Study type: In vivo/preclinical · Status: Verified against declared source

Ablation of ferroptosis regulator glutathione peroxidase 4 in forebrain neurons promotes cognitive impairment and neurodegeneration

Redox Biology · 2017

Study scale: Mice were anesthetized then transcardially perfused with PBS followed by 4% paraformaldehyde.

Abstract only: Open source record

Product or molecular entity relationships

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Plain-language verified summary

Question

Mice were anesthetized then transcardially perfused with PBS followed by 4% paraformaldehyde.

Methods

A PCR-based method was used to detect Cre-mediated recombination of the floxed Gpx4 allele in genomic DNA isolated from tissues.

Scale or participants

Mice were anesthetized then transcardially perfused with PBS followed by 4% paraformaldehyde.

Key findings

Synaptic loss and neuron death are the underlying cause of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD); however, the modalities of cell death in those diseases remain unclear.

Limitations and uncertainty

Synaptic loss and neuron death are the underlying cause of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD); however, the modalities of cell death in those diseases remain unclear.

Verified against declared source. Verification is limited to the declared source and review scope. It does not mean independent replication or establish efficacy, safety, or suitability.