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In vivo functional role of the 5-HT2A/mGlu2 receptor heterocomplex in rodents
(2018-01-11)
La esquizofrenia es una enfermedad prototípica humana de etiología aún desconocida. La investigación con modelos animales permite estudiar las causas y mecanismos afectados en dicha enfermedad. Así, fármacos como el DOI, ...
D5 dopamine receptors control glutamatergic AMPA transmission between the motor cortex and subthalamic nucleus
(Nature Publishing, 2018-06-11)
Corticofugal fibers target the subthalamic nucleus (STN), a component nucleus of the basal ganglia, in addition to the striatum, their main input. The cortico-subthalamic, or hyperdirect, pathway, is thought to supplement ...
Intracellular inflammatory and antioxidant pathways in postmortem frontal cortex of subjects with major depression: effect of antidepressants
(Biomed Central, 2018-09-04)
Background: Studies show that Toll-like receptors (TLRs), members of the innate immune system, might participate in the pathogenesis of the major depressive disorder (MDD). However, evidence of this participation in the ...
The Loss of α- and β-Tubulin Proteins Are a Pathological Hallmark of Chronic Alcohol Consumption and Natural Brain Ageing
(MDPI, 2018-09)
Repetitive excessive alcohol intoxication leads to neuronal damage and brain shrinkage. We examined cytoskeletal protein expression in human post-mortem tissue from Brodmann's area 9 of the prefrontal cortex (PFC). Brain ...
Learning and memory improvement mediated by CB1 cannabinoid receptors in animal models of cholinergic dysfunction
(2018-10-26)
The selective vulnerability of the basal forebrain cholinergic system (BFCS) is responsible for most of the clinical alterations in learning and memory processes that are characteristic of the Alzheimer¿s disease (AD). The ...
Behavioural Evaluation of a Translational Animal Model of Schizophrenia
(Wiley, 2018-08)
Schizophrenia (SZ) is a chronic and disabling psychiatric disorder affecting about 1% of the population worldwide. Schizophrenia comprises positive and negative symptoms as well as cognitive deficits. Epidemiological and ...
The endocannabinoid system in mental disorders: Evidence from human brain studies
(Elsevier, 2018-07-17)
Mental disorders have a high prevalence compared with many other health conditions and are the leading cause of disability worldwide. Several studies performed in the last years support the involvement of the endocannabinoid ...
GAT-3 Dysfunction Generates Tonic Inhibition in Exter nal Globus Pallidus Neurons in Parkinsonian Rodents
(Cell Press, 2018-05-08)
The external globus pallidus (GP) is a key GABAergic hub in the basal ganglia (BG) circuitry, a neuronal network involved in motor control. In Parkinson's disease (PD), the rate and pattern of activity of GP neurons are ...