Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8684594 | Experimental Neurology | 2018 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Allopregnanolone diminished enhancement of the VEP and this effect was associated with the upregulated synthesis of the δ-subunit of the GABAA receptor. Our study shows a new aspect of experience-dependent plasticity following unilateral ONC. This hyper-activity in the ipsilateral visual cortex is prevented by upregulation of GABA inhibition with allopregnanolone. Our findings suggest the therapeutic potential of allopregnanolone for modulation of plasticity in certain eye and brain disorders and a possible role for disinhibition in ipsilateral hyper-activity following unilateral ONC.
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Authors
Elena G. Sergeeva, Claudia Espinosa-Garcia, Fahim Atif, Machelle T. Pardue, Donald G. Stein,