Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 activation inhibits microglial associated inflammation and neurotoxicity

KR Byrnes, B Stoica, DJ Loane, A Riccio, MI Davis… - Glia, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The Group I metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) can modulate addiction, pain, and
neuronal cell death. Expression of some mGluRs, such as Group II and III mGluRs, has been …

Activation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 modulates microglial reactivity and neurotoxicity by inhibiting NADPH oxidase

DJ Loane, BA Stoica, A Pajoohesh-Ganji… - Journal of Biological …, 2009 - ASBMB
Microglial-related factors have been implicated in the signaling cascades that contribute to
neuronal cell death in various neurodegenerative disorders. Thus, strategies that reduce …

Activation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 improves recovery after spinal cord injury in rodents

KR Byrnes, B Stoica, A Riccio… - Annals of Neurology …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Activation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) has neuroprotective
properties in vitro and has been reported to limit postischemic lesion volume in vivo …

Therapeutic potential of mGluR5 targeting in Alzheimer's disease

A Kumar, DK Dhull, PS Mishra - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Decades of research dedicated toward Alzheimer's disease (AD) has culminated in much of
the current understanding of the neurodegeneration associated with disease. However …

Enhanced Akt/GSK‐3β/CREB signaling mediates the anti‐inflammatory actions of mGluR5 positive allosteric modulators in microglia and following traumatic brain …

SA Bhat, RJ Henry, AC Blanchard… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We have previously shown that treatment with a mGluR5 positive allosteric modulator (PAM)
is neuroprotective after experimental traumatic brain injury (TBI), limiting post‐traumatic …

Opposite regulation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 3 and metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 by inflammatory stimuli in cultured microglia and astrocytes

JV Berger, AO Dumont, MC Focant, M Vergouts… - Neuroscience, 2012 - Elsevier
Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) were previously shown to modulate several
essential functions in glial cells, including cell proliferation, glutamate uptake, neurotrophic …

Activation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 3 enhances interleukin (IL)-1β-stimulated release of IL-6 in cultured human astrocytes

E Aronica, JA Gorter, AJ Rozemuller, B Yankaya… - Neuroscience, 2005 - Elsevier
Previous studies have demonstrated that human astrocytes express mRNA and receptor
protein for group I and II metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs). Whether these …

Activation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 reduces the secondary brain injury after traumatic brain injury in rats

JW Wang, HD Wang, ZX Cong, XS Zhang… - Biochemical and …, 2013 - Elsevier
A wealth of evidence has shown that microglia-associated neuro-inflammation is involved in
the secondary brain injury contributed to the poor outcome after traumatic brain injury (TBI) …

Expression patterns of Group III metabotropic glutamate receptors mGluR4 and mGluR8 in multiple sclerosis lesions

JJG Geurts, G Wolswijk, L Bö, S Redeker… - Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Recent evidence supports a role for metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) in
neuroinflammatory diseases. In the present study, we have investigated whether the group …

Stimulation of microglial metabotropic glutamate receptor mGlu2 triggers tumor necrosis factor α-induced neurotoxicity in concert with microglial-derived Fas ligand

DL Taylor, F Jones, ESFCS Kubota… - Journal of …, 2005 - Soc Neuroscience
Activated microglia may be detrimental to neuronal survival in a number of
neurodegenerative diseases. Thus, strategies that reduce microglial neurotoxicity may have …