Modulation of brain NMDA receptors: common mechanism of sigma/PCP receptors and their exogenous and endogenous ligands.

R. Sircar, H. Samaan, R. Nichtenhauser, L. D. Snell, K. M. Johnson, J. Rivier, W. Vale, R. S. Zukin, S. R. Zukin

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Abstract

Quantitative autoradiographic distribution patterns of sigma/PCP and NMDA receptors show striking similarities but not in all brain areas. We have identified an endogenous ligand of brain PCP receptors which noncompetitively antagonizes NMDA-induced neurotransmitter release from brain slices. These data support the concept that the sigma/PCP receptor ligands may exert their unique behavioral effects by indirect modulation of NMDA-mediated transmission.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)157-160
Number of pages4
JournalNIDA research monograph
Volume75
StatePublished - 1986

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)

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