褪黑素对谷氨酸致痫大鼠海马cAMP水平的影响

目的探讨褪黑素(melatonin, MT)对谷氨酸(glutamate,Glu)致痫大鼠海马cAMP水平的影响.方法　随机将健康SD雄性大鼠分为A、B、C、D 4组,每组10只,分别为对照组、Glu组、MT Glu组和Luzidole MT Glu组,观察并记录动物行为学及EEG改变,应用放射免疫方法检测各组动物脑内cAMP水平.结果行为学观察和EEG显示,B组和D组大鼠均出现痫性发作,并出现频发性痫性放电,C组大鼠痫性发作不明显,无频发性痫性放电出现;放射免疫分析结果显示,B组和D组海马cAMP含量均较对照组显著的升高(P<0.05);C组较B组和D组cAMP水平明显降低(P<0.05),与A组无明显差异性(P>0.05).结论MT对Glu致痫大鼠有抑痫作用,此作用是通过其受体调节海马内cAMP水平来实现的.     

褪黑素对谷氨酸钠致痫大鼠海马5-羟色胺水平的影响

目的观察褪黑素(Melatonin,MT)对谷氨酸钠(Glutamate,Glu)致痫大鼠海马5-羟色胺(5-hydroxytryptamine,5-HT)水平的影响,研究其抑制癫痫的作用机制。方法40只健康雄性SD大鼠随机分为4组(每组10只),分别为生理盐水对照组(NS组);谷氨酸钠致痫组(Glu组);褪黑素 谷氨酸钠组(MT Glu组);Luzidole 褪黑素 谷氨酸钠组(Luz MT Glu组)。观察并记录大鼠行为学及脑电图改变,用免疫组织化学方法检测大鼠海马内5-HT含量变化。结果行为学观察和EEG显示,NS组无痫样发作和痫样放电,Glu组和Luz MT Glu组痫样发作重(Ⅲ-Ⅴ级),脑电图显示频发高幅的痫样波,TM Glu组无或仅有轻微发作(0-Ⅱ级),脑电图上无或偶见散在单个微小痫样波;免疫组织化学分析结果显示,Glu组和Luz MT Glu组大鼠海马内5-HT含量与对照组比较均减少,差异性明显(P<0.05),MT Glu组较Glu组和Luz MT Glu组5-HT含量升高,差异性明显(P<0.05)。结论MT对谷氨酸钠致痫大鼠痫样发作程度、痫样放电有抑制作用,其机制之一是经由其特异性的膜受体,通过某种机制增强5-HT作用,进而发挥抑痫效应。     

褪黑素对谷氨酸钠致痫大鼠脑内一氧化氮含量的影响

目的观察褪黑素(Melatonin,MT)对谷氨酸钠致痫大鼠脑内一氧化氮(nitric oxide,NO)含量的影响,研究其抑制癫痫的作用机制。方法40只健康雄性SD大鼠随机分为4组(每组10只):生理盐水对照组(NS组);谷氨酸钠致痫组(Glu组);褪黑素+谷氨酸钠组(MT+Glu组);Luzidole+褪黑素+谷氨酸组(Luz+MT+Glu组)。观察大鼠行为变化,记录脑电图,用NADPH组织化学反应检测大鼠海马内NO含量变化。结果行为学观察和EEG显示,NS组无痫样发作和痫样放电,Glu组和Luz+MT+Glu组痫样发作重(Ⅲ-Ⅴ级),脑电图显示频发高幅的痫样波,MT+Glu组有轻微发作(0-Ⅱ级),脑电图上偶见散在单个微小痫样波;NADPH组织化学反应结果显示,Glu组和Luz+MT+Glu组大鼠大脑皮质及海马内NOS阳性细胞与对照组比较增多,差异性明显(P<0.05),MT+Glu组较Glu组和Luz+MT+Glu组内NOS阳性细胞减少,差异性明显(P<0.05)。结论MT对谷氨酸钠致痫大鼠痫样发作程度、痫样放电有抑制作用,其机制之一是经其特异性受体,减弱NO作用,进而发挥抑痫效应。     

