title: The modulation of ecto-nucleotidase activities by glutamate in cultured cerebellar granule cells.
abstract: Several enzymes hydrolyze ATP, producing ADP which is hydrolyzed to AMP. Ecto-5'-nucleotidase produces adenosine from AMP. Glutamate (Glu) is an excitatory neurotransmitter and increases extracellular adenosine levels, which is considered an important inhibitory neuromodulator. Here we show that Glu activates ADP and AMP hydrolysis. NMDA and kainic acid (KA) also increased these enzymatic activities, but 1-aminocyclopentane-1S,3R-dicarboxylic acid (ACPD) had no effect. Dihydrokainate (DHK), an inhibitor of glutamate uptake, also blocked glutamate-evoked activation of ecto-nucleotidases, suggesting that this activation was also Glu transporters dependent. Therefore, we suggest that the Glu-evoked stimulation of ecto-nucleotidases might contribute to the increase of adenosine in extracellular space induced by Glu.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Boeck
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bronzatto
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sarkis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vendite
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000249:Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002525:Cerebellar Cortex / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D000249:Adenosine Monophosphate; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; C027201:ectoATPase