2010
Mechanisms for acute stress-induced enhancement of glutamatergic transmission and working memory
Yuen EY, Liu W, Karatsoreos IN, Ren Y, Feng J, McEwen BS, Yan Z. Mechanisms for acute stress-induced enhancement of glutamatergic transmission and working memory. Molecular Psychiatry 2010, 16: 156-170. PMID: 20458323, PMCID: PMC3108461, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2010.50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBiophysicsCells, CulturedCorticosteroneDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug InteractionsElectric StimulationExcitatory Amino Acid AgentsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGene Expression RegulationGlutamic AcidGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHormone AntagonistsImmediate-Early ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesLong-Term PotentiationMaleMaze LearningMemory, Short-TermMifepristonePatch-Clamp TechniquesPeptidesPrefrontal CortexProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesPyramidal CellsRab GTP-Binding ProteinsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, GlutamateRNA, Small InterferingStress, PsychologicalSynaptic TransmissionTime FactorsTransfectionConceptsPrefrontal cortexGlutamatergic transmissionAcid receptorsPFC pyramidal neuronsAspartic acid (NMDA) receptorsIsoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptorsInduction of serumCorticosteroid stress hormonesFunction of NMDARsStress-induced enhancementSustained potentiationPyramidal neuronsCorticosterone treatmentSynaptic responsesSynaptic transmissionBehavioral stressorsGlucocorticoid-inducible kinaseGlucocorticoid receptorAcute stressStress hormonesΑ-aminoSurface expressionReceptorsUnderlying mechanismReceptor recycling
2009
Dopamine D4 Receptors Regulate AMPA Receptor Trafficking and Glutamatergic Transmission in GABAergic Interneurons of Prefrontal Cortex
Yuen EY, Yan Z. Dopamine D4 Receptors Regulate AMPA Receptor Trafficking and Glutamatergic Transmission in GABAergic Interneurons of Prefrontal Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 550-562. PMID: 19144855, PMCID: PMC2768380, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5050-08.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsCalcineurinColchicineDopamine AgentsEnzyme InhibitorsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamate DecarboxylaseGlutamic AcidGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesInterneuronsMiceMice, TransgenicMicrofilament ProteinsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhalloidinePhosphoric Monoester HydrolasesPrefrontal CortexProtein TransportRatsReceptors, AMPAReceptors, Dopamine D4RNA, Small InterferingSynaptic TransmissionTransfectionTubulin ModulatorsConceptsGABAergic interneuronsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderGABAergic inhibitionGlutamatergic transmissionPrefrontal cortexAMPAR-mediated synaptic transmissionLocal circuit neuronsPFC pyramidal neuronsExcitatory synaptic strengthAbnormal neural synchronyAMPA receptor traffickingDopamine D4 receptorAMPAR EPSCsDeficit hyperactivity disorderPFC interneuronsPyramidal neuronsMajor actin depolymerizing factorMemory disturbanceSynaptic transmissionAMPA receptorsCortical circuitsNeuronal activityPersistent suppressionInterneuronsMental disorders