Progesterone alters GABA and glutamate responsiveness: a possible mechanism for its anxiolytic action

作者: Sheryl S. Smith , Barry D. Waterhouse , John K. Chapin , Donald J. Woodward

DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(87)90634-2

关键词: Sex steroidCerebellar Purkinje cellEndocrinologyAnxiolyticExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialGlutamate receptorNeuromodulationBiologyInternal medicinePharmacologyGlutamic acid

摘要: In this study, the neuromodulatory effects of progesterone were tested in an intact neuronal circuit a model extrahypothalamic CNS area. Spontaneous discharge and responses single cerebellar Purkinje neurons to microiontophoretically applied gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) glutamate monitored before, during after either systemic injection, at physiologic doses, or local application steroid. By both means administration, significantly enhanced inhibitory cells GABA suppressed excitation within 3-10 min post-steroid. These results are consistent with anxiolytic actions

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