VGLUTs—Potential Targets for the Treatment of Seizures?
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Vesicular glutamate transporters (VGLUTs) load glutamate into synaptic vesicles. In this issue of Neuron, Juge et al. report that ketone bodies compete with chloride-dependent activation of VGLUTs, leading to suppression of glutamate release and seizures. These findings provide a surprising explanation for the efficacy of the ketogenic diet in controlling epilepsy.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Neuron
دوره 68 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010