PMID: 8592139Feb 1, 1996Paper

Neuroligand-evoked calcium-dependent release of excitatory amino acids from cultured astrocytes

Journal of Neurochemistry
S D JeftinijaF Liu

Abstract

The release of excitatory amino acids (EAAs) from neuron-free cultures of neocortical astrocytes was monitored using HPLC. The neuroligand bradykinin caused a dose-dependent receptor-mediated increase in release of the EAAs glutamate and aspartate from type 1 astrocyte cell cultures obtained from rat cerebral cortex. Removal of calcium from the extracellular fluid prevented the bradykinin-induced release of EAAs from astrocytes. The addition of the calcium ionophore ionomycin caused a calcium-dependent release of EAAs. Inhibitors of the glutamate transporters p-chloromercuriphenylsulfonic acid, L-trans-pyrrolidine-2,4-dicarboxylate, and dihydrokainate failed to impair the ability of bradykinin to stimulate glutamate release from astrocytes. alpha-Latrotoxin, an active compound of black widow spider venom, caused a significant increase of the release of glutamate in calcium-containing saline. In calcium-depleted saline, alpha-latrotoxin produced an initial increase in the concentration of glutamate followed by a decline in the concentration of glutamate indicating stimulation of exocytosis coupled with low calcium-induced inhibition of endocytosis. Taken together, these data suggest that astrocytes may release neurotransmitter t...Continue Reading

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