PMID- 2572244 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19891220 LR - 20191101 VI - 78 IP - 3 DP - 1989 TI - Excitatory sulphur amino acid-evoked neurotransmitter release from rat brain synaptosome fractions. PG - 195-208 AB - The neuroactive sulphur-containing amino acids L-cysteate (CA), L-cysteine sulphinate (CSA), L-homocysteine sulphinate (HSA), S-sulpho-L-cysteine (SC) and L-homocysteate (HCA) evoked the release of previously accumulated D-[3H]aspartate from rat brain cerebrocortical and cerebellar synaptosome fractions in a manner that was wholly Ca2+-independent. However, analysis of endogenous release by hplc revealed the presence of both Ca2+-dependent and -independent component of L-glutamate release but only a Ca2+-independent component of L-aspartate release. CA, CSA, HSA and SC but not HCA evoked the release of previously accumulated [3H]GABA from synaptosome fractions by a mechanism shown to comprise both a Ca2+-dependent and -independent component. The specific antagonists of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor, 3-[(+/-)-2-carboxypiperazin-4-yl]propyl-l-phosphonic acid (CPP) and the relatively selective competitive quisqualate (QUIS)/kainate (KA) receptor antagonist, 6-cyano-7-dinitroquinoxalinedione (CNQX), were ineffective in blocking the excitatory sulphur amino acid-evoked release of either D-[3H]aspartate, [3H]GABA or of endogenous established transmitter amino acids. FAU - Dunlop, J AU - Dunlop J AD - Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, U.K. FAU - Mason, H AU - Mason H FAU - Grieve, A AU - Grieve A FAU - Griffiths, R AU - Griffiths R LA - eng GR - Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Austria TA - J Neural Transm Gen Sect JT - Journal of neural transmission. General section JID - 9002201 RN - 0 (Amino Acids) RN - 0 (Amino Acids, Sulfur) RN - 0 (Neurotransmitter Agents) RN - 0 (Receptors, Amino Acid) RN - 0 (Receptors, Cell Surface) SB - IM MH - Amino Acids/*metabolism/physiology MH - Amino Acids, Sulfur/*pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Brain/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Male MH - Neurotransmitter Agents/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Inbred Strains MH - Receptors, Amino Acid MH - Receptors, Cell Surface/*metabolism MH - Synaptosomes/drug effects/*metabolism EDAT- 1989/01/01 00:00 MHDA- 1989/01/01 00:01 CRDT- 1989/01/01 00:00 PHST- 1989/01/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1989/01/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1989/01/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/BF01249229 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neural Transm Gen Sect. 1989;78(3):195-208. doi: 10.1007/BF01249229.