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

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 s...

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Main Authors: Zink, Mathias (Author) , Spanagel, Rainer (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2005
In: Neuroreport
Year: 2005, Volume: 16, Issue: 4, Pages: 377-380
ISSN:1473-558X
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Author Notes:Mathias Zink, Rainer Spanagel
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Summary: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.
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