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Synaptopathies: synaptic dysfunction in neurological disorders – A review from students to students

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Lepeta, Katarzyna, Lourenco, Mychael V., Schweitzer, Barbara C., Martino Adami, Pamela V., Banerjee, Priyanjalee, Catuara‐Solarz, Silvina, de La Fuente Revenga, Mario, Guillem, Alain Marc +17 more·2016·Journal of Neurochemistry

Abstract

Synapses are essential components of neurons and allow information to travel coordinately throughout the nervous system to adjust behavior to environmental stimuli and to control body functions, memories, and emotions. Thus, optimal synaptic communication is required for proper brain physiology, and slight perturbations of synapse function can lead to brain disorders. In fact, increasing evidence has demonstrated the relevance of synapse dysfunction as a major determinant of many neurological diseases. This notion has led to the concept of synaptopathies as brain diseases with synapse defects as shared pathogenic features. In this review, which was initiated at the 13th International Society for Neurochemistry Advanced School, we discuss basic concepts of synapse structure and function, and provide a critical view of how aberrant synapse physiology may contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders (autism, Down syndrome, startle disease, and epilepsy) as well as neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer and Parkinson disease). We finally discuss the appropriateness and potential implications of gathering synapse diseases under a single term. Understanding common causes and intrinsic differences in disease‐associated synaptic dysfunction could offer novel clues toward synapse‐based therapeutic intervention for neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. image In this Review, which was initiated at the 13th International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN) Advanced School, we discuss basic concepts of synapse structure and function, and provide a critical view of how aberrant synapse physiology may contribute to neurodevelopmental (autism, Down syndrome, startle disease, and epilepsy) as well as neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases), gathered together under the term of synaptopathies. Read the Editorial Highlight for this article on page 783.

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Lepeta, K., Lourenco, M. V., Schweitzer, B. C., Martino Adami, P. V., Banerjee, P., Catuara‐Solarz, S., de La Fuente Revenga, M., Guillem, A. M., Haidar, M., Ijomone, O. M., Nadorp, B., Qi, L., Perera, N. D., Refsgaard, L. K., Reid, K. M., Sabbar, M., Sahoo, A., Schaefer, N., Sheean, R. K., Suska, A., Verma, R., Vicidomini, C., Wright, D., Zhang, X., & Seidenbecher, C.
Affiliations
  • Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology Polish Academy of Sciences Warsaw Poland
  • Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
  • Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology (DE)
  • Laboratory of Amyloidosis and Neurodegeneration Fundación Instituto Leloir‐IIBBA‐CONICET Buenos Aires Argentina
  • Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IN)
  • Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
  • Department of Physiology and Biophysics Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA United States of America
  • Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (MX)
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
  • University of Cross River State (NG)
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
  • Baylor College of Medicine (US)
  • University of Copenhagen (DK)
  • UCL School of Pharmacy (GB)
  • University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
  • West Bengal University of Health Sciences (IN)
  • University of Würzburg (DE)
  • UConn Health (US)
  • CNR Institute of Neuroscience Milan Italy
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
  • Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences (DE)
Corresponding author
Seidenbecher, Constanze
Venue
Journal of Neurochemistry
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016-09
Volume
138
Issue
6
Pages
785-805
ISSN
  • 0022-3042 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-4159
OpenAlex
W2460778061
Cited by
386
References
287
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2.74
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journal article
Language
en
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Funders
International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Keywords
synaptopathy, synaptic dysfunction, neurodevelopmental disorders, autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, startle disease, epilepsy, neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease
MeSH terms
Adult, Child, Humans, Nervous System Diseases, Synapses, Neurodegenerative Diseases

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