Spines, Plasticity, and Cognition in Alzheimer′ s Model Mice

T Spires-Jones, S Knafo - Neural plasticity, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer′ s disease (AD)—widespread synaptic and
neuronal loss and the pathological accumulation of amyloid‐beta peptide (Aβ) in senile …

Cannabinoid receptors and endocannabinoids: role in neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative disorders

T Bisogno, V Di Marzo - … (Formerly Current Drug Targets-CNS & …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
The G-protein coupled receptors for Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the major psychoactive
principle of marijuana, are known as cannabinoid receptors of type 1 (CB1) and 2 (CB2) and …

Beneficial effects of environmental enrichment on behavior, stress reactivity and synaptophysin/BDNF expression in hippocampus following early life stress

Ε Dandi, A Kalamari, O Touloumi, R Lagoudaki… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Exposure to environmental enrichment can beneficially influence the behavior and enhance
synaptic plasticity. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediated effects of …

Influence of late-life exposure to environmental enrichment or exercise on hippocampal function and CA1 senescent physiology

A Kumar, A Rani, O Tchigranova, WH Lee… - Neurobiology of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Aged (20–22 months) male Fischer 344 rats were randomly assigned to sedentary (A-SED),
environmentally-enriched (A-ENR), or exercise (A-EX) conditions. After 10–12 weeks of …

Modulation of the endocannabinoid system: neuroprotection or neurotoxicity?

CJ Fowler, ML Rojo, A Rodriguez-Gaztelumendi - Experimental neurology, 2010 - Elsevier
There is now a large volume of data indicating that compounds activating cannabinoid CB1
receptors, either directly or indirectly by preventing the breakdown of endogenous …

Metabonomic profiling of TASTPM transgenic Alzheimer's disease mouse model

ZP Hu, ER Browne, T Liu, TE Angel… - Journal of proteome …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Identification of molecular mechanisms underlying early stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) is
important for the development of new therapies against and diagnosis of AD. In this study …

The role of the endocannabinoid system in Alzheimer's disease: facts and hypotheses

T Bisogno, V Di Marzo - Current pharmaceutical design, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Unlike other neuroinflammatory disorders, like Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease
and multiple sclerosis, little is still known of the role of the endocannabinoid system in …

APP transgenic mice for modelling behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)

R Lalonde, K Fukuchi, C Strazielle - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2012 - Elsevier
The discovery of gene mutations responsible for autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease
has enabled researchers to reproduce in transgenic mice several hallmarks of this disorder …

Magnesium boosts the memory restorative effect of environmental enrichment in Alzheimer's disease mice

Y Huang, X Huang, L Zhang, F Han… - CNS neuroscience & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Environmental enrichment (EE) has been shown to enhance cognitive function
in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Magnesium‐L‐threonate (MgT) is a …

Mechanisms mediating brain and cognitive reserve: experience-dependent neuroprotection and functional compensation in animal models of neurodegenerative …

J Nithianantharajah, AJ Hannan - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology …, 2011 - Elsevier
'Brain and cognitive reserve'(BCR) refers here to the accumulated neuroprotective reserve
and capacity for functional compensation induced by the chronic enhancement of mental …