title: Stereospecific antagonism by (+)-alpha-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine (MCPG) of (1S,3R)-ACPD-induced effects in neonatal rat motoneurones and rat thalamic neurones.
abstract: The (+)-enantiomer of alpha-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine (MCPG) stereoslectively antagonized the depolarization of neonatal rat motoneurones and the excitation of rat thalamic neurons induced by the specific metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist (1S,3R)-1-aminocyclopentane-1,3-dicarboxylate (ACPD). (+)-MCPG preferentially reduced (1S,3R)-ACPD-induced responses relative to responses induced by (S)-alpha-amino-3-hydorxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid (AMPA) and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, Bristol, U.K.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Jane
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Pook
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Salt
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Sunter
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Watkins
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000502:physiology*; D001565:Benzoates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003515:Cycloleucine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D005998:Glycine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007051:Ibotenic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000187:drug effects*; D016202:N-Methylaspartate / Q000494:pharmacology; D009467:Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects*; D009498:Neurotoxins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013788:Thalamus / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D018350:alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D009467:Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents; D009498:Neurotoxins; D003515:Cycloleucine; C036361:1-amino-1,3-dicarboxycyclopentane; C079694:alpha-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine; D007051:Ibotenic Acid; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D018350:alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid; D005998:Glycine