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ArticleNature neuroscience2016

Hyperactive somatostatin interneurons contribute to excitotoxicity in neurodegenerative disorders.

Wen Zhang, Lifeng Zhang, Bo Liang, David Schroeder, Zhong-Wei Zhang, Gregory A Cox, Yun Li, Da-Ting Lin

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Article in Nature neuroscience, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 90 papers.

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90 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Wen Zhang *Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, 333 Cassell Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Lifeng Zhang *Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, 333 Cassell Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Bo LiangIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, 333 Cassell Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
David SchroederThe Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA.
Zhong-Wei ZhangThe Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA.
Gregory A CoxThe Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA.
Yun LiIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, 333 Cassell Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Da-Ting LinIntramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, 333 Cassell Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.

Funding

In vivo imaging of dorsal striatum function in freely behaving miceZIADA000603 · NIDA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE · PI LIN, DA-TING · 2015 to 2025
$22.3M
Synaptic Refinement in the ThalamusR01NS064013 · NINDS · JACKSON LABORATORY · PI ZHANG, ZHONG-WEI · 2009 to 2018
$3.8M
Imaging Circuit Change in the Motor Cortex of Mouse Model of ALSR21NS075382 · NINDS · JACKSON LABORATORY · PI COX, GREGORY A. · 2013 to 2014
$479k
Intramural NIH HHSNINDS NIH HHS 1R21NS075382-01A1NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS064013NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS075382
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are overlapping neurodegenerative disorders whose pathogenesis remains largely unknown. Using TDP-43(A315T) mice, an ALS and FTD model with marked cortical pathology, we found that hyperactive somatostatin interneurons disinhibited layer 5 pyramidal neurons (L5-PNs) and contributed to their excitotoxicity. Focal ablation of somatostatin interneurons efficiently restored normal excitability of L5-PNs and alleviated neurodegeneration, suggesting a new therapeutic target for ALS and FTD.

Indexed as

AnimalsDNA-Binding ProteinsHumansInhibitory Postsynaptic PotentialsInterneuronsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeurodegenerative DiseasesOrgan Culture TechniquesPyramidal CellsSomatostatinDNA-Binding ProteinsSomatostatinTARDBP protein, human

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PMID26900927
PMCPMC4811704

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