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  • Title: Autoradiographic distribution of binding sites for the non-NMDA receptor antagonist [3H]CNQX in human motor cortex, brainstem and spinal cord.
    Author: Chinnery RM, Shaw PJ, Ince PG, Johnson M.
    Journal: Brain Res; 1993 Dec 10; 630(1-2):75-81. PubMed ID: 7906998.
    Abstract:
    The distribution of non-NMDA receptors in the normal human motor cortex, brainstem and spinal cord has been investigated using [3H]CNQX. In the motor and premotor cortex, specific [3H]CNQX binding was present in all cortical laminae with the highest density of binding sites in laminae I, II and the upper part of III. In the normal brainstem, non-NMDA receptors labelled by [3H]CNQX had a heterogeneous distribution. Brainstem motor nuclei subserving eye movements, which tend to be spared in motor neuron disease (MND), had a higher density of [3H]CNQX binding sites compared to other cranial nerve motor nuclei (VII, X, XII) which tend to be affected. Specific [3H]CNQX binding was present throughout the spinal grey matter, the greatest density of binding being found in the substantia gelatinosa. Excitotoxicity at non-NMDA receptors has been implicated in chronic neurodegenerative diseases such as motor neuron disease. This study suggests that the density of non-NMDA receptors, labelled by [3H]CNQX, does not account for selective vulnerability of motor neurons in this disorder.
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