Eliminating redundant synapses formed around birth is essential for shaping functionally mature neural circuits during postnatal development. Each Purkinje cell (PC) in the neonatal mouse cerebellum receives synaptic inputs from multiple climbing fibers (CFs). Only one CF is strengthened and extends its innervation over PC dendrites, whereas the other CFs are eventually pruned during postnatal development.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 75-year-old male, weighing 71 kg, was admitted to our institution with anemia related to a subcapsular hematoma after accidental extraction of a nephrostomy catheter. While the patient exhibited the progression of chronic kidney disease, he was not yet on dialysis. His serum creatinine level increased to 6.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Oligodendrocyte precursor cells ( OPC s) regulate neuronal, glial, and vascular systems in diverse ways and display phenotypic heterogeneity beyond their established role as a reservoir for mature oligodendrocytes. However, the detailed phenotypic changes of OPC s after cerebral ischemia remain largely unknown. Here, we aimed to investigate the roles of reactive OPC s in the ischemic brain.
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