| Literature DB >> 16835836 |
M Watanabe1, K Maemura, K Oki, N Shiraishi, Y Shibayama, K Katsu.
Abstract
In addition to its role in the adult mammalian nervous system as an inhibitory neurotransmitter, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is involved in the proliferation, differentiation, and migration of several kinds of cells including cancer cells. GABA is synthesized predominantly from glutamate by glutamate decarboxylase and exerts its effects via ionotropic GABA(A) receptors and/or metabotropic GABA(B) receptors. In this review, the current state of knowledge regarding the role of the GABAergic system in peripheral nonneuronal cell proliferation is described, and recent advances in elucidation of the mechanisms leading to cell proliferation are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16835836 DOI: 10.14670/HH-21.1135
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Histol Histopathol ISSN: 0213-3911 Impact factor: 2.303