KCC2 downregulation after sciatic nerve injury enhances motor function recovery

Abstract Injury to mature neurons induces downregulated KCC2 expression and activity, resulting in elevated intracellular [Cl−] and depolarized GABAergic signaling. This phenotype mirrors immature neurons wherein GABA-evoked depolarizations facilitate neuronal circuit maturation. Thus, injury-induce...

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Main Authors: Dennis Lawrence Cheung, Takuya Toda, Madoka Narushima, Kei Eto, Chitoshi Takayama, Tatsuko Ooba, Hiroaki Wake, Andrew John Moorhouse, Junichi Nabekura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34701-y