title: Effects of linalool on glutamate release and uptake in mouse cortical synaptosomes.
abstract: Linalool, a monoterpene compound prevalent in essential oil of plant species traditionally used as sedatives, has been characterized as anticonvulsant in several experimental models. Linalool inhibits the binding of [3H]glutamate and [3H]dizocilpine to brain cortical membranes, indicating a participation of the glutamatergic transmission its mechanism of action. In this study, we investigated the effects of linalool on [3H]glutamate release (basal and potassium-stimulated) and [3H]glutamate uptake in mice cortical synaptosomes. Linalool significantly reduced potassium-stimulated glutamate release as well as glutamate uptake, not interfering with basal glutamate release. The data indicates that linalool may interfere with several relevant elements of the glutamatergic transmission, including detriment of the K+-stimulated glutamate release.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Silva Brum
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Emanuelli
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Elisabetsky
mesh_terms: D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D039821:Monoterpenes; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D013729:Terpenes / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D013729:Terpenes; D018698:Glutamic Acid; C018584:linalool; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase