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2. El complejo pre-Bötzinger: generación y modulación del ritmo respiratorio
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Muñoz-Ortiz, J., Muñoz-Ortiz, E., López-Meraz, M.L., Beltran-Parrazal, L., and Morgado-Valle, C.
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- 2019
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3. Time course of the effect of status epilepticus induced in the developing rat on γ-amino butyric acid and glutamate cerebellar concentration
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Hernández-Martínez, D., Rocha, L., Martínez-Quiroz, J., Morgado-Valle, C., Manzo, J., and López-Meraz, M.L.
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- 2018
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4. Evaluación temporal del efecto del status epilepticus inducido en la rata en desarrollo en la concentración cerebelar de ácido γ-aminobutírico y glutamato
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Hernández-Martínez, D., Rocha, L., Martínez-Quiroz, J., Morgado-Valle, C., Manzo, J., and López-Meraz, M.L.
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- 2018
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5. Evaluación temporal del efecto del status epilepticusinducido en la rata en desarrollo en la concentración cerebelar de ácido γ-aminobutírico y glutamato
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Hernández-Martínez, D., Rocha, L., Martínez-Quiroz, J., Morgado-Valle, C., Manzo, J., and López-Meraz, M.L.
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El status epilepticus(SE) es un tipo de actividad epiléptica que causa atrofia cerebelar y pérdida de células de Purkinje en humanos y en animales de experimentación. El cerebelo es una región con alto contenido de ácido γ-aminobutírico (GABA) y glutamato, y algunos estudios refieren cambios en su concentración después de las convulsiones. Sin embargo, hasta la fecha no existen estudios que hayan analizado su efecto en diferentes regiones cerebelares en ratas en desarrollo. El objetivo del presente estudio fue realizar un curso temporal del efecto del SE inducido en ratas Wistar de 14 días de edad (P14) sobre el contenido tisular de GABA y glutamato en el vermis y los hemisferios cerebelares.
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- 2024
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6. Open-box muscle-computer interface: introduction to human-computer interactions in bioengineering, physiology, and neuroscience courses
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Landa-Jiménez, M. A., primary, González-Gaspar, P., additional, Pérez-Estudillo, C., additional, López-Meraz, M. L., additional, Morgado-Valle, C., additional, and Beltran-Parrazal, L., additional
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- 2016
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7. Inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase in preBötzinger complex of neonatal rat does not affect respiratory rhythm generation
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Beltran-Parrazal, L., primary, Fernandez-Ruiz, J., additional, Toledo, R., additional, Manzo, J., additional, and Morgado-Valle, C., additional
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- 2012
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8. A motif present in the main cytoplasmic loop of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and catalases
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Morgado-Valle, C., primary, García-Colunga, J., additional, Miledi, R., additional, and Díaz-Muñoz, M., additional
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- 2001
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9. Latest research on the anatomy and physiology of the cerebellum
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Lara-Aparicio, S.Y., Laureani-Fierro, A.J., Morgado-Valle, C., Beltrán-Parrazal, L., Rojas-Durán, F., García, L.I., Toledo-Cárdenas, R., Hernández, M.E., Manzo, J., and Pérez, C.A.
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The cerebellum is a small structure of the Central Nervous System that occupies 10% of the total volume of the brain, connecting to the brain and the brainstem through the cerebellar peduncles. Its anatomical division is based on three criteria: midline, fissures, and phylogeny. Based on these criteria, the cerebellum is divided into three layers (granular, Purkinje, and molecular) that are subdivided into subzones or microcomplexes that form the fractured somatotopy or mosaic. Various studies have reported that the anatomy and physiology of the cerebellum have varied throughout evolution in each species, since it has different layers, zones, neurons, interneurons, fibers, deep nuclei, types of glial cells, and lobes in its cortex, which vary depending on the species. For many years, the cerebellum was only classified as a structure related to motor skills (coordination, planning, execution, etc.), but today it is known that it is also involved in sensory, cognitive, emotional, and even autonomic processes. These investigations have expanded the role of the cerebellum in the Nervous System. This review comprises an updated compilation of various investigations on the anatomy and physiology of the cerebellum mainly in humans and rodents.
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- 2022
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10. Delay in Manifestations of Aging by Grafting NGF Cultured Chromaffin Cells in Adulthood
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Mendoza-Ramirez, J.-L., Beltran-Parrazal, L., Verdugo-Diaz, L., Morgado-Valle, C., and Drucker-Colin, R.
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- 1995
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11. Inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase in preBötzinger complex of neonatal rat does not affect respiratory rhythm generation
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Beltran-Parrazal, L., Fernandez-Ruiz, J., Toledo, R., Manzo, J., and Morgado-Valle, C.
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Abstract: PreBötzinger complex (preBötC) neurons in the brainstem underlie respiratory rhythm generation in vitro. As a result of network interactions, preBötC neurons burst synchronously to produce rhythmic premotor inspiratory activity. Each inspiratory neuron has a characteristic 10–20mV, 0.3–0.8 s synchronous depolarization known as the inspiratory drive potential or inspiratory envelope, topped by action potentials (APs). Mechanisms involving Ca2+ fluxes have been proposed to underlie the initiation of the inspiratory drive potential. An important source of intracellular Ca2+ is the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in which active Ca2+ sequestration is mediated by a class of transporters termed sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPases (SERCAs). We aim to test the hypothesis that disruption of Ca2+ sequestration into the ER affects respiratory rhythm generation. We examined the effect of inhibiting SERCA on respiratory rhythm generation in an in vitro slice preparation. Bath application of the potent SERCA inhibitors thapsigargin or cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) for up to 90min did not significantly affect the period or amplitude of respiratory-related motor output or integral and duration of inspiratory drive in preBötC neurons. We promoted the depletion of intracellular Ca2+ stores by a transient bath application of 30mM K+ (high K+) in the continuous presence of thapsigargin or CPA. After washing out the high K+, respiratory rhythm period and amplitude returned to baseline values. These results show that after inhibition of SERCA and depletion of intracellular Ca2+ stores, respiratory rhythm remains substantially the same, suggesting that this source of Ca2+ does not significantly contribute to rhythm generation in the preBötC in vitro. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2012
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12. Type 2 diabetes mellitus facilitates status epilepticus in adult rats: Seizure severity, neurodegeneration, and oxidative stress.
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Ramos-Riera KP, Beltrán-Parrazal L, Morgado-Valle C, Pérez-Severiano F, Martínez-Gopar PE, and López-Meraz ML
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- Rats, Animals, Male, Reactive Oxygen Species adverse effects, Pilocarpine adverse effects, Seizures, Oxidative Stress, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 complications, Status Epilepticus chemically induced
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Objective: The goal of this research was to evaluate the effect of DM type 2 (DM2) on SE severity, neurodegeneration, and brain oxidative stress (OS) secondary to seizures., Methods: DM2 was induced in postnatal day (P) 3 male rat pups by injecting streptozocin (STZ) 100 mg/kg; control rats were injected with citrate buffer as vehicle. At P90, SE was induced by the lithium-pilocarpine administration and seizure latency, frequency, and severity were evaluated. Neurodegeneration was assessed 24 h after SE by Fluoro-Jade B (F-JB) staining, whereas OS was estimated by measuring lipid peroxidation and reactive oxygen species (ROS)., Results: DM2 rats showed an increase in latency to the first generalized seizure and SE onset, had a higher number and a longer duration of seizures, and displayed a larger neurodegeneration in the hippocampus (CA3, CA1, dentate gyrus, and hilus), the piriform cortex, the dorsomedial nucleus of the thalamus and the cortical amygdala. Our results also show that only SE, neither DM2 nor the combination of DM2 with SE, caused the increase in ROS and brain lipid peroxidation., Significance: DM2 causes higher seizure severity and neurodegeneration but did not exacerbate SE-induced OS under these conditions., Plain Language Summary: Our research performed in animal models suggests that type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) may be a risk factor for causing higher seizure severity and seizure-induced neuron cell death. However, even when long-term seizures promote an imbalance between brain pro-oxidants and antioxidants, DM2 does not exacerbate that disproportion., (© 2024 The Authors. Epilepsia Open published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International League Against Epilepsy.)
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- 2024
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13. Transgenic rodents as dynamic models for the study of respiratory rhythm generation and modulation: a scoping review and a bibliometric analysis.
