Glutamate excitotoxicity in a model of multiple sclerosis
Pitt D, Werner P, Raine C. Glutamate excitotoxicity in a model of multiple sclerosis. Nature Medicine 2000, 6: 67-70. PMID: 10613826, DOI: 10.1038/71555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamate excitotoxicityMultiple sclerosisAMPA/kainate antagonist NBQXAMPA/kainate typeCentral nervous system inflammationAMPA/kainate antagonistAntigen-primed T cellsCentral nervous system2Nervous system inflammationExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisCentral nervous systemMyelin-producing cellsLack of effectDemyelinating modelKainate typeSystem inflammationAutoimmune encephalomyelitisInflammatory attacksKainate antagonistAntagonist NBQXAutoimmune demyelinationPathologic featuresClinical differencesReceptor damageOligodendrocyte survival