GABAergic signalling in the immune system

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 213, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 819-827

  Barragan, A ^a,b   Weidner, J M ^a,b   Jin, Z ^c   Korpi, E R ^d,e   Birnir, B ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dendritic cell; GABA; GABA A; Glutamic acid decarboxylase; Microglia; T cell

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID CARRIER; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID METABOLISM; ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; CATABOLISM; CELL MIGRATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DENDRITIC CELL; EFFECTOR CELL; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INNATE IMMUNITY; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; ANIMAL; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; GABAERGIC NEURONS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; RECEPTORS, GABA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 84924811458     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apha.12467     Document Type: Review

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