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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-12
pubmed:abstractText
Brain ischemic insult causes glutamate release and resultant neuronal cell death. We here show that L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) is a positive regulatory factor for glutamate release elicited by a mild brain insult using in vitro superfused rat striatal slices as a model system. Glucose deprivation for 18 min elicited release of glutamate, DOPA and dopamine (DA). Either tetrodotoxin (TTX) (1 microM) or alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine (alpha-MPT) (1 mM), a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor reduced markedly each of these releases. NSD-1015 (20 microM), an aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase inhibitor restored the inhibition by alpha-MPT of glutamate and DOPA but not DA release. DOPA cyclohexyl ester (DOPA CHE) (0.3-1 microM), a competitive DOPA antagonist, concentration-dependently suppressed aglycemia-induced glutamate release, the effect which was mimicked neither by S-sulpiride nor SCH23390, a DA D(1) or D(2) receptor antagonist, respectively. Zonisamide (1-1000 microM), an anticonvulsant or YM872 (1 microM), an alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid (AMPA) a receptor antagonist produced no effect on aglycemia-induced glutamate release. DOPA CHE thus showed a relatively potent inhibitory action on aglycemia-induced glutamate release among several neuroprotective agents tested.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0168-0102
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
335-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
DOPA cyclohexyl ester potently inhibits aglycemia-induced release of glutamate in rat striatal slices.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 236-0004, Yokohama, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't