INTRODUCTION To review the physiology of the glutamate receptor subunits such as N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA). DEVELOPMENT Glutamic acid (Glu) is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system which interacts with two types classified into two types: metabotropic and ionotropic. Ionotropic receptors are classified according to the affinity of their specific agonists: N-met...

The influence of transient forebrain ischemia on the temporal alteration of glutamate receptors in the hippocampal formation was analyzed by means of in vitro quantitative receptor autoradiography. We compared the binding of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors using [3H]3-[+/-)2-carboxypiperazin-4-yl)-propyl-1-phosphonic acid (CPP), noncompetitive NMDA antagonist binding sites using [3H]N-(1-...

Small volumes of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) and non-NMDA excitatory amino acid receptor agonists were applied to localized regions of the dendritic trees of lamprey spinal neurons along their medial-lateral axis to obtain a spatial map of glutamate receptor distribution. Voltage clamp and frequency domain methods were used to obtain quantitative kinetic data of the voltage dependent ionic chan...

The N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor plays a key role in learning and memory. Our recent studies have shown that nobiletin from citrus peels activates the cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) signaling pathway and ameliorates NMDA receptor antagonist-induced learning impairment by activating extracellular signal-regulated kinase. For the first time, we have shown that nobiletin sign...

Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis was first described as a severe form of encephalitis by Dalmau et al in 2006. This is an autoimmune disorder usually associated with paraneoplastic mechanism that manifests as neuropsychiatric disorder affecting mainly women of child-bearing age. Nevertheless anti- NMDA receptor encephalitis is a rare condition during pregnancy. To -date, t...

Excitatory neurotransmitters, the most important of which is glutamate, increase the activity of signalreceiving neurons and play a major role in controlling brain function. Glutamate exerts its effects on cells in part through three types of receptors that, when activated, allow the flow of positively charged ions into the cell. Of these, the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor plays a partic...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of magnesium as a N-Methyl–D-Aspartate (NMDA) receptor Antagnist and bromocriptine as a dopamine receptor agonist on morphine dependence and withdrawal symptoms. In the present study different groups of mice were received morphine (50 mg/kg, i.p.) for four days and on fourth day 1.5 hour after the last morphine administration they received di...

We have used site-directed mutagenesis of amino acids located within the S1 and S2 ligand binding domains of the NR2A N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor subunit to explore the nature of ligand binding. Wild-type or mutated NR1/NR2A NMDA receptors were expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes and studied using two electrode voltage clamp. We investigated the effects of mutations in the S1 and S2 re...

Tovar, Kenneth R., Kathleen Sprouffske, and Gary L. Westbrook. Fast NMDA receptor–mediated synaptic currents in neurons from mice lacking the e2 (NR2B) subunit. J. Neurophysiol. 83: 616–620, 2000. The N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor has been implicated in the formation of synaptic connections. To investigate the role of the e2 (NR2B) NMDA receptor subunit, which is prominently expressed du...

The physiology of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors is fundamental to brain development and function. NMDA receptors are ionotropic glutamate receptors that function as heterotetramers composed mainly of GluN1 and GluN2 subunits. Activation of NMDA receptors requires binding of neurotransmitter agonists to a ligand-binding domain (LBD) and structural rearrangement of an amino-terminal domai...