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 risk
2021
Age‐related calcium dysregulation linked with tau pathology and impaired cognition in non‐human primates
Datta D, Leslie SN, Wang M, Morozov YM, Yang S, Mentone S, Zeiss C, Duque A, Rakic P, Horvath TL, van Dyck C, Nairn AC, Arnsten AFT. Age‐related calcium dysregulation linked with tau pathology and impaired cognition in non‐human primates. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2021, 17: 920-932. PMID: 33829643, PMCID: PMC8195842, DOI: 10.1002/alz.12325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTau pathologyCalcium leakTau phosphorylationNeuronal firingAlzheimer's diseaseEarly tau phosphorylationPyramidal cell dendritesSporadic Alzheimer's diseasePrimary cortical neuronsPotential therapeutic targetCognitive performanceAge-related reductionMacaque dorsolateral prefrontal cortexDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNon-human primatesCalcium dysregulationCell dendritesCortical neuronsCalcium-binding proteinsAD biomarkersPathology markersTherapeutic targetAnimal modelsAged monkeysPrefrontal cortex