P2X7 receptor inhibition ameliorates dendritic spine pathology and social behavioral deficits in Rett syndrome mice

P2X7 receptors are purinergic receptors with pro-inflammatory functions. Here, the authors show that inhibition of leukocyte P2X7 receptors reduces dendritic spine pathology and social behavioral deficits in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Juan Mauricio Garré, Hernandez Moura Silva, Juan J. Lafaille, Guang Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15590-5
Description
Summary:P2X7 receptors are purinergic receptors with pro-inflammatory functions. Here, the authors show that inhibition of leukocyte P2X7 receptors reduces dendritic spine pathology and social behavioral deficits in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.
ISSN:2041-1723