Excitotoxicity Plays a Role in the Death of Tyrosine Hydroxylase- Immunopositive Nigral Neurons Cultured in Serum-Free Medium
Excitotoxicity Plays a Role in the Death of Tyrosine Hydroxylase- Immunopositive Nigral Neurons Cultured in Serum-Free Medium
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兴奋性毒性在无血清培养基中培养的酪氨酸羟化酶免疫阳性黑质神经元死亡中发挥作用
作者:
G. Schierle;P. Brundin
We studied the effects of different amino acid receptor antagonists and a calcium (Ca2+) channel blocker on the survival of embryonic tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-immunopositive nigral neurons grown under serum-free culture conditions. Ventral mesencephalic neurons were cultivated for 2 or 7 days. Following serum withdrawal on day 2, some cultures were treated with different concentrations of the noncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist dizocilpine hydrogen maleate (MK-801), the competitive NMDA receptor antagonist 2-amino-5-phosphonopentanoic acid, the competitive kainate/quisqualate receptor antagonist 6,7-dinitroquinoxaline-2, 3-dione, and the Ca2+ channel blocker flunarizine. Treatment with MK-801 or flunarizine increased the survival of TH-positive neurons after serum deprivation. These findings suggest a possible role for excitotoxicity in dopaminergic cell death which can be prevented by blocking the NMDA receptor or by inhibiting Ca2+ entry through voltage-gated channels.
DOI:
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发表时间:
1997
期刊:
Advances in neurology.
影响因子:
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作者:
Nicotera,P;Ankarcrona,M;Bonfoco,E;Orrenius,S;Lipton,SA
通讯作者:
Lipton,SA
DOI:
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发表时间:
1989
期刊:
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics
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作者:
Murphy,SN;Miller,RJ
通讯作者:
Miller,RJ