Characterization of neurotransmitter receptor-mediated phosphatidylinositol hydrolysis in the rat hippocampus

Aaron Janowsky, Rodrigo Labarca, Steven M. Paul

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Abstract

The stimulation of phosphatidylinositol hydrolysis by various neurotransmitter agonists was investigated in rat hippocampal slices using a rapid and sensitive radioisotopic method. Slices were preincubated with [3H]-myo-inositol and the accumulation of [3H]-myo-inositol-1-phosphate induced by various agonists was determined in the presence of 10 mM lithium. The latter resulted in a marked amplification of the response to all agonists tested. The agonist-induced accumulation of [-3H]-myo-inositol-1-phosphate was dependent on tissue, lithium, [3H]-myo-inositol concentration, as well as incubation time. The hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol in hippocampal slices is induced by carbachol, serotonin, norepinephrine and phenylephrine. The carbachol-induced response is sensitive to atropine, a muscarinic-cholinergic antagonist, but not mecamylamine a nicotinic-cholinergic antagonist, while that of norepinephrine is blocked by the αl adrenoreceptor antagonist prazosin, but not the specific α2 antagonist Rx 781094. Phenylephrine, another α1 adrenoreceptor agonist produced a partial or submaximal response when compared to norepinephrine. The concentration response curve for serotonin-induced phosphatidylinositol hydrolysis is bimodal and the effect is blocked by metergoline, but not mianserin, indicating that the effect of serotonin in the hippocampus may be mediated by 5HTl receptors. Our results suggest that the measurement of agonist-induced [3H]-myo-inositol-1-phosphate accumulation, in the presence of lithium, represents a sensitive method for studying a number of receptor-mediated events in brain.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1953-1961
Number of pages9
JournalLife Sciences
Volume35
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 5 1984
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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