2022
Unusual Molecular Regulation of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Layer III Synapses Increases Vulnerability to Genetic and Environmental Insults in Schizophrenia
Arnsten AFT, Woo E, Yang S, Wang M, Datta D. Unusual Molecular Regulation of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Layer III Synapses Increases Vulnerability to Genetic and Environmental Insults in Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 2022, 92: 480-490. PMID: 35305820, PMCID: PMC9372235, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental insultsMore superficial layersDorsolateral prefrontal cortexPrimate dlPFCInflammatory mechanismsInflammatory insultKynurenic acidNMDA receptorsReceptor neurotransmissionDendritic spinesLayer IIICAMP/PKAGlutamatergic synapsePrefrontal cortexInsultPotassium channelsNeurotransmissionCalcium signalingSynapsesGenetic insultsSuperficial layersSchizophreniaSpineCortexNeuromodulation
2021
Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II in Aging Rat Prefrontal Cortex Impairs Working Memory Performance
Datta D, Leslie SN, Woo E, Amancharla N, Elmansy A, Lepe M, Mecca AP, Slusher BS, Nairn AC, Arnsten AFT. Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II in Aging Rat Prefrontal Cortex Impairs Working Memory Performance. Frontiers In Aging Neuroscience 2021, 13: 760270. PMID: 34867287, PMCID: PMC8634091, DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.760270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive disordersRat medial PFCMedial PFCGCPII inhibitorsPFC cognitive deficitsPrefrontal cortical activationGlutamate carboxypeptidase IIGCPII proteinMGluR3 expressionLocal infusionSystemic administrationAged ratsGCPII inhibitionMemory performancePrefrontal cortex impairsCortical activationCognitive impairmentCognitive deficitsInflammationGenetic insultsCarboxypeptidase IIDisordersGCPIICurrent studyInhibitors