Paper Report for: Zhang_2002_Neurosci.Lett_319_107
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Title: Spermidine antagonizes the inhibitory effect of huperzine A on [3H]dizocilpine (MK-801) binding in synaptic membrane of rat cerebral cortex Zhang YH, Zhao XY, Chen XQ, Wang Y, Yang HH, Hu GY Ref: Neuroscience Letters, 319:107, 2002 : PubMed
Huperzine A, a novel cholinesterase inhibitor, was found to inhibit the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in the brain. In this study, the mechanisms of the NMDA receptor inhibition were investigated using [3H]dizocilpine (MK-801) binding in synaptic membrane of rat cerebral cortex. Changing the concentrations of L-glutamate and L-glycine did not alter the potency of huperzine A. Spermidine caused rightward shift of the concentration-response curve of huperzine A, and considerably increased its IC(50) value. Huperzine A did not affect the potency of unlabeled (+)-MK-801 in [3H]MK-801 binding. Saturation binding studies reveal that huperzine A exerts a negative allosteric modulation on the MK-801 binding site within the NMDA receptor-channel. The results suggest that huperzine A is a non-competitive antagonist of the NMDA receptors, acting at one of the polyamine binding sites.
        
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Zhang YH, Zhao XY, Chen XQ, Wang Y, Yang HH, Hu GY (2002) Spermidine antagonizes the inhibitory effect of huperzine A on [3H]dizocilpine (MK-801) binding in synaptic membrane of rat cerebral cortex Neuroscience Letters319: 107-10
Zhang YH, Zhao XY, Chen XQ, Wang Y, Yang HH, Hu GY (2002) Neuroscience Letters319: 107-10