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Olmos-Pastoresa CA, Vázquez-Mendoza E, López-Meraz ML, Pérez-Estudillo CA, Beltran-Parrazal L, and Morgado-Valle C
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The pre-Bötzinger complex, situated in the ventrolateral medulla, serves as the central generator for the inspiratory phase of the respiratory rhythm. Evidence strongly supports its pivotal role in generating, and, in conjunction with the post-inspiratory complex and the lateral parafacial nucleus, in shaping the respiratory rhythm. While there remains an ongoing debate concerning the mechanisms underlying these nuclei's ability to generate and modulate breathing, transgenic rodent models have significantly contributed to our understanding of these processes. However, there is a significant knowledge gap regarding the spectrum of transgenic rodent lines developed for studying respiratory rhythm, and the methodologies employed in these models. In this study, we conducted a scoping review to identify commonly used transgenic rodent lines and techniques for studying respiratory rhythm generation and modulation. Following PRISMA guidelines, we identified relevant papers in PubMed and EBSCO on 29 March 2023, and transgenic lines in Mouse Genome Informatics and the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium. With strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, we identified 80 publications spanning 1997-2022 using 107 rodent lines. Our findings revealed 30 lines focusing on rhythm generation, 61 on modulation, and 16 on both. The primary in vivo method was whole-body plethysmography. The main in vitro method was hypoglossal/phrenic nerve recordings using the en bloc preparation. Additionally, we identified 119 transgenic lines with the potential for investigating the intricate mechanisms underlying respiratory rhythm. Through this review, we provide insights needed to design more effective experiments with transgenic animals to unravel the mechanisms governing respiratory rhythm. The identified transgenic rodent lines and methodological approaches compile current knowledge and guide future research towards filling knowledge gaps in respiratory rhythm generation and modulation., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The author(s) declared that they were an editorial board member of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impact on the peer review process and the final decision., (Copyright © 2023 Olmos-Pastoresa, Vázquez-Mendoza, López-Meraz, Pérez-Estudillo, Beltran-Parrazal and Morgado-Valle.)
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- 2023
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14. Author Correction: Synchronization of inspiratory burst onset along the ventral respiratory column in the neonate mouse is mediated by electrotonic coupling.
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Gourévitch B, Pitts T, Iceman K, Reed M, Cai J, Chu T, Zeng W, Morgado-Valle C, and Mellen N
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- 2023
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15. Synchronization of inspiratory burst onset along the ventral respiratory column in the neonate mouse is mediated by electrotonic coupling.
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Gourévitch B, Pitts T, Iceman K, Reed M, Cai J, Chu T, Zeng W, Morgado-Valle C, and Mellen N
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- Mice, Animals, Respiration, Medulla Oblongata physiology, Neurons physiology
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Breathing is a singularly robust behavior, yet this motor pattern is continuously modulated at slow and fast timescales to maintain blood-gas homeostasis, while intercalating orofacial behaviors. This functional multiplexing goes beyond the rhythmogenic function that is typically ascribed to medullary respiration-modulated networks and may explain lack of progress in identifying the mechanism and constituents of the respiratory rhythm generator. By recording optically along the ventral respiratory column in medulla, we found convergent evidence that rhythmogenic function is distributed over a dispersed and heterogeneous network that is synchronized by electrotonic coupling across a neuronal syncytium. First, high-speed recordings revealed that inspiratory onset occurred synchronously along the column and did not emanate from a rhythmogenic core. Second, following synaptic isolation, synchronized stationary rhythmic activity was detected along the column. This activity was attenuated following gap junction blockade and was silenced by tetrodotoxin. The layering of syncytial and synaptic coupling complicates identification of rhythmogenic mechanism, while enabling functional multiplexing., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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- 2023
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16. Modulation of inspiratory burst duration and frequency by bombesin in vitro.
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Morgado-Valle C, Smith JC, Fernandez-Ruiz J, Lopez-Meraz L, and Beltran-Parrazal L
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- Rats, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Medulla Oblongata physiology, Mammals, Bombesin pharmacology, Respiratory Mechanics physiology
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Mammalian respiratory rhythm-generating circuits in the brainstem are subject to neuromodulation by multiple peptidergic afferent inputs controlling circuit behavior and outputs. Although functionally important, actions of neuropeptide modulators have not been fully characterized. We analyzed at cellular and circuit levels two inspiratory patterns intrinsically generated by the preBötzinger complex (preBötC) and their modulation by the neuropeptides bombesin and substance P (SP) in neonatal rat medullary slices in vitro. We found that, in recordings of hypoglossal nerve and preBötC neuron inspiratory activity, some inspiratory bursts occurring spontaneously under basal conditions have a biphasic shape with longer duration than normal inspiratory bursts and occur at a lower frequency. This biphasic burst pattern has been proposed to represent inspiratory activity underling periodic sighs. Bath-applied bombesin or SP decreased the period and increased the duration of both normal inspiratory and biphasic bursts and their underlying synaptic drives. The ratio of the biphasic long-duration burst period to the normal inspiratory burst period and the ratio of their burst durations remained the same before and after peptidergic modulation. Bombesin increased the frequency of the inspiratory rhythm in a Ca
2+ -independent manner and the frequency of long-duration bursts in a Ca2+ -dependent manner. This finding suggests that period and burst duration coupling are due to intrinsic mechanisms controlling simultaneously timing and burst termination within the inspiratory rhythm-generating network. We propose a model in which signaling cascades activated by bombesin and SP modulate mechanisms controlling inspiratory burst frequency and duration to coordinate preBötC circuit behavioral outputs., (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)- Published
- 2023
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17. An open-source low-cost wireless sensor system for acquisition of human movement data.
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Landa-Jiménez MA, González-Gaspar P, Montes-González FM, Morgado-Valle C, and Beltrán-Parrazal L
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- Humans, Movement, Sports
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Several fields of research such as medicine, robotics, sports, informatics, etc., require the analysis of human movement. Traditional systems for acquisition and analysis of human movement data are based on video cameras or active sensors. However, those systems are limited to high-resource settings. Wearable devices allow monitoring subjects outside typical clinical or research environments. Here, we present an open source low-cost wireless sensor system for acquisition of human movement data. Our system consists of two main parts: a server that stores data and, one or more wearable sensor modules that collect movement data through Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) and transmit them wirelessly to the server. As a proof of concept, we measured human gait activity. Our results show that our system with IMUs can acquire quantifiable movement data. Characteristics such as open source code and its low-cost, make our system a viable alternative for clinical or research.
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- 2022
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18. Analixity: An open source, low-cost analysis system for the elevated plus maze test, based on computer vision techniques.
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González-Gaspar P, Macías-Carballo M, Cadena-Mejía T, Landa-Jiménez MA, Montes-González FM, López-Meraz ML, Beltran-Parrazal L, and Morgado-Valle C
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- Animals, Behavior, Animal, Computers, Costs and Cost Analysis, Maze Learning, Video Recording, Anxiety, Elevated Plus Maze Test
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Manual analysis of behavioral tests in rodents involves inspection of video recordings by a researcher that assesses rodent movements to quantify parameters related with a behavior of interest. The assessment of the researcher during the quantification of such parameters can introduce variability among experimental conditions or among sessions of analysis. Here, we introduce Analixity, a video processing software for the elevated plus maze test (EPM), in which quantification of behavioral parameters is automatic, reducing the time spent in analysis and solving the variability problem. Analixity is an adaptable multiplatform open-source system. Analixity generates an Excel file with the quantified behavioral variables, such as time spent in open and closed arms and in the center zone, number of entries to each zone and total distance traveled during the test. For validation, we compared results obtained by Analixity with results obtained by manual analysis. We did not find statistically significant differences. In addition, we compared the results obtained by Analixity with results obtained by the commercial software ANY-maze. We did not find statistically significant differences in the quantification of parameters such as time spent in open arms, time spent in closed arms, time spent in center zone, number of closed arms, open arms entries, and anxiety index. We concluded that Analixity is an open-source software as reliable and effective as a commercial software., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2021
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19. Anxiolytic effect of chronic intake of supplemental magnesium chloride in rat.
