitochondrial Proteins/metabolism, NEOMED College of Medicine, Nonesterified/metabolism, Oxidative Stress, Oxidative Stress/drug effects, Post-Translational/drug effects, Protein Processing, Rats, Ren Pei, S-Glutathionylation, Sprague-Dawley, Superoxide Dismutase/genetics/metabolism, Systolic dysfunction, Transgenic, Uncoupling Protein 3, Ventricular Dysfunction

Effects of growth hormone transgene expression on vertebrae in a mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta.

STUDY DESIGN: A human growth hormone transgene was bred into mice of the Cola2oim (oim) lineage. Caudal (tail) vertebrae from male and female mice at early skeletal maturity and at midlife were evaluated for physical and biomechanical properties.…

Growth hormone injections improve bone quality in a mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta.

UNLABELLED: Systemic growth hormone injections increased spine and femur length in a mouse model of OI. Femur BMC, cross-sectional area, and BMD were increased. Smaller gains were produced in vertebral BMC and cross-sectional area. Biomechanical…

Altered Neuroinflammation and Behavior after Traumatic Brain Injury in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has acute and chronic sequelae, including an increased risk for the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). TBI-associated neuroinflammation is characterized by activation of brain-resident microglia and infiltration of…

Leukotriene D4 and prostaglandin E2 signals synergize and potentiate vascular inflammation in a mast cell-dependent manner through cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 and E-prostanoid receptor 3.

BACKGROUND: Although arachidonic acid metabolites, cysteinyl leukotrienes (cys-LTs; leukotriene [LT] C4, LTD4, and LTE4), and prostaglandin (PG) E2 are generated at the site of inflammation, it is not known whether crosstalk exists between these 2…

Generation and characterization of ATP analog-specific protein kinase Cdelta.

To better study the role of PKCdelta in normal function and disease, we developed an ATP analog-specific (AS) PKCdelta that is sensitive to specific kinase inhibitors and can be used to identify PKCdelta substrates. AS PKCdelta showed nearly 200…

Mice transgenic for simian immunodeficiency virus nef are immunologically compromised.

An intact nef gene is essential for rapid development of immunodeficiency in human immunodeficiency virus and simian immunodeficiency virus infections. To assess the role of nef in the immune response, mice transgenic for SIV nef were constructed and…

Regulation of cholesterol and bile acid homeostasis by the cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase/steroid response element-binding protein 2/microRNA-33a axis in mice.

UNLABELLED: Bile acid synthesis not only produces physiological detergents required for intestinal nutrient absorption, but also plays a critical role in regulating hepatic and whole-body metabolic homeostasis. We recently reported that…

Glucose and insulin induction of bile acid synthesis: mechanisms and implication in diabetes and obesity.

Bile acids facilitate postprandial absorption of nutrients. Bile acids also activate the farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and the G protein-coupled receptor TGR5 and play a major role in regulating lipid, glucose, and energy metabolism. Transgenic…

Transgenic expression of cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase in the liver prevents high-fat diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance in mice.

UNLABELLED: Cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the bile acid biosynthetic pathway that converts cholesterol into bile acids in the liver. Recent studies have shown that bile acids may play an important role in…

Ecotropic Murine Leukemia Virus Infection of Glial Progenitors Interferes with Oligodendrocyte Differentiation: Implications for Neurovirulence.

UNLABELLED: Certain murine leukemia viruses (MLVs) are capable of inducing fatal progressive spongiform motor neuron disease in mice that is largely mediated by viral Env glycoprotein expression within central nervous system (CNS) glia. While the…

Requisite Role of Kv1.5 Channels in Coronary Metabolic Dilation.