褪黑素对马桑内酯致痫大鼠海马内SP水平的影响

目的探讨褪黑素（melatonin,MT）对马桑内酯致痫大鼠海马内P物质水平的影响,以探讨褪黑素的抑痫作用机制。方法随机将健康成年雄性SD大鼠40只分为A、B、C、D 4组,每组10只。A组：生理盐水组;B组：马桑内酯组;C组：褪黑素＋马桑内酯组;D组：Luzindole＋褪黑素＋马桑内酯组。观察并记录行为学变化,然后分别采用免疫组织化学方法进行SP免疫组织化学染色,实时荧光定量PCR方法检测海马内SP mRNA含量变化。结果B组和D组大鼠均有不同程度的癫痫发作,而C组大鼠癫痫发作不明显,A组几乎均无发作;免疫组化结果显示,四组大鼠海马各区均有SP免疫反应阳性神经元,B组、D组与A组、C组比海马内SP免疫阳性反应明显增强（P〈0.05）,而A组与C组比无明显差异（P〉0.05）;RT-PCR结果提示,B组、D组与A组、C组相比,大鼠海马内SP mRNA明显升高（P〈0.05）,而A组与C组比无明显差异（P〉0.05）。结论MT能通过下调海马内SP水平抑制癫痫发作。     

褪黑素对谷氨酸钠致痫大鼠海马5-色胺水平的影响

目的观察褪黑素（Melatonin,MT）对谷氨酸钠（Glutamate,Glu）致痫大鼠海马5-羟色胺（5-hydroxytryptamine,5-HT）水平的影响,研究其抑制癫痫的作用机制。方法40只健康雄性SD大鼠随机分为4组（每组10只）,分别为生理盐水对照组（NS组）;谷氨酸钠致痫组（Glu组）;褪黑素＋谷氨酸钠组（MT＋Glu组）;Luzidole＋褪黑素＋谷氨酸钠组（Luz＋MT＋Glu组）。观察并记录大鼠行为学及脑电图改变,用免疫组织化学方法检测大鼠海马内5-HT含量变化。结果行为学观察和EEG显示,NS组无痫样发作和痫样放电,Glu组和Luz＋MT＋Glu组痫样发作重（Ⅲ—Ⅴ级）,脑电图显示频发高幅的痫样波,TM＋Glu组无或仅有轻微发作（0-Ⅱ级）,脑电图上无或偶见散在单个微小痫样波;免疫组织化学分析结果显示,Glu组和Luz＋MT＋Glu组大鼠海马内5-HT含量与对照组比较均减少,差异性明显（P〈0．05）,MT＋Glu组较Glu组和Luz＋MT＋Glu组5-HT含量升高,差异性明显（P〈0．05）。结论MT对谷氨酸钠致痫大鼠痫样发作程度、痫样放电有抑制作用,其机制之一是经由其特异性的膜受体,通过某种机制增强5-HT作用,进而发挥抑痫效应。     

IL-1β和谷氨酸致痫大鼠大脑皮质及海马内钙调神经磷酸酶免疫反应性的变化

目的研究白细胞介素-1β(Interleukin-1β,IL-1β)和谷氨酸( Glutamic acid, Glu)致痫过程中钙调神经磷酸酶(Calcineurin,CaN)在大脑皮质及海马内表达的变化,探讨IL-1在癫痫发病中的作用机制.方法将实验大鼠随机分为3组,即:A组(生理盐水对照组),B组(IL-1β组),C组(IL-1β Glu,阈下剂量组),在大鼠行侧脑室注射相应试剂后30min、60min观察大鼠行为变化并采用免疫组织化学方法检测大脑皮质及海马内CaN的表达.结果行为观察结果,参照Schultz-Krohn的评估标准A组无明显癫痫发作, B组发作程度达Ⅱ～Ⅲ级,C组达Ⅲ～Ⅳ级.免疫组化染色显示,在注射后30min,B、C组CaN的表达无明显变化,60min明显升高,差异具有显著性意义.结论 IL-1β在促痫和致痫过程中通过某种途径缓慢激活CaN,后者可能抑制癫痫发作.     