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Macías-Carballo M, Rosas-Navarro S, López-Meraz ML, Beltran-Parrazal L, and Morgado-Valle C
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- Animals, Anti-Anxiety Agents administration & dosage, Diazepam pharmacology, Disease Models, Animal, Magnesium blood, Magnesium cerebrospinal fluid, Magnesium Chloride administration & dosage, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Anti-Anxiety Agents pharmacology, Anxiety blood, Anxiety cerebrospinal fluid, Anxiety diet therapy, Anxiety drug therapy, Behavior, Animal drug effects, Magnesium Chloride pharmacology
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Evidence suggest that magnesium dietary supplementation has several health benefits including lowering blood pressure, reducing insulin resistance, and improving symptoms of depression, anxiety, and migraine. Here, we aimed to study the effect of chronic magnesium supplementation on anxiety-like behavior in rats by supplementing with magnesium their drinking water for 30 days. Anxiety-like behavior was induced by subcutaneous injection of veratrin 30 min before performing elevated plus maze and open field tests to measure anxiety levels and locomotion, respectively. We quantify the concentration of magnesium in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid. We used diazepam to compare the efficacy of magnesium supplementation as an anxiolytic agent. Our results show that rats supplemented with magnesium had a statistically significant decrease in anxiety levels with not effects on locomotion and a statistically significant increase in concentration of magnesium in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid. However, the anxiolytic effect of magnesium supplementation washes-out in 12 days. We discuss the advantages of using supplemental magnesium as anxiolytic., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2021
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20. Longitudinal Analysis of the Relation Between Clinical Impairment and Gray Matter Degeneration in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 7 Patients.
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Contreras A, Ramirez-Garcia G, Chirino A, Morgado-Valle C, Pasaye EH, Hernandez-Castillo C, Díaz R, Fernandez-Ruiz J, and Beltran-Parrazal L
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- Adolescent, Adult, Atrophy, Brain pathology, Brain physiopathology, Cerebellum diagnostic imaging, Cerebral Cortex diagnostic imaging, Disease Progression, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Gray Matter physiopathology, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Longitudinal Studies, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Mental Status and Dementia Tests, Middle Aged, Neurodegenerative Diseases physiopathology, Pons diagnostic imaging, Spinocerebellar Ataxias physiopathology, Verbal Learning, Young Adult, Gray Matter diagnostic imaging, Neurodegenerative Diseases diagnostic imaging, Spinocerebellar Ataxias diagnostic imaging
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Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive ataxia and retinal degeneration. Previous cross-sectional studies show a significant decrease in the gray matter of the cerebral cortex, cerebellum, and brainstem. However, there are no longitudinal studies in SCA7 analyzing whole-brain degeneration and its relation to clinical decline. To perform a 2-year longitudinal characterization of the whole-brain degeneration and clinical decline in SCA7, twenty patients underwent MRI and clinical evaluations at baseline. Fourteen completed the 2-year follow-up study. A healthy-matched control group was also included. Imaging analyses included volumetric and cortical thickness evaluation. We measured the cognitive deterioration in SCA7 patients using MoCA test and the motor deterioration using the SARA score. We found statistically significant differences in the follow-up compared to baseline. Imaging analyses showed that SCA7 patients had severe cerebellar and pontine degeneration compared with the control group. Longitudinal follow-up imaging analyses of SCA7 patients showed the largest atrophy in the medial temporal lobe without signs of a progression of cerebellar and pontine atrophy. Effect size analyses showed that MRI longitudinal analysis has the largest effect size followed by the SARA scale and MoCA test. Here, we report that it is possible to detect significant brain atrophy and motor and cognitive clinical decline in a 2-year follow-up study of SCA7 patients. Our results support the hypothesis that longitudinal analysis of structural MRI and MOCA tests are plausible clinical markers to study the natural history of the disease and to design treatment trials in ecologically valid contexts.
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- 2021
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21. Brain and plasma amino acid concentration in infant rats prenatally exposed to valproic acid.
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Puig-Lagunes ÁA, Rocha L, Morgado-Valle C, BeltrÁn-Parrazal L, and LÓpez-Meraz ML
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- Amino Acids, Animals, Brain, Female, Male, Plasma, Pregnancy, Rats, Valproic Acid toxicity, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
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Autism spectrum disorder is associated with alterations in GABAergic and glutamatergic neurotransmission. Here, we aimed to determine the concentration of GABA, glutamate, glutamine, aspartate, taurine, and glycine in brain tissue and plasma of rats prenatally exposed to valproic acid (VPA), a well-characterized experimental model of autism. Pregnant rats were injected with VPA (600mg/Kg) during the twelfth-embryonic-day. Control rats were injected with saline. On the fourteen-postnatal-day, rats from both groups (males and females) were anesthetized, euthanized by decapitation and their brain dissected out. The frontal cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, brain stem and cerebellum were dissected and homogenized. Homogenates were centrifuged and supernatants were used to quantify amino acid concentrations by HPLC coupled with fluorometric detection. Blood samples were obtained by a cardiac puncture; plasma was separated and deproteinized to quantify amino acid concentration by HPLC. We found that, in VPA rats, glutamate and glutamine concentrations were increased in hippocampus and glycine concentration was increased in cortex. We did not find changes in other regions or in plasma amino acid concentration in the VPA group with respect to control group. Our results suggest that VPA exposure in utero may impair inhibitory and excitatory amino acid transmission in the infant brain.
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- 2021
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22. Sleep Recovery Restored Neuroglobin Immunoreactivity in Rat LDTg-PPTg Nuclei.
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Melgarejo-Gutiérrez M, García-García F, Hernández-Márquez G, Morgado-Valle C, Acosta-Hernández ME, and Rodríguez-Alba JC
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Neuroglobin (Ngb) is a protein member of the globin family, expressed mainly in the central and peripheral nervous system. It is involved in the transport of oxygen in response to hypoxic/ischemic and oxidative stress-related insults. We recently showed that sleep deprivation reduces the number of Ngb-positive cells in brain areas related to sleep. However, it is poorly understood whether Ngb expression correlates with sleep occurrence. Here, we aimed to study if sleep recovery produced by 24 h of sleep deprivation restores the number of Ngb-positive cells in the pedunculopontine tegmentum (PPTg) and laterodorsal tegmentum (LDTg), brain areas related to sleep-wake regulation. Male Wistar rats were sleep-deprived for 24 h using the gentle handling method. After sleep deprivation, rats were allowed a sleep recovery for three or six hours. After sleep recovery, rats were euthanized, and their brains processed for Ngb immunohistochemistry. We found that a 3 h sleep recovery is enough to restore the number of Ngb-positive cells in all the analyzed areas. A similar result was observed after a 6 h sleep recovery. These results suggest that Ngb expression is sleep dependent. We suggest that Ngb expression is involved in preventing cell damage due to prolonged wakefulness., Competing Interests: All authors have no conflicts of interest to declare., (Copyright © 2020 Montserrat Melgarejo-Gutiérrez et al.)
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- 2020
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23. Characterization and Classification of Electrophysiological Signals Represented as Visibility Graphs Using the Maxclique Graph.
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Rodriguez-Torres EE, Paredes-Hernandez U, Vazquez-Mendoza E, Tetlalmatzi-Montiel M, Morgado-Valle C, Beltran-Parrazal L, and Villarroel-Flores R
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Detection, characterization and classification of patterns within time series from electrophysiological signals have been a challenge for neuroscientists due to their complexity and variability. Here, we aimed to use graph theory to characterize and classify waveforms within biological signals using maxcliques as a feature for a deep learning method. We implemented a compact and easy to visualize algorithm and interface in Python. This software uses time series as input. We applied the maxclique graph operator in order to obtain further graph parameters. We extracted features of the time series by processing all graph parameters through K-means, one of the simplest unsupervised machine learning algorithms. As proof of principle, we analyzed integrated electrical activity of XII nerve to identify waveforms. Our results show that the use of maxcliques allows identification of two distinct types of waveforms that match expert classification. We propose that our method can be a useful tool to characterize and classify other electrophysiological signals in a short time and objectively. Reducing the classification time improves efficiency for further analysis in order to compare between treatments or conditions, e.g., pharmacological trials, injuries, or neurodegenerative diseases., (Copyright © 2020 Rodriguez-Torres, Paredes-Hernandez, Vazquez-Mendoza, Tetlalmatzi-Montiel, Morgado-Valle, Beltran-Parrazal and Villarroel-Flores.)
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- 2020
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24. Status Epilepticus Increases Cell Proliferation and Neurogenesis in the Developing Rat Cerebellum.
