L-glutamate released from activated microglia downregulates astrocytic L-glutamate transporter expression in neuroinflammation: The 'collusion' hypothesis for increased extracellular L-glutamate concentration in neuroinflammation

Journal of Neuroinflammation

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Takaki, Junpei ^a,b   Fujimori, Koki ^a,b   Miura, Marie ^a,b   Suzuki, Takeshi ^b   Sekino, Yuko ^a   Sato, Kaoru ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Hemichannel; Inflammation; L glutamate; Microglia; Transporter

Indexed keywords

CARBENOXOLONE; GLUTAMIC ACID; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL INTERACTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOWN REGULATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROGLIA; MORPHOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RAT;

EID: 84874014729     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17422094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-2094-9-275     Document Type: Article

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