GABA synthesis in Schwann cells is induced by the neuroactive steroid allopregnanolone

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 980-990

  Magnaghi, Valerio ^a   Parducz, Arpad ^b   Frasca, Angelisa ^a   Ballabio, Marinella ^a   Procacci, Patrizia ^a   Racagni, Giorgio ^a,c   Bonanno, Giambattista ^d   Fumagalli, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Hungary)

^c IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cAMP response element binding protein; Glutamic acid decarboxylase; Myelin; Neuron glia interaction; Tetrahydroprogesterone

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BINDING PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 67;

ALLOSTERISM; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CREB-BINDING PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SCHWANN CELLS; SCIATIC NERVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

RATTUS;

EID: 75149119866     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06512.x     Document Type: Article

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