2024
Key Roles of CACNA1C/Cav1.2 and CALB1/Calbindin in Prefrontal Neurons Altered in Cognitive Disorders
Datta D, Yang S, Joyce M, Woo E, McCarroll S, Gonzalez-Burgos G, Perone I, Uchendu S, Ling E, Goldman M, Berretta S, Murray J, Morozov Y, Arellano J, Duque A, Rakic P, O’Dell R, van Dyck C, Lewis D, Wang M, Krienen F, Arnsten A. Key Roles of CACNA1C/Cav1.2 and CALB1/Calbindin in Prefrontal Neurons Altered in Cognitive Disorders. JAMA Psychiatry 2024, 81: 870-881. PMID: 38776078, PMCID: PMC11112502, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.1112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDorsolateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexLayer III pyramidal cellsWorking memoryCognitive disordersNeuronal firingPrimate dorsolateral prefrontal cortexPyramidal cellsSpatial working memoryWorking memory performanceRisk of mental disordersCalcium-related proteinsReduced neuronal firingL-type calcium channel Cav1.2GluN2B-NMDA receptorsL-type calcium channel activityPrefrontal neuronsL-type calcium channel blockerMemory performanceL-type calcium channelsMental disordersRisk of cognitive disordersCognitive behaviorProtein expressionAssociated with increased riskDynamic Network Connectivity: from monkeys to humans
Arnsten A, Wang M, D’Esposito M. Dynamic Network Connectivity: from monkeys to humans. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2024, 18: 1353043. PMID: 38384333, PMCID: PMC10879414, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1353043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDynamic network connectivityFunctional MRIFunctional connectivityHuman brain imaging researchDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNMDA receptor neurotransmissionBrain imaging researchHuman fMRI studiesPrefrontal cortexReceptor neurotransmissionWorking memoryFMRI studyBrain regionsPersistent neuronal firingNeuromodulator acetylcholineCognitive disordersCortical regionsDlPFCPost-synaptic densityArousal stateStrength of synaptic connectionsNeuronal firingCognitive statesImaging researchDendritic spines
2023
Scientific Rationale for the Treatment of Cognitive Deficits from Long COVID
Zadeh A, Arnsten A, Wang M. Scientific Rationale for the Treatment of Cognitive Deficits from Long COVID. Neurology International 2023, 15: 725-742. PMID: 37368329, PMCID: PMC10303664, DOI: 10.3390/neurolint15020045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong COVIDGlutamate carboxypeptidase IIKynurenic acidNicotinic alpha 7 receptorCognitive deficitsProduction of KYNACOVID-19 infectionDorsolateral prefrontal cortexAgonist guanfacineNeuronal firingCognitive symptomsAcetyl cysteineCognitive functionPrefrontal cortexScientific rationaleCarboxypeptidase IIPFC functionCOVIDDeficitsReceptorsTreatmentExecutive functioningNMDAGuanfacineNeurotransmission
2013
Nicotinic α7 receptors enhance NMDA cognitive circuits in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Yang Y, Paspalas CD, Jin LE, Picciotto MR, Arnsten AF, Wang M. Nicotinic α7 receptors enhance NMDA cognitive circuits in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 12078-12083. PMID: 23818597, PMCID: PMC3718126, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1307849110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAconitineAlpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCholinergic AgonistsCholinergic AntagonistsCognitionFemaleIontophoresisMacaca mulattaMaleMecamylamineMicroscopy, ImmunoelectronN-MethylaspartatePhenolsPiperidinesPrefrontal CortexQuinuclidinesReceptors, NicotinicSpatial BehaviorSynapsesVisual PerceptionConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexΑ7 nAChRsPrefrontal cortexΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorGlutamatergic NMDA receptorsCognitive circuitsNicotinic α7 receptorsPrimary visual cortexNMDA receptor actionGenetic insultsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsDlPFC circuitsPrimate dlPFCACh depletionNMDA actionNMDA receptorsPyramidal cellsΑ7 receptorsNeuronal firingNAChR blockadeAcetylcholine receptorsVisual cortexPersistent firingCognitive functionLow-dose stimulationNMDA Receptors Subserve Persistent Neuronal Firing during Working Memory in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex
Wang M, Yang Y, Wang CJ, Gamo NJ, Jin LE, Mazer JA, Morrison JH, Wang XJ, Arnsten AF. NMDA Receptors Subserve Persistent Neuronal Firing during Working Memory in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex. Neuron 2013, 77: 736-749. PMID: 23439125, PMCID: PMC3584418, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.12.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent firingDorsolateral prefrontal cortexAMPA receptorsPrefrontal cortexPrimate dorsolateral prefrontal cortexSystemic ketamine administrationPersistent neuronal firingAMPAR blockadePrimate dlPFCKetamine actionKetamine administrationNMDAR blockadeNMDA receptorsSystemic ketamineNetwork firingNeuronal firingAlzheimer's diseaseReceptor influencesImpair cognitionResponse cellsRecurrent excitationSensory stimulation