Abbreviations

AdoMetDC

S-adenosyl methionine decarboxylase

AMPA

α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole-propionate

ATP

adenosine 5’ triphosphate

cAMP

cyclic adenosine monophosphate

CHO

Chinese hamster ovary

CNS

central nervous system

CREB

cAMP responsive element binding

DENSPM

N1-N11-diethylnorspermine

DFMO

α-difluoromethylornithine

eIF-4F

eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4F

eIF-5A

eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A

GTP

guanosine 5’ triphosphate

JNK

c-Jun aminoterminal kinase

Kir

inward rectifying potassium channel

MGBG

methylglyoxal bis(guanylhydrazone)

MTA

5’ methylthioadenosine

NMDA

N-methyl-D-aspartate

ODC

ornithine decarboxylase

ORF

open reading frame

PAO

polyamine oxidase

PMF-1

polyamine modulated factor 1

SSAT

spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase

TM2

transmembrane site 2

TPA

tumor promotor 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate

UTR

untranslated region

UVB

ultraviolet radiation B