Synthesis, NMDA Receptor Antagonist Activity, and Anticonvulsant Action of 1-Aminocyclobutanecarboxylic Acid Derivatives

1994 ◽  
Vol 37 (25) ◽  
pp. 4288-4296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yehiel Gaoni ◽  
Astrid G. Chapman ◽  
Naila Parvez ◽  
Peter C.-K. Pook ◽  
David E. Jane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nmda Receptor ◽  
Receptor Antagonist ◽  
Nmda Receptor Antagonist ◽  
Antagonist Activity ◽  
Anticonvulsant Action

Isolation and characterization of histogranin, a natural peptide with NMDA receptor antagonist activity

1993 ◽  
Vol 245 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Lemaire ◽  
Vijay Kumar Shukla ◽  
Cheryl Rogers ◽  
Ibrahim H. Ibrahim ◽  
Chantal Lapierre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nmda Receptor ◽  
Receptor Antagonist ◽  
Nmda Receptor Antagonist ◽  
Antagonist Activity ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Natural Peptide

Novel benzopolycyclic amines with NMDA receptor antagonist activity

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 2678-2683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Valverde ◽  
Francesc X. Sureda ◽  
Santiago Vázquez
Keyword(s):  
Nmda Receptor ◽  
Receptor Antagonist ◽  
Nmda Receptor Antagonist ◽  
Antagonist Activity

Imaging NMDA- and kainate-induced intrinsic optical signals from the hippocampal slice

1996 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 2707-2717 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. D. Andrew ◽  
J. R. Adams ◽  
T. M. Polischuk
Keyword(s):  
Nmda Receptor ◽  
Receptor Antagonist ◽  
Ampa Receptors ◽  
Hippocampal Slice ◽  
Field Potential ◽  
Nmda Receptor Antagonist ◽  
Light Transmittance ◽  
Stratum Radiatum ◽  
Cell Swelling ◽  
Tissue Resistance

1. Brain ischemia causes excess release and accumulation of glutamate that binds to postsynaptic receptors. This opens ionotropic channels that mediate neuronal depolarization and ionic fluxes that can lead to neuronal death. 2. The CA1 pyramidal cell region of the hippocampus is particularly susceptible to this neurotoxic process. Brain cell swelling is considered an early excitotoxic event, but remains poorly under stood and documented. As cells swell, light transmittance (LT) increases through brain tissue, so we hypothesized that brief exposure to glutamate agonists would elicit cell swelling that could be imaged in real time in the hippocampal slice. 3. A 1-min bath application of 100 microM N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) or 100 microM kainate at 22 degrees C greatly increased LT, particularly in the dendritic regions of CA1. The response peaked by 2-3 min and slowly reversed over the subsequent 20 min following exposure. Peak LT increases were > 50% in CA1 stratum radiatum and > 20% in both CA1 stratum oriens and the dendritic region of the dentate gyrus, all areas with a high concentration of NMDA and alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate (AMPA) receptors. The CA3 stratum radiatum, which contains fewer of these receptors, showed a comparatively small LT increase. 4. The NMDA receptor antagonist 2-amino-5-phosphonovalerate (AP-5) [but not 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (CNQX)] blocked the CA1 response to NMDA, whereas the non-NMDA receptor antagonist CNQX (but not AP-5) blocked the response to kainate. The relative tissue resistance measured across CA1 stratum radiatum increased after NMDA or kainate exposure with a time course similar to the LT change described above. The increase in relative tissue resistance was blocked by kynurenate, a nonspecific glutamate antagonist. Increases in both LT and tissue resistance provide two independent lines of evidence that cell swelling rapidly developed in CA1 dendritic areas after activation of NMDA or AMPA receptors. 5. This swelling at 22 degrees C was accompanied by a temporary loss of the evoked CA1 field potential. However, at 37 degrees C the dendritic swelling rapidly progressed to an irreversible LT increase (swelling) of the CA1 cell bodies accompanied by a permanent loss of the evoked field. 6. We propose that dendritic swelling mediated by NMDA and AMPA receptors is an early excitotoxic event that can herald permanent damage to CA1 neurons, those cells most vulnerable to ischemic insult.

scholarly journals Ketamine Produces a Long-Lasting Enhancement of CA1 Neuron Excitability

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (15) ◽  
pp. 8091
Author(s):  
Grace Jang ◽  
M. Bruce MacIver
Keyword(s):  
Nmda Receptor ◽  
Potassium Channel ◽  
Receptor Antagonist ◽  
Hippocampal Slices ◽  
Nmda Receptor Antagonist ◽  
Channel Block ◽  
Mk 801 ◽  
Ca1 Region ◽  
Excitatory Transmission ◽  
Ketamine Anesthesia

Ketamine is a clinical anesthetic and antidepressant. Although ketamine is a known NMDA receptor antagonist, the mechanisms contributing to antidepression are unclear. This present study examined the loci and duration of ketamine’s actions, and the involvement of NMDA receptors. Local field potentials were recorded from the CA1 region of mouse hippocampal slices. Ketamine was tested at antidepressant and anesthetic concentrations. Effects of NMDA receptor antagonists APV and MK-801, GABA receptor antagonist bicuculline, and a potassium channel blocker TEA were also studied. Ketamine decreased population spike amplitudes during application, but a long-lasting increase in amplitudes was seen during washout. Bicuculline reversed the acute effects of ketamine, but the washout increase was not altered. This long-term increase was statistically significant, sustained for >2 h, and involved postsynaptic mechanisms. A similar effect was produced by MK-801, but was only partially evident with APV, demonstrating the importance of the NMDA receptor ion channel block. TEA also produced a lasting excitability increase, indicating a possible involvement of potassium channel block. This is this first report of a long-lasting increase in excitability following ketamine exposure. These results support a growing literature that increased GABA inhibition contributes to ketamine anesthesia, while increased excitatory transmission contributes to its antidepressant effects.

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