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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2026

Modulating glutamate neurotransmission in

Eleni Stamoula, Theofanis Vavilis, Ioanna Boskou, Olga Vampertzi, Nikoletta Floropoulou, Antonia Demopoulos, Rafaella Grigoriou, Mikhail Melnikov

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Eleni Stamoula *Department of Health Sciences, School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, UNIC Athens, Athens, Greece.
Theofanis Vavilis *Department of Dentistry, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Ioanna BoskouSchool of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Olga Vampertzi4th Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Nikoletta FloropoulouSchool of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Antonia DemopoulosSchool of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Rafaella GrigoriouSchool of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Mikhail MelnikovLaboratory of Neuroimmunology, Federal Center of Brain Research and Neurotechnologies of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency of Russia, Moscow, Russia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glutamate (Glu), the primary excitatory neurotransmitter of the central and peripheral nervous systems, plays essential roles in cognition, synaptic plasticity, and immune modulation. Its dysregulation is increasingly recognized as a component of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis (MS). In MS and its principal experimental model, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), impaired Glu homeostasis leads to excitotoxicity, calcium overload, and oxidative damage, compounded by proinflammatory mediators such as TNF-α. This makes glutamatergic receptors, transporters, and related signaling pathways candidate therapeutic targets that warrant systematic preclinical evaluation. To assess the preclinical evidence base for agents targeting these pathways, we conducted a systematic literature search, we conducted a systematic literature search and comparatively assessed published

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Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalGlutamic AcidMultiple SclerosisSynaptic TransmissionAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansReceptors, GlutamateGlutamic AcidReceptors, GlutamateEAEexcitotoxicityglutamate neurotransmissionimmunoexcitotoxicityimmunomodulationin vivoMultiple Sclerosis

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PMID42639338
PMCPMC13501083

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