ISSN:
1471-4159
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
In the present study we have used single-cell RT-PCR in conjunction with electrophysiology to examine the expression and functional properties of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) expressed within biochemically identified cholinergic interneurones in the rat striatum. Using single-cell RT-PCR, it was possible to demonstrate the presence of mGluR1, mGluR2, mGluR3, mGluR5 and mGluR7 mRNAs within single cholinergic interneurones. Bath application of the non-selective mGluR agonist (1S,3R)-1-aminocyclopentane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid (1S,3R-ACPD) or the group-I mGluR agonist 3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine (DHPG) depolarized all cholinergic neurones tested by activation of an inward current at − 60 mV. The effects of DHPG were partially inhibited by the mGluR5 selective antagonist 6-methyl-2-(pherazo)-3-pyridinol and by the non-selective group-I antagonist α-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine but were not mimicked by the group-II and group-III selective mGluR agonists 2-(2,3-dicarboxycyclopropyl)glycine (DCG-IV) and l-2-amino-4-phosphonobutanoate (l-AP4), respectively. Intrastriatal stimulation evoked an excitatory postsynaptic current within cholinergic neurones that was reversibly inhibited by bath application of the group-II and group-III selective mGluR agonists DCG-IV and l-AP4, respectively, via presynaptic actions.In summary, we have identified the mGluRs expressed by striatal cholinergic interneurones and demonstrated that their activation produces modulatory effects via both pre- and postsynaptic mechanisms.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.00815.x
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