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Glycine site antagonists and partial agonists inhibit N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-mediated [3H]arachidonic acid release in cerebellar granule cells. 1998

E Viu, and A Zapata, and J L Capdevila, and L H Fossom, and P Skolnick, and R Trullas
Department of Bioanalítica Mèdica, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona, Spain.

Activation of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors is known to produce arachidonic acid release, which has been implicated in excitotoxicity. Antagonists and partial agonists at the glycine site of the NMDA receptor, despite exhibiting functional differences in electrophysiological studies, inhibit glutamate-induced neurotoxicity and ischemia-induced neurodegeneration. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of both glycine site antagonists and partial agonists on NMDA receptor-mediated [3H]arachidonic acid (AA) release evoked by glutamate, NMDA or a competitive inhibitor of the glutamate/aspartate uptake carrier. The [3H]AA release evoked by a maximally effective concentration of glutamate (100 microM) was blocked by the glycine site antagonists 7-chlorokynurenic acid (7-CKYN) and 5,7-dichlorokynurenic acid (5,7-DCKYN) and by a low intrinsic efficacy glycine partial agonist (+)-1-hydroxy-3-aminopyrrolid-2-one [(+)-HA-966]. 1-Aminocyclopropanecarboxylic acid (ACPC), a high intrinsic efficacy glycine partial agonist, did not modify [3H]AA release evoked by 100 microM glutamate. However, ACPC blocked (in a glycine reversible manner) the [3H]AA release induced by NMDA (100 microM) with an IC50 of 131 +/- 2 microM. Furthermore, L-trans-pyrrolidine-2,4-dicarboxylate (PDC), a competitive inhibitor of the glutamate transporter, also released [3H]AA (Emax and EC50 of 127 +/- 4% and 30 +/- 1 microM, respectively). ACPC, 7-CKYN and (+/-)-2-amino-7-phosphonoheptanoic acid (AP-7), a competitive NMDA receptor antagonist, inhibited [3H]AA release evoked by PDC. These results demonstrate that both glycine site antagonists and partial agonists can inhibit NMDA receptor-mediated [3H]AA release in cerebellar granule cells, an action consistent with the neuroprotective effects of these compounds.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007736 Kynurenic Acid A broad-spectrum excitatory amino acid antagonist used as a research tool. Kynurenate,Acid, Kynurenic
D002531 Cerebellum The part of brain that lies behind the BRAIN STEM in the posterior base of skull (CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR). It is also known as the "little brain" with convolutions similar to those of CEREBRAL CORTEX, inner white matter, and deep cerebellar nuclei. Its function is to coordinate voluntary movements, maintain balance, and learn motor skills. Cerebella,Corpus Cerebelli,Parencephalon,Cerebellums,Parencephalons
D000596 Amino Acids Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins. Amino Acid,Acid, Amino,Acids, Amino
D000598 Amino Acids, Cyclic A class of amino acids characterized by a closed ring structure. Cyclic Amino Acids,Acids, Cyclic Amino
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
D016194 Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate A class of ionotropic glutamate receptors characterized by affinity for N-methyl-D-aspartate. NMDA receptors have an allosteric binding site for glycine which must be occupied for the channel to open efficiently and a site within the channel itself to which magnesium ions bind in a voltage-dependent manner. The positive voltage dependence of channel conductance and the high permeability of the conducting channel to calcium ions (as well as to monovalent cations) are important in excitotoxicity and neuronal plasticity. N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor,N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptors,NMDA Receptor,NMDA Receptor-Ionophore Complex,NMDA Receptors,Receptors, NMDA,N-Methylaspartate Receptors,Receptors, N-Methylaspartate,N Methyl D Aspartate Receptor,N Methyl D Aspartate Receptors,N Methylaspartate Receptors,NMDA Receptor Ionophore Complex,Receptor, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate,Receptor, NMDA,Receptors, N Methyl D Aspartate,Receptors, N Methylaspartate
D016202 N-Methylaspartate An amino acid that, as the D-isomer, is the defining agonist for the NMDA receptor subtype of glutamate receptors (RECEPTORS, NMDA). N-Methyl-D-aspartate,NMDA,N-Methyl-D-aspartic Acid,Acid, N-Methyl-D-aspartic,N Methyl D aspartate,N Methyl D aspartic Acid,N Methylaspartate
D016718 Arachidonic Acid An unsaturated, essential fatty acid. It is found in animal and human fat as well as in the liver, brain, and glandular organs, and is a constituent of animal phosphatides. It is formed by the synthesis from dietary linoleic acid and is a precursor in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes. (all-Z)-5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid,Arachidonic Acid, (all-Z)-Isomer, 1-(14)C-Labeled,Arachidonic Acid, (all-Z)-isomer, 3H-Labeled,Arachidonic Acid, Ammonium Salt, (all-Z)-Isomer,Arachidonic Acid, Cerium Salt, (all-Z)-Isomer,Arachidonic Acid, Cesium Salt, (all-Z)-Isomer,Arachidonic Acid, Lithium Salt, (all-Z)-Isomer,Arachidonic Acid, Potassium Salt, (all-Z)-Isomer,Arachidonic Acid, Sodium Salt,Arachidonic Acid, Sodium Salt, (all-Z)-Isomer,Arachidonic Acid, Zinc Salt, (all-Z)-Isomer,Sodium Arachidonate,Vitamin F,Arachidonate, Sodium
D017208 Rats, Wistar A strain of albino rat developed at the Wistar Institute that has spread widely at other institutions. This has markedly diluted the original strain. Wistar Rat,Rat, Wistar,Wistar Rats
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

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