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Purine receptors and kynurenic acid modulate the somatosensory evoked potential in rat cerebral cortex.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2446838     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Adenosine and analogues, and antagonists to adenosine and putative excitatory amino acid transmitters were topically applied to the cerebral cortex of urethane-anaesthetised rats and their effects on the somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) examined. 2-Chloro-adenosine decreased the amplitude of the SEPs whereas adenosine did not. Both L-(-)N6-phenyl-isopropyladenosine (L-PIA) and 5'-N-ethylcarboxamide adenosine (NECA) depressed the SEPs; the effect of L-PIA was more marked than that of NECA. 8-p-Sulphophenyl theophylline increased the amplitude of the SEPs and also inhibited the effects of 2-chloro-adenosine and L-PIA. Kynurenic acid decreased the amplitude of the SEPs. The results suggest that the initial component of the SEP is a post-synaptic event and that endogenous adenosine probably modulates thalamo-cortical synaptic transmission.
Authors:
J I Addae; T W Stone
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Electroencephalography and clinical neurophysiology     Volume:  69     ISSN:  0013-4694     ISO Abbreviation:  Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol     Publication Date:  1988 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1988-02-18     Completed Date:  1988-02-18     Revised Date:  2010-08-25    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375035     Medline TA:  Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol     Country:  IRELAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  186-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, U.K.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
2-Chloroadenosine
Adenosine / analogs & derivatives,  pharmacology*
Adenosine-5'-(N-ethylcarboxamide)
Animals
Cerebral Cortex / drug effects*
Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory / drug effects*
Kynurenic Acid / pharmacology*
Male
Phenylisopropyladenosine / pharmacology
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Receptors, Purinergic / drug effects
Synaptic Transmission / drug effects
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
//Wellcome Trust
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Receptors, Purinergic; 146-77-0/2-Chloroadenosine; 29193-86-0/Phenylisopropyladenosine; 35920-39-9/Adenosine-5'-(N-ethylcarboxamide); 492-27-3/Kynurenic Acid; 58-61-7/Adenosine

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