Sandra Olvera Hernandez

Dr. Sandra Olvera Hernandez

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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 February 2015 in Physiology & Behavior
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SHSandra Olvera Hernandez
Sandra Olvera Hernandez
RCRoberto Chavira
Roberto Chavira
AFAlonso Fernández-Guasti
Alonso Fernández-Guasti

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GRGerardo Bernabe Ramirez-Rodriguez
Gerardo Bernabe Ramirez-Rodriguez
SHSandra Olvera Hernandez
Sandra Olvera Hernandez
NVNelly Maritza Vega-Rivera
Nelly Maritza Vega-Rivera
LOLeonardo Ortiz-López
Leonardo Ortiz-López
Melatonin, the main product synthesized by the pineal gland, acts as a regulator of the generation of new neurons in the dentate gyrus (DG). Newborn neurons buffer the deleterious effects of stress and are involved in learning and memory processes. Furthermore, melatonin, through the regulation of the cytoskeleton, favors dendrite maturation of newborn neurons. Moreover, newborn neurons send their axons via the mossy fiber tract to Cornu Ammonis 3 (CA3) region to form synapses with pyramidal neurons. Thus, axons of newborn cells contribute to the mossy fiber projection and their plasticity correlates with better performance in several behavioral tasks. Thus, in this study, we analyzed the impact of exogenous melatonin (8 mg/kg) administered daily for one- or six-months on the structural plasticity of infrapyramidal- and suprapyramidal mossy fiber projection of granule cells in the DG in male Balb/C mice. We analyzed the mossy fiber projection through the staining of calbindin, that is a calcium-binding protein localized in dendrites and axons. We first found an increase in the number of calbindin-positive cells in the granular cell layer in the DG (11%, 33%) after treatment. Futhermore, we found an increase in the volume of suprapyramidal (>135%, 59%) and infrapyramidal (>128%, 36%) mossy fiber projection of granule neurons in the DG after treatment. We also found an increase in the volume of CA3 region (>146%, 33%) after treatment, suggesting that melatonin modulates the structural plasticity of the mossy fiber projection to establish functional synapses in the hippocampus. Together, the data suggest that, in addition to the previously reported effects of melatonin on the generation of new neurons and its antidepressant like effects, melatonin also modulates the structural plasticity of axons in granule cells in the DG.

1 October 2011 in Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
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SHSandra Olvera Hernandez
Sandra Olvera Hernandez
AFAlonso Fernández-Guasti
Alonso Fernández-Guasti

1 August 2015 in Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
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NGNallely García-Cárdenas
Nallely García-Cárdenas
SHSandra Olvera Hernandez
Sandra Olvera Hernandez
BGBlanca Nelly Gómez-Quintanar
Blanca Nelly Gómez-Quintanar
AFAlonso Fernández-Guasti
Alonso Fernández-Guasti

1 March 2019 in Hormones and Behavior
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SHSandra Olvera Hernandez
Sandra Olvera Hernandez
AHAlejandra Hernández
Alejandra Hernández
RRRebeca Reyes
Rebeca Reyes
AFAlonso Fernández-Guasti
Alonso Fernández-Guasti

1 July 2013 in Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
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SHSandra Olvera Hernandez
Sandra Olvera Hernandez
RCRoberto Chavira
Roberto Chavira
AFAlonso Fernández-Guasti
Alonso Fernández-Guasti