Inhibition of GTRAP3-18 may increase neuroprotective glutathione (GSH) synthesis

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 12017-12035

  Aoyama, Koji ^a   Nakaki, Toshio ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cysteine uptake; EAAC1; Glutathione; GTRAP3 18; Neurodegeneration

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CYSTEINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 1; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 3-18; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTATHIONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIC ACID;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; BRAIN LEVEL; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; GOLGI COMPLEX; HUMAN; NEUROPROTECTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84866912533     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms130912017     Document Type: Review

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