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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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Assembly Stoichiometry of the GluK2/GluK5 Kainate Receptor Complex

Cell Reports, 2012
Ionotropic glutamate receptors assemble as homo- or heterotetramers. One well-studied heteromeric complex is formed by the kainate receptor subunits GluK2 and GluK5.
Andreas Reiner, Ryan J. Arant, Ehud Y. Isacoff   +2 more
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Real‐Time Neurochemical Sensing in Zebrafish: Electrochemical and Fluorescent Approaches

Analysis &Sensing, Volume 6, Issue 6, November 2026.
The use of zebrafish has emerged as a powerful approach for real‐time neurochemical measurements. This review highlights recent advances in electrochemical and fluorescent sensing strategies that enable dynamic measurements in live preparations of this complex vertebrate. These complementary approaches provide new insights into neurochemical signaling,
Piyanka Hettiarachchi, Jacob T. Theismann, Michael A. Johnson   +2 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, Filip A. Konopacki, Daniel L. Rocca, Andrew J. Doherty, Nadia Jaafari, Kevin A. Wilkinson, Jeremy M. Henley   +6 more
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Quantal release of glutamate generates pure kainate and mixed AMPA/kainate EPSCs in hippocampal neurons.

, 2002
International audienceThe relative contribution of kainate receptors to ongoing glutamatergic activity is at present unknown. We report the presence of spontaneous, miniature, and minimal stimulation-evoked excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) that ...
Crépel, Valérie, Tyzio, Roman, Cossart, Rosa, Epsztein, Jérôme, Hirsch, June, C., Becq, Hélène, Ben-Ari, Yehezkel   +6 more
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Beneficial Role of Natural Polyphenols Against Epilepsy: Greasing the Wheels of Pharmacotherapy Research for Epilepsy

Food Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 6, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Epilepsy is the most disabling neurological disease that affects all economic classes, age groups, regions, and races. Although many antiseizure drugs are approved for epilepsy treatment, they fail to work in about 30%–40% of patients. Thus, there is a great need to identify better pharmacological agents to treat epilepsy.
Janakiraman Pillai Udaiyappan, Rengasamy Balakrishnan, Manivasagam Muthukumaran Tamilarasan, Subasri Pandian   +3 more
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Neuroprotection by urokinase plasminogen activator in the hippocampus

Neurobiology of Disease, 2012
Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA), which are both used for thrombolytic treatment of acute ischemic stroke, are serine proteases that convert plasminogen to active plasmin. Although recent experimental evidences
Eunsil Cho, Kyung Jin Lee, Jung-Woo Seo, Catherine Jeonghae Byun, Sun-Ju Chung, Dae Chul Suh, Peter Carmeliet, Jae-Young Koh, Jong S. Kim, Joo-Yong Lee   +9 more
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Potentiation effects of the positive allosteric modulator PTC‐174 on NMDA receptors in neonatal male rat substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons

British Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 183, Issue 21, Page 6481-6500, November 2026.
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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Opioid Modulation of Major Neurotransmitter Systems: Acute, Chronic, and Withdrawal Effects

European Journal of Neuroscience, Volume 64, Issue 9, November 2026.
Opioids are widely used but also frequently misused drugs that affect multiple neurotransmitter systems, including dopaminergic, glutamatergic, GABAergic, serotonergic, and cholinergic pathways. Opioid‐induced neuroadaptations depend on the duration of drug exposure, with distinct changes also emerging following drug discontinuation.
Daniela Novakova, Eliska Pritulova, Jiri Novotny   +2 more
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Ivermectin inhibits AMPA receptor-mediated excitotoxicity in cultured motor neurons and extends the life span of a transgenic mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Neurobiology of Disease, 2007
α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid (AMPA) receptor-mediated excitotoxicity contributes to the selective motor neuron death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Maria Andries, Philip Van Damme, Wim Robberecht, Ludo Van Den Bosch   +3 more
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