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Nitric oxide modulates the temporal properties of the glutamate response in type 4 OFF bipolar cells. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Nitric oxide (NO) is involved in retinal signal processing, but its cellular actions are only partly understood. An established source of retinal NO are NOACs, a group of nNOS-expressing amacrine cells which signal onto bipolar, other amacrine and ...
Alex H Vielma +4 more
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Neonatal seizures and GABAergic drugs: Scylla and Charybdis?
Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract Neonates have a high incidence of seizures that are frequently difficult to control with conventional first‐line anti‐seizure medications, which are gamma‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonists. The reasons for this clinical problem are multifold but are likely related to the unique physiology of the immature nervous system. Specifically, the early
Kerry W. Thompson +2 more
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Neu2000 Potentiates a Kainate Response in Mouse Cortical Neurons
Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2013 Neu2000, acting as an antioxidant with N-methyl-d-aspartate–receptor antagonism, demonstrates excellent protection against ischemic insults in rodents.
Jihyun Noh, Jun-mo Chung
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The genetic architecture of epilepsy across molecular mechanisms and clinical heterogeneity
Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract Epilepsy comprises a highly heterogeneous group of neurological disorders unified by a persistent predisposition to recurrent seizures, yet driven by remarkably diverse genetic, molecular, and network‐level mechanisms. Advances in genomic technologies have revealed that epilepsy arises from a multilayered genetic architecture encompassing rare
Mohammad Reza Seyedtaghia +4 more
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British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.Abstract Background and Purpose Positive allosteric modulators bind to secondary binding sites on the receptor and alter receptor conformation and activation, changing agonist potency and efficacy. PTC‐174 is a novel NMDA receptor positive allosteric modulator that particularly enhances activity of receptors containing GluN2C or GluN2D subunits.
Bangyuan Liu, Alasdair J. Gibb
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British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.Abstract Background and Purpose Radiprodil is a GluN2B subunit selective NMDA receptor negative allosteric modulator which is currently under clinical investigation as a possible anti‐epileptic drug for paediatric use. Our goal was to investigate the inhibition of dopaminergic neuron NMDA responses by radiprodil.
Bangyuan Liu, Alasdair J. Gibb
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Therapeutic Potential of Kainate Receptors [PDF]
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, 2010 SUMMARYGlutamate receptors are key mediators of brain communication. Among ionotropic glutamate receptors, kainate receptors (KARs) have been least explored and their relevance to pathophysiology is relatively obscure. This is in part due to the relatively low abundance of KARs, the regulatory function in network activity they play, the lack of ...
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Neurobiology of Disease, 2004 The cause of the selective degeneration of motor neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remains a mystery. One potential pathogenic mechanism is excitotoxicity due to disturbances of glutamatergic neurotransmission, particularly via AMPA ...
Alida Spalloni +6 more
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The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.Astrocytic gap junctions formed by connexin43 (Cx43) help maintain brain homeostasis. After mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), total cortical Cx43 increases and redistributes toward a soluble, non‐junctional pool with elevated hemichannel activity and increased phosphorylation at serine 368 (pCx43S368).
Carmen Muñoz‐Ballester +11 more
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Kainate receptor trafficking [PDF]
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Membrane Transport and Signaling, 2011 AbstractKainate receptors (KARs) are ligand‐gated ion channels that can regulate neuronal network activity and are involved in processes ranging from neuronal development and differentiation to neurodegeneration and neuronal cell death. They are tetrameric assemblies which can comprise different subunit combinations and are differentially targeted to ...
Inmaculada M. González‐González +6 more
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