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Prenatal Stress Induces Schizophrenia-Like Alterations of Serotonin 2A and Metabotropic Glutamate 2 Receptors in the Adult Offspring: Role of Maternal Immune System
Holloway T, Moreno JL, Umali A, Rayannavar V, Hodes GE, Russo SJ, González-Maeso J. Prenatal Stress Induces Schizophrenia-Like Alterations of Serotonin 2A and Metabotropic Glutamate 2 Receptors in the Adult Offspring: Role of Maternal Immune System. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 1088-1098. PMID: 23325246, PMCID: PMC3711555, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2331-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabotropic glutamate 2 receptorPrenatal stressSevere adverse life eventsSchizophrenia-like alterationsMaternal immune systemHead-twitch responsePrenatal immune activationAntipsychotic-like effectsAntipsychotic drug developmentMGlu2/3 agonist LY379268Risk of schizophreniaAdverse life eventsCross-fostering studyEarly neurodevelopmental originHallucinogenic 5Serotonin 2AAgonist DOIImmune activationAgonist LY379268Pathophysiological hypothesesFrontal cortexPsychiatric disordersAdult offspringSerotonin 5Behavioral alterations
2012
Identification of Three Residues Essential for 5-Hydroxytryptamine 2A-Metabotropic Glutamate 2 (5-HT2A·mGlu2) Receptor Heteromerization and Its Psychoactive Behavioral Function*
Moreno JL, Muguruza C, Umali A, Mortillo S, Holloway T, Pilar-Cuéllar F, Mocci G, Seto J, Callado LF, Neve RL, Milligan G, Sealfon SC, López-Giménez JF, Meana JJ, Benson DL, González-Maeso J. Identification of Three Residues Essential for 5-Hydroxytryptamine 2A-Metabotropic Glutamate 2 (5-HT2A·mGlu2) Receptor Heteromerization and Its Psychoactive Behavioral Function*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287: 44301-44319. PMID: 23129762, PMCID: PMC3531745, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.413161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsBehaviorCase-Control StudiesDimerizationFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, 129 StrainMice, KnockoutMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataProtein BindingReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2AReceptors, Metabotropic GlutamateSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySequence AlignmentYoung AdultConceptsFrontal cortexMetabotropic glutamate 2 receptorGPCR heteromersBehavioral functionsMouse frontal cortexPsychosis-like effectsHallucinogenic 5Receptor neurotransmissionSchizophrenic subjectsReceptor heteromerizationReceptor complex formationSerotoninCortexHeteromeric expressionReceptorsReceptor heterocomplexDomain fourHeteromeric complexesCell signalingThree residuesHeteromersIntracellular endNeurotransmissionAgonistsMice
2011
Maternal Influenza Viral Infection Causes Schizophrenia-Like Alterations of 5-HT2A and mGlu2 Receptors in the Adult Offspring
Moreno JL, Kurita M, Holloway T, López J, Cadagan R, Martínez-Sobrido L, García-Sastre A, González-Maeso J. Maternal Influenza Viral Infection Causes Schizophrenia-Like Alterations of 5-HT2A and mGlu2 Receptors in the Adult Offspring. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 1863-1872. PMID: 21289196, PMCID: PMC3037097, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4230-10.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdult ChildrenAnimalsAntipsychotic AgentsCerebral CortexDisease Models, AnimalDown-RegulationEarly Growth Response Protein 1Early Growth Response Protein 2FemaleFrontal LobeGlutamic AcidHallucinogensInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeMaternal-Fetal ExchangeMiceNeural PathwaysOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsPregnancyProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2AReceptors, Metabotropic GlutamateSchizophreniaUp-RegulationConceptsInfluenza viral infectionViral infectionMouse modelAdult offspringSchizophrenia-like alterationsPrenatal viral infectionHead-twitch responseSchizophrenia-like psychosisInfluenza A/WSN/33 virusMetabotropic glutamate receptorsAntipsychotic-like effectsPrevention of schizophreniaSpontaneous locomotor activityHigher c-fosEffects of hallucinogensBehavioral changesEgr-2 expressionEtiology of schizophreniaMechanism of actionMaternal infectionInfected mothersMaternal exposureGlutamate agonistsAntipsychotic drugsGlutamate system