Clozapine reduces GLT-1 expression and glutamate uptake in astrocyte cultures

GLIA

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 276-279

  Vallejo Illarramendi, Ainara ^a   Torres Ramos, Mónica ^a   Melone, Marcello ^b   Conti, Fiorenzo ^b,c   Matute, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c Sezione di Fisiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antipsychotics; Astrocytes; Glutamate transport; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CLOZAPINE; GLUTAMATE ASPARTATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL ASSAY; CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; GLUTAMATE UPTAKE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNALIZATION; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CLOZAPINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOWN-REGULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 1; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 2; GLUTAMATE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; GLUTAMIC ACID; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPORTERS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 20044382110     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/glia.20172     Document Type: Article

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