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9482787

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
Norepinephrine serves as a neurotransmitter for a population of neurons the cell bodies of which reside in a brainstem nucleus and the axons of which project widely to discrete subsets of forebrain neurons. Norepinephrine powerfully inhibits epileptogenesis in the kindling model. Pharmacological methods have demonstrated that the antiepileptogenic actions of norepinephrine are exerted via alpha2 adrenergic receptors residing on targets of noradrenergic neurons. The existence of three alpha2 adrenergic receptor subtypes together with the lack of subtype-specific ligands has precluded understanding the role of individual alpha2 adrenergic receptor subtypes in the antiepileptogenic actions of norepinephrine. Gene targeting was used to introduce a point mutation into the alpha2A adrenergic subtype in the mouse genome. The mutation produced a marked enhancement of epileptogenesis and abolished the proepileptogenic actions of the alpha2 adrenergic receptor antagonist idazoxan. These studies reveal the crucial contribution of the alpha2A receptor subtype in suppression of epileptogenesis. Development of agents that promote selective activation of the alpha2A receptor subtype may provide novel therapeutic strategies for the prophylaxis of epilepsy.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0270-6474
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2004-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
A point mutation (D79N) of the alpha2A adrenergic receptor abolishes the antiepileptogenic action of endogenous norepinephrine.
pubmed:affiliation
Epilepsy Research Laboratory, Department of Medicine (Neurology), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710-3676, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't