Mechanisms of inhibitory amino acid release in the brain stem under normal and ischemic conditions.
This article deals with the release of GABA, glycine and taurine from the brain stem under normal conditions and in ischemia. The release mechanisms, the effects of glutamate and adenosine receptors, and the roles of nitric oxide and second messengers are reviewed.
Saransaari
Pirjo
P
Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere 33014, Finland. pirjo.saransaari@uta.fi
Oja
Simo S
SS
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000378:metabolism*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate / Q000378:metabolism; D018047:Receptors, Purinergic P1 / Q000378:metabolism; D015290:Second Messenger Systems
D000596:Amino Acids; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate; D018047:Receptors, Purinergic P1; D009569:Nitric Oxide