GABAA Receptor Subtypes: Therapeutic Potential in Down Syndrome, Affective Disorders, Schizophrenia, and Autism

U Rudolph, H Möhler - Annual review of pharmacology and …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
The γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) system plays a pivotal role in orchestrating the
synchronicity of local networks and the functional coupling of different brain regions. Here …

Modulation of GABAergic transmission in development and neurodevelopmental disorders: investigating physiology and pathology to gain therapeutic perspectives

G Deidda, IF Bozarth, L Cancedda - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
During mammalian ontogenesis, the neurotransmitter GABA is a fundamental regulator of
neuronal networks. In neuronal development, GABAergic signaling regulates neural …

Reversing excitatory GABAAR signaling restores synaptic plasticity and memory in a mouse model of Down syndrome

G Deidda, M Parrini, S Naskar, IF Bozarth… - Nature medicine, 2015 - nature.com
Down syndrome (DS) is the most frequent genetic cause of intellectual disability, and altered
GABAergic transmission through Cl−-permeable GABAA receptors (GABAARs) contributes …

Activation of the ISR mediates the behavioral and neurophysiological abnormalities in Down syndrome

PJ Zhu, S Khatiwada, Y Cui, LC Reineke, SW Dooling… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability. Protein
homeostasis is essential for normal brain function, but little is known about its role in DS …

Role of GABAB receptors in learning and memory and neurological disorders

CF Heaney, JW Kinney - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Although it is evident from the literature that altered GABA B receptor function does affect
behavior, these results often do not correspond well. These differences could be due to the …

Mouse models of Down syndrome as a tool to unravel the causes of mental disabilities

N Rueda, J Flórez, C Martínez-Cué - Neural plasticity, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic cause of mental disability. Based on the
homology of Hsa21 and the murine chromosomes Mmu16, Mmu17 and Mmu10, several …

Deficits in cognition and synaptic plasticity in a mouse model of Down syndrome ameliorated by GABAB receptor antagonists

AM Kleschevnikov, PV Belichenko, M Faizi… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
Cognitive impairment in Down syndrome (DS) is characterized by deficient learning and
memory. Mouse genetic models of DS exhibit impaired cognition in hippocampally mediated …

The GABAergic hypothesis for cognitive disabilities in down syndrome

A Contestabile, S Magara, L Cancedda - Frontiers in cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of a third copy of
chromosome 21. DS affects multiple organs, but it invariably results in altered brain …

Rodent models in Down syndrome research: impact and future opportunities

Y Herault, JM Delabar, EMC Fisher… - Disease models & …, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
Down syndrome is caused by trisomy of chromosome 21. To date, a multiplicity of mouse
models with Down-syndrome-related features has been developed to understand this …

[HTML][HTML] Human models are needed for studying human neurodevelopmental disorders

X Zhao, A Bhattacharyya - The American Journal of Human Genetics, 2018 - cell.com
The analysis of animal models of neurological disease has been instrumental in furthering
our understanding of neurodevelopment and brain diseases. However, animal models are …