• Exercised blood plasma promotes hippocampal neurogenesis in the Alzheimer's disease rat brain 

      Norevik, Cecilie Skarstad; Huuha, Aleksi Matias; Røsbjørgen, Ragnhild; Bergersen, Linda Hildegard; Jacobsen, Kamilla; Miguel dos Santos, Rodrigo; Ryan, Liv; Skender, Belma; Bianco Nascimento Moreira, Jose; Kobro-Flatmoen, Asgeir; Witter, Menno Peter; Scrimgeour, Nathan Robert; Rafiee Tari, Atefe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Exercise training promotes brain plasticity and is associated with protection against cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease (AD). These beneficial effects may be partly mediated by blood-borne factors. ...
    • Lowering levels of reelin in entorhinal cortex layer II-neurons results in lowered levels of intracellular amyloid-β 

      Kobro-Flatmoen, Asgeir; Battistin, Claudia; Raveendran Nair, Rajeevkumar; Bjorkli, Christiana; Skender, Belma; Kentros, Clifford George; Gouras, Gunnar; Witter, Menno Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Projection neurons in the anteriolateral part of entorhinal cortex layer II are the predominant cortical site for hyper-phosphorylation of tau and formation of neurofibrillary tangles in prodromal Alzheimer’s disease. A ...