| Literature DB >> 10094135 |
P V Migues1, R B Leal, M Mantovani, M Nicolau, N H Gabilan.
Abstract
The effect of a fraction (Bc2) from the venom of the sea anemone Bunodosoma caissarum on [3H]glutamate release from rat cortical synaptosomes was investigated. Bc2 (2-20 microg/ml) provoked massive glutamate release without causing synaptosome disruption. Glutamate release stimulated by Bc2 was independent of extracellular Ca2+ and of voltage-sensitive Na+ channels, and it was completely abolished by the addition of sphingomyelin. No definitive evidence about the mechanism underlying the stimulatory effect of Bc2 is available as yet. However, a direct interaction with the exocytotic machinery cannot be ruled out.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10094135 DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199901180-00013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuroreport ISSN: 0959-4965 Impact factor: 1.837