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  • Title: Cultured striatal neurons containing NADPH-diaphorase or acetylcholinesterase are selectively resistant to injury by NMDA receptor agonists.
    Author: Koh JY, Choi DW.
    Journal: Brain Res; 1988 Apr 19; 446(2):374-8. PubMed ID: 2836034.
    Abstract:
    Cultured striatal neurons containing either NADPH-diaphorase or acetylcholinesterase were more resistant to injury by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) or quinolinate, than the general striatal neuronal population, although this resistance was not absolute and could be overcome by intense toxic exposure. Neurons containing NADPH-diaphorase, but not neurons containing acetylcholinesterase, also exhibited heightened vulnerability to injury by kainate. Given recent evidence that diaphorase- and cholinesterase-containing striatal neurons are selectively spared in Huntington's disease, our results strengthen the possibility that NMDA receptor-mediated neurotoxicity may participate in the pathogenesis of that disease.
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