RGD Reference Report - NR2B-containing NMDA receptors promote the neurotoxic effects of 3-nitropropionic acid but not of rotenone in the striatum. - Rat Genome Database

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NR2B-containing NMDA receptors promote the neurotoxic effects of 3-nitropropionic acid but not of rotenone in the striatum.

Authors: Centonze, Diego  Prosperetti, Chiara  Barone, Ilaria  Rossi, Silvia  Picconi, Barbara  Tscherter, Anne  De Chiara, Valentina  Bernardi, Giorgio  Calabresi, Paolo 
Citation: Centonze D, etal., Exp Neurol. 2006 Dec;202(2):470-9. Epub 2006 Aug 17.
RGD ID: 13210770
Pubmed: PMID:16919272   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.expneurol.2006.07.009   (Journal Full-text)

Decreased activity of mitochondrial complex I and II is implicated in the pathophysiology of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and Huntington's disease (HD), respectively. Both disorders preferentially affect the nucleus striatum, a brain area particularly vulnerable to excitotoxic damage. To gain insights into the pathophysiology of neuronal degeneration during PSP and HD, here we studied the possible interplay between excitatory transmission and mitochondrial complex I and II inhibition in the development of striatal damage. By using in vitro neurophysiological recordings and cell swelling measures in corticostriatal slices, we found that stimulation of NMDA receptors significantly contributed to the neurotoxic effects of 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP) but not of rotenone, selective inhibitors of mitochondrial complex II and I, respectively. We also found that blockade of a subset of NMDA receptors containing the NR2B subunit was sufficient to protect the striatum from the injurious effects of 3-NP, an effect unrelated to the prevention of membrane excitation by NMDA receptor stimulation. Pharmacological inhibition of dopamine receptors, conversely, failed to modulate both rotenone- and 3-NP-induced neuronal damage. Our results indicate that the cellular mechanisms leading to striatal neuronal death are different following inhibition of distinct mitochondrial complexes of the respiratory chain, implying that neuroprotective strategies in PSP and HD must significantly differ.

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Biological Process
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
response to organonitrogen compound  IMP 132107703-nitropropionic acidRGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Grin2b  (glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2B)


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