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Velazco-Cercas E, Beltran-Parrazal L, Morgado-Valle C, and López-Meraz ML
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- Animals, Cell Proliferation drug effects, Cerebellum drug effects, Female, Lithium Chloride toxicity, Male, Neurogenesis drug effects, Pentylenetetrazole toxicity, Pilocarpine toxicity, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Cell Proliferation physiology, Cerebellum growth & development, Cerebellum pathology, Neurogenesis physiology, Status Epilepticus chemically induced, Status Epilepticus pathology
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Status epilepticus (SE) promotes neuronal proliferation and differentiation in the adult and developing rodent hippocampus. However, the effect of SE on other neurogenic brain regions such as the cerebellum has been less explored. To determine whether SE induced by pentylentetrazole (PTZ-SE) and lithium-pilocarpine (Li-Pilo-SE) increases cell proliferation and neurogenesis in the developing rat cerebellum. SE was induced in 14-day-old (P14) Wistar rat pups (both sexes). One hour after SE and the following day rats were injected intraperitoneally with 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU, 50 mg/kg). Seven days after SE, immunohistochemistry was performed to detect BrdU-positive (BrdU+) cells or BrdU/NeuN+ cells in the cerebellar vermis. SE induced by PTZ or Li-Pilo statistically significant increased the number of cerebellar BrdU+ cells when compared with the control group (58% and 40%, respectively); maximal cell proliferation occurred in lobules II, III, VIb, VIc, VIII, IXa, and IXb of PTZ-SE group and II, V, VIc, VII, and X of Li-Pilo-SE group. An increased number of BrdU/NeuN+ cells was detected in lobules V (17 ± 1.9), VIc (25.8 ± 2.7), and VII (26.2 ± 3.4) after Li-Pilo-SE compared to their control group (9.8 ± 1.7, 12.8 ± 2.8, and 11 ± 1.7, respectively), while the number of BrdU/NeuN+ cells remained the same after PTZ-induced SE or control conditions. SE induced in the developing rat by different experimental models increases cell proliferation in the granular layer of the cerebellar vermis, but only SE of limbic seizures increases neurogenesis in specific cerebellar lobes.
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- 2020
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25. Pre-Bötzinger complex: Generation and modulation of respiratory rhythm.
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Muñoz-Ortiz J, Muñoz-Ortiz E, López-Meraz ML, Beltran-Parrazal L, and Morgado-Valle C
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- Animals, Brain Stem drug effects, Humans, Nerve Net drug effects, Brain Stem physiology, Nerve Net physiology, Respiration drug effects
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Introduction: In mammals, the preBötzinger complex (preBötC) is a bilateral and symmetrical neural network located in the brainstem which is essential for the generation and modulation of respiratory rhythm. There are few human studies about the preBötC and, its relationship with neurological diseases has not been described. However, the importance of the preBötC in neural control of breathing and its potential participation in neurological diseases in humans, has been suggested based on pharmacological manipulation and lesion of the preBötC in animal models, both in vivo and in vitro., Method: In this review, we describe the effects of some drugs on the inspiratory activity in vitro in a transverse slice that contains the preBötC, as well as some in vivo experiments. Drugs were classified according to their effects on the main neurotransmitter systems and their importance as stimulators or inhibitors of preBötC activity and therefore for the generation of the respiratory rhythm., Conclusion: Clinical neurologists will find this information relevant to understanding how the central nervous system generates the respiratory rhythm and may also relate this information to the findings made in daily practice., (Copyright © 2016 Sociedad Española de Neurología. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)
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26. Differential Expression of Ion Channels in Adult and Neonatal Rat Ventral Respiratory Column.
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González-Castillo C, Muñoz-Ortiz E, Guzmán-Brambila C, Rojas-Mayorquín AE, Beltran-Parrazal L, Ortuño-Sahagún D, and Morgado-Valle C
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- Animals, Ion Channels metabolism, Male, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Respiratory Center growth & development, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Ion Channels genetics, Respiratory Center metabolism
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In mammals, the neural control of breathing is attributed to circuits distributed along the ventral respiratory column (VRC) in the ventrolateral medulla. The VRC contains the kernel for generation of the inspiratory phase of respiratory rhythm and nuclei involved in central chemoreception. During development, the respiratory rhythm, as well as central chemosensitivity, adjusts to meet the changing physiological requirements associated with increased body weight and size. Gene expression in VRC ontogeny is well characterized. However, little is known about gene expression in the VRC during postnatal development. Here, we sought to characterize the changes in gene expression that occur in the VRC of the adult rat (5-6 months of age) in comparison with the VRC of neonate rat (1-4 days old). We isolated total RNA from VRC tissue punches collected from thick transversal slices. We hybridized cDNA to a 5000-oligonucleotide rat microarray. We found that 218 genes (4.4%) of the 5000 genes in the microarray changed their expression in adult VRC with respect to that from neonate. To further analyze the modified expression of specific genes, we quantified the differential expression of 84 genes of neuronal ion channels using a quantitative RT-PCR array. This analysis confirmed the overexpression of 68 genes and the underexpression of 14 genes in the VRC from adult compared with that from neonate. Our findings may help to explain the functional changes in respiratory rhythm and chemosensitivity occurring throughout life.
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- 2018
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27. The Onset of the Fetal Respiratory Rhythm: An Emergent Property Triggered by Chemosensory Drive?
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Beltrán-Castillo S, Morgado-Valle C, and Eugenín J
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- Action Potentials physiology, Animals, Humans, Fetal Development physiology, Locus Coeruleus physiology, Neurons physiology, Raphe Nuclei physiology, Respiration, Respiratory Mechanics physiology
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The mechanisms responsible for the onset of respiratory activity during fetal life are unknown. The onset of respiratory rhythm may be a consequence of the genetic program of each of the constituents of the respiratory network, so they start to interact and generate respiratory cycles when reaching a certain degree of maturation. Alternatively, generation of cycles might require the contribution of recently formed sensory inputs that will trigger oscillatory activity in the nascent respiratory neural network. If this hypothesis is true, then sensory input to the respiratory generator must be already formed and become functional before the onset of fetal respiration. In this review, we evaluate the timing of the onset of the respiratory rhythm in comparison to the appearance of receptors, neurotransmitter machinery, and afferent projections provided by two central chemoreceptive nuclei, the raphe and locus coeruleus nuclei.
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- 2017
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28. Respiratory Rhythm Generation: The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts.
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Morgado-Valle C and Beltran-Parrazal L
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- Animals, Neurons physiology, Central Pattern Generators physiology, Respiration, Respiratory Center physiology, Respiratory Mechanics physiology
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Breathing is a continuous behavior essential for life in mammals and one of the few behaviors that can be studied in vivo in intact animals awake, anesthetized or decerebrated and in highly reduced in vitro and in situ preparations. The preBötzinger complex (preBötC) is a small nucleus in the brainstem that plays an essential role in normal breathing and is widely accepted as the site necessary and sufficient for generation of the inspiratory phase of the respiratory rhythm. Substantial advances in understanding the anatomical and cellular basis of respiratory rhythmogenesis have arisen from in vitro and in vivo studies in the past 25 years; however, the underlying cellular mechanisms remain unknown.
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- 2017
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29. Pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures in developing rats prenatally exposed to valproic acid.
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Puig-Lagunes AA, Manzo J, Beltrán-Parrazal L, Morgado-Valle C, Toledo-Cárdenas R, and López-Meraz ML
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Background: Epidemiological evidence indicates epilepsy is more common in patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (20-25%) than in the general population. The aim of this project was to analyze seizure susceptibility in developing rats prenatally exposed to valproic acid (VPA) as autism model., Methods: Pregnant females were injected with VPA during the twelfth embryonic day. Seizures were induced in fourteen-days-old rat pups using two models of convulsions: pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) and lithium-pilocarpine (Li-Pilo)., Results: Two subgroups with different PTZ-induced seizure susceptibility in rats exposed to VPA were found: a high susceptibility (VPA+) (28/42, seizure severity 5) and a low susceptibility (VPA-) (14/42, seizure severity 2). The VPA+ subgroup exhibited an increased duration of the generalized tonic-clonic seizure (GTCS; 45 ± 2.7 min), a higher number of rats showed several GTCS (14/28) and developed status epilepticus (SE) after PTZ injection (19/27) compared with control animals (36.6 ± 1.9 min; 10/39; 15/39, respectively). No differences in seizure severity, latency or duration of SE induced by Li-Pilo were detected between VPA and control animals., Discussion: Prenatal VPA modifies the susceptibility to PTZ-induced seizures in developing rats, which may be linked to an alteration in the GABAergic transmission. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the comorbidity between autism and epilepsy., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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- 2016
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30. Substitution of extracellular Ca2+ by Sr2+ prolongs inspiratory burst in pre-Bötzinger complex inspiratory neurons.
