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  • Title: Group I mGluR activation causes voltage-dependent and -independent Ca2+ rises in hippocampal pyramidal cells.
    Author: Bianchi R, Young SR, Wong RK.
    Journal: J Neurophysiol; 1999 Jun; 81(6):2903-13. PubMed ID: 10368407.
    Abstract:
    Application of the metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) agonist (1S, 3R)-1-aminocyclopentane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid (ACPD) or the selective group I mGluR agonist (S)-3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine (DHPG) depolarized both CA3 and CA1 pyramidal cells in guinea pig hippocampal slices. Simultaneous recordings of voltage and intracellular Ca2+ levels revealed that the depolarization was accompanied by a biphasic elevation of intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i): a transient calcium rise followed by a delayed, sustained elevation. The transient [Ca2+]i rise was independent of the membrane potential and was blocked when caffeine was added to the perfusing solution. The sustained [Ca2+]i rise appeared when membrane depolarization reached threshold for voltage-gated Ca2+ influx and was suppressed by membrane hyperpolarization. The depolarization was associated with an increased input resistance and persisted when either the transient or sustained [Ca2+]i responses was blocked. mGluR-mediated voltage and [Ca2+]i responses were blocked by (+)-alpha-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine (MCPG) or (S)-4-carboxy-3-hydroxyphenylglycine (4C3HPG). These data suggest that in both CA3 and CA1 hippocampal cells, activation of group I mGluRs produced a biphasic accumulation of [Ca2+]i via two paths: a transient release from intracellular stores, and subsequently, by influx through voltage-gated Ca2+ channels. The concurrent mGluR-induced membrane depolarization was not caused by the [Ca2+]i rise.
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