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A putative cytoprotective receptor in the kidney: relation to the neuronal strychnine-sensitive glycine receptor. 1994

G W Miller, and R G Schnellmann

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens 30602-7389.

The neutral amino acid glycine has been demonstrated to prevent cell death in numerous cell types exposed to a variety of toxic insults. Recently, the central nervous system (CNS) glycine antagonist strychnine was demonstrated to bind specifically to the plasma membrane of renal proximal tubules (RPT) and mimic glycine cytoprotection. Further, it has been demonstrated in RPT that glycine and strychnine block chloride influx in the late stages of cell injury. The aim of this study was to determine if the RPT cytoprotective site is related to neuronal glycine receptors. Only antagonists to the CNS strychnine-sensitive glycine receptor (strychnine, brucine), and not antagonists to the glycine modulatory site of the NMDA receptor (DCQX, 7-CKA, HA-966) or the GABAA receptor (bicuculline methiodide, picrotoxin), prevented mitochondrial inhibitor (antimycin A)-induced RPT cell death. Using immunoblot analysis, proteins corresponding to the 58 kDa beta-subunit of the strychnine-sensitive glycine receptor and the associated protein gephyrin were identified in rabbit kidney cortical membrane fractions and RPT. No protein corresponding to the 48 kDa alpha-subunit was identified. Thus, glycine and strychnine may exert their cytoprotective effects via a putative plasma membrane receptor that is related to the strychnine-sensitive glycine receptor found in the CNS.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007687	Kidney Tubules, Proximal	The renal tubule portion that extends from the BOWMAN CAPSULE in the KIDNEY CORTEX into the KIDNEY MEDULLA. The proximal tubule consists of a convoluted proximal segment in the cortex, and a distal straight segment descending into the medulla where it forms the U-shaped LOOP OF HENLE.	Proximal Kidney Tubule,Proximal Renal Tubule,Kidney Tubule, Proximal,Proximal Kidney Tubules,Proximal Renal Tubules,Renal Tubule, Proximal,Renal Tubules, Proximal,Tubule, Proximal Kidney,Tubule, Proximal Renal,Tubules, Proximal Kidney,Tubules, Proximal Renal
D011817	Rabbits	A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes.	Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013116	Spinal Cord	A cylindrical column of tissue that lies within the vertebral canal. It is composed of WHITE MATTER and GRAY MATTER.	Coccygeal Cord,Conus Medullaris,Conus Terminalis,Lumbar Cord,Medulla Spinalis,Myelon,Sacral Cord,Thoracic Cord,Coccygeal Cords,Conus Medullari,Conus Terminali,Cord, Coccygeal,Cord, Lumbar,Cord, Sacral,Cord, Spinal,Cord, Thoracic,Cords, Coccygeal,Cords, Lumbar,Cords, Sacral,Cords, Spinal,Cords, Thoracic,Lumbar Cords,Medulla Spinali,Medullari, Conus,Medullaris, Conus,Myelons,Sacral Cords,Spinal Cords,Spinali, Medulla,Spinalis, Medulla,Terminali, Conus,Terminalis, Conus,Thoracic Cords
D013331	Strychnine	An alkaloid found in the seeds of STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICA. It is a competitive antagonist at glycine receptors and thus a convulsant. It has been used as an analeptic, in the treatment of nonketotic hyperglycinemia and sleep apnea, and as a rat poison.	Strychnine Nitrate,Nitrate, Strychnine
D015151	Immunoblotting	Immunologic method used for detecting or quantifying immunoreactive substances. The substance is identified by first immobilizing it by blotting onto a membrane and then tagging it with labeled antibodies.	Dot Immunoblotting,Electroimmunoblotting,Immunoelectroblotting,Reverse Immunoblotting,Immunoblotting, Dot,Immunoblotting, Reverse,Dot Immunoblottings,Electroimmunoblottings,Immunoblottings,Immunoblottings, Dot,Immunoblottings, Reverse,Immunoelectroblottings,Reverse Immunoblottings
D051381	Rats	The common name for the genus Rattus.	Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus
D018009	Receptors, Glycine	Cell surface receptors that bind GLYCINE with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes which influence the behavior of cells. Glycine receptors in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM have an intrinsic chloride channel. GlyA receptor is sensitive to STRYCHNINE and localized in the post-synaptic membrane of inhibitory glycinergic neurons. GlyB receptor is insensitive to strychnine and associated with the excitatory NMDA receptor.	Excitatory Glycine Receptors,GlyA Receptors,GlyB Receptors,Glycine A Receptors,Glycine B Receptors,Glycine Receptor alpha1,Glycine Receptors,Inhibitory Glycine Receptor,SIG Receptor,Strychnine-Insensitive Glycine Receptor,Strychnine-Sensitive Glycine Receptor,Glycine Receptor,Glycine Receptor, Inhibitory,Glycine Receptor, Strychnine-Insensitive,Glycine Receptor, Strychnine-Sensitive,Receptor, Glycine,Receptor, Inhibitory Glycine,Receptor, SIG,Receptor, Strychnine-Insensitive Glycine,Receptor, Strychnine-Sensitive Glycine,Receptors, GlyB,Strychnine Insensitive Glycine Receptor,Strychnine Sensitive Glycine Receptor
D066298	In Vitro Techniques	Methods to study reactions or processes taking place in an artificial environment outside the living organism.	In Vitro Test,In Vitro Testing,In Vitro Tests,In Vitro as Topic,In Vitro,In Vitro Technique,In Vitro Testings,Technique, In Vitro,Techniques, In Vitro,Test, In Vitro,Testing, In Vitro,Testings, In Vitro,Tests, In Vitro,Vitro Testing, In