Functional evidence for multiple gamma-aminobutyric acidB receptor subtypes in the rat cerebral cortex.
The aim of this work was the identification of pharmacologically distinct subtypes of gamma-aminobutyric acidB (GABAB) receptors in the central nervous system. Inasmuch as GABAB receptors are often sited on axon terminals where they mediate inhibition of transmitter release, we chose as models the GABAB receptors mediating inhibition of release of 1) endogenous GABA; 2) endogenous glutamate; and 3) somatostatin-like immunoreactivity (SRIF-LI). The experimental set up consisted of rat cerebrocortical synaptosomes depolarized in superfusion with 12 or 15 mM KCl. Endogenous GABA and glutamate were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography and SRIF-LI by radioimmunoassay. The selective GABAB receptor agonist (-)-baclofen inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner the K(+)-evoked release of GABA, glutamate and SRIF-Ll with similar potencies and efficacies [EC50 values, 1.1-1.5 microM; maximal inhibition, 45-50% at about 10 microM (-)-baclofen]. The GABAB receptor antagonist phaclofen concentration-dependently reduced the effects of (-)-baclofen on the release of GABA and SRIF-Ll but not on the release of glutamate, where it was ineffective up to 1000 microM. The rank order of potency (Ki values are shown in parentheses) are: SRIF-Ll (7.8 microM); GABA (10.4 microM); and glutamate (greater than 115 microM). The novel GABAB receptor antagonist 3-aminopropyl(diethoxymethyl) phosphinic acid (CGP 35348) displayed a different pattern on the three release systems examined (Ki values are shown in parentheses): SRIF-Ll (0.38 microM); glutamate (0.48 microM); and endogenous GABA (greater than 115 microM).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Istituto di Farmacologia e Farmacognosia, Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy.
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D000818:Animals; D001418:Baclofen / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D058787:GABA-A Receptor Antagonists; D005971:Glutamates / Q000378:metabolism; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D008297:Male; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010455:Peptides / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism
D058787:GABA-A Receptor Antagonists; D005971:Glutamates; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010455:Peptides; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; C029993:somatostatin-like peptides; C052329:phaclofen; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; C066430:CGP 35348; D001418:Baclofen