Ischemic insult to cerebellar Purkinje cells causes diminished GABAA receptor function and allopregnanolone neuroprotection is associated with GABAA receptor stabilization.
Kelley MH, Taguchi N, Ardeshiri A, Kuroiwa M, Hurn PD, Traystman RJ, Herson PS. Ischemic insult to cerebellar Purkinje cells causes diminished GABAA receptor function and allopregnanolone neuroprotection is associated with GABAA receptor stabilization. J Neurochem. 2008 Nov; 107(3):668-78.