Influence of glutamate and GABA transport on brain excitatory/inhibitory balance

SMS Sears, SJ Hewett - Experimental Biology and Medicine, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
An optimally functional brain requires both excitatory and inhibitory inputs that are regulated
and balanced. A perturbation in the excitatory/inhibitory balance—as is the case in some …

Benzodiazepines in Alzheimer's disease: beneficial or detrimental effects

HM Al-Kuraishy, AI Al-Gareeb, HM Saad… - …, 2023 - Springer
Dementia is considered a clinical syndrome characterized by cognitive dysfunction and
memory loss. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia. AD is linked …

Insights on benzodiazepines' potential in Alzheimer's disease

HM Al-Kuraishy, AI Al-Gareeb, AA Alsayegh… - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most frequent type of dementia characterized by the
deposition of amyloid beta (Aβ) plaque and tau-neurofibrillary tangles (TNTs) in the brain …

[HTML][HTML] Impaired expression of GABA signaling components in the Alzheimer's disease middle temporal gyrus

K Govindpani, C Turner, HJ Waldvogel… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter, playing a central role
in the regulation of cortical excitability and the maintenance of the excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) …

[HTML][HTML] Alterations in GABAA-Receptor Trafficking and Synaptic Dysfunction in Brain Disorders

M Mele, RO Costa, CB Duarte - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
GABAA receptors (GABAAR) are the major players in fast inhibitory neurotransmission in the
central nervous system (CNS). Regulation of GABAAR trafficking and the control of their …

The hippocampus associated GABAergic neural network impairment in early-stage of Alzheimer's disease

Y Tang, Y Yan, J Mao, J Ni, H Qing - Ageing Research Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the commonest neurodegenerative disease with slow
progression. Pieces of evidence suggest that the GABAergic system is impaired in the early …

[HTML][HTML] Deciphering the role of PGC-1α in neurological disorders: from mitochondrial dysfunction to synaptic failure

JD Panes, A Wendt, O Ramirez-Molina… - Neural regeneration …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
The onset and mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases remain uncertain. The
main features of neurodegenerative diseases have been related with cellular and molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Cation-chloride cotransporters KCC2 and NKCC1 as therapeutic targets in neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders

P Lam, J Newland, RLM Faull, A Kwakowsky - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neurological diseases including Alzheimer's, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease,
Down syndrome and epilepsy, and neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, are …

[HTML][HTML] Significance of GABAA Receptor for Cognitive Function and Hippocampal Pathology

Y Sakimoto, PMT Oo, M Goshima, I Kanehisa… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The hippocampus is a primary area for contextual memory, known to process spatiotemporal
information within a specific episode. Long-term strengthening of glutamatergic transmission …

[HTML][HTML] Sex-and age-related changes in GABA signaling components in the human cortex

M Pandya, TH Palpagama, C Turner… - Biology of sex …, 2019 - Springer
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the nervous
system. Previous studies have shown fluctuations in expression levels of GABA signaling …