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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2003, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (3): 269-272.

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Lack effect of metabotropic glutamate receptors on neurotoxicity of PC12 cells induced by 6-OHDA1

MENG Chang-Hong, DING Jian-Hua, HU Gang   

  1. Department of Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu
  • Received:2003-02-25 Revised:2003-03-04 Online:2003-06-26 Published:2020-11-25

Abstract: AIM: To explore if metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) induces neuroprotection against 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) neurotoxicity in PC12 cells. METHODS: The alteration of the glutamate in extracellular fluid of PC12 cells was detected by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a fluorescent detector.The cytotoxic activity of PC12 cells was assayed by means of MTT colorimetric method. RESULTS: 6- OHDA dose-dependently increased glutamate release and decreased cell activity of PC12 cells, and the mGluRs ligands had no significant effect on that. CONCLUSION: The mGluR3 ligands has no protective effect on neurotoxicity of PC12 cells induced by 6-OHDA.

Key words: pharmacology, metabotropic glutamate receptors, PC12 cells, 6-hydroxydopamine, glutamate, cell viability

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