title: Cobalt blocks L-glutamate-induced apnea and arterial hypotension in the nucleus tractus solitarii of anaesthetized rats.
abstract: The local application of cobalt reversibly blocks calcium-channel conductance and therefore synaptic transmission. In this study pretreatment with a solution of cobalt (100 mM) in the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) of anaesthetized rats significantly blocked the apnea (P < 0.01) and arterial hypotension induced by L-glutamate (25 mM) and N-methyl-D-aspartate (0.4 mM) microinjected in the NTS. We conclude that cobalt causes these effects by acting at the postsynaptic level.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, II University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vitagliano
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Berrino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pizzirusso
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lampa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D000818:Animals; D001049:Apnea / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D003035:Cobalt / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate / Q000494:pharmacology; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D005971:Glutamates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D008297:Male; D008845:Microinjections; D016202:N-Methylaspartate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017552:Solitary Nucleus / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D005971:Glutamates; D003035:Cobalt; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate