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ArticleBioscience hypotheses2009

Regional Health and Function in the hippocampus: Evolutionary compromises for a critical brain region.

Travis C Jackson, Thomas C Foster

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Article in Bioscience hypotheses, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Travis C JacksonDepartment of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, P.O. Box 100244, Gainesville, FL 32610-0244, USA.
Thomas C Foster
University of Florida · US

Funding

MECHANISMS FOR ALTERED SYNAPTIC FUNCTION DURING AGINGR01AG014979 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI FOSTER, THOMAS C · 1998 to 2011
$2.5M
ESTROGEN AND COGNITION OVER THE LIFESPANR01MH059891 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI FOSTER, THOMAS C · 2000 to 2009
$2.2M
TRAINING IN THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGINGT32AG000196 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI SCARPACE, PHILIP J · 1989 to 2011
$2.0M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG014979NIA NIH HHS T32 AG000196NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH059891
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hippocampus is especially vulnerable to damage caused by metabolic dysregulation. However distinct sub-regions within the hippocampus differ by their relative susceptibility to such damage. Region CA1 pyramidal neurons are most sensitive to metabolic perturbations while region CA3 pyramidal neurons show more resistance, and these unique profiles of susceptibility are but one example that differentiates CA1/CA3 neurons. We present here a hypothesis that inextricably links the unique biochemistries of learning and memory in region CA1, to that of cell survival signaling, and in so doing, suggest an explanation for region CA1 susceptibility to metabolic dysfunction. Further, we propose a signaling mechanism to explain how both pathways can be simultaneously regulated. Critical to this process is the protein phosphatase PHLPP1. Finally we discuss the implications of this hypothesis and the inherent challenges it poses for treatment of neurological disorders resulting in reduced hippocampal function by increased neuron death.

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PMID20161206
PMCPMC2713439
OpenAlexW1991920290

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