In Vivo Microdialysis Studies on the Effects of Decortication and Excitotoxic Lesions on Kainic Acid-Induced Calcium Fluxes, and Endogenous Amino Acid Release, in the Rat Striatum
- 1 November 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Neurochemistry
- Vol. 49 (5), 1355-1360
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.1987.tb00999.x
Abstract
The in vivo effects of kainate (1 mM) on fluxes of 45Ca2+, and endogenous amino acids, were examined in the rat striatum using the brain microdialysis technique. Kainate evoked a rapid decrease in dialysate 45Ca2+, and an increase in the concentration of amino acids in dialysates in Ca2+-free dialysates. Taurine was elevated six- to 10-fold, glutamate two- to threefold, and aspartate 1.5- to twofold. There was also a delayed increase in phosphoethanolamine, whereas nonneuroactive amino acids were increased only slightly. The kainic acid-evoked reduction in dialysate 45Ca2+ activity was attenuated in striata lesioned previously with kainate, suggesting the involvement of intrinsic striatal neurons in this response. The increase in taurine concentration induced by kainate was slightly smaller under these conditions. Decortication did not affect the kainate-evoked alterations in either dialysate 45Ca2+ or amino acids. These data suggest that kainate does not release acidic amino acids from their transmitter pools located in corticostriatal terminals.Keywords
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