氯喹对戊四氮致痫大鼠皮质和海马谷氨酸和NMDAR1表达的影响

目的观察氯喹对戊四氮致痫大鼠皮质和海马谷氨酸(glutamate,Glu)和N-甲基-D-天冬氨酸受体1(NMDAR1,NR1)表达的影响,探讨氯喹在癫痫发生发展过程中对神经递质传导的作用。方法48只健康雄性SD大鼠随机分为对照组(12只)、戊四氮致痫组(60mg/kg,i.p.,18只)和氯喹干预组(0.61mg/kg,i.c.v.,18只)。每组分6个时间点:1h、2h、4h、8h、12h和24h。观察大鼠行为表现和脑电图改变,用免疫组化检测大鼠皮质和海马Glu和NR1的变化。结果对照组无痫样发作,戊四氮致痫组有重型的痫样发作(Ⅲ-Ⅴ级),氯喹干预组有轻型的痫样发作(Ⅰ-Ⅲ级)(P<0.05);戊四氮致痫组脑电记录呈频发高幅的痫样波,氯喹干预组痫样波幅低且缓;Glu和NR1在戊四氮致痫组表达强,以海马为著,与对照组比较有显著性差异(P<0.05),氯喹干预组与对照组比较无显著性差异(P>0.05)。结论氯喹通过对戊四氮致痫大鼠皮质和海马神经递质Glu和NR1信号传导通路的抑制作用,影响致痫大鼠痫样发作的发生和发展。     

褪黑素对马桑内酯致痫大鼠海马及皮质内TNF—α水平的影响

目的观察褪黑素（melatonin,MT）对马桑内酯（coriaria lactone,CL）致痫大鼠海马及皮质内TNF-α水平的影响,探讨其抑制癫痫的作用机制。方法60]5健康雄性SD大鼠随机分为4组（每组15只）,分别为A组：生理盐水对照组（NS组）;B组：马桑内酯致痫组（CL组）;C组：褪黑素＋马桑内酯组（MT＋CL组）;D组：Luzidole＋褪黑素＋马桑内酯组（Luz＋MT＋CL组）。观察并记录火鼠行为学改变,用免疫组织化学方法检测大鼠海马及皮质内TNF-α含量的变化。用实时荧光定量PCR的方法检测大鼠海马内TNF—dmRNA含量的变化。结果行为学观察,NS组无痫样发作,CL组和Luz＋MT＋CL组痫样发作重（Ⅲ—Ⅴ级）,MT＋CL组无或仅有轻微发作（0-Ⅱ级）;免疫组织化学观察,与正常对照组比较,CL组和Luz＋MT＋CL组大鼠海马及皮质内TNF-α含量均明显增高（P〈0．05）;与CL组和Luz＋MT＋CL组比较,MT＋CL组TNF-α含量明显降低（P〈0．05）。实时荧光定量PCR结果显示,与正常对照组比较,CL组和Luz＋MT＋CL组大鼠海马TNF-αmRNA含量均明显增高（P〈0．05）;与CL组和Luz＋MT＋CL组比较,MT＋CL组大鼠海马TNFQmRNA含量明显降低（P〈0．05）;结论褪黑素能明显地抑制马桑内酯引起的致痫作用,其机制可能与影响海马及皮质内TNF-α水平有关。     

褪黑素对海人酸致痫大鼠海马内TGF-β3水平的影响

目的探讨褪黑素(me1atonin,MT)对海人酸(kainic acid,KA)致痫大鼠海马内TGF-β3的影响,进一步明确其在中枢内的作用。方法将实验大鼠随机分为3组:生理盐水对照组(NS组)、海人酸组(KA组)、褪黑素+海人酸组(MT+KA组)。各组大鼠给予相应试剂处理后观察并记录大鼠行为学改变,用免疫组织化学方法、RT-PCR检测大鼠海马内TGF-β3(transforming growth factor-β3)的表达情况及其mRNA变化。结果动物行为学观察显示,NS组无癫痫发作,KA组发作程度为Ⅲ-V级,MT+KA组为0-Ⅲ级;免疫组织化学结果显示,TGF-β3在3组大鼠海马内均有表达,其中KA组、MT+KA组较NS组表达增强,MT+KA组较KA组增强,差异具有显著性意义(P0.05);RT-PCR结果显示,与NS组相比较,KA组、MT+KA组大鼠海马内TGF-β3 mRNA含量均升高;但MT+KA组升高较KA组多,差异具有显著性意义(P0.05)。结论褪黑素能明显改善海人酸诱发的大鼠癫痫,增强海马内TGF-β3的表达,减轻海马神经元损伤,发挥中枢保护作用。     

