2014
Selective suppression of excessive GluN2C expression rescues early epilepsy in a tuberous sclerosis murine model
Lozovaya N, Gataullina S, Tsintsadze T, Tsintsadze V, Pallesi-Pocachard E, Minlebaev M, Goriounova NA, Buhler E, Watrin F, Shityakov S, Becker AJ, Bordey A, Milh M, Scavarda D, Bulteau C, Dorfmuller G, Delalande O, Represa A, Cardoso C, Dulac O, Ben-Ari Y, Burnashev N. Selective suppression of excessive GluN2C expression rescues early epilepsy in a tuberous sclerosis murine model. Nature Communications 2014, 5: 4563. PMID: 25081057, PMCID: PMC4143949, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsAnticonvulsantsDisease Models, AnimalElectroencephalographyEpilepsyGene Expression RegulationHeterozygoteHumansMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMicrotomyNeocortexPatch-Clamp TechniquesPyrazolesQuinolonesReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSignal TransductionTissue Culture TechniquesTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTuberous SclerosisTuberous Sclerosis Complex 1 ProteinTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsTuberous sclerosis complexGluN2C expressionSpiny stellate cellsEarly postnatal lifeGluN2C/DPromising molecular targetBlock seizuresMTOR-dependent mannerSurgical resectionCortical tubersEarly epilepsyUnprovoked seizuresPharmacoresistant epilepsyTSC patientsSeizure generationBrain malformationsFunctional upregulationMurine modelStellate cellsPostnatal lifeRecurrent excitationTumor suppressor geneEpilepsySeizures
2008
GABAA receptors, anesthetics and anticonvulsants in brain development.
Henschel O, Gipson KE, Bordey A. GABAA receptors, anesthetics and anticonvulsants in brain development. CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets 2008, 7: 211-24. PMID: 18537647, PMCID: PMC2557552, DOI: 10.2174/187152708784083812.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsGABAergic drugsBrain developmentLong-term cognitive deficitsMain inhibitory neurotransmitterFunction of GABANeonatal periodInhibitory neurotransmitterGABAA receptorsMature brainNeuronal excitabilitySide effectsCognitive deficitsClinical perspectiveGABACNS developmentReceptorsReceptor propertiesDrugsAnticonvulsantsAnestheticsBasic scienceReviewSedativesExcitabilityNeurotransmitters