[HTML][HTML] Neural stem cell grafts form extensive synaptic networks that integrate with host circuits after spinal cord injury

S Ceto, KJ Sekiguchi, Y Takashima, A Nimmerjahn… - Cell stem cell, 2020 - cell.com
Neural stem/progenitor cell (NSPC) grafts can integrate into sites of spinal cord injury (SCI)
and generate neuronal relays across lesions that can provide functional benefit. To …

Neuronal activity in the isolated mouse spinal cord during spontaneous deletions in fictive locomotion: insights into locomotor central pattern generator organization

G Zhong, NA Shevtsova, IA Rybak… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Key points• The organization of the spinal circuitry responsible for the generation of
locomotor rhythm and control of locomotion in mammals is largely unknown, though several …

Functional subpopulations of V3 interneurons in the mature mouse spinal cord

J Borowska, CT Jones, H Zhang… - Journal of …, 2013 - Soc Neuroscience
V3 interneurons (INs) are a major group of excitatory commissural interneurons in the spinal
cord, and they are essential for producing a stable and robust locomotor rhythm. V3 INs are …

Serotonergic influences on locomotor circuits

U Sławińska, LM Jordan - Current Opinion in Physiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Locomotion is associated with activation of descending serotonergic pathways.•A
developmental shift to 5-HT control of afferent input from the moving limb occurs.•Activity …

Modulation of SK channels via calcium buffering tunes intrinsic excitability of parvalbumin interneurons in neuropathic pain: A computational and experimental …

X Ma, LS Miraucourt, H Qiu… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Parvalbumin-expressing interneurons (PVINs) play a crucial role within the dorsal horn of
the spinal cord by preventing touch inputs from activating pain circuits. In both male and …

Molecular and electrophysiological properties of mouse motoneuron and motor unit subtypes

M Manuel, D Zytnicki - Current opinion in physiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•The development of mouse genetics and transcriptomics has revolutionized the
field of motor control physiology.•We review the efforts made to classify the different …

A gradient in endogenous rhythmicity and oscillatory drive matches recruitment order in an axial motor pool

E Menelaou, DL McLean - Journal of neuroscience, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
The rhythmic firing behavior of spinal motoneurons is a function of their electrical properties
and synaptic inputs. However, the relative contribution of endogenous versus network …

Role of human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived spinal cord astrocytes in the functional maturation of motor neurons in a multielectrode array system

A Taga, R Dastgheyb, C Habela… - Stem Cells …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The ability to generate human-induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived neural cells
displaying region-specific phenotypes is of particular interest for modeling central nervous …

Spinal cord injury induces serotonin supersensitivity without increasing intrinsic excitability of mouse V2a interneurons

A Husch, GN Van Patten, DN Hong… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
Denervation-induced plastic changes impair locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury
(SCI). Spinal motoneurons become hyperexcitable after SCI, but the plastic responses of …

Decerebrate mouse model for studies of the spinal cord circuits

CF Meehan, KA Mayr, M Manuel, ST Nakanishi… - Nature protocols, 2017 - nature.com
The adult decerebrate mouse model (a mouse with the cerebrum removed) enables the
study of sensory-motor integration and motor output from the spinal cord for several hours …