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A critical role for the glial-derived neuromodulator D-serine in the age-related deficits of cellular mechanisms of learning and memory
被引:143
作者:
Mothet, J. P.
[1
]
Rouaud, E.
[1
]
Sinet, P. -M.
[1
]
Potier, B.
[1
]
Jouvenceau, A.
[1
]
Dutar, P.
[1
]
Videau, C.
[1
]
Epelbaum, J.
[1
]
Billard, J. -M.
[1
]
机构:
[1] Univ Paris Descartes, Fac Med, UMR 549, INSERM, F-75014 Paris, France
来源:
关键词:
aging;
astrocyte;
glutamate;
hippocampus;
NMDA receptor;
synaptic plasticity;
D O I:
10.1111/j.1474-9726.2006.00216.x
中图分类号:
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号:
071009 ;
090102 ;
摘要:
Age-associated deficits in learning and memory are closely correlated with impairments of synaptic plasticity. Analysis of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAr)-dependent long-term potentiation (LTP) in CA1 hippocampal slices indicates that the glial-derived neuromodulator D-serine is required for the induction of synaptic plasticity. During aging, the content of D-serine and the expression of its synthesizing enzyme serine racemase are significantly decreased in the hippocampus. Impaired LTP and NMDAr-mediated synaptic potentials in old rats are rescued by exogenous D-serine. These results highlight the critical role of glial cells and presumably astrocytes, through the availability of D-serine, in the deficits of synaptic mechanisms of learning and memory that occur in the course of aging.
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页码:267 / 274
页数:8
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