2024
Molecular Profiling of Mouse Models of Loss or Gain of Function of the KCNT1 (Slack) Potassium Channel and Antisense Oligonucleotide Treatment
Sun F, Wang H, Wu J, Quraishi I, Zhang Y, Pedram M, Gao B, Jonas E, Nguyen V, Wu S, Mabrouk O, Jafar-nejad P, Kaczmarek L. Molecular Profiling of Mouse Models of Loss or Gain of Function of the KCNT1 (Slack) Potassium Channel and Antisense Oligonucleotide Treatment. Biomolecules 2024, 14: 1397. DOI: 10.3390/biom14111397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWild-type miceKO miceSpectrum of epilepsy syndromesAntisense oligonucleotidesGain-of-function variantsAntisense oligonucleotide treatmentEpileptic phenotypePotassium channelsKCNT1Molecular profilingOligonucleotide treatmentAnimal modelsEpilepsy syndromesC-terminal mutationsIncreased expressionCerebral cortexMiceExpression of multiple proteinsComprehensive proteomic analysisDisease modelsCortical mitochondriaMolecular differencesDensity of mitochondrial cristaeMitochondrial membraneTreatment
2023
The Difficult Path to the Discovery of Novel Treatments in Psychiatric Disorders
Gribkoff V, Kaczmarek L. The Difficult Path to the Discovery of Novel Treatments in Psychiatric Disorders. Advances In Neurobiology 2023, 30: 255-285. PMID: 36928854, PMCID: PMC10599454, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-21054-9_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNervous system diseasesSystem diseasesPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric patientsNew drugsDetermination of efficacyDiseases/disordersNovel therapiesNovel treatmentsPsychiatric diseasesDiscovery effortsNew therapeuticsDisordersDiseaseDrugsPatientsFace validityPredictive validityTreatmentDiscoveryPresent particular challengesHuman healthRecent advancesTherapyClinicians
1996
Manipulation of the delayed rectifier Kv1.5 potassium channel in glial cells by antisense oligodeoxynucleotides
Roy M, Saal D, Perney T, Sontheimer H, Waxman S, Kaczmarek L. Manipulation of the delayed rectifier Kv1.5 potassium channel in glial cells by antisense oligodeoxynucleotides. Glia 1996, 18: 177-184. PMID: 8915650, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1136(199611)18:3<177::aid-glia2>3.0.co;2-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial cellsKv1.5 channel proteinSpinal cordKv1.5 proteinCultured spinal cordTEA-insensitive currentSpinal cord astrocytesRectifier current densityPotassium channel typesAntisense oligodeoxynucleotide treatmentKv1.5 potassium channelAdult ratsCerebellar slicesChannel proteinsAstrocytesOligodeoxynucleotide treatmentPotassium channelsRectifier currentEndfoot processesSuch treatmentCurrent activationAntisense oligodeoxynucleotidesCordCellsTreatment