2017
Valnoctamide Inhibits Cytomegalovirus Infection in Developing Brain and Attenuates Neurobehavioral Dysfunctions and Brain Abnormalities
Ornaghi S, Hsieh LS, Bordey A, Vergani P, Paidas MJ, van den Pol AN. Valnoctamide Inhibits Cytomegalovirus Infection in Developing Brain and Attenuates Neurobehavioral Dysfunctions and Brain Abnormalities. Journal Of Neuroscience 2017, 37: 6877-6893. PMID: 28630251, PMCID: PMC5518418, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0970-17.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmidesAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAntiviral AgentsCognition DisordersCytomegalovirus InfectionsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEncephalitis, ViralFemaleMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLTreatment OutcomeConceptsAnti-CMV drugsBrain defectsNeurological outcomeCMV replicationMouse brainAvailable anti-CMV drugsHuman fetal brain cellsLong-term neurological outcomeTreatment of cytomegalovirusAdverse neurological outcomesUninfected control miceCommon infectious causeLong-term motorSecond trimester human fetusesUninfected control animalsFetal brain cellsHuman fetal astrocytesJuvenile male miceWeeks of lifeAdverse side effectsEfficacious therapeutic effectsDetectable adverse effectsNewborn mouse brainLevels of virusCMV infection
2005
Nonsynaptic GABA signaling in postnatal subventricular zone controls proliferation of GFAP-expressing progenitors
Liu X, Wang Q, Haydar TF, Bordey A. Nonsynaptic GABA signaling in postnatal subventricular zone controls proliferation of GFAP-expressing progenitors. Nature Neuroscience 2005, 8: 1179-1187. PMID: 16116450, PMCID: PMC1380263, DOI: 10.1038/nn1522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBotulinum ToxinsBromodeoxyuridineCadmiumCell CountCell ProliferationChelating AgentsCyclooxygenase InhibitorsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDose-Response Relationship, RadiationDrug InteractionsEgtazic AcidElectric StimulationEnzyme InhibitorsGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGene Expression RegulationGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsImmunohistochemistryIn Vitro TechniquesLateral VentriclesMeclofenamic AcidMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, TransgenicNeuronsNickelPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassiumSodium Channel BlockersSpider VenomsStem CellsTetrodotoxinConceptsPostnatal subventricular zoneGFAP-expressing cellsSubventricular zoneCell cycleGABAA receptorsStem cellsNeuroblastsProgenitorsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinSVZ cellsGABAA receptor currentsGABAA receptor activationFibrillary acidic proteinReceptor activationCellsProliferationGABA releaseMouse slicesLocal cuesAcidic proteinReceptor currentsSpontaneous depolarizationsGFAPGABAReceptors
2003
GABA Depolarizes Neuronal Progenitors of the Postnatal Subventricular Zone Via GABAA Receptor Activation
Wang DD, Krueger DD, Bordey A. GABA Depolarizes Neuronal Progenitors of the Postnatal Subventricular Zone Via GABAA Receptor Activation. The Journal Of Physiology 2003, 550: 785-800. PMID: 12807990, PMCID: PMC2343064, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.042572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsBarbituratesBenzodiazepinesCerebral VentriclesDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectrophysiologyGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamate DecarboxylaseIsoenzymesMembrane PotentialsMiceNeostriatumNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPicrotoxinPotassium ChannelsReceptors, GABA-AStem CellsZincConceptsRostral migratory streamGABAA receptor activationSubventricular zoneNeuronal progenitorsReceptor activationGlutamic acid decarboxylase 67Resting potentialsPostnatal mammalian brainPatch-clamp recordingsSVZ/RMSMouse brain slicesRecorded cellsCell-attached patchesGABA responsesBrain slicesNeurotransmitter GABASubset of progenitorsBenzodiazepine agonistsEmbryonic neuronsAction potentialsMammalian brainMigratory streamGABAInverse agonistSpecific receptors