Looking for Novelty in an “Old” Receptor: Recent Advances Toward Our Understanding of GABAARs and Their Implications in Receptor Pharmacology

D Castellano, RD Shepard, W Lu - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Diverse populations of GABAA receptors (GABAARs) throughout the brain mediate fast
inhibitory transmission and are modulated by various endogenous ligands and therapeutic …

Pathophysiological effects of autoantibodies in autoimmune encephalitides

M Ryding, AW Mikkelsen, MS Nissen, AC Nilsson… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The heterogeneity of autoantibody targets in autoimmune encephalitides presents a
challenge for understanding cellular and humoral pathophysiology, and the development of …

TGF-β/Smad3 signalling modulates GABA neurotransmission: implications in Parkinson's disease

MD Muñoz, N de la Fuente… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
γ-Aminobutiryc acid (GABA) is found extensively in different brain nuclei, including parts
involved in Parkinson's disease (PD), such as the basal ganglia and hippocampus. In PD …

Potential of food-derived bioactive peptides in alleviation and prevention of Alzheimer's disease

L Zhao, D Li, X Qi, K Guan, H Chen, R Wang, Y Ma - Food & Function, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Memory and cognitive impairment are the principal clinical symptoms of Alzheimer's disease
(AD). Cholinergic deficiency, amyloid-beta (Aβ) toxicity, tau protein hyperphosphorylation …

Understanding GABAergic synapse diversity and its implications for GABAergic pharmacotherapy

D Krueger-Burg - Trends in Neurosciences, 2025 - cell.com
Despite the substantial contribution of disruptions in GABAergic inhibitory neurotransmission
to the etiology of psychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and neurodegenerative disorders …

Leptin increases GABAergic synaptogenesis through the Rho guanine exchange factor β-PIX in developing hippocampal neurons

GS Sahin, J Luis Rodriguez-Llamas, C Dillon… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Developing hippocampal neurons undergo rapid synaptogenesis in response to
neurotrophic signals to form and refine circuit connections. The adipokine leptin is a satiety …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding GABAAR pharmacology via receptor-associated proteins

C Schulte, HM Maric - Current Opinion in Pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Drugs directly targeting γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptors (GABA A Rs), the major
mediators of fast synaptic inhibition, contribute significantly to today's neuropharmacology …

Gephyrin-lacking PV synapses on neocortical pyramidal neurons

DA Kuljis, KD Micheva, A Ray, W Wegner… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gephyrin has long been thought of as a master regulator for inhibitory synapses, acting as a
scaffold to organize γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptors (GABAARs) at the post-synaptic …

Triptolide injection reduces Alzheimer's disease‐like pathology in mice

R Mao, S Xu, G Sun, Y Yu, Z Zuo, Y Wang, K Yang… - Synapse, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Triptolide is an epoxidized diterpene lactone isolated from Tripterygium wilfordii. Studies
have shown that triptolide exerts organ‐protective effects. However, it remains unknown …

Structure-function Studies of GABA (A) Receptors and Related computer-aided Studies

FH Mohamad, MA Mohamad Jamali… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
The γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor (GABA (A) receptor) is a membrane protein
activated by the neurotransmitter GABA. Structurally, this major inhibitory neurotransmitter …