Optogenetyka w zrozumieniu PTSD, czyli jak rzucić światło na patomechanizm traumy?

Authors

Rafał Górka, ; Julia Parkolap; Aleksandra Kaluża; Piotr Głodek; Patryk Adamczyk

Keywords:

optogentyka, PTSD, trauma, neuronauka, opsyny

Synopsis

Zrozumienie patofizjologii chorób jest drogą do skutecznej terapii. Jednak patomechanizm wielu chorób psychiatrycznych pozostaje nieuchwytny, a ich leczenie osiąga ograniczoną skuteczność. Innowacyjną metodą, która rewolucjonizuje neuronaukę jest optogentyka, wykorzystująca dostarczane za pomoca wirusów fotoczułe opsyny w celu selektywnej stymulacji i inhibicji neuronów w zwierzętach in vivo za pomocą bodźców świetlnych. Celem tej pracy jest przedstawienie aplikacji optogetynytki w badaniu neurobiologicznych podstaw chorób psychiatrycznych na przykładzie Zespołu Stresu Pourazowego (PTSD). Opisane zostały również postępy w dalszym rozwoju optogenetyki i jej implikacje dla terapii PTSD.

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Published

September 11, 2025