Human presynaptic receptors

E Schlicker, T Feuerstein - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2017 - Elsevier
Presynaptic receptors are sites at which transmitters, locally formed mediators or hormones
inhibit or facilitate the release of a given transmitter from its axon terminals. The interest in …

Rasmussen's encephalitis: mechanisms update and potential therapy target

C Tang, G Luan, T Li - Therapeutic Advances in Chronic …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is rare neurological diseases characterized as epilepsia
partialis continua, invariably hemiparesis, and cognitive impairment. This disease is …

Motor training promotes both synaptic and intrinsic plasticity of layer II/III pyramidal neurons in the primary motor cortex

H Kida, Y Tsuda, N Ito, Y Yamamoto, Y Owada… - Cerebral …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Motor skill training induces structural plasticity at dendritic spines in the primary motor cortex
(M1). To further analyze both synaptic and intrinsic plasticity in the layer II/III area of M1, we …

Human organotypic brain slice culture: a novel framework for environmental research in neuro-oncology

VM Ravi, K Joseph, J Wurm, S Behringer… - Life science …, 2019 - life-science-alliance.org
When it comes to the human brain, models that closely mimic in vivo conditions are lacking.
Living neuronal tissue is the closest representation of the in vivo human brain outside of a …

Altered coupling between resting‐state glucose metabolism and functional activity in epilepsy

J Wang, Y Shan, J Dai, B Cui, K Shang… - Annals of Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Altered functional activities and hypometabolism have been found in medial
temporal lobe epilepsy patients with hippocampal sclerosis (mTLE‐HS). Hybrid PET/MR …

Glial GABA transporters as modulators of inhibitory signalling in epilepsy and stroke

MEK Lie, A Al-Khawaja, M Damgaard… - Glial Amino Acid …, 2017 - Springer
Imbalances in GABA-mediated tonic inhibition are involved in several pathophysiological
conditions. A classical way of controlling tonic inhibition is through pharmacological …

Under stressful conditions activation of the ionotropic P2X7 receptor differentially regulates GABA and glutamate release from nerve terminals of the rat cerebral cortex

AR Barros-Barbosa, A Oliveira, MG Lobo… - Neurochemistry …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate (Glu) are the main inhibitory and
excitatory neurotransmitters in the central nervous system (CNS), respectively. Fine tuning …

The Role of Vesicle Release and Synaptic Transmission in Depression

CC Zhang, LX Zhu, HJ Shi, LJ Zhu - Neuroscience, 2022 - Elsevier
Depressive disorder is the leading cause of disability worldwide, yet the mechanisms
underlying depression are not fully understood. Vesicle release is essential for synaptic …

The role of EZH2 inhibitor, GSK-126, in seizure susceptibility

Z Wang, Y Su, D Zhuang, T Lan - Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2021 - Springer
GSK-126 is recognized as an inhibitor of enhancer of zeste homolog-2 (EZH2) activity.
Because of its inhibition of EZH2 activation, GSK-126 is considered a potential anti-tumor …

Synedrella nodiflora Extract Depresses Excitatory Synaptic Transmission and Chemically-Induced In Vitro Seizures in the Rat Hippocampus

P Amoateng, TA Tagoe, TK Karikari… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Extracts of the tropical Cinderella plant Synedrella nodiflora are used traditionally to manage
convulsive conditions in the West African sub-region. This study sought to determine the …