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JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY
Volume 99, Issue 3, Pages 827-838Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04120.x
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glial glutamate-aspartate transporter; gliosomes; glutamate release; high mobility group box 1; receptor for advanced glycation end products; synaptosomes
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The multifunctional protein high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is expressed in hippocampus and cerebellum of adult mouse brain. Our aim was to determine whether HMGB1 affects glutamatergic transmission by monitoring neurotransmitter release from glial (gliosomes) and neuronal (synaptosomes) re-sealed subcellular particles isolated from cerebellum and hippocampus. HMGB1 induced release of the glutamate analogue [H-3]D-aspartate form gliosomes in a concentration-dependent manner, whereas nerve terminals were insensitive to the protein. The HMGB1-evoked release of [H-3]D-aspartate was independent of modifications of cytosolic Ca2+, but it was blocked by DL-threo-beta-benzyloxyaspartate (DL-TBOA), an inhibitor of glutamate transporters. HMGB1 also stimulated the release of endogenous glutamate in a Ca2+-independent and DL-TBOA-sensitive manner. These findings suggest the involvement of carrier-mediated release. Moreover, dihydrokainic acid, a selective inhibitor of glutamate transporter 1 (GLT1), does not block the effect of HMGB1, indicating a role for the glial glutamate-aspartate transporter (GLAST) subtype in this response. We also demonstrate that HMGB1/glial particles association is promoted by Ca2+. Furthermore, although HMGB1 can physically interact with GLAST and the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), only its binding with RAGE is promoted by Ca2+. These results suggest that the HMGB1 cytokine could act as a modulator of glutamate homeostasis in adult mammal brain.
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