Data di Pubblicazione:
1997
Citazione:
Glutamate receptor agonists up-regulate glutamate transporter GLAST in astrocytes / G. Gegelashvili, G. Civenni, G.A. Racagni, N. Danbolt, I. Schousboe, A. Schousboe. - In: NEUROREPORT. - ISSN 0959-4965. - 8:1(1997), pp. 261-265.
Abstract:
LONG-TERM treatment of astrocytes in primary culture with L-glutamate (0.1-3 mM) resulted in a dose-dependent increase in D-[H-3]aspartate uptake. The effect was abolished by an antagonist of kainate/AMPA receptors, CNQX, and mimicked by kainate, but not by AMPA or tACPD. Both glutamate and kainate caused a dramatic up-regulation (82% and 69%, respectively) of GLAST, a predominant glutamate transporter in cultured astroglia, though the mRNA levels appeared unaffected. Long-term treatment of cultures with dBcAMP stimulated D-[H-3]aspartate uptake as well as GLAST expression. Apart from glutamate, none of the agonists used was capable of increasing further the uptake capacity of the dBcAMP-treated astroglia. The glutamate receptor-dependent modulation of glutamate transport in astroglial cultures may represent a novel feedback regulatory mechanism for glutamate uptake in the brain.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Astrocytes; Cyclic AMP; Gene expression; Glutamate receptors; Glutamate/aspartate transporters; mRNA
Elenco autori:
G. Gegelashvili, G. Civenni, G.A. Racagni, N. Danbolt, I. Schousboe, A. Schousboe
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