Regulation of SULT2B1a (pregnenolone sulfotransferase) expression in rat C6 glioma cells: Relevance of AMPA receptor-mediated NO signaling

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 430, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-80

  Kohjitani, Atsushi ^a,b   Fuda, Hirotoshi ^a   Hanyu, Osamu ^a   Strott, Charles A ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AMPA receptor; Glial cell; Learning and memory; Neurosteroids; Nitric oxide; Pregnenolone sulfate; Steroid sulfotransferase

Indexed keywords

6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; 7 NITROINDAZOLE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; CHLORIDE; CYCLOTHIAZIDE; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; PREGNENOLONE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN SULT 2 B 1 A; SULFOTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BENZOTHIADIAZINES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLIOMA; GLUTAMIC ACID; ISOENZYMES; NEUROGLIA; NITRIC OXIDE; PREGNENOLONE; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SULFOTRANSFERASES;

EID: 37549006344     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.10.023     Document Type: Article

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