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ReviewFrontiers in molecular neuroscience2023

Involvement of the GABAergic system in PTSD and its therapeutic significance.

Junhui Huang, Fei Xu, Liping Yang, Lina Tuolihong, Xiaoyu Wang, Zibo Du, Yiqi Zhang, Xuanlin Yin, Yingjun Li, Kangrong Lu and 1 more

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Review in Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Investigational drugs in PTSD.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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  11. Synaptic Pathology in Traumatic Brain Injury and Therapeutic Insights.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  13. Status non-epilepticus.Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Junhui HuangSouthern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Fei XuDepartment of Psychiatry of School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Liping YangDepartment of Applied Psychology of School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Lina TuolihongDepartment of Basic Medical of Basic Medical College, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaoyu WangEight-Year Master's and Doctoral Program in Clinical Medicine of the First Clinical Medical College, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Zibo DuEight-Year Master's and Doctoral Program in Clinical Medicine of the First Clinical Medical College, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yiqi ZhangEight-Year Master's and Doctoral Program in Clinical Medicine of the First Clinical Medical College, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xuanlin YinDepartment of Basic Medical of Basic Medical College, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yingjun LiDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Kangrong LuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Wanshan WangDepartment of Laboratory Animal Center, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Southern Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The neurobiological mechanism of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is poorly understood. The inhibition of GABA neurons, especially in the amygdala, is crucial for the precise regulation of the consolidation, expression, and extinction of fear conditioning. The GABAergic system is involved in the pathophysiological process of PTSD, with several studies demonstrating that the function of the GABAergic system decreases in PTSD patients. This paper reviews the preclinical and clinical studies, neuroimaging techniques, and pharmacological studies of the GABAergic system in PTSD and summarizes the role of the GABAergic system in PTSD. Understanding the role of the GABAergic system in PTSD and searching for new drug targets will be helpful in the treatment of PTSD.

Indexed as

amygdalafear memoryGABAneurotransmitterpost-traumatic stress disorder

Identifiers

PMID36818657
PMCPMC9928765
OpenAlexW4318823996

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