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Morgado-Valle C, Fernandez-Ruiz J, Lopez-Meraz L, and Beltran-Parrazal L
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- Animals, Hypoglossal Nerve drug effects, Hypoglossal Nerve physiology, Interneurons physiology, Medulla Oblongata drug effects, Medulla Oblongata physiology, Rats, Action Potentials, Calcium pharmacology, Inhalation, Interneurons drug effects, Medulla Oblongata cytology, Strontium pharmacology
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The pre-Bötzinger complex (preBötC) underlies inspiratory rhythm generation. As a result of network interactions, preBötC neurons burst synchronously to produce rhythmic premotor inspiratory activity. Each inspiratory burst consists of action potentials (APs) on top of a 10- to 20-mV synchronous depolarization lasting 0.3-0.8 s known as inspiratory drive potential. The mechanisms underlying the initiation and termination of the inspiratory burst are unclear, and the role of Ca(2+) is a matter of intense debate. To investigate the role of extracellular Ca(2+) in inspiratory burst initiation and termination, we substituted extracellular Ca(2+) with Sr(2+). We found for the first time an ionic manipulation that significantly interferes with burst termination. In a rhythmically active slice, we current-clamped preBötC neurons (Vm ≅ -60 mV) while recording integrated hypoglossal nerve (∫XIIn) activity as motor output. Substitution of extracellular Ca(2+) with either 1.5 or 2.5 mM Sr(2+) significantly prolonged the duration of inspiratory bursts from 653.4 ± 30.7 ms in control conditions to 981.6 ± 78.5 ms in 1.5 mM Sr(2+) and 2,048.2 ± 448.5 ms in 2.5 mM Sr(2+), with a concomitant increase in decay time and area. Substitution of extracellular Ca(2+) by Sr(2+) is a well-established method to desynchronize neurotransmitter release. Our findings suggest that the increase in inspiratory burst duration is determined by a presynaptic mechanism involving desynchronization of glutamate release within the network., (Copyright © 2015 the American Physiological Society.)
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- 2015
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31. IL-1β increases necrotic neuronal cell death in the developing rat hippocampus after status epilepticus by activating type I IL-1 receptor (IL-1RI).
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Medel-Matus JS, Álvarez-Croda DM, Martínez-Quiroz J, Beltrán-Parrazal L, Morgado-Valle C, and López-Meraz ML
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- Age Factors, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Caspase 3 metabolism, Cell Count, Cell Death drug effects, Disease Models, Animal, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Female, Hippocampus growth & development, Injections, Intraventricular, Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein pharmacology, Interleukin-1beta pharmacology, Male, Rats, Status Epilepticus chemically induced, Hippocampus pathology, Neurons drug effects, Receptors, Interleukin-1 Type I metabolism, Status Epilepticus complications, Status Epilepticus pathology
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Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is associated with seizure-induced neuronal cell death in the adult brain. The contribution of IL-1β to neuronal injury induced by status epilepticus (SE) in the immature brain remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated the effects of IL-1β administration on hippocampal neuronal cell death associated with SE in the immature brain, and the role of the type I receptor of IL-1β (IL-1RI). SE was induced with lithium-pilocarpine in 14-days-old (P14) rat pups. Six hours after SE onset, pups were i.c.v. injected in the right ventricle with IL-1β (0, 0.3, 3, 30, or 300 ng), 30 ng of IL-1RI antagonist (IL-1Ra) alone, or 30 ng of IL-1Ra plus 3ng of IL-1β. As control groups, pups without seizures were injected with 3 ng of IL-1β or vehicle. Twenty-four hours after SE onset, neuronal cell death in the CA1 field of dorsal hippocampus was assessed by hematoxylin-eosin, Fluoro-Jade B and in vivo propidium iodide (PI) staining; expression of active caspase-3 (aCas-3) was also determined, using immunohistochemistry. The concentration-response curve of IL-1β showed a bell-shape. Only pups injected with 3 ng of IL-1β after SE showed a significant increase in the number of cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm and pyknotic nuclei, as well as F-JB positive cells with respect to the vehicle group. This effect was prevented when IL-1β was injected with IL-1Ra. Injection of 3 ng of IL-1β increased the number of PI-positive cells in CA1 area after SE. Injection of 3 ng of IL-1β did not produce hippocampal cell death in rats without seizures. Active caspase-3 expression was not observed after treatments in hippocampus. The activation of the IL-1β/IL-1RI system increases necrotic neuronal cell death caused by SE in rat pups., (Copyright © 2014 ISDN. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2014
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32. Whole-brain connectivity analysis and classification of spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 by functional MRI.
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Hernandez-Castillo CR, Galvez V, Morgado-Valle C, and Fernandez-Ruiz J
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Background: Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) is a genetic disorder characterized by degeneration of the motor and visual systems. Besides neural deterioration, these patients also show functional connectivity changes linked to the degenerated brain areas. However, it is not known if there are functional connectivity changes in regions not necessarily linked to the areas undergoing structural deterioration. Therefore, in this study we have explored the whole-brain functional connectivity of SCA7 patients in order to find the overall abnormal functional pattern of this disease. Twenty-six patients and age-and-gender-matched healthy controls were recruited. Whole-brain functional connectivity analysis was performed in both groups. A classification algorithm was used to find the discriminative power of the abnormal connections by classifying patients and healthy subjects., Results: Nineteen abnormal functional connections involving cerebellar and cerebral regions were selected for the classification stage. Support vector machine classification reached 92.3% accuracy with 95% sensitivity and 89.6% specificity using a 10-fold cross-validation. Most of the selected regions were well known degenerated brain regions including cerebellar and visual cortices, but at the same time, our whole-brain connectivity analysis revealed new regions not previously reported involving temporal and prefrontal cortices., Conclusion: Our whole-brain connectivity approach provided information that seed-based analysis missed due to its region-specific searching method. The high classification accuracy suggests that using resting state functional connectivity may be a useful biomarker in SCA 7.
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- 2014
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33. Design and construction of a modular low-cost epifluorescence upright microscope for neuron visualized recording and fluorescence detection.
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Beltran-Parrazal L, Morgado-Valle C, Serrano RE, Manzo J, and Vergara JL
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- Animals, Humans, Microscopy, Fluorescence economics, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Microscopy, Fluorescence instrumentation, Neurons cytology, Neurons metabolism
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Background: One of the limitations when establishing an electrophysiology setup, particularly in low resource settings, is the high cost of microscopes. The average cost for a microscope equipped with the optics for infrared (IR) contrast or microfluorometry is $40,000. We hypothesized that optical elements and features included in commercial microscopes are not necessary to IR video-visualize neurons or for microfluorometry., New Method: We present instructions for building a low-cost epifluorescence upright microscope suitable for visualized patch-clamp recording and fluorescence detection using mostly catalog-available parts., Results: This microscope supports applications such as visualized whole-cell recording using IR oblique illumination (IR-OI), or more complex applications such as microfluorometry using a photodiode. In both IR-OI and fluorescence, actual resolution measured with 2-μm latex beads is close to theoretical resolution. The lack of movable parts to switch configurations ensures stability when doing intracellular recording., Comparison With Existing Methods: The low cost is a significant advantage of this microscope compared to existent custom-built microscopes. The cost of the simplest configuration with IR-OI is ∼$2000, whereas the cost of the configuration with epifluorescence is ∼$5000. Since this design does not use pieces discarded from commercial microscopes, it is completely reproducible., Conclusions: We suggest that this microscope is a viable alternative for doing in vitro electrophysiology and microfluorometry in low-resource settings. Characteristics such as an open box design, easy assembly, and low-cost make this microscope a useful instrument for science education and teaching for topics such as optics, biology, neuroscience, and for scientific "hands-on" workshops., (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2014
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34. Effect of lithium-pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus on ultrasonic vocalizations in the infant rat pup.
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López-Meraz ML, Medel-Matus JS, Morgado-Valle C, Beltrán-Parrazal L, Pérez-Estudillo C, and Manzo J
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- Age Factors, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Chi-Square Distribution, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Male, Maternal Deprivation, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Convulsants toxicity, Lithium toxicity, Pilocarpine toxicity, Status Epilepticus chemically induced, Status Epilepticus physiopathology, Vocalization, Animal drug effects
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Evidence shows that febrile convulsions induced in rat pups increase ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs); however, the effect of status epilepticus (SE) induced in developing rats on USVs has not been fully investigated. The goal of this study was to analyze USVs following lithium-pilocarpine-induced SE in fourteen-day-old (P14) rat pups. The rat pups were given 3-mEq/kg lithium chloride i.p. on the day before the induction of SE, which was carried out at P14 by subcutaneous injection of 100-mg/kg pilocarpine hydrochloride; control animals were given an equal volume of lithium chloride and saline on P13 and P14, respectively. Ultrasonic vocalizations were monitored at P15, P16, and P21 with a Mini 3 Bat Detector Ultra Sound Advice (15kHz-160kHz) set at 40±4kHz and digitally recorded in WAV format using the Audacity 1.3 beta software. A clear box (60×40×30cm) split down the middle with a holed wall was used; each pup was placed alone in one compartment, whereas its dam was placed on the other cage side at room temperature. Vocalizations were recorded over a 5-minute period, converted to sonograms and spectrograms, and analyzed using the Raven software. Parameters evaluated were as follows: USV frequency, latency to the first USV, and mean USV duration. There was a significant decrease in the latency (35.5±6.9s) and duration (50.8±8.6s) of USVs after SE compared with the control group (81.9±10.8s and 78.1±9.9s, respectively). Status epilepticus affected male and female rats differentially., (© 2013.)
