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 …

[HTML][HTML] Excess cerebral TNF causing glutamate excitotoxicity rationalizes treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and neurogenic pain by anti-TNF agents

IA Clark, B Vissel - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2016 - Springer
The basic mechanism of the major neurodegenerative diseases, including neurogenic pain,
needs to be agreed upon before rational treatments can be determined, but this knowledge …

Molecular changes evoked by the beta-lactam antibiotic ceftriaxone across rodent models of substance use disorder and neurological disease

I Smaga, D Fierro, J Mesa, M Filip… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Ceftriaxone is a beta-lactam antibiotic that increases the expression of the major glutamate
transporter, GLT-1. As such, ceftriaxone ameliorates symptoms across multiple rodent …

[HTML][HTML] Repurposing of the β-lactam antibiotic, ceftriaxone for neurological disorders: a review

EM Yimer, HZ Hishe, KB Tuem - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
To date, there is no cure or disease-modifying agents available for most well-known
neurological disorders. Current therapy is typically focused on relieving symptoms and …

[HTML][HTML] Ceftriaxone-and N-acetylcysteine-induced brain tolerance to ischemia: Influence on glutamate levels in focal cerebral ischemia

W Krzyżanowska, B Pomierny, B Bystrowska… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
One of the major players in the pathophysiology of cerebral ischemia is disrupted
homeostasis of glutamatergic neurotransmission, resulting in elevated extracellular …

Ceftriaxone modulates uptake activity of glial glutamate transporter‐1 against global brain ischemia in rats

YY Hu, J Xu, M Zhang, D Wang, L Li… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Ceftriaxone (Cef) selectively increases the expression of glial glutamate transporter‐1 (GLT‐
1), which was thought to be neuroprotective in some circumstances. However, the effect of …

Transcriptional regulation of glutamate transporters: from extracellular signals to transcription factors

Z Martinez-Lozada, AM Guillem… - Advances in pharmacology, 2016 - Elsevier
Glutamate is the predominant excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian CNS. It
mediates essentially all rapid excitatory signaling. Dysfunction of glutamatergic signaling …

Ceftriaxone attenuates glutamate-mediated neuro-inflammation and restores BDNF in MPTP model of Parkinson's disease in rats

B Kaur, A Prakash - Pathophysiology, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study is designed to investigate the role of glutamate transporter in
neuroprotection of ceftriaxone against MPTP induced PD animal model. Young male Wistar …

Brain endothelial cells induce astrocytic expression of the glutamate transporter GLT‐1 by a notch‐dependent mechanism

ML Lee, Z Martinez‐Lozada, EN Krizman… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Neuron‐secreted factors induce astrocytic expression of the glutamate transporter, GLT‐1
(excitatory amino acid transporter 2). In addition to their elaborate anatomic relationships …

Ceftriaxone mediated rescue of nigral oxidative damage and motor deficits in MPTP model of Parkinson's disease in rats

R Bisht, B Kaur, H Gupta, A Prakash - Neurotoxicology, 2014 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of dopamine
neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta along with decreased striatal dopamine …