Utilization of the resolvedl-isomer of 2-amino-6-phosphonohexanoic acid (l-AP6) as a selective agonist for a quisqualate-sensitized site in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons

Autor: David J. Chalmers, Marvin K. Schulte, Robert J. Roon, James F. Koerner, David C. Sunter
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: Brain Research. 649:203-207
ISSN: 0006-8993
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(94)91065-0
Popis: Brief exposure of rat hippocampal slices to quisqualic acid (QUIS) sensitizes neurons to depolarization by the α-amino-ω-phosphonate excitatory amino acid (EAA) analogues AP4, AP5 and AP6. These phosphonates interact with a novel QUIS-sensitized site. Whereas l -AP4 and d -AP5 cross-react with other EAA receptors, dl -AP6 has been shown to be relatively selective for the QUIS-sensitized site. This specificity of dl -AP6, in conjuction with the apparent preference of this site for l -isomers, suggested that the hitherto unavailable l -isomer of AP6 would be a potent and specific agonist. We report the resolution of the d - and l -enantiomers of AP6 by fractional crystallization of the l -lysine salt of dl -AP6. We also report the pharmacological responses of kainate / AMPA, NMDA, lateral perforant path l -AP4 receptors and the CA1 QUIS-sensitized site to d - and l -AP6, and compare these responses to the d - and l -isomers of AP3, AP4, AP5 and AP7. The d -isomers of AP4, AP5 and AP6 were 5-, 3- and 14-fold less potent for the QUIS-sensitized site than their respective l -isomers. While l -AP4 and l -AP5 cross-reacted with NMDA and l -AP4 receptors, l -AP6 was found to be highly potent and specific for the QUIS-sensitized site (IC50 = 40 μM). Its IC50 values for kainate / AMPA, NMDA and l -AP4 receptors were > 10, 3 and 0.8 mM, respectively. As with AP4 and AP5, sensitization to l -AP6 was reversed by l -α-aminoadipate.
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