期刊
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
卷 361, 期 1-3, 页码 220-224出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2003.12.075
关键词
spinal cord substantia gelatinosa neurons; group I metabotropic glutamate receptors; miniature and evoked excitatory postsynaptic currents; glutamate release
The activation of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) produces a long-term potentiation of sensory transmission in the substantia gelatinosa (SG) region of the spinal cord (Prog. Brain Res. 129 (2000) 115). The mechanism(s) responsible for the induction of this potentiation is not known. Using rat spinal cord slice preparation and patch-clamp recordings, here we show, that the activation of the group I mGluRs by (S)-3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine (DHPG, 1 muM), the mGluR1/5 agonist, increased the frequency of both activity-dependent spontaneous EPSCs, and activity-independent miniature EPSCs (mEPSCs). However, DHPG did not affect amplitude of mEPSCs. The effects of DHPG were not seen in the presence of the preferential mGluR1 antagonist CPCCOEt (10 muM). On the other hand, 2-methyl-6(phenylethynyl)-pyridine (10 muM), a selective mGluR5 antagonist, blocked the DHPG facilitation present during the wash-out of the drug. This novel facilitating effect of the group I mGluR activation on glutamate release is the first report of a direct facilitatory action of both mGluR I and mGluR5 subtypes on sensory transmission in the spinal cord SG region. These results indicate the potential contribution of synaptic activation of these facilitatory autoreceptors in plasticity of primary afferent neurotransmission. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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