Preferential Synaptic Type of GABA-A Receptor Ligands Enhancing Neuronal Survival and Facilitating Functional Recovery After Ischemic Stroke.

Selective enhancement of synaptic GABA signaling mediated by GABA-A receptors has been previously reported to promote functional recovery after ischemic stroke, while tonic GABA signaling has been detrimental. To identify agents that enhance synaptic signaling, we synthesized GABA-A ligands based on three chemotypes with affinity values p= 6.44-8.

Vaccination status of patients with primary immunodeficiencies in Germany-a multicentric epidemiologic analysis.

Background: Vaccinations represent an easily accessible, safe, and important method for preventing infections. Patients with primary immunodeficiencies (PID) are more susceptible to infections and should receive an extended spectrum of immunizations in many countries.

Methods: Between January 2019 and May 2020, vaccination certificates of 70 patients with PID from the regions of Würzburg and Hanover in Germany were evaluated.

Fine-mapping genomic loci refines bipolar disorder risk genes.

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a heritable mental illness with complex etiology. While the largest published genome-wide association study identified 64 BD risk loci, the causal SNPs and genes within these loci remain unknown. We applied a suite of statistical and functional fine-mapping methods to these loci, and prioritized 17 likely causal SNPs for BD.