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ArticleAnnals of clinical and translational neurology2023

Depressed glutamate transporter 1 expression in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome.

Mustafa Q Hameed, Benjamin Hui, Rui Lin, Paul C MacMullin, Andres Pascual-Leone, Sheryl Anne D Vermudez, Alexander Rotenberg

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Article in Annals of clinical and translational neurology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mustafa Q HameedNeuromodulation Program, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4004-5564
Benjamin HuiNeuromodulation Program, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Rui LinNeuromodulation Program, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Paul C MacMullinNeuromodulation Program, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Andres Pascual-LeoneNeuromodulation Program, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Sheryl Anne D VermudezNeuromodulation Program, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7020-8347
Alexander RotenbergNeuromodulation Program, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6495-5928
Boston Children's Hospital · US

Funding

Genetic Analysis and Manipulation Core (GAEC)P50HD105351 · NICHD · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI SCOTT Loren POMEROY, MUSTAFA SAHIN · 2021 to 2026
$9.4M
Astrocytic Glutamate Transporter 1 (GLT-1) enhancement for the treatment of seizures in Dravet SyndromeR21NS123459 · NINDS · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI ROTENBERG, ALEXANDER · 2021 to 2021
$487k
NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD105351NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS123459
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dravet syndrome (DS) is a monogenic, often refractory, epilepsy resultant from SCN1A haploinsufficiency in humans. A novel therapeutic target in DS that can be engaged in isolation or as adjunctive therapy is highly desirable. Here, we demonstrate reduced expression of the rodent glutamate transporter type 1 (GLT-1) in a DS mouse model, and in wild type mouse strains where Scn1a haploinsufficiency is most likely to cause epilepsy, indicating that GLT-1 depression may play a role in DS seizures. As GLT-1 can be upregulated by common and safe FDA-approved medications, this strategy may be an attractive, viable, and novel avenue for DS treatment.

Indexed as

Epilepsies, MyoclonicEpilepsyExcitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2Amino Acid Transport System X-AGAnimalsHumansMiceNAV1.1 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelSeizuresAmino Acid Transport System X-AGExcitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2NAV1.1 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelScn1a protein, mouse

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PMID37452008
PMCPMC10502630
OpenAlexW4384387999

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