Extrasynaptic GABAA receptors: their function in the CNS and implications for disease

SG Brickley, I Mody - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
Over the past two decades, research has identified extrasynaptic GABA A receptor
populations that enable neurons to sense the low ambient GABA concentrations present in …

The GABAergic system as a therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

B Calvo‐Flores Guzmán, C Vinnakota… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Glutamatergic and cholinergic dysfunction are well‐attested features of Alzheimer's disease
(AD), progressing with other pathological indices of the disorder and exacerbating neuronal …

Neurobiology and therapeutic potential of α5-GABA type A receptors

TC Jacob - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
α5 subunit containing GABA type A receptors (GABAARs) have long been an enigmatic
receptor subtype of interest due to their specific brain distribution, unusual surface …

GABAA receptor subunit expression changes in the human Alzheimer's disease hippocampus, subiculum, entorhinal cortex and superior temporal gyrus

A Kwakowsky, B Calvo‐Flores Guzmán… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Gamma‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central
nervous system. GABA type A receptors (GABAAR s) are severely affected in Alzheimer's …

Gephyrin, the enigmatic organizer at GABAergic synapses

V Tretter, J Mukherjee, HM Maric… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
GABAA receptors are clustered at synaptic sites to achieve a high density of postsynaptic
receptors opposite the input axonal terminals. This allows for an efficient propagation of …

GABAA, slow: causes and consequences

M Capogna, RA Pearce - Trends in neurosciences, 2011 - cell.com
GABA A receptors in the CNS mediate both fast synaptic and tonic inhibition. Over the past
decade a phasic current with features intermediate between fast synaptic and tonic …

Cognitive enhancers (nootropics). Part 1: drugs interacting with receptors

W Froestl, A Muhs, A Pfeifer - Journal of Alzheimer's disease, 2012 - content.iospress.com
Cognitive enhancers (nootropics) are drugs to treat cognition deficits in patients suffering
from Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, stroke, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or …

The fate of interneurons, GABAA receptor sub‐types and perineuronal nets in Alzheimer's disease

AB Ali, A Islam, A Constanti - Brain Pathology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurological disease, which is associated
with gradual memory loss and correlated with synaptic hyperactivity and abnormal …

Insulin Reduces Neuronal Excitability by Turning on GABAA Channels that Generate Tonic Current

Z Jin, Y Jin, S Kumar-Mendu, E Degerman, L Groop… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Insulin signaling to the brain is important not only for metabolic homeostasis but also for
higher brain functions such as cognition. GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) decreases neuronal …

Selective inhibition of extra-synaptic α5-GABAA receptors by S44819, a new therapeutic agent

LA Etherington, B Mihalik, A Pálvölgyi, I Ling… - …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the mammalian central nervous system (CNS) GABA A receptors (GABA A Rs) mediate
neuronal inhibition and are important therapeutic targets. GABA A Rs are composed of 5 …