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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2003, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (5): 490-493.

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RelationshiPbetween glutamate transporter , glutamate/cysteine transporter and neurotoxicity induced by glutamate

YU Xi-Chong, ZHU Tong-Jun   

  1. Department ofPharmacology,Wenzhou Medical College,Wenzhou 325027,Zhejiang,China
  • Received:2003-04-03 Revised:2003-04-22 Online:2003-10-26 Published:2020-11-19

Abstract: ThisPaper introduces the relationshiPbetween glutamate transporter,glutamate/cysteine transporter and neurotoxicity induced by glutamate.UnderPathologic conditions,glutamate transporters release glutamate to activate glutamate receptors,and inhibit the uptake of glutamate/cysteine transporters,which induces downstream changes.Among these changes oxygen-derived free radidicals affects the function of glutamate transporter and enhances the neurotoxicity of glutamate.All these canlead to neurocyte death.Glutamate transporters release glutamate to inhibit the uptake of glutamate/cysteine transpoter and activate glutamate receptor.The inhibition of glutamate/cysteine transpoter affects the function of glutamate transporter.Two transporters interaction and the downstream changeslead to neurocytes death.

Key words: pharmacology, reviews, glutamate transporter, glutamate/cysteine transporter, neurotoxicity

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