TSPO has been shown to be involved in a number of processes such as inflammation,[REF] and TSPO ligands may be useful anti-cancer drugs [REF].
Pharmacological activation of TSPO has been observed to be a potent stimulator of steroid biosynthesis [REF][REF] including neuroactive steroids such as allopregnanolone in the brain, which exert anxiolytic properties [REF].