Abstract
Spatially resolved measurements of intracellular free calcium and of the changes produced by excitatory amino acids were made in neurons isolated from adult mammalian brain. Extremely long-lasting (minutes) Ca 2+ gradients were induced in the apical dendrites of hippocampal CA1 neurons after brief (1 to 3 seconds), local application of either glutamate or N -methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA). These gradients reflect the continuous flux of Ca 2+ into the dendrite. The sustained gradients, but not the immediate transient response to the agonists, were prevented by prior treatment with the protein kinase C inhibitor sphingosine. Expression of the long-lasting Ca 2+ gradients generally required a priming or conditioning stimulus with the excitatory agonist. The findings demonstrate a coupling between NMDA receptor activation and long-lasting intracellular Ca 2+ elevation that could contribute to certain use-dependent modifications of synaptic responses in hippocampal CA1 neurons.
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@article{Connor_1988, title={Sustained Dendritic Gradients of Ca 2+ Induced by Excitatory Amino Acids in CA1 Hippocampal Neurons}, volume={240}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.2452481}, DOI={10.1126/science.2452481}, number={4852}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Connor, John A. and Wadman, Wytse J. and Hockberger, Philip E. and Wong, Robert K. S.}, year={1988}, month=apr, pages={649–653} }