Genetic deletion of TNF receptor suppresses excitatory synaptic transmission via reducing AMPA receptor synaptic localization in cortical neurons

FASEB Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 334-345

  He, Ping ^a,b   Liu, Qiang ^c   Wu, Jie ^c   Shen, Yong ^a,b  

^a ROSKAMP INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SUN HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clustering; Excitotoxicity; Inflammation; Neurodegeneration; Neurodysfunction

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL MIGRATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EXCITOTOXICITY; GENE DELETION; GENE TARGETING; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECEPTOR AGGREGATION; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR, TYPE I; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR, TYPE II; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84855383151     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: 15306860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.11-192716     Document Type: Article

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