Harmine, a natural beta-carboline alkaloid, upregulates astroglial glutamate transporter expression

Y Li, R Sattler, EJ Yang, A Nunes, Y Ayukawa… - …, 2011 - Elsevier
Glutamate is the predominant excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter in the mammalian
central nervous system (CNS). Glutamate transporter EAAT2/GLT-1 is the physiologically …

Current approaches to enhance glutamate transporter function and expression

ACK Fontana - Journal of neurochemistry, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract l‐glutamate is the predominant excitatory neurotransmitter in the CNS and has a
central role in a variety of brain functions. The termination of glutamate neurotransmission by …

Astrocytic glutamate transporter-dependent neuroprotection against glutamate toxicity: an in vitro study of maslinic acid

Y Qian, T Guan, X Tang, L Huang, M Huang, Y Li… - European journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
The astrocytic glutamate transporters GLAST/EAAT1 and GLT-1/EAAT2 are crucial for the
removal of glutamate from the synaptic cleft and are essential for maintaining a low …

Mechanism of ceftriaxone induction of excitatory amino acid transporter-2 expression and glutamate uptake in primary human astrocytes

SG Lee, ZZ Su, L Emdad, P Gupta, D Sarkar… - Journal of Biological …, 2008 - ASBMB
Glutamate is an essential neurotransmitter regulating brain functions. Excitatory amino acid
transporter (EAAT)-2 is one of the major glutamate transporters primarily expressed in …

Small-molecule activator of glutamate transporter EAAT2 translation provides neuroprotection

Q Kong, LC Chang, K Takahashi, Q Liu… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Glial glutamate transporter EAAT2 plays a major role in glutamate clearance in synaptic
clefts. Several lines of evidence indicate that strategies designed to increase EAAT2 …

Glutamate transporter EAAT2: regulation, function, and potential as a therapeutic target for neurological and psychiatric disease

K Takahashi, JB Foster, CLG Lin - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2015 - Springer
Glutamate is the predominant excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system.
Excitatory amino acid transporter 2 (EAAT2) is primarily responsible for clearance of …

Arundic acid increases expression and function of astrocytic glutamate transporter EAAT1 via the ERK, Akt, and NF-κB pathways

P Karki, P Hong, J Johnson, E Pajarillo, DS Son… - Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain, but excessive synaptic
glutamate must be removed to prevent excitotoxic injury and death. Two astrocytic glutamate …

Identification of translational activators of glial glutamate transporter EAAT2 through cell-based high-throughput screening: an approach to prevent excitotoxicity

CK Colton, Q Kong, L Lai, MX Zhu… - Journal of …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Excitotoxicity has been implicated as the mechanism of neuronal damage resulting from
acute insults such as stroke, epilepsy, and trauma, as well as during the progression of adult …

Role of excitatory amino acid transporter‐2 (EAAT2) and glutamate in neurodegeneration: opportunities for developing novel therapeutics

K Kim, SG Lee, TP Kegelman, ZZ Su… - Journal of cellular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Glutamate is an essential excitatory neurotransmitter regulating brain functions. Excitatory
amino acid transporter (EAAT)‐2 is one of the major glutamate transporters expressed …

EAAT2 and the molecular signature of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

LT Rosenblum, D Trotti - Glial Amino Acid Transporters, 2017 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapid and fatal neurodegenerative disease, primarily
affecting upper and lower motor neurons. It is an extremely heterogeneous disease in both …