Mark C. Bellingham - Publications

Affiliations: 
University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, Queensland, Australia 
Area:
Synaptic and respiratory neurobiology

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2022 Bolneo E, Chau PYS, Noakes PG, Bellingham MC. Investigating the Role of GABA in Neural Development and Disease Using Mice Lacking GAD67 or VGAT Genes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23. PMID 35887307 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23147965  0.633
2021 Sharmin S, Pradhan J, Zhang Z, Bellingham M, Simmons D, Piper M. Perineuronal net abnormalities in Slc13a4 mice are rescued by postnatal administration of N-acetylcysteine. Experimental Neurology. 113734. PMID 33945789 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2021.113734  0.331
2021 Pradhan J, Bellingham MC. Neurophysiological Mechanisms Underlying Cortical Hyper-Excitability in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Review. Brain Sciences. 11. PMID 33925493 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11050549  0.305
2020 Klenowski PM, Fogarty MJ, Drieberg-Thompson JR, Bellingham MC, Bartlett SE. Reduced inhibitory inputs on basolateral amygdala principal neurons following long-term alcohol consumption. Neuroscience. PMID 33212222 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.10.039  0.604
2020 Fogarty MJ, Mu EWH, Lavidis NA, Noakes PG, Bellingham MC. Size-dependent dendritic maladaptations of hypoglossal motor neurons in SOD1 mice. Anatomical Record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007). PMID 33099869 DOI: 10.1002/ar.24542  0.767
2019 Fogarty MJ, Mu EWH, Lavidis NA, Noakes PG, Bellingham MC. Size-dependent vulnerability of lumbar motor neuron dendritic degeneration in SOD1 mice. Anatomical Record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007). PMID 31509351 DOI: 10.1002/Ar.24255  0.777
2019 Pradhan J, Noakes PG, Bellingham MC. The Role of Altered BDNF/TrkB Signaling in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 13: 368. PMID 31456666 DOI: 10.3389/Fncel.2019.00368  0.633
2019 Lau C, Thakre PP, Bellingham MC. Alfaxalone Causes Reduction of Glycinergic IPSCs, but Not Glutamatergic EPSCs, and Activates a Depolarizing Current in Rat Hypoglossal Motor Neurons. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 13: 100. PMID 30967762 DOI: 10.3389/Fncel.2019.00100  0.832
2019 Thakre PP, Bellingham MC. Capsaicin causes robust reduction in glycinergic transmission to rat hypoglossal motor neurons via a TRPV1-independent mechanism. Journal of Neurophysiology. PMID 30785813 DOI: 10.1152/Jn.00059.2019  0.825
2018 Hou L, Bellingham MC, Huang Y, Zhang P, Zhou X, Zhang M. Central inspiratory activity rhythmically activates synaptic currents of airway vagal preganglionic neurons in neonatal rats. Neuroscience Letters. PMID 30458215 DOI: 10.1016/J.Neulet.2018.11.024  0.483
2018 Pradhan J, Noakes PG, Bellingham MC. IVT-14 Layer V pyramidal neurons showing synaptic hyper-excitability has altered TrkB receptor signaling in SOD1G3A mouse model of ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 19: 120-121. PMID 30457005 DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2018.1510569  0.685
2017 Thakre PP, Bellingham MC. Capsaicin Enhances Glutamatergic Synaptic Transmission to Neonatal Rat Hypoglossal Motor Neurons via a TRPV1-Independent Mechanism. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 11: 383. PMID 29259542 DOI: 10.3389/Fncel.2017.00383  0.832
