I used one of your FluoroMyelin stains and noticed it stains cells other than glial cells. Is there something wrong with the product?
FluoroMyelin is a lipid stain, any lipid can be stained by it but there is a higher lipid content in myelin that it will stain much more intensely than other membranes.
Akt1 deficiency affects neuronal morphology and predisposes to abnormalities in prefrontal cortex functioning.
Authors:Lai WS, Xu B, Westphal KG, Paterlini M, Olivier B, Pavlidis P, Karayiorgou M, Gogos JA
Journal:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
PubMed ID:17077150
'There is accumulating evidence that AKT signaling plays a role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. We asked whether Akt1 deficiency in mice results in structural and functional abnormalities in prefrontal cortex (PFC). Exploratory transcriptional profiling revealed concerted alterations in the expression of PFC genes controlling synaptic function, neuronal development, myelination, ... More
Inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) profiling in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) implicates increased XIAP in T lymphocytes.
Authors:Moore CS, Hebb AL, Robertson GS,
Journal:J Neuroimmunol
PubMed ID:18055022
'In multiple sclerosis (MS) and its widely accepted animal model, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), the failure of autoreactive immune cells to undergo apoptosis is thought to contribute to CNS tissue damage and disease progression. Promoting apoptosis of myelin-reactive immune cells in diseases such as MS, may delay disease progression and ... More
Prion protein (PrPc) positively regulates neural precursor proliferation during developmental and adult mammalian neurogenesis.
'The misfolding of the prion protein (PrP(c)) is a central event in prion diseases, yet the normal function of PrP(c) remains unknown. PrP(c) has putative roles in many cellular processes including signaling, survival, adhesion, and differentiation. Given the abundance of PrP(c) in the developing and mature mammalian CNS, we investigated ... More
Neuronal glutathione deficiency and age-dependent neurodegeneration in the EAAC1 deficient mouse.
Authors:Aoyama K, Suh SW, Hamby AM, Liu J, Chan WY, Chen Y, Swanson RA
Journal:Nat Neurosci
PubMed ID:16311588
Uptake of the neurotransmitter glutamate is effected primarily by transporters expressed on astrocytes, and downregulation of these transporters leads to seizures and neuronal death. Neurons also express a glutamate transporter, termed excitatory amino acid carrier-1 (EAAC1), but the physiological function of this transporter remains uncertain. Here we report that genetically ... More
Effect of chronic continuous or intermittent hypoxia and reoxygenation on cerebral capillary density and myelination.
Authors:Kanaan A, Farahani R, Douglas RM, Lamanna JC, Haddad GG
Journal:Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol
PubMed ID:16322350
Chronic hypoxia, whether continuous (CCH) or intermittent (CIH), occurs in many neonatal pathological conditions, such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia and obstructive sleep apnea. In this study, we explored the effect of CCH and CIH on cerebral capillary density and myelination. We subjected CD-1 mice starting at postnatal day 2 to either ... More