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Alterations of cortical GABA neurons and network oscillations in schizophrenia

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Gonzalez-Burgos, Guillermo, Hashimoto, Takanori, Lewis, David A.·2010·Current Psychiatry Reports

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The hypothesis that alterations of cortical inhibitory gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurons are a central element in the pathology of schizophrenia has emerged from a series of postmortem studies. How such abnormalities may contribute to the clinical features of schizophrenia has been substantially informed by a convergence with basic neuroscience studies revealing complex details of GABA neuron function in the healthy brain. Importantly, activity of the parvalbumin-containing class of GABA neurons has been linked to the production of cortical network oscillations. Furthermore, growing knowledge supports the concept that gamma band oscillations (30-80 Hz) are an essential mechanism for cortical information transmission and processing. Herein we review recent studies further indicating that inhibition from parvalbumin-positive GABA neurons is necessary to produce gamma oscillations in cortical circuits; provide an update on postmortem studies documenting that deficits in the expression of glutamic acid decarboxylase67, which accounts for most GABA synthesis in the cortex, are widely observed in schizophrenia; and describe studies using novel, noninvasive approaches directly assessing potential relations between alterations in GABA, oscillations, and cognitive function in schizophrenia.

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  • Schizophrenia onset is linked to disrupted physiological maturation of fast-spiking parvalbumin-positive GABAergic interneurons.

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Authors
Gonzalez-Burgos, G., Hashimoto, T., & Lewis, D. A.
Affiliations
  • Kanazawa University (JP)
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
Venue
Current Psychiatry Reports
Published
2010-06-17
Volume
12
Issue
4
Pages
335-344
ISSN
  • 1523-3812 (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-1645
OpenAlex
W2073239561
Cited by
260
References
97
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FWCI
4.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Current Psychiatry Reports (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (P50MH084053, R01MH051234)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
schizophrenia, GABAergic neurons, parvalbumin, gamma oscillations, cortical inhibition, glutamic acid decarboxylase 67, postmortem brain studies, cognitive function
MeSH terms
Biological Clocks, Cerebral Cortex, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Humans, Nerve Net, Synaptic Transmission, Neurons, Schizophrenia

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