title: Potentiation of NMDA and AMPA responses by group I mGluR in spinal cord motoneurons.
abstract: Application of the metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) agonist (1S,3R)-1-aminocyclopentane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid (1S,3R-ACPD) and the Group I selective mGluR agonist (RS)-3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine (DHPG) potentiated NMDA- and AMPA-induced potential changes recorded from ventral roots of the isolated hemisected baby rat spinal cord. Potentiation produced by 1S,3R-ACPD was completely abolished by the Group I selective mGluR antagonists (S)-4-carboxyphenylglycine (4CPG) or (+)-alpha-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine (MCPG). In addition, the protein kinase C (PKC) blockers staurosporine or chelerythrine chloride were able to antagonize the 1S,3R-ACPD-induced potentiation of both NMDA and AMPA response, suggesting that the enhancing effect induced by Group I mGluRs is modulated by a PKC-mediated mechanism. The mGluRs-induced potentiation of NMDA and AMPA responses may be important in modulating various forms of synaptic plasticity and nociceptive processes.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacology Dept, GlaxoWellcome Medicines Research Centre, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ugolini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corsi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bordi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003515:Cycloleucine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D004357:Drug Synergism; D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005998:Glycine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D016202:N-Methylaspartate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / Q000819:agonists*; D012118:Resorcinols / Q000494:pharmacology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D018350:alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; D012118:Resorcinols; D003515:Cycloleucine; C036361:1-amino-1,3-dicarboxycyclopentane; C079215:3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D018350:alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D005998:Glycine