2017 Klenowski PM, Wright SE, Mu EWH, Noakes PG, Lavidis NA, Bartlett SE, Bellingham MC, Fogarty MJ. Investigating Methodological Differences in the Assessment of Dendritic Morphology of Basolateral Amygdala Principal Neurons-A Comparison of Golgi-Cox and Neurobiotin Electroporation Techniques. Brain Sciences. 7. PMID 29257086 DOI: 10.3390/Brainsci7120165  0.772
2017 Fogarty MJ, Mu EWH, Lavidis NA, Noakes PG, Bellingham MC. Motor Areas Show Altered Dendritic Structure in an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Mouse Model. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 11: 609. PMID 29163013 DOI: 10.3389/Fnins.2017.00609  0.788
2017 Shariff M, Klenowski P, Morgan M, Patkar O, Mu E, Bellingham M, Belmer A, Bartlett SE. Binge-like sucrose consumption reduces the dendritic length and complexity of principal neurons in the adolescent rat basolateral amygdala. Plos One. 12: e0183063. PMID 28813474 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0183063  0.393
2016 Klenowski PM, Fogarty MJ, Shariff M, Belmer A, Bellingham MC, Bartlett SE. Increased Synaptic Excitation and Abnormal Dendritic Structure of Prefrontal Cortex Layer V Pyramidal Neurons following Prolonged Binge-Like Consumption of Ethanol. Eneuro. 3. PMID 28032119 DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0248-16.2016  0.669
2016 Quek H, Luff J, Cheung K, Kozlov S, Gatei M, Lee CS, Bellingham MC, Noakes PG, Lim YC, Barnett NL, Dingwall S, Wolvetang E, Mashimo T, Roberts TL, Lavin MF. A rat model of ataxia-telangiectasia: evidence for a neurodegenerative phenotype. Human Molecular Genetics. PMID 28007901 DOI: 10.1093/Hmg/Ddw371  0.65
2016 Fogarty MJ, Kanjhan R, Yanagawa Y, Noakes PG, Bellingham MC. Alterations in hypoglossal motor neurons due to GAD67 and VGAT deficient mice. Experimental Neurology. PMID 27956032 DOI: 10.1016/J.Expneurol.2016.12.004  0.825
2016 Fogarty MJ, Klenowski PM, Lee JD, Drieberg-Thompson JR, Bartlett SE, Ngo ST, Hilliard MA, Bellingham MC, Noakes PG. Cortical synaptic and dendritic spine abnormalities in a presymptomatic TDP-43 model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Scientific Reports. 6: 37968. PMID 27897242 DOI: 10.1038/Srep37968  0.788
2016 Quek H, Luff J, Cheung K, Kozlov S, Gatei M, Lee CS, Bellingham MC, Noakes PG, Lim YC, Barnett NL, Dingwall S, Wolvetang E, Mashimo T, Roberts TL, Lavin MF. Rats with a missense mutation in Atm display neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration subsequent to accumulation of cytosolic DNA following unrepaired DNA damage. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. PMID 27895165 DOI: 10.1189/Jlb.4Vma0716-316R  0.609
2016 Quek H, Luff J, Cheung K, Kozlov S, Gatei M, Lee CS, Bellingham M, Noakes P, Lim YC, Barnett N, Dingwall S, Wolvetang E, Mashimo T, Roberts T, Lavin M. Neuroinflammation drives the neuronal degenerative phenotype in a rat model of Ataxia-telangiectasia European Journal of Immunology. 46: 1041-1042. PMID 27541071 DOI: 10.1002/Eji.201670200  0.649
2016 Fogarty MJ, Mu EW, Noakes PG, Lavidis NA, Bellingham MC. Marked changes in dendritic structure and spine density precede significant neuronal death in vulnerable cortical pyramidal neuron populations in the SOD1(G93A) mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 4: 77. PMID 27488828 DOI: 10.1186/S40478-016-0347-Y  0.788
2016 Patkar OL, Belmer A, Holgate JY, Tarren JR, Shariff MR, Morgan M, Fogarty MJ, Bellingham MC, Bartlett SE, Klenowski PM. The antihypertensive drug pindolol attenuates long-term but not short-term binge-like ethanol consumption in mice. Addiction Biology. PMID 27273539 DOI: 10.1111/Adb.12359  0.634
