Structure, function, and pharmacology of glutamate receptor ion channels

KB Hansen, LP Wollmuth, D Bowie, H Furukawa… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - ASPET
Many physiologic effects of l-glutamate, the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the
mammalian central nervous system, are mediated via signaling by ionotropic glutamate …

Structure, function, and allosteric modulation of NMDA receptors

KB Hansen, F Yi, RE Perszyk, H Furukawa… - Journal of General …, 2018 - rupress.org
NMDA-type glutamate receptors are ligand-gated ion channels that mediate a Ca2+-
permeable component of excitatory neurotransmission in the central nervous system (CNS) …

Therapeutic potential of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor modulators in psychiatry

JE Hanson, H Yuan, RE Perszyk, TG Banke… - …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors mediate a slow component of excitatory
synaptic transmission, are widely distributed throughout the central nervous system, and …

Synaptic input to brain tumors: clinical implications

V Venkataramani, DI Tanev, T Kuner, W Wick… - Neuro …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The recent discovery of synaptic connections between neurons and brain tumor cells
fundamentally challenges our understanding of gliomas and brain metastases and shows …

Positive allosteric modulation of NMDA receptors: mechanisms, physiological impact and therapeutic potential

C Geoffroy, P Paoletti, L Mony - The Journal of Physiology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
NMDA receptors (NMDARs) are glutamate‐gated ion channels that play key roles in
synaptic transmission and plasticity. Both hyper‐and hypo‐activation of NMDARs are …

SAGE-718: A First-in-Class N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Receptor Positive Allosteric Modulator for the Potential Treatment of Cognitive Impairment

MD Hill, MJ Blanco, FG Salituro, Z Bai… - Journal of medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
N-Methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) have
received increased interest as a powerful mechanism of action to provide relief as therapies …

Terahertz photons improve cognitive functions in posttraumatic stress disorder

Y Yu, K Wu, X Yang, J Long, C Chang - Research, 2023 - spj.science.org
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious psychosis leading to cognitive impairment.
To restore cognitive functions for patients, the main treatments are based on medication or …

The C‐terminal domains of the NMDA receptor: How intrinsically disordered tails affect signalling, plasticity and disease

XL Warnet, H Bakke Krog… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
NMDA receptors are part of the ionotropic glutamate receptor family, and are crucial for
neurotransmission and memory. At the cellular level, the effects of activating these receptors …

Progress and pitfalls in developing agents to treat neurocognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia

T Veselinović, I Neuner - CNS drugs, 2022 - Springer
Cognitive impairments associated with schizophrenia (CIAS) represent a central element of
the symptomatology of this severe mental disorder. CIAS substantially determine the …

[HTML][HTML] Differential regulation of STP, LTP and LTD by structurally diverse NMDA receptor subunit-specific positive allosteric modulators

G France, R Volianskis, R Ingram, N Bannister… - …, 2022 - Elsevier
Different types of memory are thought to rely on different types of synaptic plasticity, many of
which depend on the activation of the N-Methyl-D Aspartate (NMDA) subtype of glutamate …