TAURINE ACTS ON A SUBCLASS OF GABA-A RECEPTORS IN MAMMALIAN BRAIN INVITRO

被引:95
作者
BUREAU, MH
OLSEN, RW
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,BRAIN RES INST,DEPT PHARMACOL,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
[2] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,MENTAL RETARDAT RES CTR,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
来源
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY-MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY SECTION | 1991年 / 207卷 / 01期
关键词
GABA-A RECEPTOR SUBTYPES; PHOTOAFFINITY LABELING; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLIGAND BINDING;
D O I
10.1016/S0922-4106(05)80031-8
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Taurine, an inhibitory amino acid, potently acts on a subclass of gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABA(A)) receptors. Taurine competitively inhibits [H-3]muscimol binding to purified GABA(A) receptors with an average IC50 value of 50-mu-M, and enhances [H-3]flunitrazepam binding to GABA(A)-linked benzodiazepine receptors with an EC50 of about 10-mu-M and with maximal extent lower than that for GABA. Taurine shows variable affinities (low micromolar to near millimolar) for muscimol binding sites in different brain regions as measured by autoradiography. The taurine-sensitive GABA sites are enriched in dentate gyrus, substantia nigra, cerebellum molecular layer, median thalamic nuclei, and hippocampal field CA3; these areas are also enriched in mRNA for the GABA-binding beta-2 subunit subtype. Taurine shows differential affinities for the multiple muscimol-GABA binding polypeptides present in purified GABA(A) receptors, notably a higher affinity for a beta-55 than a beta-58 polypeptide; these probably represent beta-2 and beta-3 clones, respectively. This work defines a significant target of taurine's inhibitory activity as some GABA(A) receptor GABA sites, lending support to the hypothesis that this endogenous substance may have a physiological action.
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