Maturation-dependent reduced responsiveness of intracellular free Ca2+ ions to repeated stimulation by N-methyl-D-aspartate in cultured rat cortical neurons

Neurochemistry International
Noritaka Nakamichi, Y Yoneda

Abstract

In contrast to other ionotropic glutamate receptors, N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor channels are rather stable after the simulation. Brief exposure to NMDA at 50 microM rapidly increased the fluorescence intensity for increased intracellular free Ca(2+) levels in a reversible- and concentration-dependent manner in rat cortical neurons cultured for 3-15 days in vitro (DIV), while EC(50) values were significantly decreased in proportion to cellular maturation from 3 to 15 DIV. Although a constant increase was persistently seen in the fluorescence throughout the sustained exposure to NMDA for 60 min irrespective of the cell maturation from 3 to 15 DIV, the second brief exposure for 5 min resulted in a less efficient increase in the fluorescence than that found after the first brief exposure for 5 min in a manner dependent on intervals between the two repetitive brief exposures. In vitro maturation significantly shortened the interval required for the reduced responsiveness to the second brief exposure, while in immature neurons prolonged intervals were required for the reduced responsiveness to the second brief exposure to NMDA. Moreover, brief exposure to NMDA led to a marked decrease in immunoreactivity to extracellular lo...Continue Reading

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