Ayako Imai
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View article: Developmental synapse pathology triggered by maternal exposure to the herbicide glufosinate ammonium
Developmental synapse pathology triggered by maternal exposure to the herbicide glufosinate ammonium Open
Environmental and genetic factors influence synapse formation. Numerous animal experiments have revealed that pesticides, including herbicides, can disturb normal intracellular signals, gene expression, and individual animal behaviors. How…
View article: “Another inchworm sign” on dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric patients with cystitis cystica and glandularis: Radiologic-pathologic correlation
“Another inchworm sign” on dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric patients with cystitis cystica and glandularis: Radiologic-pathologic correlation Open
Cystitis cystica and glandularis is a hyperproliferative disease of the urothelium, and may form a papillary or polypoid mass. Clinically, these mass lesions are often difficult to distinguish from malignant tumors. We present a pediatric …
View article: Canonical versus non-canonical transsynaptic signaling of neuroligin 3 tunes development of sociality in mice
Canonical versus non-canonical transsynaptic signaling of neuroligin 3 tunes development of sociality in mice Open
Neuroligin 3 (NLGN3) and neurexins (NRXNs) constitute a canonical transsynaptic cell-adhesion pair, which has been implicated in autism. In autism spectrum disorder (ASD) development of sociality can be impaired. However, the molecular mec…
View article: Effect of the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium exposure on central nervous system
Effect of the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium exposure on central nervous system Open
Exposure to pesticides can induce neurobehavioral effects in humans, as well as in other mammals, including rodents. However, the effects of the toxicity of pesticides on the central nervous system (CNS) remain largely unclear. We previous…
View article: Structural basis of trans-synaptic interactions between PTPδ and SALMs for inducing synapse formation
Structural basis of trans-synaptic interactions between PTPδ and SALMs for inducing synapse formation Open
Synapse formation is triggered by trans -synaptic interactions of cell adhesion molecules, termed synaptic organizers. Three members of type-II receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases (classified as type-IIa RPTPs; PTPδ, PTPσ and LAR) are k…
View article: Novel <i>SLC16A2</i> mutations in patients with Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome
Novel <i>SLC16A2</i> mutations in patients with Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome Open
Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS) is an X-linked disorder caused by impaired thyroid hormone transporter. Patients with AHDS usually exhibit severe motor developmental delay, delayed myelination of the brain white matter, and elevated T…