IL-1β对L-谷氨酸致痫大鼠大脑皮质、海马PLCβ1表达的影响

目的探讨白细胞介素-1β(Interleukin-1 beta,IL-1β)对L-谷氨酸致痫大鼠大脑PLCβ1表达的影响,为阐明IL-1β在致痫中的作用机制提供资料.方法随机将健康成年SD大鼠分为5组,每组8只,即对照组、Glu组、IL-1β Glu组、IL-1ra IL-1β Glu组和MPEP IL-1β Glu组,采用行为学及Western blot和免疫组织化学方法进行研究.结果行为观察显示,对照组、IL-1ra IL-1β Glu组和MPEP组无痫性发作;Western blot结果显示PLCβ1含量在Glu组和IL-1β Glu组大鼠鼠脑皮质及海马内均较对照组、IL-1ra IL-1β Glu组和MPEP IL-1β Glu组明显增多(P<0.05),而对照组、IL-1ra IL-1β Glu组和MPEP IL-1β Glu组组间无明显差别(P>0.05);免疫组织化学染色显示,PLCβ1免疫反应增强主要表现在海马CA3区和大脑皮质,各组间的变化规律与Western blot检测结果一致.结论 IL-1β对L-谷氨酸致痫有促进作用,mGluR5介导的PLCβ1激活参与了IL-1的促痫机制.     

NaCl对水稻谷氨酸合酶和谷氨酸脱氢酶的胁迫作用

在ＮａＣｌ的胁迫下,水稻幼苗根和叶的谷氨酸合酶和谷氨酸脱氢酶的活性随着营养液中的ＮａＣｌ浓度的升高而降低;游离ＮＨ４＾＋在叶中积累,在根中未见明显变化。与根相比,叶对ＮａＣｌ的胁迫作用更为敏感。叶的ＮＡＤＨ－ＧＯＧＡＴ和ＮＡＤＨ－ＧＤＨ活性在ＮａＣｌ胁迫降低的程度明显大于根。无论是否有ＮａＣｌ存在,根的ＮＡＤＨ－ＧＤＨ活性明显高于叶。ＧＳ／ＧＤＨ比值分析提示,对对照下,根中的ＮＨ４＾存在,根的ＮＡ     

STUDIES ON THE REGULATION OF GABA SYNTHESIS: THE INTERACTION OF ADENINE NUCLEOTIDES AND GLUTAMATE WITH BRAIN GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE

The effects of adenine nucleotides and glutamate on glutamate decarboxylase were studied in a dialyzed, high-speed supernatant of rat brain. When incubated with 10 μm -pyridoxal-P the enzyme was strongly inhibited by ATP, ADP and their Mg²⁺ complexes at concentrations which were well below tissue levels. The enzyme was not significantly inhibited by 15 mm -AMP or by 100 μM-3′-5’cyclic AMP or 3′-5’cyclic GMP. Inhibition by the nucleotides cannot be described in conventional steady-state kinetic terms. Addition of ATP in the presence of pyridoxal-P resulted in a slow, progressive decrease in the reaction rate which was similar to the inactivation observed when the enzyme was incubated in the absence of pyridoxal-P. The progressive inactivation in the presence of ATP was minimal at concentrations of glutamate which were well below K_m and became much more pronounced at higher glutamate concentrations. Addition of suprasaturating amounts of pyridoxal-P late in the incubation when the enzyme was almost completely inactivated resulted in an immediate and complete reactivation of the enzyme. Inhibition by ATP could be prevented by addition of saturating amounts of pyridoxal-P at the start of the reaction and was also relieved by addition of potassium phosphate buffer. The results suggest that inhibition by the nucleotides involves the prior formation of the inactive apoenzyme which results from the glutamate-promoted dissociation of pyridoxal-P. In the absence of the nucleotides, the enzyme is normally reactivated by the added pyridoxal-P. The nucleotides act to block this reassociation of pyridoxal-P with the apoenzyme thereby producing a progressive inactivation of the enzyme. The implications of these results for the regulation of GABA synthesis are discussed.     

