scholarly journals Converging roles of glutamate receptors in domestication and prosociality

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas O’Rourke ◽  
Cedric Boeckx
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Glutamate Receptors ◽  
Metabotropic Receptors ◽  
Metabotropic Receptor ◽  
Regulatory Changes ◽  
Anatomically Modern Humans ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Communicative Abilities ◽  
Pituitary Adrenal Axis

AbstractThe present paper highlights the prevalence of signals of positive selection on genes coding for glutamate receptors—most notably kainate and metabotropic receptors—in domesticated animals and anatomically modern humans. Relying on their expression in the central nervous system and phenotypes associated with mutations in these genes, we claim that regulatory changes in kainate and metabotropic receptor genes have led to alterations in limbic function and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis regulation, with potential implications for the emergence of unique social behaviors and communicative abilities in (self-)domesticated species.

Preparation of domoic acid analogues using a bioconversion system, and their toxicity in mice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukari Maeno ◽  
Yuichi Kotaki ◽  
Ryuta Terada ◽  
Masafumi Hidaka ◽  
Yuko Cho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Chemical Synthesis ◽  
Glutamate Receptors ◽  
Domoic Acid ◽  
Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Potent Agonist

Domoic acid (1, DA), a member of the natural kainoid family, is a potent agonist of ionotropic glutamate receptors in the central nervous system. The chemical synthesis of DA and...

Comparison of the Effects of Convulsant and Depressant Barbiturate Stereoisomers on AMPA-type Glutamate Receptors

1999 ◽  
Vol 90 (6) ◽  
pp. 1704-1713. ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshinori Kamiya ◽  
Tomio Andoh ◽  
Ryosuke Furuya ◽  
Satoshi Hattori ◽  
Itaru Watanabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Glutamate Receptors ◽  
Ampa Receptor ◽  
Ampa Receptors ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Induced Current ◽  
Gaba A ◽  
The Central Nervous System

Background Alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid (AMPA)-type glutamate receptors mediate fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. Although barbiturates have been shown to suppress the AMPA receptor-mediated responses, it is unclear whether this effect contributes to the anesthetic action of barbiturates. The authors compared the effects of depressant [R(-)] and convulsant [S(+)] stereoisomers of 1-methyl-5-phenyl-5-propyl barbituric acid (MPPB) on the AMPA and gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABA(A)) receptor-mediated currents to determine if the inhibitory effects on AMPA receptors correlate to the in vivo effects of the isomers. Method The authors measured whole-cell currents in the rat cultured cortical neuron at holding potential of -60 mV. Kainate 500 microM was applied as the agonist for AMPA receptors. Thiopental (3-300 microM), R(-)-MPPB or S(+)-MPPB (100-1,000 microM) was coapplied with kainate under the condition in which the GABA(A) receptor-mediated current was blocked. Effects of MPPB isomers on the current elicited by GABA 1 microM were studied in the separate experiments. Results Thiopental inhibited the kainate-induced current reversibly and in a dose-dependent manner, with a concentration for 50% inhibition of 49.3 microM. Both R(-)-MPPB and S(+)-MPPB inhibited the kainate-induced current with a little stereoselectivity. R(-)-MPPB was slightly but significantly more potent than S(+)-MPPB. In contrast, R(-)-MPPB enhanced but S(+)-MPPB reduced the GABA-induced current. Conclusions Both convulsant and depressant stereoisomers of the barbiturate inhibited the AMPA receptor-mediated current despite of their opposite effects on the central nervous system in vivo. Although thiopental exhibited a considerable inhibition of AMPA receptors, the results suggest that the inhibition of AMPA receptors contributes little to the hypnotic action of the barbiturates.

scholarly journals Functional partnership between mGlu3 and mGlu5 metabotropic glutamate receptors in the central nervous system

2018 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
pp. 301-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luisa Di Menna ◽  
Max E. Joffe ◽  
Luisa Iacovelli ◽  
Rosamaria Orlando ◽  
Craig W. Lindsley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Glutamate Receptors ◽  
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors ◽  
Metabotropic Glutamate ◽  
The Central Nervous System

scholarly journals Glutamate receptors in pediatric tumors of the central nervous system

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 455-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katja S. Brocke ◽  
Christian Staufner ◽  
Hella Luksch ◽  
Kathrin D. Geiger ◽  
Andrzej Stepulak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Glutamate Receptors ◽  
Pediatric Tumors ◽  
The Central Nervous System
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