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Intracellular signal transduction system in astrocytes. Mitsunori YAMADA 1 , Fusahiro IKUTA 1 1Department of Pathology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University pp.589-599
Published Date 1993/8/10
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1431900350
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In recent years, increasing evidences have indicated that astrocytes play key roles in many CNS functions and events including transsynaptic signaling, maintenance of blood-brain barrier and lesion repair. In this review, we focused on the functional receptors and intracellular signal transduction system in this cell type.

Many neuropharmacological researches have provided evidences that astrocytes display at least two types of receptors, ligand-gated ion channels and G protein-linked receptos. In the former, ionotropic glutamate receptor, GABAA and GABAB receptors are included. The later is linked to the intracellular signaling system, and contains many neurotransmitter receptors such as adrenergic, metabotropic gluta-mate, substance P and dopamine receptors. Concerning the second messenger systems, adenylate cyclase and phosphoinositide signaling pathways are reported to be present in astrocytes. G protein is a key molecule in these two pathways, and activates adenylate cyclase and phospholipase C (PLC). Amongst the subfamilies of G protein, Gs and Gi are demonstrated in astrocytes in vitro or in vivo. PLC cleaves phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate into two second messenger molecules, diacylglycerol and inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate. PLC-δ is a major isozyme in astrocytes and localizes in the cytoplasm and processes, being associated with the plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum glial filaments and outer mem-branes of mitochondria. Protein kinase C (type II and III) is also demonstrated to be localized in the processes of astrocytes.


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