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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Anesth Analg. 2013 Aug 19;117(4):10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182a00ae0. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182a00ae0

Table 3. Distributions of γ-Aminobutyric Acid A (GABAA) and Glycine Receptors on Leukocytes.

Cell type mRNA Protein
GABAA receptor

 Neutrophil ? α152

 Monocyte β247 Possibly α1, α4, β2, γ1, δ50

 Macrophage α1, α2, β2, β3, δ50 α150

 T cell α1, α2, α3, β1, β2, δ (resting)51 α152
α1, α2, α3, β1, β2, δ (activated) Possibly α152
 B cell α1, α3, β252

Glycine receptor

 Neutrophil α2, α4, β49 α249
 Monocyte ? ?
 Macrophage (alveolar, splenic) α2, α4, β49 α249
 Kupper cells α1, α4, β49 α149
 T cell ? ?
 B cell ? ?

The known mRNA and protein distributions are listed.