GABA is an effective immunomodulatory molecule

Amino Acids

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 87-94

  Jin, Zhe ^a   Mendu, Suresh Kumar ^a   Birnir, Bryndis ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; GABA; GABA A; Immune cells; Immunomodulation; Neurotransmitter

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; VESICULAR INHIBITORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER;

CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOMODULATION; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MICE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION; RECEPTORS, GABA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 84879198473     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: 14382199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-011-1193-7     Document Type: Review

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