title: Characterization of divalent cation-induced [3H]acetylcholine release from EGTA-treated rat hippocampal synaptosomes.
abstract: Calcium-naive synaptosomes were used to assess the effects of divalent cations on [3H]acetylcholine release from rat hippocampal homogenates. Following equilibration with calcium-free buffer (containing 10 microM EGTA), calcium reversibly increased [3H]acetylcholine efflux (up to five-fold) while causing no measurable efflux of lactate dehydrogenase. When substituted for calcium, strontium and barium behaved similarly although barium exhibited three-fold greater efficacy. In the presence of elevated potassium, 4-aminopyridine or tetraethylammonium, the secretagogue efficacy of calcium (but not barium) was markedly increased. The release-promoting effects of both cations were inhibited by lanthanum, magnesium, cadmium, and omega-conotoxin but were insensitive to nifedipine and cobalt (both 10 microM). In addition, stimulation of muscarinic cholinergic autoreceptors substantially inhibited both calcium and barium-evoked [3H]acetylcholine release. Taken together, these results indicate that cation-evoked transmitter release from calcium-naive synaptosomes is subject to normal neuroregulatory mechanisms and therefore should be useful for investigating presynaptic modulation of neuronal exocytosis.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Department of Physiological Sciences, Gainesville 32610.
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Vickroy
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001464:Barium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002413:Cations, Divalent; D004533:Egtazic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006426:Hemicholinium 3 / Q000494:pharmacology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D010830:Physostigmine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D002413:Cations, Divalent; D014316:Tritium; D001464:Barium; D006426:Hemicholinium 3; D004533:Egtazic Acid; D010830:Physostigmine; D000109:Acetylcholine; D002118:Calcium