2015
Imbalance of excitatory/inhibitory synaptic protein expression in iPSC-derived neurons from FOXG1+/− patients and in foxg1+/− mice
Patriarchi T, Amabile S, Frullanti E, Landucci E, Lo Rizzo C, Ariani F, Costa M, Olimpico F, W Hell J, M Vaccarino F, Renieri A, Meloni I. Imbalance of excitatory/inhibitory synaptic protein expression in iPSC-derived neurons from FOXG1+/− patients and in foxg1+/− mice. European Journal Of Human Genetics 2015, 24: 871-880. PMID: 26443267, PMCID: PMC4820038, DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRett syndromeSynaptic markersInhibitory synapsesExcitatory/inhibitory balanceSynaptic protein expressionFetal mouse brainInhibitory synaptic markersPathogenesis of RTTExcitatory synaptic markersSevere neurodevelopmental disorderGlutamatergic markersInhibitory balanceAdult brainAdult micePrecise molecular mechanismsSynaptic differentiationPatientsMouse brainBrain synapsesPathological eventsNeuronsProtein expressionBrainGluD1Neurodevelopmental disorders
1986
Modulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid-mediated inhibitory synaptic currents in dissociated cortical cell cultures.
Vicini S, Alho H, Costa E, Mienville JM, Santi MR, Vaccarino FM. Modulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid-mediated inhibitory synaptic currents in dissociated cortical cell cultures. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1986, 83: 9269-9273. PMID: 3097650, PMCID: PMC387117, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.23.9269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory synaptic currentsSynaptic currentsRo 15Whole-cell patch-clamp techniqueActions of flunitrazepamGamma-aminobutyric acid receptorsNeonatal rat cortexCortical cell culturesPatch-clamp techniqueImidazobenzodiazepine Ro 15High-affinity ligandsRat cortexSynaptic transmissionPostsynaptic cellElectrical stimulationEndogenous ligandAcid receptorsImmunocytochemical stainingPrimary culturesNeuronsFlunitrazepamCell culturesIntrinsic activityDerivative methylAllosteric regulatory site