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P2X 7 Receptor-Mediated Release of Excitatory Amino Acids from Astrocytes

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Duan, Shumin, Anderson, Christopher M., Keung, Edmund C., Chen, Yongmei, Chen, Yiren, Swanson, Raymond A.·2003·The Journal of Neuroscience

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Astrocyte glutamate release can modulate synaptic activity and participate in brain intercellular signaling. P2X7 receptors form large ion channels when activated by ATP or other ligands. Here we show that P2X7 receptors provide a route for excitatory amino acid release from astrocytes. Studies were performed using murine cortical astrocyte cultures. ATP produced an inward current in patch-clamped astrocytes with properties characteristic of P2X7 receptor activation: the current was amplified in low divalent cation medium, blocked by pyridoxal phosphate-6-azophenyl-2',4'-disulfonic acid (PPADS), and more potently activated by 3'-O-(4-benzoyl)benzoyl ATP (BzATP) than by ATP itself. Measurement of current reversal potentials showed the relative BzATP-induced permeabilities to different substrates to be Na+, 1 > Cl-, 0.34 > N-methyl-D-glucamine, 0.27 > L-glutamate, 0.15 approximately D-aspartate, 0.16. Astrocytes exposed to BzATP also became permeable to Lucifer yellow, indicating a large channel opening. Release of L-glutamate and D-aspartate through P2X7 channels was confirmed using radiolabeled tracers. As with the inward current, release of glutamate and D-aspartate was induced by BzATP more potently than ATP, amplified in Ca2+/Mg2+-free medium, and blocked by PPADS or oxidized ATP. Efflux through P2X7 channels is a previously unrecognized route of ligand-stimulated, nonvesicular astrocyte glutamate release.

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  • Participation of P2X7R localized in glial cells on the net effect on glutamate release has been indicated by radiolabeled studies in murine cortical astrocyte cultures and whole-cell patch-clamp analysis.

    “However, participation of P2X7R localized in glial-cells on the net effect on glutamate release has also been indicated by radiolabeled studies in murine cortical astrocyte cultures [110] and whole-cell patch-clamp analysis [111].”

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Authors
Duan, S., Anderson, C. M., Keung, E. C., Chen, Y., Chen, Y., & Swanson, R. A.
Affiliations
  • Pediatrics and Genetics (US)
  • San Francisco VA Medical Center (US)
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2003-02-15
Volume
23
Issue
4
Pages
1320-1328
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W1516426911
Cited by
489
References
68
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FWCI
17.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA094121)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Physiology › Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Physiology › Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
Keywords
P2X7 receptor, astrocytes, glutamate release, D-aspartate release, excitatory amino acids, ATP, BzATP, PPADS, ion channel permeability, divalent cation dependence, cortical astrocytes
MeSH terms
Adenosine Triphosphate, Animals, Astrocytes, Biological Transport, Brain, Cells, Cultured, Electric Conductivity, Isoquinolines, Receptors, Purinergic P2, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Glutamic Acid, Excitatory Amino Acids, Mice, Receptors, Purinergic P2X7

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