title: Effects of antagonists on N-methyl-D-aspartate response in acutely isolated nucleus tractus solitarii neurons of the rat.
abstract: The effect of antagonists on N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-induced response was investigated in isolated nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) neurons freshly isolated from the rat using a conventional pathclamp technique. The NMDA-induced inward current consisted of an initial peak followed by a steady-state component. The competitive antagonists of NMDA receptor, D-2-amino-5-phosphonovalerate (APV), D-2-amino-4-phosphonoheptanoate (APH) and 3-3(2-carboxypiperazine-4-yl)propyl-1-phosphate (CPP), selectively suppressed the initial peak of NMDA-induced current more than the steady-state component at low concentrations. The non-competitive antagonists, MK-801, ketamine, Zn2+ and Mg2+, equally blocked both peak and steady-state components.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurophysiology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shirasaki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tateishi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murase
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akaike
mesh_terms: D015763:2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D003986:Dibenzocycloheptenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D003986:Dibenzocycloheptenes; D010879:Piperazines; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter; D001224:Aspartic Acid; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate; D015763:2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate; C050592:3-(2-carboxypiperazin-4-yl)propyl-1-phosphonic acid