1997
Mechanism of memantine block of NMDA‐activated channels in rat retinal ganglion cells: uncompetitive antagonism.
Chen H, Lipton S. Mechanism of memantine block of NMDA‐activated channels in rat retinal ganglion cells: uncompetitive antagonism. The Journal Of Physiology 1997, 499: 27-46. PMID: 9061638, PMCID: PMC1159335, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1997.sp021909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat retinal ganglion cellsRetinal ganglion cellsMicroM memantineGanglion cellsUncompetitive antagonismAction of memantineDegree of blockadeConcentrations of NMDARapid superfusion systemWhole-cell recordingsConcentration of agonistDose-response relationshipLow agonist concentrationsNon-competitive actionDose-response curveOpen channel blockerOpen-channel blockadeMemantine actionEndogenous glutamateMicroM NMDAMemantine concentrationsSuperfusion systemMemantine blockMemantineNMDA
1995
Differential modulation by sulfhydryl redox agents and glutathione of GABA- and glycine-evoked currents in rat retinal ganglion cells
Pan Z, Bahring R, Grantyn R, Lipton. Differential modulation by sulfhydryl redox agents and glutathione of GABA- and glycine-evoked currents in rat retinal ganglion cells. Journal Of Neuroscience 1995, 15: 1384-1391. PMID: 7869105, PMCID: PMC6577822, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.15-02-01384.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsRat retinal ganglion cellsGlycine-evoked currentsGanglion cellsInhibitory neurotransmissionSingle retinal ganglion cellsInhibitory neurotransmitter systemsWhole-cell recordingsInhibitory receptor systemsModulatory systemAction of glutathioneNeurotransmitter systemsReceptor stimulationMammalian CNSMammalian retinaSingle agentEndogenous redox agentsReceptor systemPatch pipetteGABADifferential modulationGABAANeurotransmissionRetinaExtracellular glutathione
1992
l-Homocysteic acid selectively activates N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors of rat retinal ganglion cells
Zhang D, Lipton S. l-Homocysteic acid selectively activates N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors of rat retinal ganglion cells. Neuroscience Letters 1992, 139: 173-177. PMID: 1351663, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(92)90545-i.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat retinal ganglion cellsRetinal ganglion cellsGanglion cellsRat RGCsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsNMDA receptor-channel complexConcentrations of NMDAL-homocysteic acidWhole-cell recordingsReceptor-channel complexRetinal transmittersMaximal responseHomocysteic acidNMDAPatch electrodePossible roleMillimolar concentrationsHCACellsReceptorsResponse
1989
Calcium channels in solitary retinal ganglion cells from post‐natal rat.
Karschin A, Lipton S. Calcium channels in solitary retinal ganglion cells from post‐natal rat. The Journal Of Physiology 1989, 418: 379-396. PMID: 2559971, PMCID: PMC1189978, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1989.sp017847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsWhole-cell recordingsCalcium currentGanglion cellsOmega-conotoxin fraction GVIAT-type calcium currentL-type calcium currentDorsal root ganglion neuronesCell-attached patch recordingsDihydropyridine agonist Bay K8644Agonist Bay K8644Central mammalian neuronesPost-natal ratsSingle-channel patch-clamp techniquesPatch-clamp techniqueCell-attached recordingsWhole-cell currentsNeuronal membrane potentialEquimolar Ba2Reversible blockadeBay K8644T-currentsGanglion neuronesPharmacological agentsCalcium channelsGABA-activated single channel currents in outside-out membrane patches from rat retinal ganglion cells
Lipton S. GABA-activated single channel currents in outside-out membrane patches from rat retinal ganglion cells. Visual Neuroscience 1989, 3: 275-279. PMID: 2487107, DOI: 10.1017/s0952523800010026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsGamma-aminobutyric acidGanglion cellsWhole-cell currentsMammalian retinal ganglion cellsRat retinal ganglion cellsLarge whole-cell currentsMammalian central nervous systemWhole-cell recordingsCentral nervous systemPatch-clamp methodInhibitory transmitterWhole-cell responsesNervous systemCell-free patchesNervous tissueGABAA channelsRapid rundownDesensitization kineticsSingle-channel recordingsChannel currentsSingle-channel currentsExcised patch configurationsSingle-channel eventsUnitary conductance
1988
Characterization of GABA- and glycine-induced currents of solitary rodent retinal ganglion cells in culture
Tauck D, Frosch M, Lipton S. Characterization of GABA- and glycine-induced currents of solitary rodent retinal ganglion cells in culture. Neuroscience 1988, 27: 193-203. PMID: 3200439, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(88)90230-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGanglion cellsBicuculline methiodideRodent retinal ganglion cellsReversal potentialRetinal ganglion cellsWhole-cell recordingsAgonist-induced currentsRodent retinaD-tubocurarineMicroM GABAMicroM glycineReceptor desensitizationGABAPatch electrodeDesensitizationStrychnineMembrane conductancePicrotoxininMethiodideTaurineCellsSolitary cellsSpace clampTissue cultureResponseSpontaneous release of acetylcholine affects the physiological nicotinic responses of rat retinal ganglion cells in culture
Lipton S. Spontaneous release of acetylcholine affects the physiological nicotinic responses of rat retinal ganglion cells in culture. Journal Of Neuroscience 1988, 8: 3857-3868. PMID: 2903915, PMCID: PMC6569610, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.08-10-03857.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsGanglion cellsEndogenous AChRetinal culturesMammalian retinal ganglion cellsOutward currentsRat retinal ganglion cellsCentral mammalian neuronsCholinergic amacrine cellsWhole-cell recordingsConcentrations of AChTonic currentsNicotinic currentsExogenous AChCholinergic responsesNicotinic antagonistsNicotinic responsesAmacrine cellsCentral neuronsNicotinic agonistsD-turbocurarineRetinal cellsTrophic effectsSpontaneous releaseIntact retina
1987
Neural nicotinic acetylcholine responses in solitary mammalian retinal ganglion cells
Lipton S, Aizenman E, Loring R. Neural nicotinic acetylcholine responses in solitary mammalian retinal ganglion cells. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 1987, 410: 37-43. PMID: 3684508, DOI: 10.1007/bf00581893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsGanglion cellsWhole-cell recordingsAcetylcholine responseNicotinic responsesNervous systemMammalian retinal ganglion cellsRat retinal ganglion cellsNicotinic channelsAutonomic ganglion cellsDihydro-β-erythroidineNicotinic receptor antagonistAcetylcholine-induced currentsPeripheral nervous systemNicotinic acetylcholine responsesAgonist-induced currentsCentral nervous systemPatch-clamp techniqueCholinergic responsesReceptor antagonistCentral neuronsToxin FD-tubocurarineNicotinic natureΑ-bungarotoxinVoltage‐dependent conductances of solitary ganglion cells dissociated from the rat retina.
Lipton S, Tauck D. Voltage‐dependent conductances of solitary ganglion cells dissociated from the rat retina. The Journal Of Physiology 1987, 385: 361-391. PMID: 2443669, PMCID: PMC1192350, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1987.sp016497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-cell recordingsRetinal ganglion cellsGanglion cellsPatch pipetteMicroM TTXRat retinaAction potentialsMM TEASlow action potentialsPatch-clamp recordingsSingle-channel recordingsCentral mammalian neuronesConventional intracellular electrodesCurrent-clamp conditionsWhole-cell currentsVoltage-clamp experimentsIntracellular recordingsVoltage-clamp analysisPharmacological agentsExtracellular Ca2Inactivation time constantsMicroM Cd2Conventional intracellularElectrophysiological propertiesFast spikes