RATIONALE: In the working heart, coronary blood flow is linked to the production of metabolites, which modulate tone of smooth muscle in a redox-dependent manner. Voltage-gated potassium channels (Kv), which play a role in controlling membrane…

Tags: 129 Strain, 2015, Animals, Bardakjian Raffi, Bratz Ian, Cardiac function, Chilian William M, Circulation research, contrast echocardiography, Coronary Circulation/*physiology, Coronary Vessels/*metabolism, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Enrick Molly, Fu Frances Kwan, Graham Jacqueline, Hakobyan Tatevik, Hou Huagang, Hydrogen peroxide, Inbred C57BL, ion channel, Janota Danielle, Khan Nadeem, Kmetz John, Knockout, Kolz Christopher, Kuppusamy Periannan, Kv1.5 Potassium Channel/*physiology, Lindner Jonathan R, Logan Suzanna, Luli Jordan, Mice, Muscle, Nagane Masaki, NEOMED College of Medicine, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Ohanyan Vahagn, Oyewumi Moses O, Smooth, Transgenic, Transgenic mice, Vascular/*metabolism, vasodilation, Vasodilation/*physiology, voltage-gated potassium channels, Yin Liya

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein alters liver and plasma triglyceride metabolism through two liver networks in female mice.

Elevated plasma TGs increase risk of cardiovascular disease in women. Estrogen treatment raises plasma TGs in women, but molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here we explore the role of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) in the…

Farnesoid X Receptor Agonist Represses Cytochrome P450 2D6 Expression by Upregulating Small Heterodimer Partner.

Cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) is a major drug-metabolizing enzyme responsible for eliminating approximately 20% of marketed drugs. Studies have shown that differential transcriptional regulation of CYP2D6 may contribute to large interindividual…

Bile acid signaling in lipid metabolism: metabolomic and lipidomic analysis of lipid and bile acid markers linked to anti-obesity and anti-diabetes in mice.

Bile acid synthesis is the major pathway for catabolism of cholesterol. Cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the bile acid biosynthetic pathway in the liver and plays an important role in regulating lipid, glucose…

Tags: 2015, Animals, Bile acid metabolism, Bile Acids and Salts/genetics/*metabolism, Biochimica et biophysica acta, Cheng Jie, Chiang John Y L, Cholesterol 7-alpha-Hydroxylase/genetics/metabolism, CYP7A1, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Diabetes Mellitus/genetics/*metabolism, Diet, farnesoid X receptor (FXR), Female, Ferrell Jessica M, Glucose/genetics/metabolism, Gonzalez Frank J, High-Fat/methods, Homeostasis, Inbred C57BL, Insulin Resistance, Intestinal Mucosa/metabolism, Jiang Changtao, Krausz Kristopher W, Li Tiangang, Lipid Metabolism/*physiology, lipidomics, Liver/metabolism, Male, Metabolome/*genetics, Metabolomics/methods, Mice, NEOMED College of Medicine, Obesity/genetics/*metabolism, Qi Yunpeng, Rats, Signal Transduction, tauro-beta-muricholic acid, Taurocholic Acid/analogs & derivatives/genetics/metabolism, Transgenic

Alterations in the mechanical properties and composition of skin in human growth hormone transgenic mice.

Growth hormone is known to stimulate connective tissue, but the degree to which it influences skin biomechanical properties is unclear. This study tested the hypothesis that human growth hormone transgene expression changes the material properties…

Tags: *Biomechanical Phenomena, *Skin Physiological Phenomena, 2007, Animals, Connective tissue research, Elasticity, Female, Human Growth Hormone/*genetics, Humans, King Donna, Male, Mechanical, Mice, Serrat Maria A, Sex Characteristics, Skin/anatomy & histology/*chemistry, Stress, Transgenic, Vinyard Christopher J

Nodes of Ranvier in Glaucoma.

Retinal ganglion cell axons of the DBA/2J mouse model of glaucoma, a model characterized by extensive neuroinflammation, preserve synaptic contacts with their subcortical targets for a time after onset of anterograde axonal transport deficits, axon…

Why adult mammalian intrafusal and extrafusal fibers contain different myosin heavy-chain isoforms.

Multiple isoforms of the contractile protein myosin are present in mammalian skeletal muscles. The diversity of the heavy-chain subunits of myosin (MyHCs) in intrafusal fibers is thought to reflect a pathway of differentiation that is unique to…

Differential protein acetylation assists import of excess SOD2 into mitochondria and mediates SOD2 aggregation associated with cardiac hypertrophy in the murine

SOD2 is the primary antioxidant enzyme neutralizing (*)O2(-) in mitochondria. Cardiac-specific SOD2 overexpression (SOD2-tg) induces supernormal function and cardiac hypertrophy in the mouse heart. However, the reductive stress imposed by SOD2…

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