Abstract
d-(-)-2-Amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid (d(-)AP5), a selective, potent competitive antagonist of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA)-type excitatory amino acid receptors was used to investigate the relationship between NMDA receptors and phencyclidine (PCP) binding. Incubation of rat brain membranes with d(-)AP5 decreased the apparent number of PCP/σ-receptors in dose-dependent fashion without affecting their affinity for [2-thienyl-3H]cyclohexylpiperidine (TCP). These data, taken together with electrophysiological evidence that PCP non-competitively antagonizes NMDA receptor-mediated transmission, are consistent with the hypothesis that the PCP/σ-receptor may be situated in or near a channel regulated by an NMDA receptor complex.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 193-198 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Neuroscience Letters |
Volume | 78 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 22 Jul 1987 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Excitatory amino acid
- Glutamic acid
- N-Methyl-d-aspartic acid
- Phencyclidine
- Receptor
- Schizophrenia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience