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Glutamate receptors of the non-N-methyl-D-aspartic acid type mediate the increase in luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone release by excitatory amino acids in vitro.

Abstract：

:The present study was designed to analyze in detail the effects of L-glutamate (L-Glu) and its agonists on the release of LHRH from arcuate nucleus-median eminence (AN-ME) fragments in vitro. Fragments from adult male rats were incubated in Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate buffer in the presence of different concentrations of L-Glu, kainate (KA), N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA), and quisqualate (QA). L-Glu at 10-20 mM evoked a significant increase in basal LHRH release, while D-glutamate at similar concentrations was ineffective. Partial depolarization with 14 mM K+ significantly augmented the release of LHRH induced by L-Glu. L-Glu-induced LHRH release was blunted in a dose-related manner by the specific KA/QA receptor antagonist 6,7-dinitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione. Exposure to KA or QA significantly increased LHRH release at concentrations (1 mM) much lower than those required for L-Glu. In the presence of 14 mM K+ the potencies of KA and QA (0.075 and 0.1 mM, respectively) were significantly enhanced. 6,7-Dinitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione blocked KA-induced LHRH release, while AP-7, a competitive NMDA receptor antagonist, was inactive in preventing L-Glu- and KA-induced LHRH release. LHRH secretion from AN-ME fragments was unaffected by NMDA at concentrations up to 10 mM in the different media tested. A significant stimulatory effect of NMDA at 20 mM was observed when fragments were incubated in Mg2+-free medium. These results show the stereoselectivity of L-Glu to enhance LHRH release from AN-ME fragments in vitro. Moreover, in view of the respective potencies of excitatory amino acid agonists (KA = QA greater than L-Glu greater than NMDA) and the selective antagonism of excitatory amino acid effects, they provide evidence that non-NMDA receptors primarily mediate the excitatory actions of L-Glu on LHRH release from nerve terminals in the AN-ME.

journal_name

Endocrinology

journal_title

Endocrinology

authors

Donoso AO,López FJ,Negro-Vilar A

doi

10.1210/endo-126-1-414

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1990-01-01 00:00:00

pages

414-20

issue

eissn

0013-7227

issn

1945-7170

journal_volume

126

pub_type

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Glutamate receptors of the non-N-methyl-D-aspartic acid type mediate the increase in luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone release by excitatory amino acids in vitro.