title: Inhibition by theanine of binding of [3H]AMPA, [3H]kainate, and [3H]MDL 105,519 to glutamate receptors.
abstract: In an investigation of the mechanisms of the neuroprotective effects of theanine (gamma-glutamylethylamide) in brain ischemia, inhibition by theanine of the binding of [3H](RS)-alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid (AMPA), [3H]kainate, and [3H](E)-3-(2-phenyl-2-carboxyethenyl)-4,6-dichloro-1-H-indole-2-carboxylic acid (MDL 105,519) to glutamate receptors was studied in terms of its possible inhibiting effects on the three receptor subtypes (AMPA, kainate, and NMDA glycine), with rat cortical neurons. Theanine bound the three receptors, but its IC50 of theanine was 80- to 30,000-fold less than that of L-glutamic acid.
authors.affiliation: Central Research Institute, Itoen Ltd., 21 Mekami, Sagara-cho, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka 421-0516, Japan. t-kakuda@itoen.co.jp
authors.forename: Takami
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kakuda
authors.forename: Ayumu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nozawa
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niino
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005971:Glutamates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007211:Indoles / Q000378:metabolism*; D007608:Kainic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate / Q000378:metabolism*; D014316:Tritium; D018350:alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D005971:Glutamates; D007211:Indoles; C101788:MDL 105519; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate; D014316:Tritium; D018350:alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid; C026166:theanine; D007608:Kainic Acid