Molecular aspects of age-related cognitive decline: the role of GABA signaling.
Molecular aspects of age-related cognitive decline: the role of GABA signaling.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.molmed.2015.05.002
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发表时间:
2015-07
影响因子:
13.6
通讯作者:
Bizon JL
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作者:
McQuail JA;Frazier CJ;Bizon JL
Alterations in inhibitory interneurons contribute to cognitive deficits associated with several psychiatric and neurological diseases. Phasic and tonic inhibition imparted by γ-amino-butyric acid (GABA) receptors regulates neural activity and helps to establish the appropriate network dynamics in cortical circuits that support normal cognition. This review highlights basic science demonstrating that inhibitory signaling is altered in aging, and discusses the impact of age-related shifts in inhibition on different forms of memory function, including hippocampus-dependent spatial reference memory and prefrontal cortex (PFU)-dependent working memory. The clinical appropriateness and tractability of select therapeutic candidates for cognitive aging that target receptors mediating inhibition are also discussed.