Ethanol induces GAD67 and VGAT in slice cultures of newborn rat cerebral cortex

• Verfasst von: Zink, Mathias [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Spanagel, Rainer [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Ethanol induces GAD67 and VGAT in slice cultures of newborn rat cerebral cortex
• Verf.angabe: Mathias Zink, Rainer Spanagel
• Jahr: 2005
• Umfang: 4 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 22.10.2020
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Neuroreport
• Ort Quelle: London : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1990
• Jahr Quelle: 2005
• Band/Heft Quelle: 16(2005), 4, Seite 377-380
• ISSN Quelle: 1473-558X
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1736228390

Abstract

Exposure of the developing brain to ethanol disposes to the fetal alcohol syndrome, causing changes in the neurotransmitter systems of glutamate and γ-amino butyric acid (GABA). However, expression of genes involved in GABA synthesis, vesicular and transmembrane transport has not been investigated so far. We exposed organotypic slice cultures of newborn rat cerebral cortex to ethanol (100 mM) for 4 days and observed a significant induction of the enzyme producing GABA (GAD67, +21%) and the vesicular transporter VGAT (+112%), whereas the expression of the transmembrane transporters did not differ from control conditions. In summary, ethanol exposure of the developing cortex induces GABAergic genes, which might facilitate the excitatory functions of GABA during development.