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- 2014
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35. The effect of Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease on human visuomotor learning.
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Gutierrez-Garralda JM, Moreno-Briseño P, Boll MC, Morgado-Valle C, Campos-Romo A, Diaz R, and Fernandez-Ruiz J
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Basal Ganglia physiopathology, Huntington Disease physiopathology, Learning physiology, Parkinson Disease physiopathology, Psychomotor Performance
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Visuomotor adaptation is often driven by error-based (EB) learning in which signed errors update motor commands. There are, however, visuomotor tasks where signed errors are unavailable or cannot be mapped onto appropriate motor command changes, rendering EB learning ineffective; and yet, healthy subjects can learn in these EB learning-free conditions. While EB learning depends on cerebellar integrity, the neural bases of EB-independent learning are poorly understood. As basal ganglia are involved in learning mechanisms that are independent of signed error feedback, here we tested whether patients with basal ganglia lesions, including those with Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease, would show impairments in a visuomotor learning task that prevents the use of EB learning. We employed two visuomotor throwing tasks that were similar, but were profoundly different in the resulting visual feedback. This difference was implemented through the introduction of either a lateral displacement of the visual field via a wedge prism (EB learning) or a horizontal reversal of the visual field via a dove prism (non-EB learning). Our results show that patients with basal ganglia degeneration had normal EB learning in the wedge prism task, but were profoundly impaired in the reversing prism task that does not depend on the signed error signal feedback. These results represent the first evidence that human visuomotor learning in the absence of EB feedback depends on the integrity of the basal ganglia., (© 2013 Federation of European Neuroscience Societies and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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- 2013
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36. Effects of membrane depolarization and changes in extracellular [K(+)] on the Ca (2+) transients of fast skeletal muscle fibers. Implications for muscle fatigue.
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Quiñonez M, González F, Morgado-Valle C, and DiFranco M
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- Animals, Anura, Calcium metabolism, Membrane Potentials physiology, Muscle Fatigue physiology, Muscle Fibers, Skeletal metabolism, Potassium metabolism
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Repetitive activation of skeletal muscle fibers leads to a reduced transmembrane K(+) gradient. The resulting membrane depolarization has been proposed to play a major role in the onset of muscle fatigue. Nevertheless, raising the extracellular K(+) K(+)(O) concentration ([K(+)](O)) to 10 mM potentiates twitch force of rested amphibian and mammalian fibers. We used a double Vaseline gap method to simultaneously record action potentials (AP) and Ca(2+) transients from rested frog fibers activated by single and tetanic stimulation (10 pulses, 100 Hz) at various [K(+)](O) and membrane potentials. Depolarization resulting from current injection or raised [K(+](O) produced an increase in the resting [Ca(2+)]. Ca(2+) transients elicited by single stimulation were potentiated by depolarization from -80 to -60 mV but markedly depressed by further depolarization. Potentiation was inversely correlated with a reduction in the amplitude, overshoot and duration of APs. Similar effects were found for the Ca(2+) transients elicited by the first pulse of 100 Hz trains. Depression or block of Ca(2+) transient in response to the 2nd to 10th pulses of 100 Hz trains was observed at smaller depolarizations as compared to that seen when using single stimulation. Changes in Ca(2+) transients along the trains were associated with impaired or abortive APs. Raising [K(+)](O) to 10 mM potentiated Ca(2+) transients elicited by single and tetanic stimulation, while raising [K(+)](O) to 15 mM markedly depressed both responses. The effects of 10 mM K(+)(O) on Ca(2+) transients, but not those of 15 mM K(+)(O), could be fully reversed by hyperpolarization. The results suggests that the force potentiating effects of 10 mM K(+)(O) might be mediated by depolarization dependent changes in resting [Ca(2+)] and Ca(2+) release, and that additional mechanisms might be involved in the effects of 15 mM K(+)(O) on force generation.
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- 2010
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37. Glycinergic pacemaker neurons in preBötzinger complex of neonatal mouse.
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Morgado-Valle C, Baca SM, and Feldman JL
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- Animals, Animals, Newborn, Biological Clocks genetics, Medulla Oblongata cytology, Medulla Oblongata metabolism, Medulla Oblongata physiology, Mice, Mice, Transgenic, Neurons classification, Neurons metabolism, Respiratory Center metabolism, Biological Clocks physiology, Glycine physiology, Glycine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins physiology, Neurons physiology, Respiratory Center cytology, Respiratory Center physiology
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The preBötzinger complex (preBötC) is essential for normal respiratory rhythm generation in rodents, for which the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Excitatory preBötC pacemaker neurons are proposed to be necessary for rhythm generation. Here we report the presence of a population of preBötC glycinergic pacemaker neurons. We used rhythmic in vitro transverse slice preparations from transgenic mice where neurons expressing the glycine transporter 2 (GlyT2) gene coexpress enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP). We combined epifluorescence and whole-cell patch-clamp recording to study preBötC EGFP-labeled, i.e., glycinergic, inspiratory-modulated neurons with pacemaker properties. We defined glycinergic pacemaker neurons as those preBötC EGFP neurons that exhibited the following: (1) ectopic bursting in rhythmic slices when depolarized during their normally silent period and (2) bursting when depolarized in nonrhythmic slices (following AMPA receptor blockade). Forty-two percent of EGFP-labeled neurons were inspiratory (n = 48 of 115), of which 23% (n = 11 of 48 inspiratory; 10% of the total recorded) were pacemakers. We conclude that there is a population of preBötC inspiratory-modulated glycinergic, presumably inhibitory, pacemaker neurons that constitute a substantial fraction of all preBötC pacemaker neurons. These findings challenge contemporary models for respiratory rhythmogenesis that assume the excitatory nature of preBötC pacemaker neurons. Testable and nontrivial predictions of the functional role of excitatory and inhibitory pacemaker neurons need to be proposed and the necessary experiments performed.
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- 2010
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38. Somatic Ca2+ transients do not contribute to inspiratory drive in preBötzinger Complex neurons.
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Morgado-Valle C, Beltran-Parrazal L, DiFranco M, Vergara JL, and Feldman JL
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- Action Potentials drug effects, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Calcium Channel Blockers pharmacology, Evoked Potentials, In Vitro Techniques, Rats, Brain Stem metabolism, Calcium metabolism, Hypoglossal Nerve physiology, Inhalation, Neurons metabolism
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PreBötzinger Complex (preBötC) neurons are postulated to underlie respiratory rhythm generation. The inspiratory phase of the respiratory cycle in vitro results from preBötC neurons firing synchronous bursts of action potentials (APs) on top of 10-20 mV, 0.3-0.8 s inspiratory drive potentials. Is the inspiratory drive in individual neurons simply the result of the passive integration of inspiratory-modulated synaptic currents or do active processes modulate these currents? As somatic Ca(2+) is known to increase during inspiration, we hypothesized that it affects inspiratory drive. We combined whole cell recording in an in vitro slice preparation with Ca(2+) microfluorometry to detect single inspiratory neuron somatic Ca(2+) transients with high temporal resolution ( approximately mus). In neurons loaded with either Fluo-4 or Oregon Green BAPTA 5 N, we observed Ca(2+) transients associated with each AP. During inspiration, significant somatic Ca(2+) influx was a direct consequence of activation of voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels by APs. However, when we isolated the inspiratory drive potential in active preBötC neurons (by blocking APs with intracellular QX-314 or by hyperpolarization), we did not detect somatic Ca(2+) transients; yet, the parameters of inspiratory drive were the same with or without APs. We conclude that, in the absence of APs, somatic Ca(2+) transients do not shape the somatic inspiratory drive potential. This suggests that in preBötC neurons, substantial and widespread somatic Ca(2+) influx is a consequence of APs during the inspiratory phase and does not contribute substantively to the inspiratory drive potential. Given evidence that the Ca(2+) buffer BAPTA can significantly reduce inspiratory drive, we hypothesize that dendritic Ca(2+) transients amplify inspiratory-modulated synaptic currents.
