2022
Unusual Molecular Regulation of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Layer III Synapses Increases Vulnerability to Genetic and Environmental Insults in Schizophrenia
Arnsten AFT, Woo E, Yang S, Wang M, Datta D. Unusual Molecular Regulation of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Layer III Synapses Increases Vulnerability to Genetic and Environmental Insults in Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 2022, 92: 480-490. PMID: 35305820, PMCID: PMC9372235, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental insultsMore superficial layersDorsolateral prefrontal cortexPrimate dlPFCInflammatory mechanismsInflammatory insultKynurenic acidNMDA receptorsReceptor neurotransmissionDendritic spinesLayer IIICAMP/PKAGlutamatergic synapsePrefrontal cortexInsultPotassium channelsNeurotransmissionCalcium signalingSynapsesGenetic insultsSuperficial layersSchizophreniaSpineCortexNeuromodulation
2021
Chronic Stress Weakens Connectivity in the Prefrontal Cortex: Architectural and Molecular Changes
Woo E, Sansing LH, Arnsten AFT, Datta D. Chronic Stress Weakens Connectivity in the Prefrontal Cortex: Architectural and Molecular Changes. Chronic Stress 2021, 5: 24705470211029254. PMID: 34485797, PMCID: PMC8408896, DOI: 10.1177/24705470211029254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLoss of spinesPrefrontal cortexSpine lossPersistent firingUncontrollable stressDendritic spine lossChronic stress exposureMarked cognitive impairmentInternal calcium releaseRecurrent excitatory connectionsCatecholamine releaseInflammatory signalingSynaptic connectivityCognitive disordersChronic exposureCalcium homeostasisPFC neuronsCognitive impairmentBrain regionsChronic stressCalcium releaseExcitatory connectionsStress exposurePotassium channelsSpine