title: L-2-amino-3-phosphonopropionate blocks late synaptic long-term potentiation.
abstract: The possible involvement of the metabotropic glutamate receptor in mechanisms of hippocampal long-term potentiation was investigated with the new antagonist 2-amino-3-phosphonopropionate (AP3). The action of D-AP3, D,L-AP3 and of the more selective L-isomer was tested on CA1 pyramidal cells in-vitro. If 100-300 microM of L- or D,L-AP3 was present during tetanization, post-tetanic and early long-term potentiation developed almost normally. However, starting from 100 min, LTP of the field-EPSP was eliminated in an irreversible manner. In contrast to the L-isomer, D-AP3 did not influence the course of LTP. These data suggest that the activation of the metabotropic glutamate receptor is necessary for subsequent mechanisms enabling the late maintenance of LTP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurophysiology, Institute of Neurobiology and Brain Research, Magdeburg, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Behnisch
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fjodorow
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Reymann
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D011199:Potentiometry; D051381:Rats; D013569:Synapses / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: C000211:2-amino-3-phosphonopropionic acid; D000409:Alanine