2016 Klenowski PM, Shariff MR, Belmer A, Fogarty MJ, Mu EW, Bellingham MC, Bartlett SE. Prolonged Consumption of Sucrose in a Binge-Like Manner, Alters the Morphology of Medium Spiny Neurons in the Nucleus Accumbens Shell. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 10: 54. PMID 27047355 DOI: 10.3389/Fnbeh.2016.00054  0.662
2016 Kanjhan R, Noakes PG, Bellingham MC. Emerging Roles of Filopodia and Dendritic Spines in Motoneuron Plasticity during Development and Disease. Neural Plasticity. 2016: 3423267. PMID 26843990 DOI: 10.1155/2016/3423267  0.823
2016 Fogarty MJ, Kanjhan R, Bellingham MC, Noakes PG. Glycinergic Neurotransmission: A Potent Regulator of Embryonic Motor Neuron Dendritic Morphology and Synaptic Plasticity. The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society For Neuroscience. 36: 80-7. PMID 26740651 DOI: 10.1523/Jneurosci.1576-15.2016  0.826
2016 Patkar OL, Belmer A, Holgate JY, Tarren JR, Shariff MR, Morgan M, Fogarty MJ, Bellingham MC, Bartlett SE, Klenowski PM. The antihypertensive drug pindolol attenuates long-term but not short-term binge-like ethanol consumption in mice Addiction Biology. DOI: 10.1111/adb.12359  0.545
2015 Kanjhan R, Fogarty MJ, Noakes PG, Bellingham MC. Developmental changes in the morphology of mouse hypoglossal motor neurons. Brain Structure & Function. PMID 26476929 DOI: 10.1007/S00429-015-1130-8  0.793
2015 Klenowski PM, Fogarty MJ, Belmer A, Noakes PG, Bellingham MC, Bartlett SE. Structural and functional characterization of dendritic arbors and GABAergic synaptic inputs on interneurons and principal cells in the rat basolateral amygdala. Journal of Neurophysiology. 114: 942-57. PMID 26041829 DOI: 10.1152/Jn.00824.2014  0.798
2015 Fogarty MJ, Noakes PG, Bellingham MC. Motor cortex layer V pyramidal neurons exhibit dendritic regression, spine loss, and increased synaptic excitation in the presymptomatic hSOD1(G93A) mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society For Neuroscience. 35: 643-7. PMID 25589758 DOI: 10.1523/Jneurosci.3483-14.2015  0.789
2015 Fogarty MJ, Yanagawa Y, Obata K, Bellingham MC, Noakes PG. Genetic absence of the vesicular inhibitory amino acid transporter differentially regulates respiratory and locomotor motor neuron development. Brain Structure & Function. 220: 525-40. PMID 24276495 DOI: 10.1007/S00429-013-0673-9  0.795
2013 Steyn FJ, Lee K, Fogarty MJ, Veldhuis JD, McCombe PA, Bellingham MC, Ngo ST, Chen C. Growth hormone secretion is correlated with neuromuscular innervation rather than motor neuron number in early-symptomatic male amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mice. Endocrinology. 154: 4695-706. PMID 24108071 DOI: 10.1210/En.2013-1570  0.646
2013 Fogarty MJ, Hammond LA, Kanjhan R, Bellingham MC, Noakes PG. A method for the three-dimensional reconstruction of Neurobiotinâ„¢-filled neurons and the location of their synaptic inputs. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 7: 153. PMID 24101895 DOI: 10.3389/Fncir.2013.00153  0.817
2013 Bellingham MC. Pre- and postsynaptic mechanisms underlying inhibition of hypoglossal motor neuron excitability by riluzole. Journal of Neurophysiology. 110: 1047-61. PMID 23741042 DOI: 10.1152/Jn.00587.2012  0.517
2013 Fogarty MJ, Smallcombe KL, Yanagawa Y, Obata K, Bellingham MC, Noakes PG. Genetic deficiency of GABA differentially regulates respiratory and non-respiratory motor neuron development. Plos One. 8: e56257. PMID 23457538 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0056257  0.791
