2016
Altered Expression of ARP2/3 Complex Signaling Pathway Genes in Prefrontal Layer 3 Pyramidal Cells in Schizophrenia
Datta D, Arion D, Roman K, Volk D, Lewis D. Altered Expression of ARP2/3 Complex Signaling Pathway Genes in Prefrontal Layer 3 Pyramidal Cells in Schizophrenia. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2016, 174: 163-171. PMID: 27523502, PMCID: PMC5288270, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16020204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLayer 3 pyramidal cellsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexPyramidal cellsParvalbumin interneuronsGray matterExcessive dopamine releaseDendritic spine densityCortical pyramidal cellsCommon final pathwayStriatal hyperdopaminergiaDLPFC gray matterVentral mesencephalonSpine deficitsSpine lossSpine densityExcitatory projectionsCognitive dysfunctionPairs of schizophreniaDopamine cellsDopamine releaseDendritic spinesComparison subjectsFinal pathwaySubcortical hyperdopaminergiaPrefrontal cortex
2015
Reciprocal Alterations in Regulator of G Protein Signaling 4 and microRNA16 in Schizophrenia
Kimoto S, Glausier J, Fish K, Volk D, Bazmi H, Arion D, Datta D, Lewis D. Reciprocal Alterations in Regulator of G Protein Signaling 4 and microRNA16 in Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2015, 42: 396-405. PMID: 26424323, PMCID: PMC4753606, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbv139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsG protein-coupled receptorsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexG Protein Signaling 4Schizophrenia subjectsRGS4 mRNANMDAR hypofunctionNMDAR activityProtein levelsN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor hypofunctionRole of RGS4Pathology of schizophreniaHealthy comparison subjectsRGS4 mRNA levelsLevels of miR16RGS4 levelsProtein-coupled receptorsPyramidal neuronsReceptor hypofunctionPyramidal cellsComparison subjectsIncreased expressionHypofunctionPrefrontal cortexSchizophreniaMRNA levels