Modulation of GABAA receptor function and sleep

SG Brickley, NP Franks, W Wisden - Current Opinion in Physiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Binding sites on GABA A receptors have been located for steroids.•Zolpidem can
induce sleep by inhibiting histamine neurons.•GABA A receptors in the MPTA induce …

Enhancement of synaptic plasticity and reversal of impairments in motor and cognitive functions in a mouse model of Angelman Syndrome by a small neurogenic …

Y Liu, K Johe, J Sun, X Hao, Y Wang, X Bi, M Baudry - Neuropharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract NSI-189 Phosphate,(4-benzylpiperazin-1-yl)-[2-(3-methyl-butylamino) pyridin-3-yl]
methanone is a new chemical entity under development for the treatment of MDD, based …

Towards an understanding of Angelman syndrome in mice studies

X Yang - Journal of Neuroscience Research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Angelman syndrome (AS) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by severe
mental retardation, absence of speech, abnormal motor coordination, abnormal EEG, and …

MHC class I in dopaminergic neurons suppresses relapse to reward seeking

G Murakami, M Edamura, T Furukawa, H Kawasaki… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Major histocompatibility complex class I (MHCI) is an important immune protein that is
expressed in various brain regions, with its deficiency leading to extensive synaptic …

Variation in Dube3a expression affects neurotransmission at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction

C Valdez, R Scroggs, R Chassen, LT Reiter - Biology open, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Changes in UBE3A expression levels in neurons can cause neurogenetic disorders ranging
from Angelman syndrome (AS)(decreased levels) to autism (increased levels). Here we …

Flurothyl-induced seizure paradigm revealed higher seizure susceptibility in middle-aged Angelman syndrome mouse model

K Egawa, S Nakakubo, S Kimura, T Goto… - Brain and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Epilepsy is one of the main clinical problems in Angelman syndrome (AS).
Seizures typically start in early childhood then decrease or are often alleviated by young …

Disruption of the LTD dialogue between the cerebellum and the cortex in Angelman syndrome model: a timing hypothesis

G Cheron, J Márquez-Ruiz, T Kishino… - Frontiers in systems …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Angelman syndrome (AS) is a genetic neurodevelopmental disorder in which cerebellar
functioning impairment has been documented despite the absence of gross structural …

Cerebellar and striatal pathologies in mouse models of autism spectrum disorder

S Peter, CI De Zeeuw, TM Boeckers… - … Anatomy and Cell …, 2017 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition with a strong
genetic component. To date, several hundred different genetic mutations have been …

[HTML][HTML] Bioinformatics analyses show dysregulation of calcium-related genes in Angelman syndrome mouse model

J Panov, H Kaphzan - Neurobiology of Disease, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Angelman syndrome (AS) is a genetic neurodevelopmental disorder caused by
the loss of function of the UBE3A protein in the brain. In a previous study, we showed that …

Differential cerebellar GABAA receptor expression in mice with mutations in CaV2. 1 (P/Q-type) calcium channels

S Kaja, AJ Payne, EØ Nielsen, CL Thompson… - Neuroscience, 2015 - Elsevier
Ataxia is the predominant clinical manifestation of cerebellar dysfunction. Mutations in the
human CACNA1A gene, encoding the pore-forming α 1 subunit of Ca V 2.1 (P/Q-type) …