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Conversion of Fibroblasts to Neural Cells by p53 Depletion

Cell Reports, 2014
Conversion from fibroblasts to neurons has recently been successfully induced. However, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, we find that depletion of p53 alone converts fibroblasts into all three major neural lineages.
Di Zhou, Zhen Zhang, Li-Ming He, Juan Du, Fan Zhang, Chong-Kui Sun, Yu Zhou, Xiao-Wei Wang, Ge Lin, Ke-Ming Song, Ling-Gang Wu, Qin Yang   +11 more
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Noradrenaline depresses facial stimulation-evoked cerebellar MLI-PC synaptic transmission via α2-AR/PKA signaling cascade in vivo in mice

Scientific Reports, 2023
The noradrenergic fibers of the locus coeruleus, together with mossy fibers and climbing fibers, comprise the three types of cerebellar afferents that modulate the cerebellar neuronal circuit.
Jun-Ya Wang, Wen-Cai Weng, Ting-Qi Wang, Yue Liu, De-Lai Qiu, Mao-Cheng Wu, Chun-Ping Chu   +6 more
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Differential synaptic mechanism underlying the neuronal modulation of prefrontal cortex, amygdala, and hippocampus in response to chronic postsurgical pain with or without cognitive deficits in rats

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2022
Chronic Postsurgical Pain (CPSP) is well recognized to impair cognition, particularly memory. Mounting evidence suggests anatomic and mechanistic overlap between pain and cognition on several levels.
Zhen Li, Zhigang He, Zhixiao Li, Tianning Sun, Wencui Zhang, Hongbing Xiang   +5 more
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Membrane palmitoylated protein 2 is a synaptic scaffold protein required for synaptic SK2-containing channel function

eLife, 2016
Mouse CA1 pyramidal neurons express apamin-sensitive SK2-containing channels in the post-synaptic membrane, positioned close to NMDA-type (N-methyl-D-aspartate) glutamate receptors.
Gukhan Kim, Rafael Luján, Jochen Schwenk, Melissa H Kelley, Carolina Aguado, Masahiko Watanabe, Bernd Fakler, James Maylie, John P Adelman   +8 more
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Oxytocin Regulates Synaptic Transmission in the Sensory Cortices in a Developmentally Dynamic Manner

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2021
The development and stabilization of neuronal circuits are critical to proper brain function. Synapses are the building blocks of neural circuits. Here we examine the effects of the neuropeptide oxytocin on synaptic transmission in L2/3 pyramidal neurons
Jing Zhang, Jing Zhang, Shu-Jing Li, Wanying Miao, Xiaodi Zhang, Jing-Jing Zheng, Chen Wang, Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu   +8 more
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Bidirectional Dysregulation of AMPA Receptor-Mediated Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity in Brain Disorders

Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience, 2020
AMPA receptors (AMPARs) are glutamate-gated ion channels that mediate the majority of fast excitatory synaptic transmission throughout the brain. Changes in the properties and postsynaptic abundance of AMPARs are pivotal mechanisms in synaptic plasticity,
Hongyu Zhang, Clive R. Bramham
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Male pheromones modulate synaptic transmission at the C. elegans neuromuscular junction in a sexually dimorphic manner

eLife, 2021
The development of functional synapses in the nervous system is important for animal physiology and behaviors, and its disturbance has been linked with many neurodevelopmental disorders.
Kang-Ying Qian, Wan-Xin Zeng, Yue Hao, Xian-Ting Zeng, Haowen Liu, Lei Li, Lili Chen, Fu-min Tian, Cindy Chang, Qi Hall, Chun-Xue Song, Shangbang Gao, Zhitao Hu, Joshua M Kaplan, Qian Li, Xia-Jing Tong   +15 more
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Methamphetamine reduces LTP and increases baseline synaptic transmission in the CA1 region of mouse hippocampus.

PLoS ONE, 2010
Methamphetamine (METH) is an addictive psychostimulant whose societal impact is on the rise. Emerging evidence suggests that psychostimulants alter synaptic plasticity in the brain--which may partly account for their adverse effects.
Jarod Swant, Sanika Chirwa, Gregg Stanwood, Habibeh Khoshbouei   +3 more
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Septotemporal variation in modulation of synaptic transmission, paired-pulse ratio and frequency facilitation/depression by adenosine and GABA receptors in the rat hippocampus

Brain and Neuroscience Advances, 2022
Short-term synaptic plasticity represents a fundamental mechanism in neural information processing and is regulated by neuromodulators. Here, using field recordings from the CA1 region of adult rat hippocampal slices, we show that excitatory synaptic ...
Maria A. Samara, George D. Oikonomou, George Trompoukis, Georgia Madarou, Maria Adamopoulou, Costas Papatheodoropoulos   +5 more
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Hippocampal neurons in direct contact with astrocytes exposed to amyloid β25-35 exhibit reduced excitatory synaptic transmission

IBRO Reports, 2019
Amyloid β protein (Aβ) is closely related to the progression of Alzheimer's disease because senile plaques consisting of Aβ cause synaptic depression and synaptic abnormalities.
Kohei Oyabu, Hiroki Kiyota, Kaori Kubota, Takuya Watanabe, Shutaro Katsurabayashi, Katsunori Iwasaki   +5 more
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