glutamate transporter 1

LDN-212320 (OSU-0212320) is a glutamate transporter EAAT2 activator. It also enhances EAAT2 levels by > 6 fold at concentrations < 5 μM after 24 h.

GPI-1046 is an immunophilin ligand without antibiotic action and attenuates ethanol intake in part through the upregulation of glutamate transporter 1 (GLT1) in PFC and NAc-core.

Erastin2 is a ferroptosis inducer and inhibitor of the system xc- cystine glutamate transporter.[1][2] It inhibits glutamate release in CCF-STTG1 cells (IC50 = 0.0035 µM) and induces cell death in HAP1 cells at 5 µM, an effect blocked by ferrostatin-1 or deferoxamine.[1][2] Erastin2 also induces ferroptotic cell death in HT-1080 cells (EC50 = 0.15 µM), an effect blocked by β-mercaptoethanol (EC50 > 20 µM).[3] Additionally, it increases lipid peroxidation in HT-1080 cells at 1 µM.

DL-TBOA ammonium is a potent, non-transportable inhibitor of excitatory amino acid transporters. Its inhibitory effects are demonstrated by IC50 values of 70 μM, 6 μM, and 6 μM for excitatory amino acid transporter-1 (EAAT1), EAAT2, and EAAT3, respectively. Additionally, DL-TBOA ammonium significantly hampers the uptake of [14C]glutamate in COS-1 cell lines expressing human EAAT1 and EAAT2, evident by Ki values of 42 μM and 5.7 μM, respectively. Furthermore, this compound competitively blocks EAAT4 and EAAT5, with Ki values of 4.4 μM and 3.2 μM, respectively.

EAAT2 activator 1 (3-[(2-Chloro-6-fluorobenzyl)thio]-6-pyridin-2-ylpyridazine) is a thiopyridazine derivative that has been found to increase EAAT2 protein levels in astrocytes.