2026

Kobayashi-Sakashita, M., Lu M, H., Takeuchi, Y., Fendt, M., Uematsu, A., Kiyokawa, Y.:
Alarm pheromone activates posterior medial amygdala-to-bed nucleus of the stria terminalis projections in male rats.
Neuroscience 593: 78-86 (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2025.12.013

Burckhardt, A., Rakowsky, A., Kahl, E., Morchhale, S., Mayer, D., Panagiotou, N., Permien, L., Faesel, N., Fendt, M.:
Differential effects of orexin system activation on dizocilpine-induced schizophrenia-like behaviors in mice.
Neuropeptides 116 (2026): 102587. DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2026.102587

2025

Duske, J., D’Souza, N., Mayer, D., Dieterich, D. C., Fendt, M.:

Orexinergic modulation of chronic jet lag-induced deficits in mouse cognitive flexibility.
Neuropsychopharmacology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41386-024-02017-8

Tröger, J., Dahlhaus, R., Bayrhammer, A., Koch, D., Kessels, M. M.,Qualmann, B.:
Mitochondria are positioned at dendritic branch induction sites, a process requiring rhotekin2 and syndapin I.
Nature Communications (2025) 16:2353, doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57399-0

Feuermann, M., Mi, H., Gaudet, P., Muruganujan, A., Lewis, S. E., Ebert, D., Mushayahama, T., Gene Ontology Consortium*, Thomas, P. D.:
A compendium of human gene functions derived from evolutionary modelling.
Nature.com, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08592-0

Woo, M. S., Brand, J., Bal, L. C., Moritz, M., Walkenhorst, M., Vieira, V., Ipenberg, I., Rothammer, N., Wang, M., Dogan, B., Loreth, D., Mayer, C., Nagel, C., Wagner, I., Pfeffer, L. K., Landgraf, P., van Ham, M., Mattern, K. M.-J., Winschel, I., Frantz, N., Sonner, J. K., Grosshans, H. K., Miguela, A., Bauer, S., Meurs, N., Müller, A., Binkle-Ladisch, L., Salinas, G.,  Jänsch, L., Dieterich, D. C., Riedner, M., Krüger, E., Heppner, F. L., Glatzel, M., Puelles, V. G., Broder Engler, J., Randel Nyengaard, J., Misgeld, T., Kerschensteiner, M., Merkler, D., Meyer-Schwesinger, C., Friese, M. A.:
The immunoproteasome disturbs neuronal metabolism and drives neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis.
Cell 188, 1–19 (2025), doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.029

Arndt, P., Morton, L., Briese, M., Lämmlin, N., Mattern, H., Hasanuzzaman, Md., Westhues, M., Khoshneviszadeh, M., Appenzeller, S., Gündel, D., Toussaint, M., Brust, P., Kniess, T., Oelschlegel, A., Goldschmidt, J., Meuth, S., Müller, P., Braun-Dullaeus, R., Debska-Vielhaber, G., Vielhaber, S., Becker, A., Dityatev, A., Henneicke, S., Sendtner, M., Dunay, I., Schreiber, S.:
Vascular and Neural Transcriptomics Reveal Stage-Dependent Pathways to Inflammation and Cognitive Dysfunction in a Rat Model of Hypertension.
J Am Heart Assoc. (2025);14: e040710. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.125.040710

2024

Kreutzmann, J.K., Kahl, E., Fendt, M.:
Sex-specific modulation of safety learning in Shank2-deficient mice.
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry (2024) 132: 110973. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2024.110973

Nossol, C., Landgraf, P., Oster, M., Kahlert, S., Barta‑Boszormenyi, A., Kluess, J., Wimmers, K., Isermann, B., Stork, O., Dieterich, D.C., Dänicke, S., Rothkötter, H.-J.:
Deoxynivalenol triggers the expression of IL‑8‑related signaling cascades and decreases protein biosynthesis in primary monocyte‑derived cells.
Mycotoxin Research (2024) doi.org/10.1007/s12550-024-00528-3

