P2X7 receptors enhance glutamate release in hippocampal hilar neurons
P2X7 receptors enhance glutamate release in hippocampal hilar neurons
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DOI:
10.1097/wnr.0b013e32833d9142
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发表时间:
2010-09-15
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影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
Jang, Il-Sung
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作者:
Cho, Jin-Hwa;Choi, In-Sun;Jang, Il-Sung
We examined the effect of 2'-3'-O-(4-benzoylbenzoyl)-adenosine-5'-triphosphate (Bz-ATP), a P2X7 receptor agonist, on action potential-independent glutamate release from nerve terminals attached to mechanically isolated immature hilar neurons. Bz-ATP increased spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic current (sEPSC) frequency, and this effect was blocked by Brilliant blue G, a P2X7 receptor antagonist, suggesting that P2X7 receptors mediate the facilitatory action of Bz-ATP on sEPSCs. In most of hilar neurons tested, the Bz-ATP-induced increase in sEPSC frequency was blocked by tetrodotoxin or Cd2+, suggesting that the activation of P2X7 receptors leads to a presynaptic depolarization. The P2X7 receptor-mediated facilitation of glutamate release would modulate the excitability of hilar neurons, and eventually have a broad impact on the pathophysiological functions mediated by the hippocampus. NeuroReport 21: 865-870 (C) 2010 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.