Involvement of NMDA receptor subunits in zinc-mediated modification of CA1 LTP in the developing hippocampus
Involvement of NMDA receptor subunits in zinc-mediated modification of CA1 LTP in the developing hippocampus
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NMDA 受体亚基参与发育中海马 CA1 LTP 锌介导的修饰
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10.1002/jnr.22787
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2012
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Atsushi Takeda;et al
Zinc is an endogenous N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate (NMDA) receptor blocker. It is possible that zinc‐mediated modification of hippocampal CA1 long‐term potentiation (LTP) is linked to the expression of NMDA receptor subunits, which varies with postnatal development. In the present study, the effect of ZnCl2and CaEDTA, a membrane‐impermeable zinc chelator, on CA1 LTP induction was examined in hippocampal slices from immature (3‐week‐old) and young (6‐week‐old) rats. Tetanus (10–100 Hz, 1 sec)‐induced CA1 LTP was more greatly enhanced in 3‐week‐old rats. CA1 LTP was inhibited in the presence of 2‐amino‐5‐phosphonovalerate (APV), an NMDA receptor antagonist, and CaEDTA in 3‐week‐old rats, as in the case of 6‐week‐old rats reported previously. In 3‐week‐old rats, on the other hand, 5 μM ZnCl2attenuated NMDA receptor‐mediated EPSPs more than in 6‐week‐old rats and significantly attenuated CA1 LTP. Moreover, 5 μM ZnCl2significantly attenuated CA1 LTP in the presence of (2R,4S)‐4‐(3‐phosphonopropyl)‐2‐piperidinecarboxylic acid (PPPA), an NR2A antagonist, in 3‐week‐old rats, but not that in the presence of ifenprodil, an NR2B antagonist, suggesting that zinc‐mediated attenuation of CA1 LTP is associated with the preferential expression of NR2B subunit in 3‐week‐old rats. In 6‐week‐old rats, however, 5 μM ZnCl2significantly potentiated CA1 LTP and also CA1 LTP in the presence of PPPA. The present study demonstrates that endogenous zinc may participate in the induction of CA1 LTP. It is likely that the changes in expression of NMDA receptor subunits are involved in the zinc‐mediated modification of CA1 LTP in the developing hippocampus. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.