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Del Rosario J, Speed A, Arrowood H, Motz C, Pardue M, Haider B. Diminished Cortical Excitation and Elevated Inhibition During Perceptual Impairments in a Mouse Model of Autism. Cereb Cortex 2021; 31:3462-3474. [PMID: 33677512 PMCID: PMC8525192 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhab025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Sensory impairments are a core feature of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). These impairments affect visual perception and have been hypothesized to arise from imbalances in cortical excitatory and inhibitory activity. There is conflicting evidence for this hypothesis from several recent studies of transgenic mouse models of ASD; crucially, none have measured activity from identified excitatory and inhibitory neurons during simultaneous impairments of sensory perception. Here, we directly recorded putative excitatory and inhibitory population spiking in primary visual cortex (V1) while simultaneously measuring visual perceptual behavior in CNTNAP2-/- knockout (KO) mice. We observed quantitative impairments in the speed, accuracy, and contrast sensitivity of visual perception in KO mice. During these perceptual impairments, stimuli evoked more firing of inhibitory neurons and less firing of excitatory neurons, with reduced neural sensitivity to contrast. In addition, pervasive 3-10 Hz oscillations in superficial cortical layers 2/3 (L2/3) of KO mice degraded predictions of behavioral performance from neural activity. Our findings show that perceptual deficits relevant to ASD may be associated with elevated cortical inhibitory activity along with diminished and aberrant excitatory population activity in L2/3, a major source of feedforward projections to higher cortical regions.
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- Joseph Del Rosario
- Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
- Atlanta VA Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Decatur, GA 30033, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
- Atlanta VA Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Decatur, GA 30033, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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Chesler K, Motz C, Vo H, Douglass A, Allen RS, Feola AJ, Pardue MT. Initiation of L-DOPA Treatment After Detection of Diabetes-Induced Retinal Dysfunction Reverses Retinopathy and Provides Neuroprotection in Rats. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2021; 10:8. [PMID: 34003986 PMCID: PMC8054623 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.10.4.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Purpose L-DOPA treatment initiated at the start of hyperglycemia preserves retinal and visual function in diabetic rats. Here, we investigated a more clinically relevant treatment strategy in which retinal and visual dysfunction designated the beginning of the therapeutic window for L-DOPA treatment. Methods Spatial frequency thresholds using optomotor response and oscillatory potential (OP) delays using electroretinograms were compared at baseline, 3, 6, and 10 weeks after streptozotocin (STZ) between diabetic and control rats. L-DOPA/carbidopa treatment (DOPA) or vehicle was delivered orally 5 days per week beginning at 3 weeks after STZ, when significant retinal and visual deficits were measured. At 10 weeks after STZ, retinas were collected to measure L-DOPA, dopamine, and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) levels using high-performance liquid chromatography. Results Spatial frequency thresholds decreased at 6 weeks in diabetic vehicle rats (28%), whereas diabetic DOPA rats had stable thresholds (<1%) that maintained to 10 weeks, creating significantly higher thresholds compared with diabetic vehicle rats (P < 0.0001). OP2 implicit times in response to dim, rod-driven stimuli were decreased in diabetic compared with control rats (3 weeks, P < 0.0001; 10 weeks, P < 0.01). With L-DOPA treatment, OP2 implicit times recovered in diabetic rats to be indistinguishable from control rats by 10 weeks after STZ. Rats treated with L-DOPA showed significantly increased retinal L-DOPA (P < 0.001) and dopamine levels (P < 0.05). Conclusions L-DOPA treatment started after the detection of retinal and visual dysfunction showed protective effects in diabetic rats. Translational Relevance Early retinal functional deficits induced by diabetes can be used to identify an earlier therapeutic window for L-DOPA treatment which protects from further vision loss and restores retinal function.