2013 Kanjhan R, Bellingham MC. Neurobiotin electroporation for combined structural and functional analysis of neurons in developing mouse brain slices Neuromethods. 78: 151-165. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-233-9-9  0.79
2012 Ireland MF, Funk GD, Bellingham MC. Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors enhance neonatal mouse hypoglossal motoneuron excitability in vitro. Journal of Applied Physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985). 113: 1024-39. PMID 22858620 DOI: 10.1152/Japplphysiol.00699.2011  0.806
2012 Ngo ST, Baumann F, Ridall PG, Pettitt AN, Henderson RD, Bellingham MC, McCombe PA. The relationship between Bayesian motor unit number estimation and histological measurements of motor neurons in wild-type and SOD1(G93A) mice. Clinical Neurophysiology : Official Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology. 123: 2080-91. PMID 22521362 DOI: 10.1016/J.Clinph.2012.01.028  0.396
2011 Kanjhan R, Bellingham MC. Penetratin peptide potentiates endogenous calcium-activated chloride currents in Xenopus oocytes. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 241: 21-9. PMID 21442407 DOI: 10.1007/S00232-011-9359-5  0.785
2011 Bellingham MC. A review of the neural mechanisms of action and clinical efficiency of riluzole in treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: what have we learned in the last decade? Cns Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 17: 4-31. PMID 20236142 DOI: 10.1111/J.1755-5949.2009.00116.X  0.372
2010 Kanjhan R, Pow DV, Noakes PG, Bellingham MC. The two-pore domain K+ channel TASK-1 is closely associated with brain barriers and meninges. Journal of Molecular Histology. 41: 315-23. PMID 20835844 DOI: 10.1007/S10735-010-9293-3  0.758
2008 van Zundert B, Peuscher MH, Hynynen M, Chen A, Neve RL, Brown RH, Constantine-Paton M, Bellingham MC. Neonatal neuronal circuitry shows hyperexcitable disturbance in a mouse model of the adult-onset neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society For Neuroscience. 28: 10864-74. PMID 18945894 DOI: 10.1523/Jneurosci.1340-08.2008  0.432
2006 Fuller PI, Reddrop C, Rodger J, Bellingham MC, Phillips JK. Differential expression of the NMDA NR2B receptor subunit in motoneuron populations susceptible and resistant to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neuroscience Letters. 399: 157-61. PMID 16490316 DOI: 10.1016/J.Neulet.2006.01.051  0.601
2006 Kanjhan R, Hryciw DH, Yun CC, Bellingham MC, Poronnik P. Postnatal developmental expression of the PDZ scaffolds Na+ -H+ exchanger regulatory factors 1 and 2 in the rat cochlea. Cell and Tissue Research. 323: 53-70. PMID 16160858 DOI: 10.1007/S00441-005-0051-X  0.778
2005 Kanjhan R, Coulson EJ, Adams DJ, Bellingham MC. Tertiapin-Q blocks recombinant and native large conductance K+ channels in a use-dependent manner. The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 314: 1353-61. PMID 15947038 DOI: 10.1124/Jpet.105.085928  0.781
2005 Banks GB, Kanjhan R, Wiese S, Kneussel M, Wong LM, O'Sullivan G, Sendtner M, Bellingham MC, Betz H, Noakes PG. Glycinergic and GABAergic synaptic activity differentially regulate motoneuron survival and skeletal muscle innervation. The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society For Neuroscience. 25: 1249-59. PMID 15689563 DOI: 10.1523/Jneurosci.1786-04.2005  0.81
