Interview study, 2011
How do brain structures called GABA receptors relate to different health problems?
This review describes how changes in GABA receptors might be connected to various health problems. This is theoretical background information, not a study of actual patients, so it cannot tell us whether GABA receptors cause specific conditions.
What they did
This article reviewed existing knowledge about GABA receptors and how they relate to different health conditions.
What they found
Changes in the structure of GABA receptor complexes can be linked to neurological, mental, emotional, metabolic, hormonal, and other types of disorders.
What it means for you
This is not a study of real people, so it does not tell us whether GABA receptors cause PMS or other specific conditions. It is background information that might eventually help researchers develop new treatments. The article does not explain which health problems are definitely caused by GABA changes versus which are just theoretical possibilities.
About the study
- Original title
- [Role of GABA receptors in pathological processes]
- Authors
- Tiurenkov IN, Perfilova VN
- Journal
- Eksperimental'naia i klinicheskaia farmakologiia
- Year
- 2011
- Study design
- Interview study
- Read the paper
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21476287/
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