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
2020
The genie in the bottle-magnified calcium signaling in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Arnsten AFT, Datta D, Wang M. The genie in the bottle-magnified calcium signaling in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Molecular Psychiatry 2020, 26: 3684-3700. PMID: 33319854, PMCID: PMC8203737, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-020-00973-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexCognitive disordersPrefrontal cortexPrimate dorsolateral prefrontal cortexHigher cortical circuitsPrimary visual cortexInternal calcium releaseRisk of schizophreniaAge-related lossLevels of calciumDendritic atrophyAmyloid pathologyCalcium binding proteinInflammatory insultCalcium overloadTau phosphorylationCortical circuitsDendritic spinesNeuronal firingCalcium channelsAssociation cortexSynaptic efficacyVisual cortexAlzheimer's diseaseSpecial molecular mechanism