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Encephalitogenic T cell

Encephalitogenic T cell. Species, exposure and limitations are retained in each linked claim.

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  1. We examined in encephalitogenic T cells if they expressed functional GABA channels that could be activated by the low nanomolar to 1 micromolar physiological concentrations of GABA present around neurons in the brain, the cells expressed the alpha1, alpha4, beta2, beta3, gamma1 and delta GABA-A channel subunits and formed functional extrasynaptic-like GABA channels that were activated by 1 micromolar GABA, and 100 nanomolar and higher GABA concentrations decreased T cell proliferation.

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    evidence_span
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    experimental_model
    Patch clamp and proliferation assays on encephalitogenic T cells at physiological GABA concentrations
    exposure
    GABA at nanomolar to micromolar concentrations, the range present around neurons
    limitations
    A small subunit and function study in one T cell type. It measures the concentration range that matters rather than assuming it.
    nutrient_topic
    GABA research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct clinical effect, and the sign of a GABA response depends on the chloride gradient of the cell it was measured in. · Gamma-aminobutyric acid
    organism
    Rat
    plain_language
    These cells carry the kind of channel built for a steady background level rather than a synaptic pulse, and that background level slows them down.
    primary_references
    [gb-p18954912] GABA, a natural immunomodulator of T lymphocytes. (2008). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18954912/ DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2008.08.017
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Encephalitogenic T cell

    GABA: a ligand with no sign of its own, the cofactor that limits its synthesis, the barrier that keeps it out of the brain, and the immune settings where the same molecule protects and harms (2026-09-22) · lines 508–519

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Patch clamp and proliferation assays on encephalitogenic T cells at physiological GABA concentrations · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### gb-t-cells-read-ambient-gaba We examined in encephalitogenic T cells if they expressed functional GABA channels that could be activated by the low nanomolar to 1 micromolar physiological concentrations of GABA present around neurons in the brain, the cells expressed the alpha1, alpha4, beta2, beta3, gamma1 and delta GABA-A channel subunits and formed functional extrasynaptic-like GABA channels that were activated by 1 micromolar GABA, and 100 nanomolar and higher GABA concentrations decreased T cell proliferation. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: GABA research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct clinical effect, and the sign of a GABA response depends on the chloride gradient of the cell it was measured in. plain_language: These cells carry the kind of channel built for a steady background level rather than a synaptic pulse, and that background level slows them down. organism: Rat tissue_or_cell_type: Encephalitogenic T cell experimental_model: Patch clamp and proliferation assays on encephalitogenic T cells at physiological GABA concentrations limitations: A small subunit and function study in one T cell type. It measures the concentration range that matters rather than assuming it. exposure: GABA at nanomolar to micromolar concentrations, the range present around neurons evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/gaba-research/18954912.abstract.txt", "locator": "Indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "3723b5b4b643817af252230d67dafbc0b5ca2deadb17cdbdbc9f340ddfc6a472", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 728, "text_sha256": "3723b5b4b643817af252230d67dafbc0b5ca2deadb17cdbdbc9f340ddfc6a472"} [gb-p18954912] GABA, a natural immunomodulator of T lymphocytes. (2008). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18954912/ DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2008.08.017
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