Abstract
In rat prefrontal cortical slices, the excitatory amino acids N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), ibotenate, L-aspartate, quisqualate, kainate and L-glutamate inhibit carbachol-induced phosphoinositide hydrolysis as measured by the accumulation of [ 3H]inositol-1-phosphate ([ 3H]IP 1). NMDA dose-dependently inhibited the carbachol response (IC 50 = 14.4 μM), and this inhibition was blocked by the NMDA receptor antagonist D,L-aminophosphonovaleric acid. Lowering medium Na + concentration to 10 mM or exposing slices to pertussis toxin alleviated the inhibitory effect of NMDA on carbachol-induced [ 3H]IP 1 formation. Serotonin-induced stimulation of [ 3H]IP 1 was also inhibited by NMDA; in contrast, stimulation by norepinephrine, epinephrine or dopamine was unaffected. The results suggest that excitatory amino acids, besides their traditional role as stimulatory substances, can also act to inhibit the production of 2nd messengers activated by certain neurotransmitters in the brain.
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