Coexistence of glutamate decarboxylase and somatostatin immunoreactivity in cultured hippocampal neurons of the rat

The immunoperoxidase-antiperoxidase method (PAP) was combined with immunofluorescence for simultaneous localization of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD)-and somatostatin-like immunoreactivity in rat hippocampal neurons growing in dissociated cell culture. A subpopulation of GAD-immunoreactive neurons additionally exhibited somatostatin-like immunostaining. GAD-negative somatostatin-positive cells could not be observed. It is discussed whether the cultured somatostatin-containing GAD neurons correspond to a certain subclass of basket cells as they occur in situ.     

癫痫大鼠海马结构谷氨酸和nNOS神经元的动态变化

的：探讨谷氨酸(Glu)和一氧化氮(NO)二者在癫痫模型中的作用及其相关性。方法：戊四唑化学点燃癫痫大鼠，分为Ⅰ、Ⅲ、Ⅴ级组和Ⅴ级后24h组。采用免疫组织化学方法和图像分析技术。结果：(1)Ⅲ、Ⅴ级组Glu免疫反应阳性神经元数目和平均光密度值升高；但Ⅴ级比Ⅲ级组有所下降；Ⅴ级后24h组恢复到对照组水平。(2)Ⅴ级组和Ⅴ级后24h组nNOS免疫反应阳性神经元数目和平均光密度值升高。结论：戊四唑点燃癫痫模型中，随着点燃级别的进展，Glu的含量是呈先增加后减少的趋势，而NO的含量是逐渐增加的，提示二者在癫痫发作中既有相关性又有独立性。     

大鼠新生期皮下注射谷氨酸单钠对成年后下丘脑ACTH神经元和正中隆起CRF神经纤维免疫反应性的影响

本文采用过氧化酶—抗过氧化酶(PAP)的免疫组织化学和荧光免疫组织化学的方法,研究了新生期大鼠皮下注射谷氨酸单纳(MSG)对成年后下丘脑弓状核促肾上腺皮质激素(ACTH)神经元和正中隆起内促肾上腺皮质激素释放因子(CRF)神经纤维免疫反应的影响。新生期MSG处理后,弓状核中ACTH神经元的数目明显减少,正中隆起CRF样免疫反应末稍也大大减少,减少程度随MSG剂量增大而增加。提示MSG通过损伤前阿黑皮素(POMC)衍生的神经多肽,从而影响下丘脑—垂体—肾上腺皮质轴的功能。     

Effect of N-phthalamoyl-L-glutamic acid,a selective NMDA receptor agonist,on binding of3H-L-glutamate with hippocampal synaptic membranes

Institute of Experimental Medicine, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, St. Petersburg. (Presented by Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences A. N. Klimov.) Translated from Byulleten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 113, No. 6, pp. 563–565, June, 1992.     

Are glutamate receptors specifically implicated in some forms of memory processes?

Convergent data indicate that certain substances that interact with N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors or metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) do not affect acquisition processes per se, or retrieval, but interfere specifically with the formation of memory traces. This action differs widely in its amplitude and time-course according to the learning task used. We showed that systemic injection of the competitive NMDA receptor antagonists, γ-l-glutamyl-l-aspartate (γ-LGLA) and 3-(2-carboxypiperazin-4-yl)propyl-1-phosphonate (CPP), or intracerebroventricular infusion of d-2-amino-5-phosphonovalerate (D-AP5), immediately following acquisition of a Y-maze avoidance learning task in mice, deeply impaired retention of the temporal component of the task (leaving the start alley within the first 5 s of a trial), which significantly improved in controls during the hours following acquisition. In contrast the same substances had no or only slight effects on retention of the discrimination component (choice of the correct alley), which did not improve over time in control animals. This retention deficit did not appear to be due to an action on acquisition, retrieval and/or forgetting processes, or to state-dependent effects. Moreover, γ-LGLA, CPP or AP5, when administered immediately after partial acquisition of a food-reinforced bar-press task, suppressed the spontaneous improvement in post-training performance observed in control mice 24 h after the training session. (R,S)-α-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine (MCPG), an antagonist of mGluRs, also suppressed the post-training performance increment and its effects were antagonized by the co-administration of trans-ACPD, an agonist of mGluRs. Post-training improvement of performance over time is thought to reflect an active and dynamic process, leading to the organization of memory traces. According to this hypothesis, our results suggest that synaptic plasticity mediated by NMDA receptors and/or mGluRs activation is involved in mechanisms underlying long-term consolidation of memory traces.     

