Autism spectrum disorder: focus on glutamatergic neurotransmission

M Montanari, G Martella, P Bonsi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Disturbances in the glutamatergic system have been increasingly documented in several
neuropsychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Glutamate-centered …

Genomic architecture of autism from comprehensive whole-genome sequence annotation

B Trost, B Thiruvahindrapuram, AJS Chan… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Fully understanding autism spectrum disorder (ASD) genetics requires whole-genome
sequencing (WGS). We present the latest release of the Autism Speaks MSSNG resource …

Neurodevelopment and early pharmacological interventions in Fragile X Syndrome

LA Milla, L Corral, J Rivera, N Zuñiga, G Pino… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder and the leading monogenic
cause of autism and intellectual disability. For years, several efforts have been made to …

Neurometabolite levels in the brains of patients with autism spectrum disorders: A meta-analysis of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies (N = 1501)

Y Du, L Chen, MC Yan, YL Wang, XL Zhong… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Evidence suggests that neurometabolite alterations may be involved in the pathophysiology
of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). We performed a meta-analysis of proton magnetic …

Excitatory/inhibitory imbalance in autism: the role of glutamate and GABA gene-sets in symptoms and cortical brain structure

V Hollestein, G Poelmans, NJ Forde… - Translational …, 2023 - nature.com
The excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) imbalance hypothesis posits that imbalance between excitatory
(glutamatergic) and inhibitory (GABAergic) mechanisms underlies the behavioral …

[HTML][HTML] Dendritic integration dysfunction in neurodevelopmental disorders

AD Nelson, KJ Bender - Developmental neuroscience, 2021 - karger.com
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) that affect cognition, social interaction, and learning,
including autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID), have a strong …

The role of PAX2 in neurodevelopment and disease

N Lv, Y Wang, M Zhao, L Dong… - … Disease and Treatment, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In developmental biology, transcription factors are involved in regulating the process of
neural development, controlling the differentiation of nerve cells, and affecting the normal …

Current analysis of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy research issues and future treatment modalities

HQ She, YF Sun, L Chen, QX Xiao, BY Luo… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is the leading cause of long-term neurological
disability in neonates and adults. Through bibliometric analysis, we analyzed the current …

Genetic risk of autism spectrum disorder in a Pakistani population

M Khalid, H Raza, T M. Driessen, P J. Lee, L Tejwani… - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of complex multifactorial neurodevelopmental
and neuropsychiatric disorders in children characterized by impairment of communication …

The effects of postnatal erythropoietin and nano‐erythropoietin on behavioral alterations by mediating K‐Cl co‐transporter 2 in the valproic acid‐induced rat model of …

S Haratizadeh, M Ranjbar… - Developmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, based on the excitatory/inhibitory imbalance theory of autism, the time window
of GABA switch, the role of K‐Cl co‐transporter 2 (KCC2) in adjustment GABA switch, and …