Characterization of two central AMPA-preferring receptors having distinct location, function and pharmacology.
The existence of a pharmacological heterogeneity among the glutamate receptors sensitive to (RS)-alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate (AMPA) has been investigated in the adult rat central nervous system (CNS). AMPA stimulated [3H]noradrenaline ([3H]NA) release from hippocampal synaptosomes (pD2 = 4.58) and the production of cGMP in cerebellar slices (pD2 = 7.75). The AMPA effects in the two systems were tested against several glutamate receptor antagonists including 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (CNQX), 6,7-dinitro-quinoxaline-2,3-dione (DNQX), L-glutamate diethylester (GDEE), gamma-D-glutamyl-glycine (GDGG) and gamma-D-glutamyl-aminomethylsulphonate (GAMS). In both systems the AMPA effect was equally sensitive to CNQX or DNQX. However, while the AMPA-evoked increase of [3H]NA release from presynaptic terminals was not affected by GAMS, GDGG or GDEE, the postsynaptic cGMP response was prevented by GDGG and GDEE. It is concluded that rat hippocampus and cerebellum possess, respectively, presynaptic and postsynaptic AMPA-sensitive receptors involved in different functions and endowed with diverse pharmacological properties.
Istituto di Farmacologia e Farmacognosia, Università di Genova, Italy.
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D000818:Animals; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018091:Receptors, AMPA / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate / Q000378:metabolism; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D018091:Receptors, AMPA; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate; D006152:Cyclic GMP; D009638:Norepinephrine