期刊
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
卷 343, 期 2, 页码 81-84出版社
ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00314-8
关键词
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; motor neuron; excitotoxicity; AMPA receptor; NBQX
alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole propionic acid (AMPA) receptor-mediated excitotoxicity has been implicated in the selective motor neuron loss in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The extent to which excitotoxicity contributes to motor neuron death remains incompletely understood. We therefore tested the potent and selective AMPA/kainate receptor antagonist 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6-nitro-2,3-dioxo-benzo[f]quinoxaline-7-sulfonamide (NBQX) on motor neurons in culture and in the G93A mouse model for familial ALS. Kainate-induced currents and changes in intracellular Ca2+ concentration were measured with the perforated patch clamp technique combined with Ca2+ imaging, motor neuron death was quantified by counting experiments and G93A mice were treated with saline or 8 mg/kg NBQX. NBQX blocked kainate-induced currents and concomitant changes in intracellular Ca2+, prevented the kainate-induced motor neuron death, and prolonged survival of G93A mice. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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