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39. NMDA receptors in preBotzinger complex neurons can drive respiratory rhythm independent of AMPA receptors.
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Morgado-Valle C and Feldman JL
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- Action Potentials, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Dizocilpine Maleate pharmacology, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists pharmacology, In Vitro Techniques, Magnesium metabolism, Neurons drug effects, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Potassium metabolism, Quinoxalines pharmacology, Rats, Receptors, AMPA antagonists & inhibitors, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate antagonists & inhibitors, Respiratory Center cytology, Respiratory Center drug effects, Respiratory Mechanics drug effects, Glutamic Acid metabolism, Neurons metabolism, Periodicity, Receptors, AMPA metabolism, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate metabolism, Respiratory Center metabolism, Respiratory Mechanics physiology, Synaptic Transmission drug effects
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The role of AMPA receptors (AMPARs) in generation and propagation of respiratory rhythm is well documented both in vivo and in vitro, whereas the functional significance of NMDA receptors (NMDARs) in preBötzinger complex (preBötC) neurons has not been explored. Here we examined the interactions between AMPARs and NMDARs during spontaneous respiratory rhythm generation in slices from neonatal rats in vitro. We tested the hypothesis that activation of NMDARs can drive respiratory rhythm in the absence of other excitatory drives. Blockade of NMDARs with dizocilpine hydrogen maleate (MK-801, 20 microM) had a negligible effect on respiratory rhythm and pattern under standard conditions in vitro, whereas blockade of AMPARs with NBQX (0.5 microM) completely abolished respiratory activity. Removal of extracellular Mg2+ to relieve the voltage-dependent block of NMDARs maintained respiratory rhythm without a significant effect on period, even in the presence of high NBQX concentrations (
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40. Sodium and calcium current-mediated pacemaker neurons and respiratory rhythm generation.
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Del Negro CA, Morgado-Valle C, Hayes JA, Mackay DD, Pace RW, Crowder EA, and Feldman JL
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- Animals, Animals, Newborn, Biological Clocks drug effects, Brain Stem cytology, Calcium Channels drug effects, Electrophysiology, Flufenamic Acid pharmacology, In Vitro Techniques, Medulla Oblongata physiology, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Neurons drug effects, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Respiratory Center physiology, Riluzole pharmacology, Sodium Channels drug effects, Tetrodotoxin pharmacology, Biological Clocks physiology, Brain Stem physiology, Calcium Channels physiology, Neurons physiology, Respiratory System innervation, Sodium Channels physiology
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The breathing motor pattern in mammals originates in brainstem networks. Whether pacemaker neurons play an obligatory role remains a key unanswered question. We performed whole-cell recordings in the preBotzinger Complex in slice preparations from neonatal rodents and tested for pacemaker activity. We observed persistent Na+ current (I(NaP))-mediated bursting in approximately 5% of inspiratory neurons in postnatal day 0 (P0)-P5 and in P8-P10 slices. I(NaP)-mediated bursting was voltage dependent and blocked by 20 mum riluzole (RIL). We found Ca2+ current (I(Ca))-dependent bursting in 7.5% of inspiratory neurons in P8-P10 slices, but in P0-P5 slices these cells were exceedingly rare (0.6%). This bursting was voltage independent and blocked by 100 microm Cd2+ or flufenamic acid (FFA) (10-200 microm), which suggests that a Ca2+-activated inward cationic current (I(CAN)) underlies burst generation. These data substantiate our observation that P0-P5 slices exposed to RIL contain few (if any) pacemaker neurons, yet maintain respiratory rhythm. We also show that 20 nm TTX or coapplication of 20 microm RIL + FFA (100-200 microm) stops the respiratory rhythm, but that adding 2 mum substance P restarts it. We conclude that I(NaP) and I(CAN) enhance neuronal excitability and promote rhythmogenesis, even if their magnitude is insufficient to support bursting-pacemaker activity in individual neurons. When I(NaP) and I(CAN) are removed pharmacologically, the rhythm can be maintained by boosting neural excitability, which is inconsistent with a pacemaker-essential mechanism of respiratory rhythmogenesis by the preBotzinger complex.
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41. Depletion of substance P and glutamate by capsaicin blocks respiratory rhythm in neonatal rat in vitro.
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Morgado-Valle C and Feldman JL
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- Amino Acid Transport System X-AG antagonists & inhibitors, Animals, Glutamic Acid metabolism, Immunohistochemistry, In Vitro Techniques, Medulla Oblongata metabolism, Nerve Fibers metabolism, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Respiratory Muscles drug effects, Respiratory Muscles physiology, Substance P metabolism, Capsaicin pharmacology, Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists pharmacology, Glutamic Acid drug effects, Periodicity, Respiratory Mechanics drug effects, Substance P antagonists & inhibitors
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The specific role of the neuromodulator substance P (SP) and its target, the neurokinin 1 receptor (NK1R), in the generation and regulation of respiratory activity is not known. The preBötzinger complex (preBötC), an essential site for respiratory rhythm generation, contains glutamatergic NK1R-expressing neurones that are strongly modulated by exogenously applied SP or acute pharmacological blockade of NK1Rs. We investigated the effects of capsaicin, which depletes neuropeptides (including SP) and glutamate from presynaptic terminals, on respiratory motor output in medullary slice preparations of neonatal rat that generate respiratory-related activity. Bath application of capsaicin slowed respiratory motor output in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Respiratory rhythm could be restored by bath application of SP or glutamate transporter blockers. Capsaicin also evoked dose-dependent glutamate release and depleted SP in fibres within the preBötC. Our results suggest that depletion of SP (or other peptides) and/or glutamate by capsaicin causes a cessation of respiratory rhythm in neonatal rat slices.
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42. Respiratory rhythm: an emergent network property?
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Del Negro CA, Morgado-Valle C, and Feldman JL
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- Action Potentials drug effects, Action Potentials physiology, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Biological Clocks drug effects, Biological Clocks physiology, Cell Differentiation drug effects, Cell Differentiation physiology, Cell Membrane drug effects, Cell Membrane physiology, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Efferent Pathways drug effects, Efferent Pathways physiology, Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists pharmacology, Hypoglossal Nerve drug effects, Hypoglossal Nerve physiology, Medulla Oblongata drug effects, Medulla Oblongata physiology, Mice, Nerve Net drug effects, Nerve Net physiology, Neurons drug effects, Organ Culture Techniques, Periodicity, Rats, Respiratory Center drug effects, Respiratory Center physiology, Riluzole pharmacology, Sodium Channels drug effects, Sodium Channels physiology, Spinal Cord drug effects, Spinal Cord physiology, Synaptic Transmission drug effects, Synaptic Transmission physiology, Efferent Pathways growth & development, Medulla Oblongata growth & development, Nerve Net growth & development, Neurons physiology, Respiration drug effects, Respiratory Center growth & development, Spinal Cord growth & development
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We tested the hypothesis that pacemaker neurons generate breathing rhythm in mammals. We monitored respiratory-related motor nerve rhythm in neonatal rodent slice preparations. Blockade of the persistent sodium current (I(NaP)), which was postulated to underlie voltage-dependent bursting in respiratory pacemaker neurons, with riluzole (< or =200 microM) did not alter the frequency of respiratory-related motor output. Yet, in every pacemaker neuron recorded (50/50), bursting was abolished at much lower concentrations of riluzole (< or =20 microM). Thus, eliminating the pacemaker population (our statistics confirm that this population is reduced at least 94%, p < 0.05) does not affect respiratory rhythm. These results suggest that voltage-dependent bursting in pacemaker neurons is not essential for respiratory rhythmogenesis, which may instead be an emergent network property.
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- 2002
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43. A motif present in the main cytoplasmic loop of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and catalases.
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Morgado-Valle C, García-Colunga J, Miledi R, and Díaz-Muñoz M
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- Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Cattle, Cell Membrane physiology, Conserved Sequence, Cytoplasm physiology, Female, In Vitro Techniques, Liver enzymology, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutagenesis, Oocytes physiology, Protein Structure, Secondary, Protein Subunits, Rats, Recombinant Proteins chemistry, Recombinant Proteins metabolism, Sequence Deletion, Transcription, Genetic, Xenopus laevis, Catalase chemistry, Catalase metabolism, Receptors, Nicotinic chemistry, Receptors, Nicotinic physiology
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A motif containing five conserved amino acids (RXPXTH(X)14P) was detected in 111 proteins, including 82 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunits and 20 catalases. To explore possible functional roles of this motif in nAChRs two approaches were used: first, the motif sequences in nAChR subunits and catalases were analysed and compared; and, second, deletions in the rat alpha2 and beta4 nAChR subunits expressed in Xenopus oocytes were analysed. Compared to the three-dimensional structure of bovine hepatic catalase, structural coincidences were found in the motif of catalases and nAChRs. On the other hand, partial deletions of the motif in the alpha2 or beta4 subunits and injection of the mutants into oocytes was followed by a very weak expression of functional nAChRs; oocytes injected with alpha2 and beta4 subunits in which the entire motif had been deleted failed to elicit any acetylcholine currents. The results suggest that the motif may play a role in the activation of nAChRs.
