Glutamate uptake by oligodendrocytes
Pitt D, Nagelmeier IE, Wilson HC, Raine CS. Glutamate uptake by oligodendrocytes. Neurology 2003, 61: 1113-1120. PMID: 14581674, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000090564.88719.37.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAstrocytesAutoradiographyBiological TransportCell SurvivalCells, CulturedDose-Response Relationship, DrugExcitatory Amino Acid Transporter 1Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2FemaleGene ExpressionGlutamic AcidHumansIn Situ HybridizationMaleMiddle AgedMultiple SclerosisNeurotoxinsOligodendrogliaRNA, MessengerSpinal CordTritiumTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsMS white matterEAAT-2EAAT-1White matterExtracellular glutamateGlutamate uptakePredominant cellsHuman oligodendrocytesGlutamate removalProinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosisHuman white matterNormal human white matterCommon pathologic eventGlutamate transporter expressionGlutamate receptor expressionCytokine tumor necrosisExcess extracellular glutamateInhibited glutamate uptakeHigh extracellular glutamateSubsequent overstimulationExcitotoxic damageGlutamate excitotoxicityGlutamate clearanceTumor necrosisReceptor expression