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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-4-3
pubmed:abstractText
Kainate receptors (KARs) are abundantly expressed in the basal ganglia, but their function in synaptic transmission has not been established. In the present study, we show that the GluR6 subunit of KARs is expressed in both substance P- and enkephalin-containing GABAergic projection neurons of the mouse striatum. Using whole-cell voltage-clamp recordings in brain slices, we demonstrate the presence of functional KARs in the dorsal striatum activated by low concentrations of the AMPA/KAR agonist domoate in wild-type but not GluR6-deficient mice. Despite the abundance of KARs, we found no evidence for synaptic activation of these receptors after single or repetitive stimulation of glutamatergic afferents. Domoate induces a transient increase in the frequency of spontaneous IPSCs of small amplitude and a sustained depression of large IPSCs evoked by minimal electrical stimulation within the striatum in wild-type mice but not in GluR6-deficient mice. This depressant effect is inhibited in presence of adenosine A(2A) receptor antagonists, ZM-241385 and SCH-58261. These data strongly suggest that, in striatal neurons, KARs depress GABAergic synaptic transmission indirectly via release of adenosine acting on A(2A) receptors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/2,3-dioxo-6-nitro-7-sulfamoylbenzo(f..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adra2a protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Benzodiazepines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/GYKI 53655, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Gluk2 kainate receptor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Kainic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Quinoxalines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Kainic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/domoic acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1529-2401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2175-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10704492-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10704492-Benzodiazepines, pubmed-meshheading:10704492-Corpus Striatum, pubmed-meshheading:10704492-Down-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:10704492-Evoked Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:10704492-Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:10704492-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:10704492-Kainic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:10704492-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10704492-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:10704492-Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents, pubmed-meshheading:10704492-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:10704492-Quinoxalines, pubmed-meshheading:10704492-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:10704492-Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2, pubmed-meshheading:10704492-Receptors, Kainic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:10704492-Synaptic Transmission, pubmed-meshheading:10704492-gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional GluR6 kainate receptors in the striatum: indirect downregulation of synaptic transmission.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unite Mixte Recherche 5091, Université Victor Segalen-Bordeaux II, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't