Purcell Tawna Backman, Sellers Ann Davidson, Goehring Lutz S
Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, 300 West Drake Road, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
Can Vet J. 2012 Jan;53(1):75-8.
Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) converts glutamic acid into the inhibitory neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Increased serum GAD (auto) antibody concentrations were found in a mare with increased postural musculature tone resulting in stiffness and recumbence. The mare was treated with dexamethasone which resulted in resolution of clinical signs and decreased GAD antibody concentrations.
谷氨酸脱羧酶(GAD)将谷氨酸转化为抑制性神经递质γ-氨基丁酸(GABA)。在一匹姿势性肌肉张力增加导致僵硬和卧地不起的母马中,发现血清GAD(自身)抗体浓度升高。该母马接受了地塞米松治疗,临床症状得到缓解,GAD抗体浓度降低。