International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. CVI: GABAA receptor subtype-and function-selective ligands: key issues in translation to humans

W Sieghart, MM Savić, EH Ohlstein - Pharmacological reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
GABA A receptors are the major inhibitory transmitter receptors in the brain. They are ligand-
gated chloride channels and the site of action of benzodiazepines, barbiturates, neuroactive …

Electrophysiology of ionotropic GABA receptors

E Sallard, D Letourneur, P Legendre - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2021 - Springer
GABAA receptors are ligand-gated chloride channels and ionotropic receptors of GABA, the
main inhibitory neurotransmitter in vertebrates. In this review, we discuss the major and …

Structural and dynamic mechanisms of GABAA receptor modulators with opposing activities

S Zhu, A Sridhar, J Teng, RJ Howard, E Lindahl… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract γ-Aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors are pentameric ligand-gated ion
channels abundant in the central nervous system and are prolific drug targets for treating …

Neural signatures of sleep in zebrafish

LC Leung, GX Wang, R Madelaine, G Skariah… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Slow-wave sleep and rapid eye movement (or paradoxical) sleep have been found in
mammals, birds and lizards, but it is unclear whether these neuronal signatures are found in …

GABAA receptors and the diversity in their structure and pharmacology

HC Chua, M Chebib - Advances in pharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract GABA A receptors (GABA A Rs) are a class of ligand-gated ion channels with high
physiological and therapeutic significance. In the brain, these pentameric receptors occur …

Shisa7 is a GABAA receptor auxiliary subunit controlling benzodiazepine actions

W Han, J Li, KA Pelkey, S Pandey, X Chen, YX Wang… - Science, 2019 - science.org
The function and pharmacology of γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptors (GABAARs) are of
great physiological and clinical importance and have long been thought to be determined by …

Sleep disturbances after general anesthesia: current perspectives

M Luo, B Song, J Zhu - Frontiers in neurology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The purpose of this article is to review (1) sleep mechanism under general anesthesia,
harmful effects of postoperative sleep disturbances;(2) risk factors associated with …

Reducing GABAA-mediated inhibition improves forelimb motor function after focal cortical stroke in mice

C Alia, C Spalletti, S Lai, A Panarese, S Micera… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
A deeper understanding of post-stroke plasticity is critical to devise more effective
pharmacological and rehabilitative treatments. The GABAergic system is one of the key …

A systematic scoping review of the effects of central nervous system active drugs on sleep spindles and sleep-dependent memory consolidation

CWY Leong, JWS Leow, RR Grunstein… - Sleep Medicine …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sleep spindles are key electroencephalogram (EEG) oscillatory events that occur during
non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. Deficits in sleep spindles are present in …

GABA signalling in human pancreatic islets

Z Jin, SV Korol - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The pancreatic islets are essential microorgans controlling the glucose level in the blood.
The islets consist of different cell types which communicate with each other by means of auto …