Responses to NMDA in cultured hippocampal neurons from trisomy 16 embryonic mice.
The trisomy 16 (Ts16) mouse is regarded as a model of human trisomy 21 (Ts21), or Down syndrome. The ionic current evoked by the glutamate receptor agonist N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) was investigated in cultured hippocampal neurons from embryonic Ts16 and control diploid mice. In both Ts16 and control neurons, NMDA- (6-150 microM) evoked a similar inward current. The reversal potential, the minimum current, the dose response plot of the conductance, the effect of Mg2+ on the current-voltage plot and the inhibition by D-2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid (AP5; 50 microM) showed no significant difference between Ts16 and control neurons. These data suggest that, although voltage-dependent ion channels are reported to have altered active properties in Ts16 neurons, NMDA-evoked currents are not altered.
Siarey
R J
RJ
Laboratory of Neuroscience, NIA, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Coan
E J
EJ
Rapoport
S I
SI
Galdzicki
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Z
D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects*; D051379:Mice; D016202:N-Methylaspartate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects*; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques
D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists; D016202:N-Methylaspartate