THE SYNTHESIS OF GLUTAMATE BY RAT BRAIN MITOCHONDRIA

The synthesis of glutamate from 2-oxoglutarate generated by the citric acid cycle and ammonium acetate has been studied in brain mitochondria of synaptic or non synaptic origin. Non synaptic brain mitochondria synthesise glutamate at twice the rate (1.3 nmol. min^?1. mg protein^?1) of synaptic mitochondria (0.65 nmol. min^?1. mg protein^?1) when pyruvate is the precursor for 2-oxoglutarate, but at a similar rate (0.9 and 0.7 nmol. min^?1, mg protein^?1) when 3 hydroxybutyrate is the precursor. Glutamate synthesis from ammonium acetate and extramitochondrially addcd 2-oxoglutarate (5 mM) by both synaptic and nonsynaptic mitochondria was 5-fold higher (5-6nmol. min^?1. mg protein^?1) than glutamate synthesis from endogenously produced 2-oxoglutarate. In the uncoupled state (or un-coupler + oligomycin) the rate was reduced by half. (2.5-3 nmol. min^?1. mg protein^?1) as compared to mitochondria synthesising glutamate in states 3 or 4 (± oligomycin). The changes in brain mitochondrial nicotinamide nucleotide redox state have been monitored by fluorimetric, spectrophotometric and enzymatic techniques during glutamate synthesis and compared with liver mitochondria under similar conditions. On the instigation of glutamate synthesis by NH⁺₄ addition a significant NAD(P)H oxidation occurs with liver mitochondria but no detectable change occurs with brain mitochondria. Leucine (2 mM) causes a doubling of glutamate synthesis by both synaptic and non synaptic brain mitochondria with no detectable change in the NAD(P)H redox state. The results are discussed with respect to the control of glutamate synthesis by mitochondrial redox potential and the possible intramitochondrial compartmentation of this process.     

THE PURIFICATION AND PROPERTIES OF RAT BRAIN GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE

—A method is described for the preparation of glutamate dehydrogenase in a highly purified form from rat brain. Only one protein band was detected when the enzyme was subjected to electrophoresis on SDS polyacrylamide gels. The rat brain enzyme was essentially identical to the rat liver enzyme with respect to electrophoresis on SDS polyacrylamide gels, immunochemical properties and most kinetic parameters. However, the brain enzyme was much less reactive with glutamate, was more sensitive to inhibition by haloperidol, and was considerably more stable than the liver enzyme.     

KINETIC STUDY OF GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT IN RAT BRAIN MITOCHONDRIA

Abstract— The experiments reported here confirm that glutamate can penetrate the inner membrane of isolated rat brain non-synaptosomal mitochondria, either on a glutamate-hydroxyl antiporter or on a glutamate-aspartate antiporter. An inhibition of respiratory activity of mitochondria with glutamate as substrate was obtained in the presence of avenaciolide or N-ethylmaleimide. Swelling of the mitochondria in iso-osmotic NH4⁺-l -glutamate was inhibited in the presence of avenaciolide and N-ethylmaleimide, but mersalyl, kainic acid, glisoxepide and amino-oxyacetic acid had no effect on the glutamate-hydroxyl exchange. Glutamate induced the reduction of intramitochondrial NAD(P), as estimated by double-beam spectrophotometry, and this reduction was inhibited on the one hand by N-ethylmaleimide, avenaciolide or fuscine, on the other hand by aminooxyacetic acid. A direct estimation of the penetration of l -[¹⁴C]glutamate into brain mitochondria was performed by using the centrifugation-stop procedure. This penetration followed saturation kinetics, with a mean apparent K_m of 1.56 M^M at pH 7.4 and at 20°C, the value of Knax was 4.34 nmol per min per mg protein in the same conditions. IV-Ethylmaleimide slowed down the initial rate of glutamate penetration, and this inhibition appeared to be non-competitive with a K_i of 0.7 Mm -at pH 7.4 and at 20°C. The entry of glutamate was pH-dependent and it increased 2-fold in the pH range of 7.4 to 6.4. A temperature-dependence of glutamate transport was also shown between 2 and 25°C; the Arrhenius plot was a straight line, with a calculated E_A of 12.8 kCal per mol of glutamate and a Q₁₀ of 2.16. The activity of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase was practically absent in these rat brain mitochondria. Oxidation of extramitochondrial NADH by the‘malate-aspartate shuttle’reconstituted in vitro was followed in rat brain non-synaptosomal mitochondria. In the absence of extramitochondrial malate or glutamate the ‘shuttle’ did not function, and in the absence of extramitochondrial aspartate the rate of NADH oxidation was low. Glutamine or γ-aminobutyrate did not replace glutamate efficiently. A high inhibition of the‘malate-aspartate shuttle’occurred in the presence of avenaciolide or mersalyl, and a moderate one in the presence of n-ethylmaleimide, glisoxepide or n-butylmalonate. Glutaminase activity in intact brain mitochondria was inhibited in the presence of extramitochondrial glutamate.     