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- Kyle Chesler
- Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Bachmaier A, Aboulfadl H, Pfaff M, Mücklich F, Motz C. Structural evolution and strain induced mixing in Cu-Co composites studied by transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography. Mater Charact 2015; 100:178-191. [PMID: 26523113 PMCID: PMC4600609 DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2014.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2014] [Revised: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A Cu-Co composite material is chosen as a model system to study structural evolution and phase formations during severe plastic deformation. The evolving microstructures as a function of the applied strain were characterized at the micro-, nano-, and atomic scale-levels by combining scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy including energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy and electron energy-loss spectroscopy. The amount of intermixing between the two phases at different strains was examined at the atomic scale using atom probe tomography as complimentary method. It is shown that Co particles are dissolved in the Cu matrix during severe plastic deformation to a remarkable extent and their size, number, and volume fraction were quantitatively determined during the deformation process. From the results, it can be concluded that supersaturated solid solutions up to 26 at.% Co in a fcc Cu-26 at.% Co alloy are obtained during deformation. However, the distribution of Co was found to be inhomogeneous even at the highest degree of investigated strain.
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- A. Bachmaier
- Chair of Materials Science and Methods, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Chair of Functional Materials, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Chair of Functional Materials, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Chair of Materials Science and Methods, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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Bachmaier A, Motz C. On the remarkable thermal stability of nanocrystalline cobalt via alloying. Mater Sci Eng A Struct Mater 2015; 624:41-51. [PMID: 25892849 PMCID: PMC4394143 DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2014.11.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2014] [Revised: 11/15/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Nanostructured Co materials are produced by severe plastic deformation via alloying with small amounts of C and larger amounts of Cu. The thermal stability of the different nanostructured Co materials is studied through isothermal annealing at different temperatures for various times and compared to the stability of severe plastically deformed high-purity nanocrystalline Co. The microstructural changes taking place during annealing are evaluated by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and microhardness measurements. In the present work it is shown that the least stable nanostructured material is the single-phase high purity Co. Alloying with C improves the thermal stability to a certain extent. A remarkable thermal stability is achieved by alloying Co with Cu resulting in stabilized nanostructures even after annealing for long times at high temperatures. The essential reason for the enhanced thermal stability is to be found in the immiscibility of both components of the alloy.
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- A. Bachmaier
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +49 681 302 5163; fax: +49 681 302 5015.
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Moser G, Felber H, Rashkova B, Imrich P, Kirchlechner C, Grosinger W, Motz C, Dehm G, Kiener D. Sample Preparation by Metallography and Focused Ion Beam for Nanomechanical Testing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.3139/147.110171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Mechanical size effects in micron and submicron scale sample testing are of immense interest in materials science. In this work, we report on a combination of structured chemical etching and focused ion beam fabrication to allow site specific and time efficient fabrication of miniaturized specimens for mechanical testing. Further, we demonstrate the applicability of these samples for quantitative in situ experiments in the scanning and transmission electron microscopes.
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- G. Moser
- Erich Schmid Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Leoben, Austria
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- Erich Schmid Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Leoben, Austria
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- Erich Schmid Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Leoben, Austria
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- Erich Schmid Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Leoben, Austria
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- Department Materials Physics, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria; e-mail:
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- Department Materials Physics, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria; e-mail:
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- Erich Schmid Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Leoben, Austria
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- Department Materials Physics, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria; e-mail:
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- Department Materials Physics, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria; e-mail:
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Smolka M, Motz C, Detzel T, Robl W, Griesser T, Wimmer A, Dehm G. Novel temperature dependent tensile test of freestanding copper thin film structures. Rev Sci Instrum 2012; 83:064702. [PMID: 22755646 DOI: 10.1063/1.4725529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The temperature dependent mechanical properties of the metallization of electronic power devices are studied in tensile tests on micron-sized freestanding copper beams at temperatures up to 400 °C. The experiments are performed in situ in a scanning electron microscope. This allows studying the micromechanical processes during the deformation and failure of the sample at different temperatures.
