title: NMDA receptor 2C subunit is selectively decreased by MK-801 in the entorhinal cortex.
abstract: Administration of the non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonist MK-801 (5-methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[1,d]cyclohepten-5,10-imine) produces paradoxical neurotoxicity in limbic cortical regions which includes the entorhinal cortex. The expression of NMDAR-2C but not -2A, -2B or -2D subunits was significantly decreased in rat entorhinal cortex layer III following MK-801 administration. These results suggest an important role for the NMDAR-2C subunit in the response to MK-801-induced neurotoxicity in brain regions highly vulnerable to injury.
authors.affiliation: A.I. Virtanen Institute, University of Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lindén
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Väsäinen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Castrén
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018728:Entorhinal Cortex / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
chemical_list: D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate