Pharmacology and toxicology of astrocyte-neuron glutamate transport and cycling

Ursula Sonnewald, Hong Qu, Michael Aschner

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Abstract

The interaction between astrocytes and neurons is examined from the standpoint of glutamate neurotoxicity. The review details 1) the distribution of glutamate transporters on astrocytes and neurons, provoking a reformulation of the interdependence between these two cell types in removing extracellular glutamate and preventing excitotoxic injury; 2) the potential involvement of aberrant glutamate transporter function in the etiology of neuropathological conditions; 3) the role of astrocyte-neuron interaction in widely divergent aspects of brain energetics; 4) the role of astrocytes in the process of glutamate recycling within the context of anesthetic treatment with pentobarbital and thiopental.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Volume301
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Pharmacology

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