title: Effects of CNQX, APB, PDA, and kynurenate on horizontal cells of the tiger salamander retina.
abstract: Effects of 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (CNQX), 2-amino-4-phosphonobutyrate (APB), cis-2,3-piperidine dicarboxylic acid (PDA), and kynurenate (KYN) on the depolarizing actions of glutamate and kainate on horizontal cells (HCs) were studied in the larval tiger salamander retina. APB, PDA, and KYN hyperpolarized the HCs, but they failed to block either the actions of glutamate and kainate, or the HC light responses. APB and PDA did not cause membrane polarizations in either rods or cones, suggesting that the HC hyperpolarizations were not mediated by presynaptic actions of these compounds. CNQX, the newly synthesized non-NMDA (N-Methyl-D-Aspartate) receptor antagonist, blocked the HC light responses and the action of kainate, but not that of glutamate. These results suggest that the synaptic receptors in the tiger salamander HCs are probably non-NMDA although extra-synaptic NMDA receptors may exist in these cells.
authors.affiliation: Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
authors.forename: X L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D018750:6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione; D000613:Aminobutyrates; D000818:Animals; D005971:Glutamates / Q000502:physiology*; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D007608:Kainic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D007736:Kynurenic Acid; D008027:Light; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology; D010875:Pipecolic Acids; D011810:Quinoxalines; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate; D018092:Kainic Acid Receptors; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter / Q000502:physiology*; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology*; D014562:Caudata
chemical_list: D018750:6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione; D000613:Aminobutyrates; D005971:Glutamates; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D007608:Kainic Acid; D007736:Kynurenic Acid; D010875:Pipecolic Acids; D011810:Quinoxalines; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate; D018092:Kainic Acid Receptors; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter; C029262:2,3-piperidinedicarboxylic acid; C012729:2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid