TY - JOUR
T1 - Interaction of 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione with the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-associated glycine binding site
AU - Lester, R. A.J.
AU - Quarum, M. L.
AU - Parker, J. D.
AU - Weber, E.
AU - Jahr, C. E.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - The interaction of newly described antagonist of the non-NMDA glutamate receptor 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (CNQX) with the glycine site of the NMDA receptor complex has been investigated. In whole-cell patch recordings from hippocampal neurons maintained in culture, currents induced by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) were dependent on extracellular glycine. Responses to both NMDA (30 μM) and kainate (20 μM) were reduced by CNQX (10-30 μM). The antagonism by CNQX of NMDA, but not kainate, receptor-mediated responses could be reversed by increasing the concentration of glycine in the external medium. Glycine concentration-response curves constructed in the presence of 30 μM NMDA were shifted to the right by CNQX, suggesting that CNQX was competing with glycine for the glycine binding site. However, even at high concentrations of glycine (300 μM) the maximal NMDA current obtained in the presence of CNQX (10-30 μM) was not restored to control levels. Because CNQX had no effect on responses produced by supramaximal concentrations of NMDA (500 μM) and glycine (300 μM), it is suggested that CNQX also interacts with the NMDA recognition site. The antagonism of currents induced by NMDA was not dependent on the membrane potential, and the rapid onset and offset of the block suggested that there was little or no use dependence. Radioligand binding experiments were performed using [3H]glycine to label the strychnine-insensitive glycine regulatory site of the NMDA receptor complex in guinea pig brain frontal cortex membranes. CNQX displaced [3H]glycine binding in a concentration-dependent manner (IC50 = 5.7 μM). Scatchard analysis of the inhibition showed a decrease in the affinity (increase in K(d)) of [3H]glycine binding, but no change in the number of binding sites (B(max)) in the presence of 5 μM CNQX, suggesting a competitive interaction. These data provide evidence that CNQX antagonizes NMDA receptor-mediated responses by competing with glycine for a modulatory site associated with the NMDA receptor complex. Furthermore, the results indicate that CNQX may not be as selective an antagonist for non-NMDA receptors as initially described, although its selectivity will depend on the concentration of the NMDA receptor ligand and may be enhanced by increasing the extracellular concentration of glycine.
AB - The interaction of newly described antagonist of the non-NMDA glutamate receptor 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (CNQX) with the glycine site of the NMDA receptor complex has been investigated. In whole-cell patch recordings from hippocampal neurons maintained in culture, currents induced by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) were dependent on extracellular glycine. Responses to both NMDA (30 μM) and kainate (20 μM) were reduced by CNQX (10-30 μM). The antagonism by CNQX of NMDA, but not kainate, receptor-mediated responses could be reversed by increasing the concentration of glycine in the external medium. Glycine concentration-response curves constructed in the presence of 30 μM NMDA were shifted to the right by CNQX, suggesting that CNQX was competing with glycine for the glycine binding site. However, even at high concentrations of glycine (300 μM) the maximal NMDA current obtained in the presence of CNQX (10-30 μM) was not restored to control levels. Because CNQX had no effect on responses produced by supramaximal concentrations of NMDA (500 μM) and glycine (300 μM), it is suggested that CNQX also interacts with the NMDA recognition site. The antagonism of currents induced by NMDA was not dependent on the membrane potential, and the rapid onset and offset of the block suggested that there was little or no use dependence. Radioligand binding experiments were performed using [3H]glycine to label the strychnine-insensitive glycine regulatory site of the NMDA receptor complex in guinea pig brain frontal cortex membranes. CNQX displaced [3H]glycine binding in a concentration-dependent manner (IC50 = 5.7 μM). Scatchard analysis of the inhibition showed a decrease in the affinity (increase in K(d)) of [3H]glycine binding, but no change in the number of binding sites (B(max)) in the presence of 5 μM CNQX, suggesting a competitive interaction. These data provide evidence that CNQX antagonizes NMDA receptor-mediated responses by competing with glycine for a modulatory site associated with the NMDA receptor complex. Furthermore, the results indicate that CNQX may not be as selective an antagonist for non-NMDA receptors as initially described, although its selectivity will depend on the concentration of the NMDA receptor ligand and may be enhanced by increasing the extracellular concentration of glycine.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 2566902
AN - SCOPUS:0024308464
SN - 0026-895X
VL - 35
SP - 565
EP - 570
JO - Molecular pharmacology
JF - Molecular pharmacology
IS - 5
ER -