ACUTE GLUTAMATE TOXICITY AND ITS POTENTIATION BY SERUM-ALBUMIN ARE DETERMINED BY THE CA2+ CONCENTRATION

被引:15
作者
EIMERL, S
SCHRAMM, M
机构
[1] HEBREW UNIV JERUSALEM,DEPT BIOL CHEM,IL-91904 JERUSALEM,ISRAEL
[2] HEBREW UNIV JERUSALEM,OTTO LOEVI CTR NEUROBIOL,IL-91904 JERUSALEM,ISRAEL
关键词
NMDA TOXICITY; CEREBELLAR GRANULE CELL; TOXICITY POTENTIATION IN CULTURED NEURONS;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(91)90243-M
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Two different processes, mediated by the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor, appear to cause acute cell death in cultured cerebellar granule cells. A Ca2+-independent process takes place at zero and very low concentration of the added cation. Under these conditions, the known destabilization of excitable membranes at low extracellular Ca2+ probably plays a major role. A Ca2+-dependent process becomes dominant as its concentration is increased above 1.0 mM. The remarkable potentiation of glutamate toxicity by serum albumin is a calcium-dependent reaction.
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页码:125 / 127
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