Abstract
We have studied the effect of relatively high concentrations of extracellular N-acetylaspartate (NAA) on the intracellular free calcium concentration [Ca2+]i in NTera2-neurons. While low concentrations of extracellular NAA (0.1, 1 mM) had no effect on the [Ca2+]i, high concentrations of extracellular NAA (3, 10 mM) eliceted sharp and statistically significant elevations of [Ca2+]i. Different classes of antagonists of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor abolished the NAA induced elevations of the [Ca2+]i, indicating the involvement of the NMDA receptor in NAA-induced elevations of [Ca2+]i.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 209-212 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Neuroscience letters |
Volume | 198 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 6 1995 |
Keywords
- Intracellular free calcium
- N-acetylaspartate
- N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor
- NTera2-neurons
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)