Impact of pharmacological and non-pharmacological modulators on dendritic spines structure and functions in brain

AM Mahalakshmi, B Ray, S Tuladhar, TA Hediyal… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dendritic spines are small, thin, hair-like protrusions found on the dendritic processes of
neurons. They serve as independent compartments providing large amplitudes of Ca2+ …

Distinct region-and time-dependent functional cortical adaptations in C57BL/6J mice after short and prolonged alcohol drinking

R Cannady, S Nimitvilai-Roberts, SD Jennings… - eneuro, 2020 - eneuro.org
Alcohol (ethanol) use disorder is associated with changes in frontal cortical areas including
the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) that contribute to cognitive …

Interaction of chronic intermittent ethanol and repeated stress on structural and functional plasticity in the mouse medial prefrontal cortex

R Cannady, T Nguyen, AE Padula, JA Rinker… - …, 2021 - Elsevier
Stress is a risk factor that plays a considerable role in the development and maintenance of
alcohol (ethanol) abuse and relapse. Preclinical studies examining ethanol-stress …

Increased nucleus accumbens volume in college binge drinkers-preliminary evidence from manually segmented MRI analysis

SS Sousa, A Sampaio, E López-Caneda, C Bec… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Binge drinking (BD) is characterized by high alcohol intake in a short time
followed by periods of withdrawal. This pattern is very common during adolescence and …

Herpes simplex virus type 1 neuronal infection triggers the disassembly of key structural components of dendritic spines

F Acuña-Hinrichsen, A Covarrubias-Pinto… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is a widespread neurotropic virus. Primary infection of
HSV-1 in facial epithelium leads to retrograde axonal transport to the central nervous system …