[HTML][HTML] Microglia depletion-induced remodeling of extracellular matrix and excitatory synapses in the hippocampus of adult mice

…, E Baczynska, C Cangalaya, D Baidoe-Ansah… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a key role in synaptogenesis and the regulation of
synaptic functions in the central nervous system. Recent studies revealed that in addition to …

[PDF][PDF] Individual and combined bioscore model of presepsin, procalcitonin, and high sensitive C-reactive protein as biomarkers for early diagnosis of paediatric sepsis

…, RD Ephraim, KO Danquah, L Fondjo, D Baidoe-Ansah… - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Background Paediatric sepsis remains a major public health problem with significant
morbidity and mortality especially in developing countries. Clinical symptoms associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Aging-Associated Changes in Cognition, Expression and Epigenetic Regulation of Chondroitin 6-Sulfotransferase Chst3

D Baidoe-Ansah, S Sakib, S Jia, H Mirzapourdelavar… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Understanding changes in the expression of genes involved in regulating various components
of the neural extracellular matrix (ECM) during aging can provide an insight into aging-…

Attenuation of the extracellular matrix restores microglial activity during the early stage of amyloidosis

…, I Choi, H Mirzapourdelavar, D BaidoeAnsah… - Glia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD), microglia are transformed to an activated
phenotype with thickened and retracted processes, migrate to the site of amyloid‐beta (Aβ…

[HTML][HTML] Developmental metformin exposure does not rescue physiological impairments derived from early exposure to altered maternal metabolic state in offspring …

…, LS Kasch, M Paterson, P Täger, D Baidoe-Ansah… - Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective The incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and metabolic disorders
during pregnancy are increasing globally. This has resulted in increased use of therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Heparan Sulfates Regulate Axonal Excitability and Context Generalization through Ca2+/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II

I Song, T Kuznetsova, D Baidoe-Ansah… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Our previous studies demonstrated that enzymatic removal of highly sulfated heparan sulfates
with heparinase 1 impaired axonal excitability and reduced expression of ankyrin G at the …

Depletion of neurocan in the prefrontal cortex impairs temporal order recognition, cognitive flexibility and perisomatic GABAergic innervation

D Baidoe-Ansah, H Mirzapourdelavar, H Carceller… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
The condensed form of neural extracellular matrix (ECM), perineuronal nets (PNNs), is
predominantly associated with parvalbumin-expressing (PV+) interneurons in the cortex and …

Neurocan regulates axon initial segment organization and neuronal activity in cultured cortical neurons

D Baidoe-Ansah, H Mirzapourdelavar, S Aleshin… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The neural extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulates in the form of perineuronal nets (PNNs),
particularly around fast-spiking GABAergic interneurons in the cortex and hippocampus, but …

Epigenetic mechanism of carbohydrate sulfotransferase 3 (CHST3) downregulation in the aging brain

D Baidoe-Ansah, M Sadman Sakib, S Jia, A Fischer… - bioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
Neural extracellular matrix (ECM) is a complex molecular meshwork surrounding neurons
and glial cells in the extracellular space. Structural and functional state of ECM in the brain is …

Neural extracellular matrix remodelling as a potential target for cognitive enhancement in the aging brain

D Baidoe-Ansah - 2022 - repo.bibliothek.uni-halle.de
Age-dependent accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules is implicated in the
age-associated decline in synaptic and cognitive functions, which is the common phenotype of …