1995
N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors are critical for mediating the effects of glutamate on intracellular calcium concentration and immediate early gene expression in cultured hippocampal neurons
Bading H, Segal M, Sucher N, Dudek H, Lipton S, Greenberg M. N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors are critical for mediating the effects of glutamate on intracellular calcium concentration and immediate early gene expression in cultured hippocampal neurons. Neuroscience 1995, 64: 653-664. PMID: 7715778, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(94)00462-e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneAnimalsBlotting, NorthernCalciumCells, CulturedElectrophysiologyGene Expression RegulationGenes, fosGenes, junGlutamic AcidGlyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate DehydrogenasesHippocampusImmunohistochemistryKainic AcidKynurenic AcidNeuronsNifedipineProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosRatsRats, Inbred StrainsReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateRNA, MessengerConceptsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsGene transcriptionCultured hippocampal neuronsD-aspartate receptorsRegulation of transcriptionHippocampal neuronsImmediate early gene transcriptionEarly gene transcriptionImmediate early genesTranscriptional regulationEarly gene expressionCalcium channelsTranscriptional responseCalcium imagingL-type voltage-sensitive calcium channelsN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) subtypeExcitatory amino acid receptorsTranscriptional levelImmediate early gene expressionVoltage-sensitive calcium channelsNuclear runGene expressionL-type calcium channelsAmino acid receptorsRNA analysis
1991
Calcium channel antagonists attenuate NMDA receptor-mediated neurotoxicity of retinal ganglion cells in culture
Sucher N, Lei S, Lipton S. Calcium channel antagonists attenuate NMDA receptor-mediated neurotoxicity of retinal ganglion cells in culture. Brain Research 1991, 551: 297-302. PMID: 1680525, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(91)90944-q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcium channel antagonistsRetinal ganglion cellsChannel antagonistsGanglion cellsPostnatal rat retinal ganglion cellsNMDA receptor-operated channelsRat retinal ganglion cellsNMDA receptor-mediated neurotoxicityVoltage-dependent calcium channelsSelective NMDA antagonistDihydropyridine calcium channel antagonistReceptor-operated channelsVoltage-dependent Ca2Patch-clamp recordingsNMDA antagonistsNMDA receptorsSubsequent toxic effectsCalcium channelsExogenous glutamateRetinal culturesAntagonistL-typeEarly riseInjurious effectsToxic effects