The mechanisms of glutamate release in cerebral ischemia / 中国药理学通报

Glutamate is a major excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system(CNS)and plays an important role in neuronal damage induced by cerebral ischemia. Several mechanisms contribute to modulation of glutamate release during cerebral ischemia, such as vesicular release dependent on calcium, release by reversed operation of glutamate transporters, release through swelling-activated anion channel and receptor-modulating release, etc. This review addresses the mechanisms of glutamate release during cerebral ischemia.