Cheryl Dreyfus Professor UMDNJ-RWJMS Neuroscience & Cell Biology RWJMS Research & Public Health Bldg 683 Hoes Lane Piscataway. NJ 08854 (732) 235-5382 FAX - 235-4990 dreyfus@umdnj.edu

The role of the trophic factors and glial cells

The role of the trophic factors and glial cells are being examined.

Selected Publications

Bagayogo IP, Dreyfus CF. (2009) Regulated release of BDNF by cortical oligodendrocytes is mediated through metabotropic glutamate receptors and the PLC pathway. ASN Neuro. 1(1). pii: e00001. doi: 10.1042/AN20090006.

Jean YY, Lercher LD, Dreyfus CF. (2008) Glutamate elicits release of BDNF from basal forebrain astrocytes in a process dependent on metabotropic receptors and the PLC pathway. Neuron Glia Biol. 4(1):35-42.

Van't Veer A, Du Y, Fischer TZ, Boetig DR, Wood MR, Dreyfus CF. (2008) Brain-derived neurotrophic factor effects on oligodendrocyte progenitors of the basal forebrain are mediated through trkB and the MAP kinase pathway. J Neurosci Res. 87(1):69-78.

Grivennikov IA, Dolotov OV, Zolotarev YA, Andreeva LA, Myasoedov NF, Leacher L, Black IB, Dreyfus CF. (2008) Effects of behaviorally active ACTH (4-10) analogue - Semax on rat basal forebrain cholinergic neurons. Restor Neurol Neurosci. 26(1):35-43.

Du Y, Lercher LD, Zhou R, Dreyfus CF. (2006) Mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway mediates effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor on differentiation of basal forebrain oligodendrocytes. J Neurosci Res. 84(8):1692-702.

Du Y. Fischer TZ. Clinton-Luke P. Lercher LD. Dreyfus CF. (2006) Distinct effects of p75 in mediating actions of neurotrophins on basal forebrain oligodendrocytes. Mol Cell Neurosci. 31(2):366-75.

Wu H. Friedman WJ. Dreyfus CF. (2004) Differential regulation of neurotrophin expression in basal forebrain astrocytes by neuronal signals. J Neurosci Res. 76(1):76-85.

Dai X. Lercher LD. Clinton PM. Du Y. Livingston DL. Vieira C. Yang L. Shen MM. Dreyfus CF. (2003) The trophic role of oligodendrocytes in the basal forebrain.J Neurosci.(13):5846-53.