Metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonist, (R,S)-alpha-methyl-4-carboxyphenyglycine, blocks two distinct forms of long-term potentiation in area CA1 of rat hippocampus

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作者
Little, Z [1 ]
Grover, LM [1 ]
Teyler, TJ [1 ]
机构
[1] MARSHALL UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT PHYSIOL,HUNTINGTON,WV 25704
关键词
hippocampus; glutamate; long-term potentiation; metabotropic glutamate receptor; N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor; calcium channel;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(95)12141-P
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The necessity of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) in the induction of long-term potentiation (LTP) has recently been questioned. We examined the effect of (R,S)-alpha-methyl-4-caboxyphenylglycine (MCPG), a selective mGluR antagonist, on two independent forms of LTP. One form induced by a 25 Hz/1 s tetanus is solely N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor-dependent. The other form induced by four 200 Hz/0.5 s bursts in the presence of APV is NMDA receptor-independent. In both paradigms the presence of MCPG prevented the induction of LTP by afferent activation.
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