title: Involvement of excitatory amino acid receptors in long-term potentiation in the Schaffer collateral-commissural pathway of rat hippocampal slices.
abstract: The present article reviews studies from our laboratory, which have shown that excitatory amino acids receptors of the N-methyl-D-aspartate type are involved in the induction of long-term potentiation in the Schaffer collateral-commissural pathway of rat hippocampal slices. The nature of the excitatory amino acid receptors that mediate the response that is modified by the induction of long-term potentiation is also considered. The mechanism of induction of long-term potentiation is discussed, as are some possible stages that are required for the maintenance of this process. Some new data are presented concerning the ability of N-methyl-D-aspartate to potentiate synaptic transmission and to depress the amplitude of the presynaptic fibre volley. Concerning the potentiation, it is shown that brief (1-2 min) perfusion of slices with N-methyl-D-aspartate is sufficient to potentiate synaptic transmission for at least 3 h. The N-methyl-D-aspartate induced depression of the presynaptic fibre volley is shown to be transient and independent of synaptic transmission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, U.K.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Collingridge
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Z I
authors.initials: ZI
authors.lastname: Bashir
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000502:physiology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D017459:Receptors, Amino Acid; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000502:physiology*; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D017459:Receptors, Amino Acid; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate