Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (GLY93-->ALA) mutation alters AMPA receptor subunit expression and function and potentiates kainate-mediated toxicity in motor neurons in culture |
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Authors: | Spalloni Alida Albo Federica Ferrari Francesca Mercuri Nicola Bernardi Giorgio Zona Cristina Longone Patrizia |
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Institution: | Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, 00179 Rome, Italy. |
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Abstract: | The cause of the selective degeneration of motor neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remains a mystery. One potential pathogenic mechanism is excitotoxicity due to disturbances of glutamatergic neurotransmission, particularly via AMPA-sensitive glutamate receptors. We report here that motor neurons from a familial ALS-linked superoxide dismutase (SOD1) mutant G93A mouse show an higher susceptibility to kainate-induced excitotoxicity. Moreover, they expressed GluR(3) and GluR(4) mRNA at detectable levels more frequently, with a modified electrophysiology when compared with control and wild-type SOD1 motor neurons. Thus, the SOD1 G93A mutation causes changes in the AMPA-receptor expression and function, as well as a susceptibility to kainate-mediated excitotoxicity, which may promote the motor neuron degeneration seen in ALS. |
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