作者: Tiziana Mennini , Caterina Bendotti
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-8959-8_11
关键词: Medicine 、 Cerebrospinal fluid 、 Transporter 、 In vivo 、 AMPA receptor 、 Glutamate receptor 、 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 、 Toxicity 、 Excitotoxicity 、 Neuroscience
摘要: Excessive glutamate concentration is toxic to motor neurons in vitro, thus suggesting the possibil ity that excitotoxicity plays a role neuron degeneration Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Indeed high levels are found cerebrospinal fluid of about 40% patients, possibly related decrese uptake and EAAT2 transporter. Studies vitro animal models suggest toxicity principally mediated by AMPA receptor subtype, which may enhance calcium influx due changes density and/or editing their GluR2 subunit. Competitive non-competitive antagonists effective on cultured vivo amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Results from ongoing future clinical trials will give definitive answer relevance AMPA-mediated excitotox icity patients with