Oliver Tüscher, Muthuraman Muthuraman, Johann-Philipp Horstmann, Guilherme Horta, Konstantin Radyushkin, Jan Baumgart, Torfi Sigurdsson, Heiko Endle, Haichao Ji, Prisca Kuhnhäuser, Jan Götz, Lara-Jane Kepser, Martin Lotze, Hans J Grabe, Henry Völzke, Elisabeth J Leehr, Susanne Meinert, Nils Opel, Sebastian Richers, Albrecht Stroh, Silvia Daun, Marc Tittgemeyer, Timo Uphaus, Falk Steffen, Frauke Zipp, Joachim Groß, Sergiu Groppa, Udo Dannlowski, Robert Nitsch, Johannes Vogt
Excitation/inhibition (E/I) balance plays important roles in mental disorders. Bioactive phospholipids like lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) are synthesized by the enzyme autotaxin (ATX) at cortical synapses and modulate glutamatergic transmission, and eventually alter E/I balance of cortical networks. Here, we analyzed functional consequences of altered E/I balance in 25 human subjects induced by genetic disruption of the synaptic lipid signaling modifier PRG-1, which were compared to 25 age and sex matched control subjects...
May 28, 2024: Molecular Psychiatry