2004 Ireland MF, Noakes PG, Bellingham MC. P2X7-like receptor subunits enhance excitatory synaptic transmission at central synapses by presynaptic mechanisms. Neuroscience. 128: 269-80. PMID 15350640 DOI: 10.1016/J.Neuroscience.2004.06.014  0.806
2004 Knight D, Bellingham MC, Lavidis NA. The effect of N-ethylmaleimide on transmitter release from the skeletal neuromuscular junction of Bufo marinus. Synapse (New York, N.Y.). 53: 151-8. PMID 15236347 DOI: 10.1002/Syn.20044  0.347
2004 Kanjhan R, Anselme AM, Noakes PG, Bellingham MC. Postnatal changes in TASK-1 and TREK-1 expression in rat brain stem and cerebellum. Neuroreport. 15: 1321-4. PMID 15167558 DOI: 10.1097/01.Wnr.0000127462.15985.Dc  0.783
2004 Kanjhan R, Balke CL, Housley GD, Bellingham MC, Noakes PG. Developmental expression of two-pore domain K+ channels, TASK-1 and TREK-1, in the rat cochlea. Neuroreport. 15: 437-41. PMID 15094499 DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200403010-00011  0.763
2002 Bellingham MC, Ireland MF. Contribution of cholinergic systems to state-dependent modulation of respiratory control. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 131: 135-44. PMID 12107001 DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9048(02)00043-5  0.77
2001 Bellingham M, Funk G, Ireland M, Miles G, Robinson D, Selvaratnam S. Contribution of cholinergic systems to state-dependent modulation of respiratory networks Respiratory Research. 2: 1-2. DOI: 10.1186/Rr112  0.796
2000 Bellingham MC, Funk GD. Cholinergic modulation of respiratory brain-stem neurons and its function in sleep-wake state determination. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology & Physiology. 27: 132-7. PMID 10696542 DOI: 10.1046/J.1440-1681.2000.03192.X  0.393
1999 Bellingham MC. Synaptic inhibition of cat phrenic motoneurons by internal intercostal nerve stimulation. Journal of Neurophysiology. 82: 1224-32. PMID 10482742 DOI: 10.1152/Jn.1999.82.3.1224  0.397
1999 Bellingham MC, Walmsley B. A novel presynaptic inhibitory mechanism underlies paired pulse depression at a fast central synapse. Neuron. 23: 159-70. PMID 10402202 DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80762-X  0.722
1998 Bellingham MC. Driving respiration: the respiratory central pattern generator. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology & Physiology. 25: 847-56. PMID 9784928 DOI: 10.1111/J.1440-1681.1998.Tb02166.X  0.473
1998 Bellingham MC, Lim R, Walmsley B. Developmental changes in EPSC quantal size and quantal content at a central glutamatergic synapse in rat. The Journal of Physiology. 511: 861-9. PMID 9714866 DOI: 10.1111/J.1469-7793.1998.861Bg.X  0.782
1997 Baraban SC, Bellingham MC, Berger AJ, Schwartzkroin PA. Osmolarity modulates K+ channel function on rat hippocampal interneurons but not CA1 pyramidal neurons. The Journal of Physiology. 498: 679-89. PMID 9051579 DOI: 10.1113/Jphysiol.1997.Sp021892  0.605
1997 Bellingham M, Berger A. Presynaptic muscarinic m2 receptors depress glutamatergic EPSCs in rat hypoglossal motoneurons (HMs) Life Sciences. 60: 1188. DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(97)84348-2  0.478
1996 Bellingham MC, Berger AJ. Presynaptic depression of excitatory synaptic inputs to rat hypoglossal motoneurons by muscarinic M2 receptors. Journal of Neurophysiology. 76: 3758-70. PMID 8985874 DOI: 10.1152/Jn.1996.76.6.3758  0.635
1996 Singer JH, Bellingham MC, Berger AJ. Presynaptic inhibition of glutamatergic synaptic transmission to rat motoneurons by serotonin. Journal of Neurophysiology. 76: 799-807. PMID 8871200 DOI: 10.1152/Jn.1996.76.2.799  0.729
