title: L-Proline inhibition of glutamate release.
abstract: The influence of 1 mM-L-proline on electrically stimulated release of endogenous glutamate from slices of rat frontal cortex was measured. One mM-L-proline approximates the in vitro concentration that inhibits glutamate-induced spreading depression. Also, this L-proline level has been reported to be present in brain after an intraperitoneal injection that induced amnesia in chicks. L-Proline but not D-proline exhibits an inhibitory effect on glutamate release, thus supporting the suggestion that this mechanism may play a role in memory retention and/or formation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005971:Glutamates / Q000378:metabolism*; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D011392:Proline / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D005971:Glutamates; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D011392:Proline