Dölen Gül, Bear Mark F
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
J Physiol. 2008 Mar 15;586(6):1503-8. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.150722. Epub 2008 Jan 17.
Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) have been implicated in a diverse variety of neuronal functions. Studies reviewed here indicate that exaggerated signalling through mGluR5 can account for multiple cognitive and syndromic features of fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of mental retardation and autism. Since a reduction of mGluR5 signalling can reverse fragile X phenotypes, these studies provide a compelling rationale for the use of mGluR5 antagonists for the treatment of fragile X and related disorders.
代谢型谷氨酸受体(mGluRs)已被证明参与多种神经元功能。此处综述的研究表明,通过mGluR5的过度信号传导可解释脆性X综合征的多种认知和综合征特征,脆性X综合征是最常见的遗传性智力障碍和自闭症形式。由于mGluR5信号传导的减少可逆转脆性X综合征的表型,这些研究为使用mGluR5拮抗剂治疗脆性X综合征及相关疾病提供了令人信服的理论依据。