2024
Key Roles of CACNA1C/Cav1.2 and CALB1/Calbindin in Prefrontal Neurons Altered in Cognitive Disorders
Datta D, Yang S, Joyce M, Woo E, McCarroll S, Gonzalez-Burgos G, Perone I, Uchendu S, Ling E, Goldman M, Berretta S, Murray J, Morozov Y, Arellano J, Duque A, Rakic P, O’Dell R, van Dyck C, Lewis D, Wang M, Krienen F, Arnsten A. Key Roles of CACNA1C/Cav1.2 and CALB1/Calbindin in Prefrontal Neurons Altered in Cognitive Disorders. JAMA Psychiatry 2024, 81: 870-881. PMID: 38776078, PMCID: PMC11112502, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.1112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDorsolateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexLayer III pyramidal cellsWorking memoryCognitive disordersNeuronal firingPrimate dorsolateral prefrontal cortexPyramidal cellsSpatial working memoryWorking memory performanceRisk of mental disordersCalcium-related proteinsReduced neuronal firingL-type calcium channel Cav1.2GluN2B-NMDA receptorsL-type calcium channel activityPrefrontal neuronsL-type calcium channel blockerMemory performanceL-type calcium channelsMental disordersRisk of cognitive disordersCognitive behaviorProtein expressionAssociated with increased risk
2019
Noradrenergic α1-Adrenoceptor Actions in the Primate Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex
Datta D, Yang ST, Galvin VC, Solder J, Luo F, Morozov YM, Arellano J, Duque A, Rakic P, Arnsten A, Wang M. Noradrenergic α1-Adrenoceptor Actions in the Primate Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2019, 39: 2722-2734. PMID: 30755491, PMCID: PMC6445993, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2472-18.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΑ1-AR stimulationPosttraumatic stress disorderExcitatory effectsNeuronal firingDorsolateral prefrontal cortexBasal conditionsPrefrontal cortexΑ1-ARΑ1-adrenoceptorsInverted-U dose responseUncontrollable stressStress disorderTreatment of PTSDPrimate dorsolateral prefrontal cortexΑ1-AR expressionMajority of neuronsΑ1-AR agonistsPrefrontal cortical physiologyNoradrenergic releasePresynaptic excitationEndogenous NEPostsynaptic actionsExcitatory actionGlutamate releaseAxon terminals
2007
Morphological characterization of electrophysiologically and immunohistochemically identified basal forebrain cholinergic and neuropeptide Y-containing neurons
Duque A, Tepper JM, Detari L, Ascoli GA, Zaborszky L. Morphological characterization of electrophysiologically and immunohistochemically identified basal forebrain cholinergic and neuropeptide Y-containing neurons. Brain Structure And Function 2007, 212: 55-73. PMID: 17717698, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-007-0143-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAnimalsAxonsBasal Nucleus of MeynertBrain MappingCell PolarityCell ShapeCholine O-AcetyltransferaseCholinergic FibersDendritesElectrophysiologyImage CytometryImmunohistochemistryLysineMaleNeural PathwaysNeuronsNeuropeptide YPresynaptic TerminalsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySoftwareStaining and LabelingConceptsLocal axon collateralsNeuropeptide YBasal forebrainCholinergic neuronsAxon collateralsExtensive local axon collateralsBasal forebrain cholinergicBF cholinergic neuronsLocal axonal arborsCortical slow wavesCortical EEG activityDendritic arborization patternDendritic surface areaDistinct neuronal populationsForebrain cholinergicNPY neuronsBrainstem inputsDendritic thicknessAxonal arborsNeuronal firingArborization patternsSynaptic integrationNeuronal populationsCortical releaseCholinergic