title: Pharmacology of calcium-induced long-term potentiation in rat hippocampal slices.
abstract: A transient increase (10 min) in extracellular calcium concentration (4 mM) causes a long-lasting (greater than 2 hr) enhancement of population spike responses evoked by radiatum fibers to CA1 pyramidal neurons in rat hippocampal slices. This phenomenon is similar to tetanic long-term potentiation (LTP), and is also related to memory processes. The influence of various drugs was investigated on calcium-induced LTP. The NMDA antagonist 2 amino-5-phosphonopentanoic acid (AP5; 100 microM) was able to prevent the calcium-induced LTP, while atropine sulphate (10 microM), propranolol hydrochloride (10 microM) and verapamil hydrochloride (100 microM) were ineffective. The results suggest an involvement of the NMDA receptor in the development of calcium-induced LTP.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Farmacologia, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sagratella
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benedetti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scotti de Carolis
mesh_terms: D015763:2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000200:Action Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D001285:Atropine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014700:Verapamil / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001224:Aspartic Acid; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D015763:2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate; D001285:Atropine; D011433:Propranolol; D014700:Verapamil; D002118:Calcium