Regulation of GABAA receptor subunit expression by pharmacological agents

M Uusi-Oukari, ER Korpi - Pharmacological reviews, 2010 - ASPET
The γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) type A receptor system, the main fast-acting inhibitory
neurotransmitter system in the brain, is the pharmacological target for many drugs used clinically …

Enhancement of GABAergic activity: neuropharmacological effects of benzodiazepines and therapeutic use in anesthesiology

TI Saari, M Uusi-Oukari, J Ahonen, KT Olkkola - Pharmacological reviews, 2011 - ASPET
GABA is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS). The type
A GABA receptor (GABA A R) system is the primary pharmacological target for many drugs …

Long-term cognitive and neurochemical effects of “bath salt” designer drugs methylone and mephedrone

…, S Rozov, AM Linden, M Uusi-Oukari… - Pharmacology …, 2013 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION/AIMS: The use of cathinone-derivative designer drugs methylone and
mephedrone has increased rapidly in recent years. Our aim was to investigate the possible long-…

Morphine-induced dependence and sensitization are altered in mice deficient in AMPA-type glutamate receptor-A subunits

…, O Echenko, T Seppälä, M Uusi-Oukari… - Journal of …, 2001 - Soc Neuroscience
AMPA-type glutamate receptors have been suggested to be involved in the neurobiological
mechanisms of drug addiction. We have made use of two mouse lines, which both have …

Cerebellar granule‐cell‐specific GABAA receptors attenuate benzodiazepine‐induced ataxia: evidence from α6‐subunit‐deficient mice

…, R Mäkelä, R Kleinz, M UusiOukari… - European Journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Benzodiazepine‐ and alcohol‐induced ataxias in rodents have been proposed to be affected
by the γ‐aminobutyric acid type A (GABA A ) receptor α6 subunit, which contributes to …

[HTML][HTML] Humulone modulation of GABAA receptors and its role in hops sleep-promoting activity

…, K Eerola, SL Soini, M Uusi-Oukari - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Humulus lupulus L. (hops) is a major constituent of beer. It exhibits neuroactive properties
that make it useful as a sleeping aid. These effects are hypothesized to be mediated by an …

Positive allosteric modulation of native and recombinant GABAA receptors by hops prenylflavonoids

…, SL Soini, M Stompor, M Uusi-Oukari - European journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hops are a major component of beer that is added during brewing. In addition to its wide
range of bioactivity, it exhibits neuroactive properties as a sedative and sleeping aid. The …

[HTML][HTML] Neurosteroid agonist at GABAA receptor induces persistent neuroplasticity in VTA dopamine neurons

…, O Vekovischeva, B Hollander, M Uusi-Oukari… - …, 2014 - nature.com
The main fast-acting inhibitory receptors in the mammalian brain are γ-aminobutyric acid
type-A (GABA A) receptors for which neurosteroids, a subclass of steroids synthesized de novo …

Guanidinoacetate (GAA) is a potent GABAA receptor GABA mimetic: Implications for neurological disease pathology

P Meera, M UusiOukari, M Wallner… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Impairment of excretion and enzymatic processing of nitrogen, for example, because of liver
or kidney failure, or with urea cycle and creatine synthesis enzyme defects, surprisingly …

Expression of bovine β‐lactoglobulin/human erythropoietin fusion protein in the milk of transgenic mice and rabbits

…, JM Hyttinen, M UusiOukari… - European journal of …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
We have generated several transgenic mouse lines and rabbits expressing efficiently (up to
0.3 mg/ml in mice and up to 0.5 mg/ml in rabbits) human erythropoietin in their milk as …