类产碱假单胞菌谷氨酸脱氢酶的纯化和性质

谷氨酸脱氢酶（Ｇｌｕｔａｍａｔｅｄｅｈｙｄｒｏｇｅｎａｓｅ,ＧＤＨ）可逆催化谷氨酸脱氨生成α酮戊二酸和氨,是一种依赖ＮＡＤ（Ｐ）的脱氢酶。其分子形式主要为六聚体或四聚体,大多数ＧＤＨ为六聚体［１］。该酶广泛存在于原核生物和真核生物,在氮、碳代谢的联系方面发挥重要作用。至今已有很多细菌ＧＤＨ得到详细研究［２～４］,但未见类产碱假单胞菌ＧＤＨ的研究报道。本文通过研究类产碱假单胞菌ＧＤＨ的纯化和性质,为揭示该菌的氮、碳代谢机制奠定基础。１　材料和方法１－１　细菌培养液体培养基为含柠檬酸和氯化铵的微量…     

BIOCHEMICAL CORRELATES OF TRANSMISSION MEDIATED BY GLUTAMATE AND ASPARTATE

Abstract— Glutamate and aspartate probably serve as transmitters of hippocampal perforant path and commissural afferents, respectively. We therefore used slices of hippocampal regions to evaluate certain biochemical properties as markers for sites of transmission mediated by these amino acids. In these studies content and accumulation of glutamate and aspartate were compared with their Ca²⁺-dependent effluxes.
Hippocampal regions varied little in their contents of glutamate and aspartate, but slices of regio superior and dentate gyrus accumulated and released more of each than slices of regio inferior. A commissurotomy or bilateral entorhinal lesion altered Ca²⁺-dependent efflux and accumulation in the same direction, but did not affect the glutamate or aspartate content of any hippocampal region. Elimination of hippocampal mossy fibers reduced the Ca²⁺-dependent efflux of glutamate and probably aspartate from slices of dentate gyrus, but not of regio inferior, where most mossy fiber synapses are located. The mossy fibers appeared relatively deficient in aspartate in both strains tested, but only in Purdue-Wistar rats were they enriched in glutamate. Removal of the perforant path input to the fascia dentata did not significantly change the activity of any of the enzymes most actively involved in glutamate synthesis.
These results suggest that accumulation or high affinity transport of glutamate or aspartate can be employed to localize afferents which use these amino acids as transmitters, although it is not so reliable or selective a marker as Ca²⁺-dependent efflux. Enrichment in either glutamate or aspartate content or in the activity of enzymes which synthesize them is not a reliable marker. Neither amino acid is likely to be used as a transmitter by the hippocampal mossy fibers.     

REACTIONS OF FREE AND tRNA BOUND GLUTAMATE AND GLUTAMINE

—[¹⁴C]-Glutamate and [¹⁴C]-glutamine were incorporated into calf brain tRNA in the presence of homologous aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. When the tRNAs were then deaminoacylated and chromatographed, a number of radioactive products were found in addition to the original amino acids. One of the products of glutamate transformation was identified to be glutamine. Formation of the radioactive products of glutamate in the presence and absence of tRNA indicated that glutamine was produced from glutamate at the level of the free amino acid followed by the incorporation of both substances into tRNA. Examination of the products of deaminoacylation of glutaminyl-tRNA showed that glutamine underwent structural alterations at the level of the aminoacyl-tRNAs to give rise to a cyclic derivative of glutarimide. This reaction was specific for glutamine, and constituted approximately 15 per cent of the total radioactivity in the deaminoacylation products of glutaminyl-tRNA.