{"id":26875,"date":"2026-09-11T09:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T13:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arsacs.com\/?p=26875"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T13:37:22","slug":"cibler-le-gene-cav2-1-pour-retablir-la-fonction-des-cellules-de-purkinje-chez-les-patients-atteints-du-syndrome-darsacs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arsacs.com\/fr\/targeting-cav2-1-to-restore-purkinje-cell-function-in-arsacs\/","title":{"rendered":"Targeting Cav2.1 to Restore Purkinje Cell Function in ARSACS \u2013 Dre Maltecca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reduced activity of Purkinje cells appears early in ARSACS and may be an important driver of cerebellar dysfunction and ataxia. Previous research showed that treating ARSACS mice with the mitochondria-targeted antioxidant MitoQ did not correct these firing abnormalities, suggesting that mitochondrial dysfunction alone does not explain the problem. Dr. Maltecca\u2019s team has identified an abnormal accumulation of Cav2.1 calcium channels at the membrane of Purkinje cells, leading to excessive calcium entry and overactivation of KCa2.2 channels. The researchers have also identified two new small molecules that selectively inhibit Cav2.1. This project will test whether targeting Cav2.1 can restore normal Purkinje cell activity and improve disease-related abnormalities in ARSACS models. The findings could establish Cav2.1 inhibition as a targeted therapeutic strategy for ARSACS and potentially inform research on other Cav2.1 gain-of-function disorders.<\/p>\n<p>Subvention : $100 000<br \/>\nDur\u00e9e : un an<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-26216 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/arsacs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dr.-Francesca-Maltecca-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Francesca Maltecca\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arsacs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dr.-Francesca-Maltecca-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arsacs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dr.-Francesca-Maltecca-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/arsacs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dr.-Francesca-Maltecca.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"562\">Dre. Francesca Maltecca<\/strong><br data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"565\" \/>IRCCS H\u00f4pital San Raffaele<br data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"595\" \/>Milan, Italie<br data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"610\" \/>Contact : <strong data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"648\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"646\">maltecca.francesca@hsr.it<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This project investigates whether targeting Cav2.1 calcium channels can restore normal Purkinje cell activity and improve disease-related abnormalities in ARSACS models.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arsacs.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arsacs.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arsacs.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arsacs.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arsacs.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26875"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/arsacs.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26961,"href":"https:\/\/arsacs.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26875\/revisions\/26961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arsacs.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arsacs.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arsacs.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}