Excessive Ca2+ influx through N-methyl-D-aspartate type glutamate receptors (NMDAR) is associated with excitotoxicity and neuronal death, but the inhibition of this receptor-channel causes severe adverse effects. Thus, a selective reduction of NMDA-mediated Ca2+ entry, leaving unaltered the Na+ current, could represent a valid neuroprotective strategy. We developed a new two-fluorophore approach to efficiently assess the Ca2+ permeability of ligand-gated ion channels, including NMDARs, in different conditions. This technique was able to discriminate differential Ca2+/Na+ permeation ratio through different receptor channels, and through the same channel in different conditions. With this method, we confirmed that EU1794-4, a negative allosteric modulator of NMDARs, decreased their Ca2+ permeability. Furthermore, we measured for the first time the fractional Ca2+ current (Pf, i.e. the percentage of the total current carried by Ca2+ ions) of human NMDARs in the presence of EU1794-4, exhibiting a 40% reduction in comparison to control conditions. EU1794-4 was also able to reduce NMDA-mediated Ca2+ entry in human neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells. This last effect was stronger in the absence of extracellular Mg2+, but still significant in its presence, supporting the hypothesis to use NMDA-selective allosteric modulators to lower Ca2+ influx in human neurons, to prevent Ca2+-dependent excitotoxicity and consequent neurodegeneration.
Selective Reduction of Ca2+ Entry Through the Human NMDA Receptor: a Quantitative Study by Simultaneous Ca2+ and Na+ Imaging / D’Andrea, Tiziano; Benedetti, Maria Cristina; Monaco, Lucia; Rosa, Alessandro; Fucile, Sergio. - In: MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY. - ISSN 0893-7648. - (2024). [10.1007/s12035-024-03944-9]
Selective Reduction of Ca2+ Entry Through the Human NMDA Receptor: a Quantitative Study by Simultaneous Ca2+ and Na+ Imaging
D’Andrea, TizianoPrimo
Investigation
;Benedetti, Maria CristinaInvestigation
;Monaco, LuciaInvestigation
;Rosa, AlessandroPenultimo
Investigation
;Fucile, Sergio
Ultimo
Supervision
2024
Abstract
Excessive Ca2+ influx through N-methyl-D-aspartate type glutamate receptors (NMDAR) is associated with excitotoxicity and neuronal death, but the inhibition of this receptor-channel causes severe adverse effects. Thus, a selective reduction of NMDA-mediated Ca2+ entry, leaving unaltered the Na+ current, could represent a valid neuroprotective strategy. We developed a new two-fluorophore approach to efficiently assess the Ca2+ permeability of ligand-gated ion channels, including NMDARs, in different conditions. This technique was able to discriminate differential Ca2+/Na+ permeation ratio through different receptor channels, and through the same channel in different conditions. With this method, we confirmed that EU1794-4, a negative allosteric modulator of NMDARs, decreased their Ca2+ permeability. Furthermore, we measured for the first time the fractional Ca2+ current (Pf, i.e. the percentage of the total current carried by Ca2+ ions) of human NMDARs in the presence of EU1794-4, exhibiting a 40% reduction in comparison to control conditions. EU1794-4 was also able to reduce NMDA-mediated Ca2+ entry in human neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells. This last effect was stronger in the absence of extracellular Mg2+, but still significant in its presence, supporting the hypothesis to use NMDA-selective allosteric modulators to lower Ca2+ influx in human neurons, to prevent Ca2+-dependent excitotoxicity and consequent neurodegeneration.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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