Astrocyte‐expressed FABP7 regulates dendritic morphology and excitatory synaptic function of cortical neurons
Ebrahimi M, Yamamoto Y, Sharifi K, Kida H, Kagawa Y, Yasumoto Y, Islam A, Miyazaki H, Shimamoto C, Maekawa M, Mitsushima D, Yoshikawa T, Owada Y. Astrocyte‐expressed FABP7 regulates dendritic morphology and excitatory synaptic function of cortical neurons. Glia 2015, 64: 48-62. PMID: 26296243, DOI: 10.1002/glia.22902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFabp7 KO miceMedial prefrontal cortexMiniature excitatory postsynaptic currentsAberrant dendritic morphologyKO miceCortical neuronsDendritic morphologyNeuropsychiatric disordersWhole-cell voltage-clamp recordingsPrimary cortical neuronal culturesDendritic arbor growthNeuronal dendritic morphologyExcitatory synaptic functionCortical pyramidal neuronsExcitatory synapse numberCortical neuronal culturesExcitatory postsynaptic currentsAstrocyte-conditioned mediumPrimary cortical neuronsWild-type miceExcitatory synapse formationVoltage-clamp recordingsNovel therapeutic interventionsHuman neuropsychiatric disordersFatty acids