title: Differential roles for mGluR1 and mGluR5 in the persistent prolongation of epileptiform bursts.
abstract: Transient activation of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) with the selective agonist (S)-3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine (DHPG) produces persistent prolongation of epileptiform bursts in guinea pig hippocampal slices, the maintenance of which can be reversibly suppressed with group I mGluR antagonists. To determine the relative roles of mGluR1 and mGluR5 in these group I mGluR-dependent induction and maintenance processes, subtype-selective antagonists were utilized. In the presence of picrotoxin, DHPG (50 microM, 20-45 min) converted interictal bursts into 1- to 3-s discharges that persisted for hours following washout of the mGluR agonist. 2-methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)-pyridine (MPEP, an mGluR5 antagonist; 25 microM) and (+)-2-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine (LY367385, an mGluR1 antagonist; 20-25 microM) each significantly suppressed the ongoing expression of the mGluR-induced prolonged bursts. However, LY367385 was more effective, reducing the burst prolongation by nearly 90%; MPEP only produced a 64% reduction in burst prolongation. Nevertheless, MPEP was more effective at preventing the induction of the burst prolongation; all 10 slices tested failed to express prolonged bursts both during and after co-application of DHPG with MPEP. Co-application of DHPG with LY367385, in contrast, resulted in significant burst prolongation (in 68% of slices tested) that was revealed on washout of the two agents. These results suggest that while both receptor subtypes participate in both the induction and maintenance of mGluR-mediated burst prolongation, mGluR1 activation plays a greater role in sustaining the expression of prolonged bursts, whereas mGluR5 activation may be a more critical contributor to the induction process underlying this type of epileptogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York 11203, USA. lmerlin@downstate.edu
authors.forename: Lisa R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Merlin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001565:Benzoates; D003292:Convulsants; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D018756:GABA Antagonists; D005998:Glycine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D010852:Picrotoxin; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D064529:Receptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / Q000819:agonists / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D012118:Resorcinols / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D003292:Convulsants; D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D018756:GABA Antagonists; D005998:Glycine; D010852:Picrotoxin; D011725:Pyridines; D064529:Receptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; D012118:Resorcinols; C104077:metabotropic glutamate receptor type 1; C079694:alpha-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine; C079215:3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine; C121465:6-methyl-2-(phenylethynyl)pyridine