PMID- 7703435 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19950509 LR - 20190718 IS - 0959-4965 (Print) IS - 0959-4965 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 1 DP - 1994 Dec 30 TI - PAF antagonist, BN52021, inhibits [3H]D-aspartate release after ischaemia in vitro. PG - 85-8 AB - The effect of the platelet activating factor (PAF) antagonist BN52021 on [3H]D-aspartate (D-Asp) release was investigated in rat hippocampal slices during and after incubation (20 min) in ischaemia-like conditions. Ischaemia did not influence spontaneous D-Asp outflow whereas K(+)-evoked, calcium-dependent release was markedly enhanced in reoxygenated, post-ischaemic slices. These slices also showed a substantial translocation/activation of protein kinase C (PKC). BN52021 blocked both ischaemia-induced effects. Moreover, the PKC inhibitor H7 attenuated post-ischaemic K(+)-evoked D-Asp release when beta-PDBu, a PKC activator, was used to enhance the response of normoxic slices. Assuming that PKC is activated by ischaemia in a PAF-dependent manner and that this activation proceeds to enhanced glutamate exocytosis, we speculate on the involvement of PAF receptor stimulation in the pathology of cerebral ischaemia. FAU - Zaboocka, B AU - Zaboocka B AD - Department of Neurochemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw. FAU - Domanska-Janik, K AU - Domanska-Janik K LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Neuroreport JT - Neuroreport JID - 9100935 RN - 0 (Diterpenes) RN - 0 (Ginkgolides) RN - 0 (Isoquinolines) RN - 0 (Lactones) RN - 0 (Piperazines) RN - 0 (Platelet Activating Factor) RN - 10028-17-8 (Tritium) RN - 30KYC7MIAI (Aspartic Acid) RN - 37558-16-0 (Phorbol 12,13-Dibutyrate) RN - 84477-87-2 (1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine) RN - DF149B9460 (ginkgolide B) RN - EC 2.7.11.13 (Protein Kinase C) RN - RWP5GA015D (Potassium) SB - IM MH - 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine MH - Animals MH - Aspartic Acid/*antagonists & inhibitors MH - Brain Ischemia/*metabolism MH - *Diterpenes MH - Enzyme Activation MH - Ginkgolides MH - Hippocampus/*metabolism MH - In Vitro Techniques MH - Isoquinolines/pharmacology MH - Lactones/*pharmacology MH - Phorbol 12,13-Dibutyrate/pharmacology MH - Piperazines/pharmacology MH - Platelet Activating Factor/*antagonists & inhibitors MH - Potassium/pharmacology MH - Protein Kinase C/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Tritium EDAT- 1994/12/30 00:00 MHDA- 1994/12/30 00:01 CRDT- 1994/12/30 00:00 PHST- 1994/12/30 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1994/12/30 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1994/12/30 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1097/00001756-199412300-00023 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neuroreport. 1994 Dec 30;6(1):85-8. doi: 10.1097/00001756-199412300-00023.