1995 Berger AJ, Bayliss DA, Bellingham MC, Umemiya M, Viana F. Postnatal development of hypoglossal motoneuron intrinsic properties. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 381: 63-71. PMID 8867824 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1895-2_7  0.693
1995 Schmidt C, Bellingham MC, Richter DW. Adenosinergic modulation of respiratory neurones and hypoxic responses in the anaesthetized cat. The Journal of Physiology. 483: 769-81. PMID 7776257 DOI: 10.1113/Jphysiol.1995.Sp020621  0.656
1994 Dick TE, Bellingham MC, Richter DW. Pontine respiratory neurons in anesthetized cats. Brain Research. 636: 259-69. PMID 8012810 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(94)91025-1  0.655
1994 Bellingham MC, Berger AJ. Adenosine suppresses excitatory glutamatergic inputs to rat hypoglossal motoneurons in vitro. Neuroscience Letters. 177: 143-6. PMID 7824167 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(94)90065-5  0.611
1994 Ballanyi K, Mückenhoff K, Bellingham MC, Okada Y, Scheid P, Richter DW. Activity-related pH changes in respiratory neurones and glial cells of cats. Neuroreport. 6: 33-6. PMID 7703423 DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199412300-00010  0.639
1994 Bayliss DA, Viana F, Bellingham MC, Berger AJ. Characteristics and postnatal development of a hyperpolarization-activated inward current in rat hypoglossal motoneurons in vitro. Journal of Neurophysiology. 71: 119-28. PMID 7512625 DOI: 10.1152/Jn.1994.71.1.119  0.678
1994 Ballanyi K, Mückenhoff K, Bellingham MC, Okada Y, Scheid P, Rioter DW. pH changes in respiratory neurons: A phenomenon at the search of a function Neuroreport. 6: 7. DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199412300-00001  0.322
1993 Klages S, Bellingham MC, Richter DW. Late expiratory inhibition of stage 2 expiratory neurons in the cat--a correlate of expiratory termination. Journal of Neurophysiology. 70: 1307-15. PMID 8283202 DOI: 10.1152/Jn.1993.70.4.1307  0.664
1993 Mückenhoff K, Schreiber S, Kawai A, Scheid P, Ballanyi K, Bellingham M, Richter DW. Meßsystem zur Bestimmung schneller intrazellulärer pH-Signale Biomedizinische Technik. 38: 307-308. DOI: 10.1515/Bmte.1993.38.S1.307  0.495
1992 Bellingham MC, Lipski J. Morphology and electrophysiology of superior laryngeal nerve afferents and postsynaptic neurons in the medulla oblongata of the cat. Neuroscience. 48: 205-16. PMID 1374862 DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(92)90349-7  0.716
1991 Richter DW, Bischoff A, Anders K, Bellingham M, Windhorst U. Response of the medullary respiratory network of the cat to hypoxia. The Journal of Physiology. 443: 231-56. PMID 1822528 DOI: 10.1113/Jphysiol.1991.Sp018832  0.668
1990 Bellingham MC, Lipski J. Respiratory interneurons in the C5 segment of the spinal cord of the cat. Brain Research. 533: 141-6. PMID 2085725 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(90)91807-S  0.678
1989 Bellingham MC, Lipski J, Voss MD. Synaptic inhibition of phrenic motoneurones evoked by stimulation of the superior laryngeal nerve. Brain Research. 486: 391-5. PMID 2731040 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(89)90530-1  0.696
1988 Lipski J, Bellingham MC, West MJ, Pilowsky P. Limitations of the technique of pressure microinjection of excitatory amino acids for evoking responses from localized regions of the CNS. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 26: 169-79. PMID 2905756 DOI: 10.1016/0165-0270(88)90166-5  0.713
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