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- 2001
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44. Transplant of cultured neuron-like differentiated chromaffin cells in a Parkinson's disease patient. A preliminary report.
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Drucker-Colín R, Verdugo-Díaz L, Morgado-Valle C, Solís-Maldonado G, Ondarza R, Boll C, Miranda G, Wang GJ, and Volkow N
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- Antiparkinson Agents administration & dosage, Antiparkinson Agents therapeutic use, Brain diagnostic imaging, Brain metabolism, Carbidopa administration & dosage, Carbidopa therapeutic use, Carrier Proteins metabolism, Caudate Nucleus, Cell Differentiation, Cells, Cultured transplantation, Child, Combined Modality Therapy, Dopamine metabolism, Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins, Female, Glucose metabolism, Humans, Levodopa administration & dosage, Levodopa therapeutic use, Magnetics, Male, Middle Aged, Neurons, Parkinson Disease diagnostic imaging, Parkinson Disease drug therapy, Receptors, Dopamine metabolism, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Treatment Outcome, Adrenal Medulla cytology, Chromaffin Cells transplantation, Membrane Glycoproteins, Membrane Transport Proteins, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Parkinson Disease surgery, Transplantation, Heterotopic
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Background: Treatment of Parkinson's Disease (PD) has been attempted by others by transplanting either the patient's own adrenal medullary tissue or fetal substantia nigra into caudate or putamen areas. However, the difficulties inherent in using the patient's own adrenal gland, or the difficulty in obtaining human fetal tissue, has generated the need to find alternative methods., Methods: We report here of an alternative to both procedures by using as transplant material cultured human adrenal chromaffin cells differentiated into neuron-like cells by extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF MF)., Results: The results of this study show that human differentiated chromaffin cells can be grafted into the caudate nucleus of a PD patient, generating substantial clinical improvement, as measured by the Unified Rating Scale for PD, which correlated with glucose metabolism and D2 DA receptor increases as seen in a PET scan, while allowing a 70% decrease in L-Dopa medication., Discussion: This is the first preliminary report showing that transplants of cultured differentiated neuron-like cells can be successfully used to treat a PD patient.
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- 1999
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45. The role of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in neurite growth of cultured chromaffin cells induced by extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic field stimulation.
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Morgado-Valle C, Verdugo-Díaz L, García DE, Morales-Orozco C, and Drucker-Colín R
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- 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester pharmacology, Adrenal Medulla cytology, Animals, Calcium Channel Blockers pharmacology, Calcium Channels drug effects, Calcium Channels, L-Type, Cells, Cultured, Chromaffin Cells drug effects, Ion Channel Gating physiology, Mollusk Venoms pharmacology, Nerve Growth Factors pharmacology, Neurites drug effects, Neurites ultrastructure, Nifedipine pharmacology, Norepinephrine metabolism, Potassium Chloride, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Calcium physiology, Calcium Channels physiology, Chromaffin Cells physiology, Electromagnetic Fields
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The ion Ca2+ has been shown to play an important role in a wide variety of cellular functions, one of them being related to cell differentiation in which nerve growth factor (NGF) is involved. Chromaffin cells obtained from adrenals of 2- to 3-day-old rats were cultured for 7 days. During this time, these cells were subjected to the application of either NGF or extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF MF). Since this induced cell differentiation toward neuronal-like cells, the mechanism by which this occurred was studied. When the L-Ca2+ channel blocker nifedipine was applied simultaneously with ELF MF, this differentiation did not take place, but it did when an N-Ca2+ channel blocker was used. In contrast, none of the Ca2+ channel blockers prevented differentiation in the presence of NGF. In addition, Bay K-8644, an L-Ca2+ channel agonist, increased both the percentage of differentiated cells and neurite length in the presence of ELF MF. This effect was much weaker in the presence of NGF. [3H]-noradrenaline release was reduced by nifedipine, suggesting an important role for L-Ca2+ channels in neurotransmitter release. Total high voltage Ca2+ currents were significantly increased in ELF MF-treated cells with NGF, but these currents in ELF MF-treated cells were more sensitive to nifedipine. Amperometric analysis of catecholamine release revealed that the KCl-induced activity of cells stimulated to differentiate by ELF MF is highly sensitive to L-type Ca2+ channel blockers. A possible mechanism to explain the way in which the application of magnetic fields can induce differentation of chromaffin cells into neuronal-like cells is proposed.
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- 1998
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46. Determination of dopamine-releasing protein (DARP) in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with neurological disorders.
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Verdugo-Diaz L, Morgado-Valle C, Solis-Maldonado G, and Drucker-Colin R
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- Female, Humans, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Male, Glycoproteins cerebrospinal fluid, Nervous System Diseases cerebrospinal fluid
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Levels of DARP in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients having a wide variety of neurological disorders were determined. Neurological disorders were categorized as degenerative, demyelinating, epilepsy, trauma, hydrocephalia, inflammatory, A-V malformation, CNS neoplasia, parasitic and stroke. DARP levels were determined by an enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA) using monoclonal anti-DARP antibodies. A synthetic peptide corresponding to the first 36 aa of the N-terminal of DARP was used as standard. A total of 7 non-neurological patients and 73 patients with neurological disorders were tested. The relative concentrations of DARP decreased in patients with Parkinson's diseases vs. patients with non-neurological diseases and increased in other neuropathologies such as demyelinating, hydrocephalia and A-V malformations. Data obtained suggest that changes in the percentage and concentration of DARP may correlate with certain neurological disorders, showing particularly low levels in Parkinson's disease patients.
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- 1997
47. Comparison between low frequency magnetic field stimulation and nerve growth factor treatment of cultured chromaffin cells, on neurite growth, noradrenaline release, excitable properties, and grafting in nigrostriatal lesioned rats.
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Drucker-Colín R, Verdugo-Díaz L, Méndez M, Carrillo-Ruiz J, Morgado-Valle C, Hernández-Cruz A, and Corkidi G
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- Animals, Behavior, Animal physiology, Cells, Cultured, Chromaffin System cytology, Chromaffin System drug effects, Corpus Striatum physiology, Electric Stimulation methods, Electrophysiology, Immunohistochemistry, Magnetics, Rats, Sodium physiology, Substantia Nigra physiology, Brain physiology, Cell Transplantation, Chromaffin System physiology, Nerve Growth Factors pharmacology, Neurites physiology, Norepinephrine metabolism
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Adrenal chromaffin cells in vitro respond to nerve growth factor (NGF) by expressing neuronal traits. Low frequency magnetic (LFM) field stimulation, while inducing a variety of effects on several cell types, has never been studies as to its effects on chromaffin cell cultures. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of LFM field stimulation with that of NGF on the morphological phenotype, on noradrenaline (NA) release, and on membrane excitability of cultured chromaffin cells. We also tested the effects of grafting LFM and NGF-treated chromaffin cells into the caudate nucleus of rats with 6-hydroxydopamine lesions of the nigrostriatal pathway. The results of this study showed that LFM field stimulation produced neurite growth of cultured chromaffin cells in a manner similar to that of NGF exposure. The combination of the two procedures did not induce changes above those observed by NGF alone. Both NGF- and LFM-treated chromaffin cells released [3H]NA equally in response to a depolarizing concentration of KCl. On the other, Na+ current density of LFM field stimulation increased, but to a lesser extent than that seen in NGF-treated cells. In addition both types of cells when transplanted into nigrostriatal-lesioned animals induced a similar decrease in the motor asymmetries produced by the lesion. When NGF- or LFM-treated chromaffin cells where compared to untreated control cells, no significant differences were observed in [3H]NA release, on Na+ current densities, or on postgraft motor asymmetries. The results are discussed in terms of the fact that LFM-stimulated cells can be differentiated in a manner similar to NGF-treated cells, by acquiring sympathetic like traits which in turn can diminish motor asymmetries when grafted into nigrostriatal-lesioned rats.
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- 1994
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