Ectonucleotidases in the hippocampus: Spatial distribution and expression after ovariectomy and estradiol replacement

Autor: Ivana Grković, Nataša Mitrović, Milorad Dragić
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Vitamins and Hormones ISBN: 9780323992213
Vitamins and Hormones
DOI: 10.1016/bs.vh.2021.11.005
Popis: Extracellular purine nucleotides, such as adenosine 5′-triphosphate (ATP), are important modulators of hippocampal function and plasticity. In the extracellular space, ATP is inherently short-lived molecule, which undergoes rapid enzymatic degradation to adenosine by ectonucleotidases. Given that ectonucleotidases have distinct and overlapping distribution in the hippocampus, and as ovarian hormones participate in a formation, maturation, and a refinement of synaptic contacts, both during development and in adulthood, the present chapter summarizes known data about spatial distribution of selected ecto-enzymes and estradiol-induced effects on ectonucleotidases in the rat hippocampus.
Databáze: OpenAIRE