title: Effect of propofol on glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid release from rat hippocampal synaptosomes.
abstract: To investigate the effect of propofol on the release of glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) from rat hippocampal synatosomes, synaptosomes was made from hippocampus and incubated with artificial cerebrospinal fluid (aCSF). With the experiment of Ca(2+)-dependent release of glutamate and GABA, dihydrokainic acid (DHK) and nipectic acid were added into aCSF. For the observation of Ca(2+)-independent release of glutamate and GABA, no DHK, nipectic acid and Ca2+ were added from aCSF. The release of glutamate and GABA were evoked by 20 micromol/L veratridine or 30 mmol/L KCI. The concentration of glutamate and GABA in aCSF was measured by using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). 30, 100 and 300 micromol/L propofol significantly inhibited veratridine-evoked Ca(2+)-dependent release of glutamate and GABA (P < 0.01 or P < 0. 05). However, propofol showed no effect on elevated KCl-evoked Ca(2+)-dependent release of glutamate and GABA (P > 0.05). Veratridine or elevated KCI evoked Ca(2+)-independent release of glutamate and GABA was not affected significantly by propofol (P > 0.05). Propofol could inhibit Ca(2+)-dependent release of glutamate and GABA. However, it has no effect on the Ca(2+)-independent release of glutamate and GABA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
authors.forename: You
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Shanglong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Yinming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Hongliang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Junli
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism*; D015742:Propofol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D002118:Calcium; D015742:Propofol