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| Title |
The Neurosteroid Allopregnanolone Modulates Specific Functions in Central and Peripheral Glial Cells
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in endocrinology, January 2011
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| DOI | 10.3389/fendo.2011.00103 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alessandro Faroni, Valerio Magnaghi |
| Abstract |
Since the first observations on the existence of "neurosteroids" in the 1980s, our understanding of the importance of these endogenous steroids in the control of the central and peripheral nervous system (PNS) has increased progressively. Although most of the observations were made in neuronal cells, equally important are the effects that neurosteroids exert on glial cells. Among the different classes of neurosteroids acting on glial cells, the progesterone 5α-3α metabolite, allopregnanolone, displays a particular mechanism of action involving primarily the modulation of classic GABA receptors. In this review, we focus our attention on allopregnanolone because its effects on the physiology of glial cells of the central and PNS are intriguing and could potentially lead to the development of new strategies for neuroprotection and/or regeneration of injured nervous tissues. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 50% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 57 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 57 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 21% |
| Researcher | 10 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 14% |
| Professor | 4 | 7% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 8 | 14% |
| Unknown | 11 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 17 | 30% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 17 | 30% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 9% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 2 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 13 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 October 2023.
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#5,293
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