2017
Lovastatin suppresses hyperexcitability and seizure in Angelman syndrome model
Chung L, Bey AL, Towers AJ, Cao X, Kim IH, Jiang YH. Lovastatin suppresses hyperexcitability and seizure in Angelman syndrome model. Neurobiology Of Disease 2017, 110: 12-19. PMID: 29097328, PMCID: PMC5903876, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2017.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpileptiform activityMouse modelAngelman syndrome modelFragile X syndrome mouse modelLower seizure thresholdSyndrome mouse modelNeural mechanismsAngelman syndromeSeizure thresholdSynaptic dysfunctionAudiogenic seizuresExcitatory neurotransmissionLocal circuitsSyndrome modelSeizuresUBE3ADrug screeningFXS modelsHyperexcitabilitySupDysfunctionEpilepsyNeurotransmissionSyndromeDissection
2010
Altered Ultrasonic Vocalization and Impaired Learning and Memory in Angelman Syndrome Mouse Model with a Large Maternal Deletion from Ube3a to Gabrb3
Jiang YH, Pan Y, Zhu L, Landa L, Yoo J, Spencer C, Lorenzo I, Brilliant M, Noebels J, Beaudet AL. Altered Ultrasonic Vocalization and Impaired Learning and Memory in Angelman Syndrome Mouse Model with a Large Maternal Deletion from Ube3a to Gabrb3. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e12278. PMID: 20808828, PMCID: PMC2924885, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAngelman SyndromeAnimalsCerebral CortexChromosome DeletionDarknessDisease Models, AnimalExploratory BehaviorFemaleGene Expression RegulationHomozygoteMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMemoryMiceMothersMotor ActivityReceptors, GABA-ASeizuresUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUltrasonicsVocalization, AnimalConceptsLarge maternal deletionsDeletion miceMutant miceMouse modelAngelman syndrome mouse modelAngelman syndromeSpontaneous seizure activityMaternal deletionAS mouse modelGABRB3 geneWild-type littermatesSyndrome mouse modelE6-AP ubiquitinLight-dark boxDeletion mutant miceUBE3A mutationsUniparental disomyElectroencephalography (EEG) abnormalitiesAS patientsAbnormal EEGSeizure activityMotor functionPerinatal periodBalance disordersPaternal uniparental disomy