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- M Smolka
- KAI Kompetenzzentrum Automobil- und Industrie-Elektronik GmbH, 9524 Villach, Austria
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Endothelin (ET)-l, leukotriene D4 and the thromboxane analogue, U-44069, were all shown to produce dose-dependent reductions in renal blood flow after direct injection into the renal artery of anaesthetized pigs. The effects of ET-1 differed from the other two mediators in that ET-1 caused a transient vasodilator followed by a prolonged vasoconstrictor response. The pressor response was not mediated by the secondary release of either leukotriene D4 or thromboxane A2 as evidenced by the lack of effect of appropriate receptor antagonist MK571 (3-{-2(7-chloro-2 quinolinyl) ethenyl}phenyl{3-(dimethylamino-3-oxopropyl)thio}methyl thio propionic acid) and L-670,596 respectively. This response, however, could be inhibited in a dose-dependent fashion by the selective ETA antagonist, BQ-153 (cyclo-d-sulphalanine-l-Pro-d-Val-l-Leu-d-Trp-). Following blockade by BQ-153 the vasodilator response was unaffected and a residual pressor response remained, suggesting that either or both of these effects were mediated either through an ETB or a novel, as yet undefined, endothelin receptor.
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- M Cirino
- Department of Pharmacology, Merck Frosst Centre for Therapeutic Research, Kirkland, Québec, Canada
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The use of bioabsorbable implants in orthopaedic surgical procedures is becoming more frequent. Advances in polymer science have allowed the production of implants with the mechanical strength necessary for such procedures. Bioabsorbable materials have been utilized for the fixation of fractures as well as for soft-tissue fixation. These implants offer the advantages of gradual load transfer to the healing tissue, reduced need for hardware removal, and radiolucency, which facilitates postoperative radiographic evaluation. Reported complications with the use of these materials include sterile sinus tract formation, osteolysis, synovitis, and hypertrophic fibrous encapsulation. Further study is required to determine the clinical situations in which these materials are of most benefit.
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- W J Ciccone
- San Diego Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, #200, 6719 Alvarado Road, San Diego, CA 92120, USA
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Kirchgessner M, Motz C, Roth HP. Influence of dietary amiloride supplement on the zinc status of growing rats with marginal zinc supply. Res Exp Med (Berl) 1995; 195:237-42. [PMID: 8525074 DOI: 10.1007/bf02576793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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We divided 36 male pathogen-free Sprague-Dawley rats with an average live mass (LM) of 51 g into four treatment groups of nine animals each. They received for a period of 28 trial days a semisynthetic purified diet based on casein for ad libitum consumption, supplemented with 5 ppm zinc (groups 1-3) or 57 ppm zinc (group 4) as zinc sulfate. In addition to the diet, groups 2 and 3 were given a diuretic supplement of amiloride at the therapeutic dose rate (0.4 mg amiloride/kg LM0.75 per day) or in a dosage corresponding to the chronic toxicity level (maximum tolerated dose; 0.8 mg amiloride/kg LM0.75 per day). The supplementation with amiloride, acting as a potential Zn-binding ligand at the selected dosage levels, had no influence on the animals' live weight during the 28-day trial period; weight gain was determined solely by the dietary Zn concentration. Amiloride administered at the therapeutic or the maximum tolerated dose produced no evidence of a diminished Zn status in terms of the alkaline phosphatase activity in the serum or the Zn concentration in the serum, femur and testes. Medication with amiloride at the maximum tolerated dose even exerted a positive effect on the zinc supply status as demonstrated by the raised Zn concentration in the serum. This suggests that zinc supplementation may not be required during medication with amiloride in human medicine.
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- M Kirchgessner
- Institut für Ernährungsphysiologie, Technischen Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
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Motz C, Jaupitre M. [Proposed therapeutic attitude in chronic prostatitis from the viewpoint of pathogenesis and pathological anatomy (proceedings)]. J Urol Nephrol (Paris) 1979; 85:231-5. [PMID: 480422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Motz C, Jaupitre M. [Remarks by 2 old-timers of inflammatory urethral stricture]. J Urol Nephrol (Paris) 1978; 84:83-6. [PMID: 633462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Motz C, Adjiman M, Polacco J, Thomas J. [Uric lithiasis in the remaining kidney after nephrectomy and treatment by rifampicin and prothionamide in a patient with renal tuberculosis]. J Urol Nephrol (Paris) 1974; 80:190-2. [PMID: 4841745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Aboulker P, Thomas J, Boyer C, Momal JP, Motz C, Wetterwald F. [The dissolution of phosphatic and oxalic urinary calculi. Our current experience]. Presse Med (1893) 1966; 74:2843-8. [PMID: 5924174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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