TABLE 21

Effect of long-term ethanol treatment on GABAA receptor subunit mRNA expression in cultured cells in vitro

Cells, [EtOH], Treatment TimeSubunit mRNAReference
α1α2α3α4α5α6β2β3γ2δ
% change
Rat hippocampal neurons
    100 mM, 5 d−24N.S.−23N.S.N.S.−22, −34aSanna et al., 2003
    100 mM, 5 d+120Follesa et al., 2005
Rat cerebellar granule cells
    100 mM, 5 dN.S.N.S.N.S.−23, −32aFollesa et al., 2003
    100 mM, 5 dN.S.Follesa et al., 2004
    100 mM, 5 dN.S.Follesa et al., 2005
Mouse cortical neurons
    75 mM, 5 d−24−24N.S.N.S.N.S.−32Sheela Rani and Ticku, 2006
    75 mM, 5 d, CIE−55−5248N.S.N.S.−29Sheela Rani and Ticku, 2006
  • d, day(s); N.S., not significantly different from the control value.

  • a Two values represent S and L splice variants, respectively.