GABAkines–Advances in the discovery, development, and commercialization of positive allosteric modulators of GABAA receptors

A Lippa, MM Poe, JL Smith, X Jin, X Ping… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Positive allosteric modulators of γ-aminobutyric acid-A (GABA A) receptors or GABAkines
have been widely used medicines for over 70 years for anxiety, epilepsy, sleep, and other …

Mechanisms of organophosphate neurotoxicity

YH Tsai, PJ Lein - Current opinion in toxicology, 2021 - Elsevier
The canonical mechanism of organophosphate (OP) neurotoxicity is the inhibition of
acetylcholinesterase (AChE). However, multiple lines of evidence suggest that mechanisms …

Neurotoxicity evoked by organophosphates and available countermeasures

L Pulkrabkova, B Svobodova, J Konecny… - Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
Organophosphorus compounds (OP) are a constant problem, both in the military and in the
civilian field, not only in the form of acute poisoning but also for their long-lasting …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative T2 mapping-based longitudinal assessment of brain injury and therapeutic rescue in the rat following acute organophosphate intoxication

AJD Almeida, BA Hobson, N Saito, DA Bruun… - …, 2024 - Elsevier
Acute intoxication with organophosphate (OP) cholinesterase inhibitors poses a significant
public health risk. While currently approved medical countermeasures can improve survival …

In the fast lane: Receptor trafficking during status epilepticus

DE Naylor - Epilepsia Open, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Status epilepticus (SE) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality and often is
refractory to standard first‐line treatments. A rapid loss of synaptic inhibition and …

[HTML][HTML] Time-dependent neuropathology in rats following organophosphate-induced status epilepticus

A Rojas, JM Abreu-Melon, S Wang, R Dingledine - Neurotoxicology, 2022 - Elsevier
Exposure to high levels of a cholinesterase inhibiting organophosphorus (OP) agent often
results in seizures that progress to status epilepticus (SE). Survivors of OP-induced SE often …

Diisopropylfluorophosphate-induced status epilepticus drives complex glial cell phenotypes in adult male mice

C Maupu, J Enderlin, A Igert, M Oger, S Auvin… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Organophosphate pesticides and nerve agents (OPs), are characterized by cholinesterase
inhibition. In addition to severe peripheral symptoms, high doses of OPs can lead to seizures …

Cardiovascular responses of adult male Sprague–Dawley rats following acute organophosphate intoxication and post-exposure treatment with midazolam with or …

S Pan, DA Bruun, PJ Lein, CY Chen - Archives of Toxicology, 2024 - Springer
Recent experimental evidence suggests combined treatment with midazolam and
allopregnanolone is more effective than midazolam alone in terminating seizures triggered …

Fully automated whole brain segmentation from rat MRI scans with a convolutional neural network

VA Porter, BA Hobson, B Foster, PJ Lein… - Journal of Neuroscience …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Whole brain delineation (WBD) is utilized in neuroimaging analysis for data
preprocessing and deriving whole brain image metrics. Current automated WBD techniques …

Perampanel, a potent AMPA receptor antagonist, protects against tetramethylenedisulfotetramine-induced seizures and lethality in mice: comparison with diazepam

D Zolkowska, A Dhir, MA Rogawski - Archives of toxicology, 2021 - Springer
Tetramethylenedisulfotetramine (TETS), a noncompetitive GABAA receptor antagonist, is a
potent, highly lethal convulsant that is considered to be a chemical threat agent. Here, we …