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Abstract
GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS) and acts via metabotropic GABAB receptors. Neurodegenerative diseases are a major burden and affect an ever increasing number of humans. The actual therapeutic drugs available are partially effective to slow down the progression of the diseases, but there is a clear need to improve pharmacological treatment thus find alternative drug targets and develop newer pharmaco-treatments. This chapter is dedicated to reviewing the latest evidence about GABAB receptors and their inhibitory mechanisms and pathways involved in the neurodegenerative pathologies.Entities:
Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; GABAB receptors; Hippocampal sclerosis; Neurodegenerative diseases; Parkinson’s disease; Temporal lobe epilepsy
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Year: 2022 PMID: 33728599 DOI: 10.1007/7854_2021_222
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Top Behav Neurosci ISSN: 1866-3370