Regional release of [3H]adenosine derivatives from rat brain in vivo: effect of excitatory amino acids, opiate agonists, and benzodiazepines

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
K Jhamandas, A Dumbrille

Abstract

Previous studies have suggested that the theophylline-sensitive actions of (a) glutamic acid and related excitatory amino acids, (b) opiate agonists, and (c) benzodiazepines may be mediated by adenosine and its derivatives (AD). In this study the effects of these theophylline-sensitive agents on the in vivo release of labelled AD from the rat cerebral cortex and cerebellum were examined. Application of L-glutamate (L-Glu) to the cortex or cerebellum, preloaded with [3H]adenosine or [3H]adenine, markedly stimulated the release of [3H]adenosine derivatives ([3H]AD) from these regions. This effect was also produced by L-aspartate (L-Asp), kainate (Kai), and two "non-amino-acid" depolarizing agents, veratridine and potassium (56 mM). In the cerebral cortex the excitatory action of L-Glu or L-Asp was stronger than that of Kai but in the cerebellum all of these agents produced a similar effect on the release of [3H]AD. Pretreatment of the cortex with glutamic acid diethylester, HA966, 2-amino-4-phosphonobutyrate, and 2,3-diaminopropionate, but not theophylline, selectively antagonized the releasing action of L-Glu. This action of L-Glu was also reduced by EGTA added to a Ca-free physiological medium. In the cortex and cerebellum the ...Continue Reading

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