| Literature DB >> 12213271 |
Peter R Moult1, Rebecca Schnabel, Ian C Kilpatrick, Zafar I Bashir, Graham L Collingridge.
Abstract
A form of long-term depression (LTD) of synaptic transmission can be induced by bath application of the group I metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptor agonist (RS)-3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine (DHPG). The mechanisms responsible for the induction and expression of DHPG-induced LTD in the CA1 region of the hippocampus are currently the subject of intense investigation. Here we show that two protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) inhibitors (10 microM lavendustin A or 30 microM genistein) have little effect on DHPG-induced LTD. In contrast two protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) inhibitors (1 mM orthovanadate or 15 microM phenyl-arsine oxide) significantly inhibited DHPG-induced LTD. These data suggest that DHPG-induced LTD involves activation of a protein tyrosine phosphatase.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12213271 DOI: 10.1016/s0028-3908(02)00110-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuropharmacology ISSN: 0028-3908 Impact factor: 5.250