Faesel, N., Koch, M., Fendt, M.:
Orexin deficiency modulates the dipsogenic effects of angiotensin II in a sex-dependent manner.
Peptides (2024) 171: 171127. DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2023.171127

Fernandez, A., Corvalan, K., Santis, O., Mendez-Ruette, M., Caviedes, A., Pizarro, M., Gomez, M. T., Federico Batiz, L., Landgraf, P., Kahne, T., Rojas-Fernandez, A., Wyneken, U.:
Sumoylation in astrocytesinduces changes in the proteome of the derived small extracellular vesicles which change protein synthesis and dendrite morphology in target neurons.
Brain Res. (2024): 148679. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2023.148679. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37972846

Dembeck, M., Dieterich, D. C., Fendt, M.:
The GluN2C/D-specific positive allosteric modulator CIQ rescues delay-induced working memory deficits in mice.
Behav Brain Res (2024) 456: 114716. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114716

Muehlberg, F., Mohnike, K., Grosser, O. S., Pech, M., Goldschmidt, J.,Smalla, K.-H., Seidensticker, R., Umutlu, M. R., Deniz, S., Ricke, J., Steffen, I. G., Osman Ocal, O., Seidensticker, M.: 
In vivo evaluation of tumor uptake and bio‑distribution of 99mTc‑labeled 1‑thio‑β‑D‑glucose and 5‑thio‑D‑glucose in mice model. 
EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry (2024) 9:26, doi.org/10.1186/s41181-024-00253-3

Afzal, S., Dürrast, N., Hassan, I., Soleimanpour, E., Tsai, P. L., Dieterich, D. C., Fendt, M.:
Probing cognitive flexibility in Shank2-deficient mice: Effects of D-cycloserine and NMDAR signaling hub dynamics. 
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry (2024) 134, 111051.

Passarella, S., Kethiswaran, S., Brandes, K., Tsai, I.-C., Cebulski, K., Kröger, A., Dieterich, D. C., Landgraf, P.:
Alteration of cGAS-STING signaling pathway components in the mouse cortex and hippocampus during healthy brain aging.
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience (2024) doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2024.1429005

Cavalli, P., Raffauf, A., Passarella, S., Helmuth, M., Dieterich, D. C., Landgraf, P.:
Manipulation of DHPS activity affects dendritic morphology and expression of synaptic proteins in primary rat cortical neurons.
Front. Cell. Neurosci. 18:1465011 (2024) doi: 10.3389/fncel.2024.1465011

Tacke, C., Landgraf, P., Dieterich, D.C., Kröger, A.:
The fate of neuronal synapse homeostasis in aging, infection, and inflammation.
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. (2024) Nov 4. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00466.2024. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39495249

Chindo, B. A., Yakubu, M. I., Jimoh, A. A., Waziri, P. M., Abdullahi, I., Ayuba, G. I., Becker, A.: 
Ficus platyphylla alleviates seizure severity and neurobehavioral comorbidities in pentylenetetrazole–kindled rats via modulation of oxidative stress.
Brain Research 1838 (2024) 148994, doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2024.148994

Goumtsa, A. F., Nguelefack-Mbuyo, E. P., Fofie, C. K., Fokoua, A. R., Becker, A., Nguelefack, T. B.:
Neuroprotective effects of Aframomum pruinosum seed extract against stroke in rat: Role of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory mechanisms.
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2024 Nov;33(11):107942. Doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107942

Guhathakurta, D., Selzam, F., Petrušková, A., Weiss, E. M., Akdaş, E. Y., Montenegro-Venegas, C., Zenker, M., Fejtová, A.:
Rasopathy-Associated Mutation Ptpn11(D61Y) has Age-Dependent Effect on Synaptic Vesicle Recycling.
Cell Mol Neurobiol. 2024 Nov 21;44(1):77. doi: 10.1007/s10571-024-01505-1

Stryjek, R., Parsons, M. H., Blumstein, D. T., Fendt, M., Kiyokawa, Y.:
Editorial: Trends toward naturalistic field assays with free-ranging animals as contemporary alternatives to laboratory models.
Front Ecol Evol (2024) 12: 1455394. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1455394