title: A possible role for phospholipases in the release of neurotransmitter amino acids from ischemic rat cerebral cortex.
abstract: The involvement of phospholipases in ischemia-evoked release of aspartate, glutamate, glycine, and GABA from the cerebral cortex was studied in a four vessel occlusion rat model of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion. In comparison with the control group, the phospholipase A2 inhibitor mepacrine significantly decreased the ischemia-evoked efflux of transmitter amino acids into cortical superfusates. Direct application of phospholipases A2 or C to the cerebral cortex of non-ischemic animals resulted in a significant increase in amino acid levels. These results suggest that neurotransmitter release following cerebral ischemia may involve phospholipase induced plasma membrane disruption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: O'Regan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith-Barbour
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Perkins
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Phillis
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000378:metabolism*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D005998:Glycine / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010740:Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D001224:Aspartic Acid; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D010740:Phospholipases; D005998:Glycine