The extracellular matrix and perineuronal nets in memory

JW Fawcett, M Fyhn, P Jendelova, JCF Kwok… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
All components of the CNS are surrounded by a diffuse extracellular matrix (ECM)
containing chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans (CSPGs), heparan sulphate proteoglycans …

Microglia as hackers of the matrix: sculpting synapses and the extracellular space

JD Crapser, MA Arreola, KI Tsourmas… - Cellular & molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Microglia shape the synaptic environment in health and disease, but synapses do not exist
in a vacuum. Instead, pre-and postsynaptic terminals are surrounded by extracellular matrix …

Impact of perineuronal nets on electrophysiology of parvalbumin interneurons, principal neurons, and brain oscillations: a review

JC Wingert, BA Sorg - Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are specialized extracellular matrix structures that surround
specific neurons in the brain and spinal cord, appear during critical periods of development …

A comprehensive atlas of perineuronal net distribution and colocalization with parvalbumin in the adult mouse brain

L Lupori, V Totaro, S Cornuti, L Ciampi, F Carrara… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Perineuronal nets (PNNs) surround specific neurons in the brain and are involved in various
forms of plasticity and clinical conditions. However, our understanding of the PNN role in …

Update on Perineuronal Net Staining With Wisteria floribunda Agglutinin (WFA)

W Härtig, A Meinicke, D Michalski, S Schob… - Frontiers in Integrative …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As chemically specialized forms of the extracellular matrix in the central nervous system,
polyanionic perineuronal nets (PNs) contain diverse constituents, including chondroitin …

Perineuronal nets: subtle structures with large implications

H Carceller, Y Gramuntell, P Klimczak… - The …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are specialized structures of the extracellular matrix that surround
the soma and proximal dendrites of certain neurons in the central nervous system …

[HTML][HTML] Parvalbumin interneuron alterations in stress-related mood disorders: A systematic review

G Perlman, A Tanti, N Mechawar - Neurobiology of stress, 2021 - Elsevier
Stress-related psychiatric disorders including depression involve complex cellular and
molecular changes in the brain, and GABAergic signaling dysfunction is increasingly …

Structural and functional deviations of the hippocampus in schizophrenia and schizophrenia animal models

D Wegrzyn, G Juckel, A Faissner - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Schizophrenia is a grave neuropsychiatric disease which frequently onsets between the end
of adolescence and the beginning of adulthood. It is characterized by a variety of …

Net gain and loss: influence of natural rewards and drugs of abuse on perineuronal nets

TE Brown, BA Sorg - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2023 - nature.com
Overindulgence, excessive consumption, and a pattern of compulsive use of natural
rewards, such as certain foods or drugs of abuse, may result in the development of obesity …

Enhanced expression of parvalbumin and perineuronal nets in the medial prefrontal cortex after extended‐access cocaine self‐administration in rats

JC Wingert, JN Anguiano, JD Ramos… - Addiction …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) drives cocaine‐seeking behaviour in rodent models of
cocaine use disorder. Parvalbumin (PV)‐containing GABAergic interneurons powerfully …