Decreased parvalbumin mRNA expression in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT: It has recently been shown that expression of the rate-limiting GABA-synthesizing enzyme glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) is decreased in Brodmann area 9 (BA9) of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) in Parkinson's disease (PD) compared to control brains (Lanoue, A.C., Dumitriu, A., Myers, R.H., Soghomonian, JJ., 2010. Exp. Neurol. 206 (1), 207-217). A subpopulation of cortical GABAergic interneurons expresses the calcium-binding protein parvalbumin and plays a critical role in the control of pyramidal neuron excitability and the generation of cortical gamma frequency oscillations. In view of its key role in the physiology of the cerebral cortex, we sought to determine whether the expression of parvalbumin and the number of parvalbumin-expressing neurons are altered in BA9 of PD bra

SUBMITTER: Lanoue AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3816277 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature