title: Pretreatment of rat brain slices with ouabain decreases chloride-dependent L-glutamate transport in synaptic membrane.
abstract: Possible roles of (Na(+)-K+)-ATPase on regulation of Cl(-)-dependent L-glutamate (L-Glu) transport in rat synaptic membrane were examined. Pretreatment of rat cerebral slices with 20 micrograms/ml veratrine, 56 mM K+ and 20 microM monensin increased Cl(-)-dependent L-[3H]-Glu uptake into membrane vesicles prepared from the slices. Pretreatment with (Na(+)-K+)-ATPase inhibitors, 100 microM ouabain, 100 microM strophanthidin, 100 microM vanadate and K(+)-free medium, decreased the uptake by 25-30%, while 5 microM A23187 and 10 microM ruthenium red had no effect. Ouabain (100 microM) caused the maximal effect in 10-20 min of incubation. The effect of (Na(+)-K+)-ATPase inhibitors was reversible and characterized by a decrease in Vmax of the uptake. Addition of 5 microM ouabain abolished the increases in the uptake induced by either veratrine, 56 mM K+ or monensin. Dose-inhibition curve of ouabain on the increased Cl(-)-dependent L-[3H]-Glu uptake was bi-phasic; ouabain at 0.5-5 microM selectively diminished the stimulatory effect of veratrine and inhibited the basal uptake at higher concentrations. Veratrine had no effect on L-[3H]-Glu uptake in 5 microM strophanthidin containing or K(+)-free medium. These results suggest the involvement of (Na(+)-K+)-ATPase in the veratrine-induced increase in Cl(-)-dependent L-Glu transport in rat brain synaptic membranes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baba
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects*; D002712:Chlorides / Q000502:physiology*; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D005971:Glutamates / Q000378:metabolism*; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D010042:Ouabain / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D013570:Synaptic Membranes / Q000378:metabolism*; D014701:Veratridine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D005971:Glutamates; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D010042:Ouabain; D014701:Veratridine; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase