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Filamin A inhibition reduces seizure activity in a mouse model of focal cortical malformations
Zhang L, Huang T, Teaw S, Nguyen LH, Hsieh LS, Gong X, Burns LH, Bordey A. Filamin A inhibition reduces seizure activity in a mouse model of focal cortical malformations. Science Translational Medicine 2020, 12 PMID: 32075941, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aay0289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal cortical dysplasia type IITuberous sclerosis complexFocal cortical malformationsCortical malformationsSeizure frequencyReduced seizure frequencyVehicle-treated miceOnset of seizuresFilamin ALifelong epilepsyShort hairpin RNANeurological comorbiditiesNeuronal abnormalitiesSeizure activityEpilepsy treatmentSeizure onsetMouse modelAdult miceFLNA expressionPatientsCortical tissueMiceSeizuresMalformationsHairpin RNA
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GABA Release and Uptake Regulate Neuronal Precursor Migration in the Postnatal Subventricular Zone
Bolteus AJ, Bordey A. GABA Release and Uptake Regulate Neuronal Precursor Migration in the Postnatal Subventricular Zone. Journal Of Neuroscience 2004, 24: 7623-7631. PMID: 15342728, PMCID: PMC6729616, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1999-04.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAstrocytesBicucullineBiological TransportBrainCalcium SignalingCell MovementGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGABA-A Receptor AgonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidMass SpectrometryMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMicroscopy, VideoNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassiumReceptors, GABA-AStem CellsConceptsAstrocyte-like cellsSubventricular zoneNeuronal precursorsPostnatal subventricular zoneNeuronal precursor migrationCell migrationPrecursor migrationPresence of bicucullineEnhancement of GABAAnterior subventricular zoneInhibition of GABARostral migratory streamAmbient GABA levelsApplication of GABASagittal brain slicesAntagonist bicucullineGABA releaseEndogenous GABAGABA levelsBrain slicesAdult miceGABA transporterMigratory streamGABACell depolarization