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GABAergic mechanisms of hippocampal hyperactivity in schizophrenia

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Heckers, Stephan, Konradi, Christine·2015·Schizophrenia Research

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Schizophrenia is associated with abnormalities of hippocampal structure and function. Neuroimaging studies have shown that the hippocampus is hyperactive in schizophrenia. Here we explore GABAergic mechanisms of this hippocampal hyperactivity. The initial evidence for GABAergic abnormalities of the hippocampus in schizophrenia came from post-mortem studies of interneuron number, protein expression, and gene expression. These studies revealed marked decreases in gene and protein expression of somatostatin-positive and parvalbumin-positive interneurons, and indicated reduced interneuron numbers. Animal studies of decreased parvalbumin and NMDA-receptor function have shown that selective abnormalities of hippocampal interneurons mimic some of the cognitive deficits and clinical features of schizophrenia. The post-mortem and animal studies are consistent with the neuroimaging finding of increased hippocampal activity in schizophrenia, which can explain some of the psychotic symptoms and cognitive deficits. Taken together, these findings may guide the development of biomarkers and the development of new treatments for psychosis.

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  • The high frequency of interneuron pathologies in the hippocampus and adjacent cortical areas, such as in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, may partly reflect extended developmental vulnerability.

    “The preponderance of interneuron pathologies in the hippocampus and adjacent cortical areas, such as the interneuron pathologies observed in schizophrenia and BPD, might be, at least in part, a reflection of this extended developmental vulnerability [1, 9, 122, 140-142].”

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Authors
Heckers, S., & Konradi, C.
Affiliations
Vanderbilt University (US)
Venue
Schizophrenia Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-09
Volume
167
Issue
1-3
Pages
4-11
ISSN
0920-9964 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2045716255
Cited by
277
References
100
Citations by year
2026: 20 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 30 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 27 · 2015: 11
FWCI
2.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Schizophrenia Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01mh070560-16)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH070560)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
schizophrenia, hippocampal hyperactivity
MeSH terms
Animals, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Hippocampus, Humans, Neurons, Schizophrenia

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