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- Title
Etomidate reduces glutamate uptake in rat cultured glial cells: involvement of PKA.
- Authors
Räth, M; Föhr, K J; Weigt, H U; Gauss, A; Engele, J; Georgieff, M; Köster, S; Adolph, O
- Abstract
Glutamate is the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate CNS. Removal of the transmitter from the synaptic cleft by glial and neuronal glutamate transporters (GLTs) has an important function in terminating glutamatergic neurotransmission and neurological disorders. Five distinct excitatory amino-acid transporters have been characterized, among which the glial transporters excitatory amino-acid transporter 1 (EAAT1) (glutamate aspartate transporter) and EAAT2 (GLT1) are most important for the removal of extracellular glutamate. The purpose of this study was to describe the effect of the commonly used anaesthetic etomidate on glutamate uptake in cultures of glial cells.
- Publication
British journal of pharmacology, 2008, Vol 155, Issue 6, p925
- ISSN
1476-5381
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/bjp.2008.336