Mafa-dependent GABAergic activity promotes mouse neonatal apneas

oleh: Laure Lecoin, Bowen Dempsey, Alexandra Garancher, Steeve Bourane, Pierre-Louis Ruffault, Marie-Pierre Morin-Surun, Nathalie Rocques, Martyn Goulding, Alain Eychène, Celio Pouponnot, Gilles Fortin, Jean Champagnat

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01

Deskripsi

Apneas are associated with many pathological conditions. Here, the authors show in a mouse model that stabilization of the transcription factor Mafa in brainstem GABAergic neurons may contribute to apnea, by decreasing motor drive to muscles controlling the airways.