NMDA Receptor-dependent Inhibition of Synaptic Transmission by Acute Ethanol Treatment in Rat Corticostriatal Slices
The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
;
: 303-307, 2006.
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Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
The effects of ethanol on corticostriatal synaptic transmission were examined, using extracellular recording and analysis of population spike amplitudes in rat brain slices, to study how acute ethanol intoxication impairs striatal function. Ethanol caused a decrease in population spike amplitudes in a dose dependent manner (50~200 mM). Pretreatment with picrotoxin, a gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA)A receptor antagonist, increased the population spikes but ethanol (100 mM) was still effective in decreasing the population spikes under this condition. In the presence of (DL)-2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid (APV), N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, the inhibitory action of ethanol on population spikes was not shown. These results suggest that ethanol inhibits the glutamatergic corticostriatal synaptic transmission through blockade of NMDA receptors.
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WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Picrotoxine
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Encéphale
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N-Méthyl-aspartate
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Récepteurs au glutamate
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Récepteurs du N-méthyl-D-aspartate
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Transmission synaptique
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Acide butyrique
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Éthanol
Limites du sujet:
Animaux
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
Année:
2006
Type:
Article
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