Modification of Redox Sites of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptors Affects Anoxia-Induced Changes in the Bioelectrical Activity of Rat Brain Olfactory Cortex Slices

Living slices of Wistar-Kyoto rat brain olfactory cortex were used to study the effects of the thiol-oxidizing agent 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB), which inhibits NMDA receptor activity, on changes in the generation of evoked focal potentials (NMDA and non-NMDA EPSP) in response to long-term and short-term anoxia, which induces functional damage and facilitates increases in the resistance of neurons to severe hypoxia respectively. These studies showed that DTNB (200 'M) efficiently prevented the suppression of focal EPSP generation due to long-term anoxia in most slices. In addition, DTNB partially reversed the protective effect of preconditioning with short-term anoxia on the impairment of focal EPSP generation induced by long-term anoxia. This affected the NMDA component of the EPSP to a greater extent than the non-NMDA component. The possible role of changes in the state of modulatory redox sites of NMDA receptors in the mechanisms of functional damage and increases in neuron resistance due to hypoxia is discussed.     

Comparison of Changes in Glutamate Levels in the Nucleus Accumbens of the Rat Brain during Food Consumption in Conditions of Blockade of Dopamine D1 and D2 Receptors

The effects of blockade of D₁ and D₂ dopamine receptors in the nucleus accumbens on changes in glutamate levels in the intercellular space of this structure during food consumption were studied in Sprague–Dawley rats by intracerebral microdialysis combined with HPLC. These experiments showed that food consumption was accompanied by decreases in glutamate levels in the intercellular spaces of the nucleus accumbens. Blockade of D₁ dopamine receptors with SCH-23390 (0.01 mM) produced no changes in the dynamics of glutamate release during food consumption. Food consumption in conditions of blockade of D₂ dopamine receptors with raclopride (0.01 mM) induced increases in glutamate levels. These data suggest that glutamate levels during food consumption are controlled by the dopaminergic system of the nucleus accumbens, mediated by D₂ but not D₁ dopamine receptors.     

The involvement of glutamatergic transmission in the mechanism of movement disorders induced by reversive rotation of white mice

The ability of the selective non-competitive NMDA receptor blocker MK-801 and a series of new glutamate antagonists—the adamantane derivatives IEM-1754 and IEM-1857 and phencyclidine (IEM-1925)—to prevent movement disorders induced by reversive rotation in mice was studied. I.p. MK-801 at a dose of 0.15 ml and IEM-1754 at a dose of 5.0 mg/kg prevented the development of akinesia in response to reversive rotation, as effectively as scopolamine, a known agent which provides effective prophylaxis for movement diseases. IEM-1857, the quaternary analog of IEM-1754, was not effective. IEM-1925 significantly increased the responses of mice to reversive rotation, possibly because of its high activity in relation to other subtypes of glutamate receptors. These data provide evidence for the involvement of glutamatergic transmission in the mechanism of movement disorders of vestibular origin. Translated from Rossiiskii Fiziologicheskii Zhurnal imeni I. M. Sechenova, Vol. 85, No. 4, pp. 497–501, May, 1999.     

免疫调节剂对致痫大鼠脑内神经元及小胶质细胞内谷氨酸和蛋白激酶C免疫反应的影响

为了探讨免疫调节作用对癫痫发病的影响与相关机制,应用免疫细胞化学技术研究免疫调节剂干预戊四氮(pentyle-netetrazol,PTZ)致痫时,大鼠脑内及培养的小胶质细胞内谷氨酸(Glu)和蛋白激酶C(PKC)的表达变化。结果显示:在体实验中大鼠大脑皮质及海马,Glu和PKC在生理盐水对照组(NS组)、戊四氮组(PTZ组)、左旋咪唑+戊四氮组(LMS+PTZ组)、地塞米松+戊四氮组(DEX+PTZ组)均有不同的表达,且二种物质变化趋势基本一致。其中PTZ组较NS组表达增强,LMS+PTZ组进一步增强,DEX+PTZ组较PTZ组和LMS+PTZ组明显减弱。离体实验中,PTZ作用小胶质细胞2h即可引起Glu和PKC表达增多,6h达峰值,12h表达有所减弱,且PTZ组Glu和PKC表达较NS组明显增多,免疫增强剂(levamisole,LMS)可进一步增强Glu和PKC的表达;免疫抑制剂(dexamethasone,DEX)则下调其表达。以上结果提示免疫调节剂可能通过作用于神经元和小胶质细胞内Glu和PKC的表达而共同影响癫痫的发病机制和发病状态。