Family, twin, and adoption studies have demonstrated that genes play an important role in the development of alcoholism. We investigated the association between alcoholism and the genetic polymorphisms of the GABAA receptor genes on chromosome 5q33-34 in Korean population. The genotype of the GABAA receptor gene polymorphisms were determined by performing polymerase chain reaction genotyping fo...

Over the last several years, evidence has accumulated that the GABAA receptor is compromised in animal models for fragile X syndrome (FXS), a common hereditary form of intellectual disability. In mouse and fly models, agonists of the GABAA receptor were able to rescue specific consequences of the fragile X mutation. Here, we imaged and quantified GABAA receptors in vivo in brain of fragile X pa...

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is one of neurotrophins involved in the development and maintenance of both the peripheral nervous system and CNS. Although the expression of BDNF and its receptor TrkB still occurs in the adult stage, their physiological role in the mature CNS is not fully understood. In the present study we examined in detail the possibility that BDNF modulates synapti...

HIE-124 is a new member of ultra-short acting hypnotics’ drug family. In this research, the synthesis ofanalogues of HIE-124 drug in the heterocyclic thiazole ring replaced to thiadiazole, will be presented.Thiadiazolodiazepines during a two-step reaction starting from the amino thiadiazole resultedfrom-various derivatives of benzoic acid and thiosemicarbazide were synthesized. In the first ste...

The inhibitory neurotransmitter, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), activates a variety of receptors in all areas of the central nervous system (CNS). GABA acts at inhibitory synapses in the brain by binding to specific transmembrane receptors in the plasma membrane of both pre and postsynaptic neuronal processes. There are three classes of GABA receptors. GABAA and GABAC receptors are ionotropic in n...

The gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptor is a transmitter-gated ion channel mediating the majority of fast inhibitory synaptic transmission within the brain. The receptor is a pentameric assembly of subunits drawn from multiple classes (alpha1-6, beta1-3, gamma1-3, delta1, and epsilon1). Positive allosteric modulation of GABAA receptor activity by general anesthetics represents one l...

hie-124 is a new member of ultra-short acting hypnotics’ drug family. in this research, the synthesis ofanalogues of hie-124 drug in the heterocyclic thiazole ring replaced to thiadiazole, will be presented.thiadiazolodiazepines during a two-step reaction starting from the amino thiadiazole resultedfrom-various derivatives of benzoic acid and thiosemicarbazide were synthesized. in the first ste...

GABRB3 gene is a recently identified located in 15q12 chromosome and encodes for gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor subunit beta-3 protein, which linked to the GABAA receptor. The believed share role inhibitory GABAergic synapses, GABA iron-gated channel function, possible cellular response histamine. β3 expressed cerebral grey matter, thalami, hippocampi, cerebellum, among other structure...

(25R)-3β-Hydroxy-5α-spirostan-12-one (hecogenin) and 11α-hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione (11α-hydroxyprogesterone) were used as starting materials for the synthesis of a series of 11- and 12-substituted derivatives of 5ξ-pregnanolone (3α-hydroxy-5α-pregnan-20-one and 3α-hydroxy-5β-pregnan-20-one), the principal neurosteroid acting via γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). These analogues were designed to s...