Publikace |
2004
Abstrakt
Quinolinic acid increased the generation of lipid peroxidation products by isolated rat brain microvessels in vitro. The effect was inhibited both by a specific NMDA receptor antagonist D-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid and by reduced glutathione (GSH).
Furthermore, quinolinic acid displaced specific binding of (3H)L-glutamate by cerebral microvessel membranes, particularly in the presence of NMDA receptor co-agonist (glycine) and modulator (spermidine). We conclude that quinolinic acid can cause potentially cytotoxic lipid peroxidation in brain microvessels via an NMDA receptor mediated mechanism.