Roles of microglia in brain development, tissue maintenance and repair

MA Michell-Robinson, H Touil, LM Healy, DR Owen… - Brain, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The emerging roles of microglia are currently being investigated in the healthy and diseased
brain with a growing interest in their diverse functions. In recent years, it has been …

Fragile X syndrome

RJ Hagerman, E Berry-Kravis, HC Hazlett… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2017 - nature.com
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the leading inherited form of intellectual disability and autism
spectrum disorder, and patients can present with severe behavioural alterations, including …

[HTML][HTML] Fragile X syndrome and associated disorders: Clinical aspects and pathology

MJ Salcedo-Arellano, B Dufour, Y McLennan… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This review aims to assemble many years of research and clinical experience in the fields of
neurodevelopment and neuroscience to present an up-to-date understanding of the clinical …

Astrocytes as new targets to improve cognitive functions

G Dallérac, N Rouach - Progress in neurobiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Astrocytes are now viewed as key elements of brain wiring as well as neuronal
communication. Indeed, they not only bridge the gap between metabolic supplies by blood …

Of men and mice: modeling the fragile X syndrome

R Dahlhaus - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is one of the most common forms of inherited intellectual
disability in all human societies. Caused by the transcriptional silencing of a single gene, the …

Fragile X targeted pharmacotherapy: lessons learned and future directions

CA Erickson, MH Davenport, TL Schaefer… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Our understanding of fragile X syndrome (FXS) pathophysiology continues to improve and
numerous potential drug targets have been identified. Yet, current prescribing practices are …

More than mortar: glia as architects of nervous system development and disease

I Lago-Baldaia, VM Fernandes… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Glial cells are an essential component of the nervous system of vertebrates and
invertebrates. In the human brain, glia are as numerous as neurons, yet the importance of …

Developmental studies in fragile X syndrome

KA Razak, KC Dominick, CA Erickson - Journal of neurodevelopmental …, 2020 - Springer
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common single gene cause of autism and intellectual
disabilities. Humans with FXS exhibit increased anxiety, sensory hypersensitivity, seizures …

Hyperexcitability and homeostasis in fragile X syndrome

X Liu, V Kumar, NP Tsai, BD Auerbach - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is a leading inherited cause of autism and intellectual disability,
resulting from a mutation in the FMR1 gene and subsequent loss of its protein product …

Presynaptic dysfunction in neurodevelopmental disorders: Insights from the synaptic vesicle life cycle

K Bonnycastle, EC Davenport… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The activity‐dependent fusion, retrieval and recycling of synaptic vesicles is essential for the
maintenance of neurotransmission. Until relatively recently it was believed that most …