Extrasynaptic GABAA receptors in mediodorsal thalamic nucleus modulate fear extinction learningMolecular Brain - Tập 7 - Trang 1-9 - 2014
Afshin Paydar, Boyoung Lee, Gireesh Gangadharan, Sukchan Lee, Eun Mi Hwang, Hee-Sup Shin
The gamma-amino-butyric acid (GABA) system is a critical mediator of fear extinction process. GABA can induce “phasic” or “tonic” inhibition in neurons through synaptic or extrasynaptic GABAA receptors, respectively. However, role of the thalamic “tonic GABA inhibition” in cognition has not been explored. We addressed this issue in extinction of conditioned fear in mice. Here, we show that GABAA r...... hiện toàn bộ
Gabapentin reduces CX3CL1 signaling and blocks spinal microglial activation in monoarthritic ratsMolecular Brain - Tập 5 - Trang 1-12 - 2012
Jia-Le Yang, Bo Xu, Shuang-Shuang Li, Wei-Shi Zhang, Hua Xu, Xiao-Ming Deng, Yu-Qiu Zhang
Spinal glia, particularly microglia and astrocytes, are of the utmost importance in the development and maintenance of chronic pain. A recent study from our laboratory revealed that gabapentin, a recommended first-line treatment for multiple neuropathic conditions, could also efficiently antagonize thermal hyperalgesia evoked by complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA)-induced monoarthritis (MA). In the p...... hiện toàn bộ
Diverged morphology changes of astrocytic and neuronal primary cilia under reactive insultsMolecular Brain - Tập 13 - Trang 1-16 - 2020
Ashley Sterpka, Juan Yang, Matthew Strobel, Yuxin Zhou, Connor Pauplis, Xuanmao Chen
Primary cilia are centriole-derived sensory organelles that are present in most mammalian cells, including astrocytes and neurons. Evidence is emerging that astrocyte and neuronal primary cilia demonstrate a dichotomy in the mature mouse brain. However, it is unknown how astrocytic and neuronal primary cilia change their morphology and ciliary proteins when exposed to reactive insults including ep...... hiện toàn bộ
"Color Timer" mice: visualization of neuronal differentiation with fluorescent proteinsMolecular Brain - Tập 3 - Trang 1-9 - 2010
Hiroaki Kanki, Marilia Kimie Shimabukuro, Atsushi Miyawaki, Hideyuki Okano
The molecular mechanisms governing the differentiation of neural stem cells (NSCs) into neuronal progenitor cells and finally into neurons are gradually being revealed. The lack of convenient means for real-time determination of the stages of differentiation of individual neural cells, however, has been hindering progress in elucidating the mechanisms. In order to be able to easily identify the st...... hiện toàn bộ
Voluntary wheel running promotes myelination in the motor cortex through Wnt signaling in miceMolecular Brain - Tập 12 - Trang 1-10 - 2019
Jian Zheng, Xuan Sun, Chaolin Ma, Bao-ming Li, Fei Luo
Myelin of the central nervous system exhibits strong plasticity, and skill learning exercise promotes oligodendrogenesis and adaptive myelination. Increasing evidence shows that brain structures and functions are affected by physical activity. However, the impact of voluntary physical activity on central myelination and its underlying mechanism remains unclear. The present study aimed to investiga...... hiện toàn bộ
The transcription factor RBP-J is essential for retinal cell differentiation and laminationMolecular Brain - Tập 2 - Trang 1-17 - 2009
Min-Hua Zheng, Ming Shi, Zhe Pei, Fang Gao, Hua Han, Yu-Qiang Ding
The highly ordered vertebrate retina is composed of seven cell types derived from a common pool of retinal progenitor cells (RPCs), and is a good model for the studies of cell differentiation and interaction during neural development. Notch signaling plays a pivotal role in retinogenesis in mammals, but the full scope of the functions of Notch pathway, and the underlying molecular mechanisms, rema...... hiện toàn bộ
Role of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 signaling and homer in oxygen glucose deprivation-mediated astrocyte apoptosisMolecular Brain - Tập 6 - Trang 1-11 - 2013
Maryse Paquet, Fabiola M Ribeiro, Jennifer Guadagno, Jessica L Esseltine, Stephen SG Ferguson, Sean P Cregan
Group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR) are coupled via Gαq/11 to the activation of phospholipase Cβ, which hydrolyzes membrane phospholipids to form inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate and diacylglycerol. In addition to functioning as neurotransmitter receptors to modulate synaptic activity, pathological mGluR5 signaling has been implicated in a number of disease processes including Fragile X, ...... hiện toàn bộ
A role of ADAR2 and RNA editing of glutamate receptors in mood disorders and schizophreniaMolecular Brain - Tập 7 - Trang 1-14 - 2014
Mie Kubota-Sakashita, Kazuya Iwamoto, Miki Bundo, Tadafumi Kato
Pre-mRNAs of 2-amino-3-(3-hydroxy-5-methyl-isoxazol-4-yl)-propanoic acid (AMPA)/kainate glutamate receptors undergo post-transcriptional modification known as RNA editing that is mediated by adenosine deaminase acting on RNA type 2 (ADAR2). This modification alters the amino acid sequence and function of the receptor. Glutamatergic signaling has been suggested to have a role in mood disorders and ...... hiện toàn bộ