Antidepressants impact connexin 43 channel functions in astrocytes

Antidepressants impact connexin 43 channel functions in astrocytes

Glial cells, and in particular astrocytes, are crucial to maintain neuronal microenvironment by regulating energy metabolism, neurotransmitter uptake, gliotransmission and synaptic development. Moreover, a typical feature of astrocytes is their high expression level of connexins, a family of membran...

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Main Authors: Tiffany eJeanson, Audrey ePondaven, Pascal eEzan, Franck eMouthon, Mathieu eCharveriat, Christian eGiaume
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Subjects:
Depression
Gap Junctions
Inflammation
glial cells
hemichannels
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2015.00495/full

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