Posted by Jay2112 on December 15, 2021, at 19:25:14
In reply to Novel treatment for schizophrenia, posted by SLS on December 9, 2021, at 8:42:24
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> A potential new approach for the treatment for both positive and negative
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> After identifying mGlu1an abbreviation of metabotropic glutamate receptor
> subtype 1as a potentially druggable target, they tested it with a compound that
> enhances its function: a positive allosteric modulator. The PAM was previously
> developed by Conn in close collaboration with other labs in the WCNDD,
> including those of Craig Lindsley, University Professor of Chemistry and
> Pharmacology, and Colleen Niswender, associate professor of pharmacology.
> Using this compound, they found that enhancing the activity of mGlu1 selectively
> increased the activity of specific inhibitory interneurons, restoring their ability to
> inhibit the neuronal circuits they control.
>So, they are stimulating a glutamate receptor subtype?
Jay
Humans punish themselves endlessly
for not being what they believe they should be.
-Don Miguel Ruiz-
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