Merab Kokaia

Research.com Recognitions

• 2018 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Best Publications

• Apoptosis and proliferation of dentate gyrus neurons after single and intermittent limbic seizures

  Johan Bengzon;Zaal Kokaia;Eskil Elmér;Avtandil Nanobashvili

  973
  Citations

• Neurotrophins and brain insults

  Olle Lindvall;Zaal Kokaia;Johan Bengzon;Eskil Elmer

  770
  Citations

• Forebrain acetylcholine regulates adult hippocampal neurogenesis and learning.

  Paul Mohapel;Giampiero Leanza;Merab Kokaia;Olle Lindvall

  392
  Citations

• Increased production of the TrkB protein tyrosine kinase receptor after brain insults

  Jean-Philippe Merlio;Patrik Ernfors;Zaal Kokaia;David S. Middlemas

  381
  Citations

• Advances in the development of biomarkers for epilepsy

  Asla Pitkänen;Wolfgang Löscher;Annamaria Vezzani;Albert J Becker

  357
  Citations

• Regulation of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Expression after Transient Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion with and without Brain Damage

  Zaal Kokaia;Qi Zhao;Merab Kokaia;Eskil Elmér

  340
  Citations

• Coexpression of neurotrophins and their receptors in neurons of the central nervous system

  Zaal Kokaia;Johan Bengzon;Madis Metsis;Merab Kokaia

  334
  Citations

• Optogenetic control of epileptiform activity

  Jan Tønnesen;Andreas Toft Sörensen;Karl Deisseroth;Cecilia Lundberg

  316
  Citations

• Environment Matters: Synaptic Properties of Neurons Born in the Epileptic Adult Brain Develop to Reduce Excitability

  Katherine Jakubs;Avtandil Nanobashvili;Sara Bonde;Christine T. Ekdahl

  301
  Citations

• Suppressed epileptogenesis in BDNF mutant mice.

  Merab Kokaia;Patrik Ernfors;Zaal Kokaia;Eskil Elmér

  300
  Citations

• Grafted neural stem cells develop into functional pyramidal neurons and integrate into host cortical circuitry

  Ulrica Englund;Anders Björklund;Klas Wictorin;Olle Lindvall

  295
  Citations

• Neural Stem and Progenitor Cells Retain Their Potential for Proliferation and Differentiation into Functional Neurons Despite Lower Number in Aged Brain

  Henrik Ahlenius;Violeta Visan;Merab Kokaia;Olle Lindvall

  269
  Citations

• Regulation of neurotrophin and trkA, trkB and trkC tyrosine kinase receptor messenger RNA expression in kindling

  J. Bengzon;Z. Kokaia;P. Ernfors;M. Kokaia

  241
  Citations

• Wnt5a-treated midbrain neural stem cells improve dopamine cell replacement therapy in parkinsonian mice

  Clare L. Parish;Gonçalo Castelo-Branco;Nina Rawal;Jan Tonnesen

  227
  Citations

• Inflammation regulates functional integration of neurons born in adult brain.

  Katherine Jakubs;Sara Bonde;Robert E. Iosif;Christine T. Ekdahl

  185
  Citations

• Regional brain-derived neurotrophic factor mRNA and protein levels following transient forebrain ischemia in the rat

  Zaal Kokaia;H Nawa;H Uchino;Eskil Elmer

  159
  Citations

• Seizure Suppression by GDNF Gene Therapy in Animal Models of Epilepsy.

  Irene Kanter-Schlifke;Biljana Georgievska;Biljana Georgievska;Deniz Kirik;Merab Kokaia

  146
  Citations

• Brain insults in rats induce increased expression of the BDNF gene through differential use of multiple promoters.

  Zaal Kokaia;Madis Metsis;Merab Kokaia;Johan Bengzon

  144
  Citations

• Global Optogenetic Activation of Inhibitory Interneurons during Epileptiform Activity.

  Marco Ledri;Marita Grønning Madsen;Litsa Nikitidou;Deniz Kirik

  138
  Citations

• Angels and demons: neurotrophic factors and epilepsy.

  Michele Simonato;Enrico Tongiorgi;Merab Kokaia

  133
  Citations