title: Agonists of cyclic AMP-coupled metabotropic glutamate receptors in adult rat cortical slices.
abstract: A number of potential Group 2 and Group 3 metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGlu receptor) agonists were investigated in adult rat brain cerebrocortical slices. The rank order of their potency in inhibiting forskolin-stimulated adenylyl cyclase was found to be: (S)-2-amino-2-methyl-4-phosphonobutyric acid (MAP4) > (2S,1'S,2'S)-2-(2-carboxycyclopropyl)glycine (L-CCG-I) > (1S,3S)-1-aminocyclopentane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid (1S,3S-ACPD) > (1S,3R)-1-aminocyclopentane-1, 3-dicarboxylic acid (1S,3R)-ACPD) > (2S,1'R,2'R,3'R)-2-(2,3-dicarboxycyclopropyl)glycine (DCG-IV) > (S) -2-methylglutamate ((S)-MG) > L-glutamate > (2S,1'S, 2'S)-2-(2-carboxycyclopropyl)alanine (MCCG) > L-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid (L-AP4) > L-serine-O-phosphate (SOP). The finding that (S)-2-amino-2-methyl-4-phosphonobutyric acid was the most potent agonist at these metabotropic glutamate receptors is in contrast to its observed potent mGlu receptor antagonist action in the neonatal rat spinal cord.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kemp
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Jane
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Tse
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects*; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000502:physiology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D051381:Rats; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / Q000819:agonists*
chemical_list: D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; D005576:Colforsin; D000242:Cyclic AMP