Enantioselective complexation of excitatory amino acid derivatives by chiral, cage-like C 3-symmetrical receptors

1996 ◽  
pp. 2255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland J. Pieters ◽  
Fran�ois Diederich
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Excitatory Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Derivatives

Chiral 1,1?-Binaphthyl Molecular Clefts for the Complexation of Excitatory Amino-Acid Derivatives

1995 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
pp. 1037-1066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Martinborough ◽  
Tiziana Mordasini Denti ◽  
Peter P. Castro ◽  
Tara B. Wyman ◽  
Carolyn B. Knobler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Excitatory Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Derivatives ◽  
Molecular Clefts

Three Amino Acid Derivatives of Valproic Acid: Design, Synthesis, Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation as Anticancer Agents

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 984-993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Luna-Palencia ◽  
Federico Martinez-Ramos ◽  
Ismael Vasquez-Moctezuma ◽  
Manuel Fragoso-Vazquez ◽  
Jessica Mendieta-Wejebe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Valproic Acid ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Anticancer Agents ◽  
Experimental Evaluation ◽  
Amino Acid Derivatives ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
Derivatives Of

ATP potently modulates anion channel-mediated excitatory amino acid release from cultured astrocytes

2002 ◽  
Vol 283 (2) ◽  
pp. C569-C578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander A. Mongin ◽  
Harold K. Kimelberg
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Excitatory Amino Acid ◽  
Atp Release ◽  
Anion Channel ◽  
P2y Receptors ◽  
Cell Swelling ◽  
Channel Blockers ◽  
Medium Osmolarity ◽  
Subsequent Activation

Volume-dependent ATP release and subsequent activation of purinergic P2Y receptors have been implicated as an autocrine mechanism triggering activation of volume-regulated anion channels (VRACs) in hepatoma cells. In the brain ATP is released by both neurons and astrocytes and participates in intercellular communication. We explored whether ATP triggers or modulates the release of excitatory amino acid (EAAs) via VRACs in astrocytes in primary culture. Under basal conditions exogenous ATP (10 μM) activated a small EAA release in 70–80% of the cultures tested. In both moderately (5% reduction of medium osmolarity) and substantially (35% reduction of medium osmolarity) swollen astrocytes, exogenous ATP greatly potentiated EAA release. The effects of ATP were mimicked by P2Y agonists and eliminated by P2Y antagonists or the ATP scavenger apyrase. In contrast, the same pharmacological maneuvers did not inhibit volume-dependent EAA release in the absence of exogenous ATP, ruling out a requirement of autocrine ATP release for VRAC activation. The ATP effect in nonswollen and moderately swollen cells was eliminated by a 5–10% increase in medium osmolarity or by anion channel blockers but was insensitive to tetanus toxin pretreatment, further supporting VRAC involvement. Our data suggest that in astrocytes ATP does not trigger EAA release itself but acts synergistically with cell swelling. Moderate cell swelling and ATP may serve as two cooperative signals in bidirectional neuron-astrocyte communication in vivo.

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