UPTAKE AND RELEASE OF BETA-ALANINE IN CEREBELLAR GRANULE CELLS IN PRIMARY CULTURE - REGULATION OF RELEASE BY GLUTAMATERGIC AND GABAERGIC RECEPTORS

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SARANSAARI, P
OJA, SS
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[1] Tampere Brain Research Center, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Tampere, SF-33101 Tampere
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10.1016/0306-4522(93)90211-W
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
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The uptake and release of beta-[H-3]alanine were studied in cultured glutamatergic cerebellar granule cells of the rat. The uptake of beta-alanine was saturable and sodium-dependent, comprising one high-affinity transport component. It was inhibited by hypotaurine, taurine, GABA and homotaurine but not by glycine or glutamate. The release was enhanced by homoexchange, veratridine and high K+ concentrations (50 mM). The K+-stimulated release was at least partially Ca2+-dependent. The release was shown to be subject to regulation by GABA(A) receptors and glutamate receptors of the kainate type. The results signify that beta-alanine may have a functional role in cerebellar granule cells.
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