Journal article
Regional Profile of Developmental Changes in the Sensitivity of the N‐Methyl‐D‐Aspartate Receptor to Polyamines
Journal of neurochemistry, v 62(4), pp 1408-1415
Apr 1994
PMID: 8133270
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Abstract
: The NMDA receptor exhibits increased sensitivity to stimulation during early development compared with the adult. In this study, we examined modulation of the NMDA receptor by polyamines during development to see if it correlates with differences in the functional responsiveness of the NMDA receptor. [3H]MK‐801 binding was measured in discrete brain regions in the presence and absence of polyamines in 3‐, 7‐, 15‐, 25‐, and 60‐day‐old Sprague‐Dawley rats. [3H]MK‐801 binding increased between postnatal days 3 and 15, with adult levels of binding being reached between days 15 and 25. Spermidine (75 μM) caused maximal stimulation of [3H]MK‐801 binding during early development, ranging from 250% in the thalamus to 450% in the caudate putamen at postnatal day 3. This effect gradually declined to levels seen in the adult by postnatal days 15–25. During all developmental stages, the stimulation seen was greater in the caudate putamen compared with the hippocampus. Diethylenetriamine (1 μM) exhibited similar developmental and regional heterogeneity in its effects on [3H]MK‐801 binding, producing substantial stimulation of binding in the neonate, but not in the adult. The EC50 and Emax values for the stimulatory effect of spermidine were significantly higher at day 7 compared with the adult. Unlike spermidine and diethylenetriamine, there was no regional variation in the effects of the putative “polyamine site” inverse agonist 1,10‐diaminodecane at any age and only a slightly attenuated inhibition at postnatal day 3 compared with the adult. This lack of complementarity in the regional and developmental profiles of spermidine and diethylenetriamine, on the one hand, and 1,10‐diaminodecane, on the other, suggests that their effects on [3H]MK‐801 binding are mediated at different sites. The altered sensitivity of the NMDA receptor to polyamines during development could reflect the expression of molecular variants with different sensitivities to modulation by polyamines.
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- Title
- Regional Profile of Developmental Changes in the Sensitivity of the N‐Methyl‐D‐Aspartate Receptor to Polyamines
- Creators
- Swaminathan Subramaniam - University of PennsylvaniaPaul McGonigle - University of Pennsylvania
- Publication Details
- Journal of neurochemistry, v 62(4), pp 1408-1415
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 8
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pharmacology and Physiology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1994NB40300022
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0028231390
- Other Identifier
- 991021902598504721
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