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Birthdate of parvalbumin-neurons in the Parvafox-nucleus of the lateral hypothalamus

Bilella, Alessandro ; Alvarez-Bolado, Gonzalo ; Celio, Marco R.

In: Brain Research, 2016, vol. 1633, p. 111–114

The Parvafox-nucleus in the lateral hypothalamus is characterized by the presence of two distinct neural populations, the Parvalbumin (Parv) and the Foxb1-expressing ones. Foxb1-neurons are born at day 10 in the subventricular zone of the mouse mammillary region. It would be interesting to know if the subpopulation of Parv- neurons develop independently at different times and then meet the...

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Coaxiality of Foxb1- and parvalbumin-expressing neurons in the lateral hypothalamic PV1-nucleus

Bilella, Alessandro ; Alvarez-Bolado, Gonzalo ; Celio, Marco R.

In: Neuroscience Letters, 2014, vol. 566, p. 111–114

In the ventrolateral hypothalamus, the PV1-nucleus is defined by its population of parvalbumin-expressing neurons. During embryogenesis, the ventrolateral hypothalamus is colonized also by Foxb1-expressing neurons. In adult Foxb1-EGFP mice, many immunofluorescent neurons were found within the region that is occupied by the PV1-nucleus. They formed a cloud around the axial cord of the...

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Deficiency in parvalbumin, but not in calbindin D-28k upregulates mitochondrial volume and decreases smooth endoplasmic reticulum surface selectively in a peripheral, subplasmalemmal region in the soma of Purkinje cells

Chen, G. ; Racay, Peter ; Bichet, S. ; Celio, Marco R. ; Eggli, P. ; Schwaller, Beat

In: Neuroscience, 2006, vol. 142, no. 1, p. 97-105

The Ca²⁺-binding proteins parvalbumin (PV) and calbindin D-28k (CB) are key players in the intracellular Ca²⁺-buffering in specific cells including neurons and have profound effects on spatiotemporal aspects of Ca²⁺ transients. The previously observed increase in mitochondrial volume density in fast-twitch muscle of PV−/− mice is viewed as a specific compensation mechanism to...

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Developing swiss paraplegic research: Building a research institution from the comprehensive perspective

Stucki, Gerold ; Reinhardt, Jan D. ; Cieza, Alarcos ; Brach, Mirjam ; Celio, Marco R. ; Joggi, Daniel ; Villiger, Beat ; Zäch, Guido A. ; Krieg, Walter

In: Disability & Rehabilitation, 2008, vol. 30, no. 14, p. 1063 - 1078

Purpose. To illustrate the conceptualization and development of a research institution from the comprehensive perspective based on the integrative model of functioning provided by the World Health Organization's (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). The newly founded research institution Swiss Paraplegic Research which focuses on the comprehensive study...

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Differences in locomotor behavior revealed in mice deficient for the calcium-binding proteins parvalbumin, calbindin D-28k or both

Farré-Castany, Maria A. ; Schwaller, Beat ; Gregory, Patrick ; Barski, Jaroslaw ; Mariethoz, Céline ; Eriksson, Jan L. ; Tetko, Igor V. ; Wolfer, David ; Celio, Marco R. ; Schmutz, Isabelle ; Albrecht, Urs ; Villa, Alessandro E.P.

In: Behavioural Brain Research, 2007, vol. 178, no. 2, p. 250-261

We investigated the role of the two calcium-binding proteins parvalbumin (PV) and calbindin D-28k (CB) in the locomotor activity and motor coordination using null-mutant mice for PV (PV−/−), CB (CB−/−) or both proteins (PV−/−CB−/−). These proteins are expressed in distinct, mainly non-overlapping populations of neurons of the central and peripheral nervous system and PV...

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Efferent connections of the parvalbumin-positive (PV1) nucleus in the lateral hypothalamus of rodents

Celio, Marco R. ; Babalian, Alexandre ; Ha, Quan Hue ; Eichenberger, Simone ; Clément, Laurence ; Marti, Christiane ; Saper, Clifford B.

In: Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2013, vol. 521, no. 14, p. 3133–3153

A solitary cluster of parvalbumin-positive neurons – the PV1 nucleus – has been observed in the lateral hypothalamus of rodents. In the present study, we mapped the efferent connections of the PV1 nucleus using nonspecific antero- and retrograde tracers in rats, and chemoselective, Cre-dependent viral constructs in parvalbumin-Cre mice. In both species, the PV1 nucleus was found to project...

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The EF-hand Ca²⁺-binding protein super-family: A genome-wide analysis of gene expression patterns in the adult mouse brain

Girard, FFranck ; Venail, J. ; Schwaller, Beat ; Celio, Marco R.

In: Neuroscience, 2015, vol. 294, p. 116–155

In mice, 249 putative members of the superfamily of EF-hand domain Ca²⁺-binding proteins, manifesting great diversity in structure, cellular localization and functions have been identified. Three members in particular, namely, calbindin-D28K, calretinin and parvalbumin, are widely used as markers for specific neuronal subpopulations in different regions of the brain. The aim of the present...

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Eliminating the VGlut2-dependent glutamatergic transmission of parvalbumin-expressing neurons leads to deficits in locomotion and vocalization, decreased pain sensitivity, and increased dominance

Roccaro-Waldmeyer, Diana M. ; Girard, Franck ; Milani, Daniele ; Vannoni, Elisabetta ; Prétôt, Laurent ; Wolfer, David P. ; Celio, Marco R.

In: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2018, vol. 12, p. -

The calcium-binding protein parvalbumin (PV) is a recognized marker of short-axon GABA-ergic neurons in the cortex and the hippocampus. However in addition, PV is expressed by excitatory, glutamatergic neurons in various areas of the brain and spinal cord. Depending on the location of these neurons, loading of their synaptic vesicles with glutamate is mediated by either of three vesicular...