title: Evoked release of endogenous adenosine from rat cortical slices by K+ and glutamate.
abstract: Release of endogenous adenosine from rat cortical slices was determined in response to depolarization by 30 mM K+ and by exposure to glutamate. K+ and glutamate both released adenosine. Glutamate-evoked release was decreased by approximately 50% in the presence of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, 2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid (APV). The adenosine released by glutamate could modulate neurotransmission, and may have a protective effect in pathologic conditions of excess excitation involving glutamate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., Canada.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoehn
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D015763:2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate; D000241:Adenosine / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005971:Glutamates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D014633:Valine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D005971:Glutamates; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D015763:2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate; D014633:Valine; D000241:Adenosine; D011188:Potassium