ACTIVATION OF HIPPOCAMPAL METABOTROPIC EXCITATORY AMINO-ACID RECEPTORS LEADS TO SEIZURES AND NEURONAL DAMAGE

被引:175
作者
SACAAN, AI [1 ]
SCHOEPP, DD [1 ]
机构
[1] ELI LILLY & CO,LILLY RES LAB,CENT NERVOUS SYST RES,LILLY CORP CTR,INDIANAPOLIS,IN 46285
关键词
EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMATE; METABOTROPIC; NEUROTOXICITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; SEIZURE; 1-AMINOCYCLOPENTANE-1,3-DICARBOXYLIC ACID; NMDA;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(92)90862-2
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
A role for ionotropic (NMDA, AMPA, and kainate) excitatory amino acid (EAA) receptors in seizure and seizure-related brain damage is well documented. To study the possible role of metabotropic (G-protein linked) EAA receptors in this regard, a highly selective metabotropic EAA agonist was injected into the hippocampus of halothane-anesthetized rats. This resulted in delayed-onset seizures and selective hippocampal neuronal damage that was indirectly mediated by NMDA receptors. This provides direct evidence for a novel role of metabotropic EAA receptors in the etiology of seizures and neuronal damage.
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