Activation of estrogen receptor-β regulates hippocampal synaptic plasticity and improves memory

…, V Pulito, A Sung, RF Mervis, R Navarra, WD Hirst… - Nature …, 2008 - nature.com
Estrogens have long been implicated in influencing cognitive processes, yet the molecular
mechanisms underlying these effects and the roles of the estrogen receptors alpha (ERα) and …

[HTML][HTML] The role of astrocyte dysfunction in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis

HDE Booth, WD Hirst, R Wade-Martins - Trends in neurosciences, 2017 - cell.com
Astrocytes are the most populous glial subtype and are critical for brain function. Despite this,
historically there have been few studies into the role that they may have in …

GSK189254, a novel H3 receptor antagonist that binds to histamine H3 receptors in Alzheimer's disease brain and improves cognitive performance in preclinical …

…, J Gartlon, MI Gonzalez, T Heslop, WD Hirst… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2007 - ASPET
6-[(3-Cyclobutyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepin-7-yl)oxy]-N-methyl-3-pyridinecarboxamide
hydrochloride (GSK189254) is a novel histamine H 3 receptor antagonist with high …

Epileptogenesis and enhanced prepulse inhibition in GABAB1-deficient mice

HM Prosser, CH Gill, WD Hirst, E Grau… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2001 - Elsevier
The recent cloning of two GABA B receptor subunits, GABA B1 and GABA B2 , has raised
the possibility that differences in GABA B receptor subunit composition may give rise to …

The LXR agonist TO901317 selectively lowers hippocampal Aβ42 and improves memory in the Tg2576 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

…, Y Kirksey, S Aschmies, J Xu, K Kubek, WD Hirst… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2007 - Elsevier
Recent studies show that intracellular cholesterol levels can modulate the processing of
amyloid precursor protein to Aβ peptide. Moreover, cholesterol-rich apoE-containing …

GABAB2 is essential for G-protein coupling of the GABAB receptor heterodimer

…, AR Calver, AK Filippov, WD Hirst… - Journal of …, 2001 - Soc Neuroscience
GABA B receptors are unique among G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in their requirement
for heterodimerization between two homologous subunits, GABA B1 and GABA B2 , for …

SB-399885 is a potent, selective 5-HT6 receptor antagonist with cognitive enhancing properties in aged rat water maze and novel object recognition models

WD Hirst, TO Stean, DC Rogers, D Sunter… - European journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
SB-399885 (N-[3,5-dichloro-2-(methoxy)phenyl]-4-(methoxy)-3-(1-piperazinyl)benzenesulfonamide)
has high affinity for human recombinant and native 5-HT 6 receptors, with pK i …

[HTML][HTML] Alpha-synuclein research: defining strategic moves in the battle against Parkinson's disease

…, J Schulze-Hentrich, O Riess, WD Hirst… - npj Parkinson's …, 2021 - nature.com
With the advent of the genetic era in Parkinson’s disease (PD) research in 1997, α-synuclein
was identified as an important player in a complex neurodegenerative disease that affects >…

Differences in the central nervous system distribution and pharmacology of the mouse 5-hydroxytryptamine-6 receptor compared with rat and human receptors …

WD Hirst, B Abrahamsen, FE Blaney, AR Calver… - Molecular …, 2003 - ASPET
There is increasing evidence for a role of 5-hydroxytrypta-mine-6 (5-HT 6 ) receptors in cognitive
function. In the rat and human brain, 5-HT 6 receptors are widely expressed and highly …

Pathogenic LRRK2 mutations, through increased kinase activity, produce enlarged lysosomes with reduced degradative capacity and increase ATP13A2 expression

…, Y Chen, K Mou, E Needle, WD Hirst - Human molecular …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Lysosomal dysfunction plays a central role in the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative
disorders, including Parkinson's disease (PD). Several genes linked to genetic forms of PD…