El papel neuroprotector de GLT-1/EAAT2 en la excitotoxicidad inducida por el glutamato

Yi Zhang1, Wen Liu1, Tao Huang1

  • 1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.

Behavioural brain research
|September 6, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

El transportador de glutamato 1 (GLT-1) es vital para la salud del cerebro, previniendo la excitotoxicidad al eliminar el exceso de glutamato. La mejora de la función de GLT-1 ofrece un potencial terapéutico para varios trastornos neurológicos.

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