Characterization of the actions of AvTx 7 isolated from Agelaia vicina (Hymenoptera : Vespidae) wasp venom on synaptosomal glutamate uptake and release
dc.contributor.author | Pizzo, Andrea Baldocchi | |
dc.contributor.author | Beleboni, Renê de Oliveira | |
dc.contributor.author | Fontana, Andreia Cristina Karklin | |
dc.contributor.author | Ribeiro, Alessandra Mussi | |
dc.contributor.author | Miranda, Antonio de [UNIFESP] | |
dc.contributor.author | Coutinho-Netto, Joaquim | |
dc.contributor.author | Santos, Wagner Ferreira dos | |
dc.contributor.institution | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) | |
dc.contributor.institution | Oregon Hlth Sci Univ | |
dc.contributor.institution | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-24T12:34:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-24T12:34:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004-01-01 | |
dc.description.abstract | It has previously been shown that the denatured crude extract of Agelaia vicina wasp venom inhibits glutamate and GABA uptake in rat cerebral cortex synaptosomes. To identify the components responsible for these effects, the neurotoxin AvTx 7 (molecular weight of 1210 Da) was isolated from A. vicina venom and its effects on glutamate neurotransmission investigated. AvTx 7 inhibits glutamate uptake in a dose-dependent and uncompetitive manner. AvTx 7 was found to stimulate the glutamate release in the presence of calcium and sodium channel blockers, suggesting that its action is not mediated through these channels. AvTx 7 potentiates glutamate release in the presence of K+ channel blockers tetraethylammoniurn and 4-aminopyridine, indicating that the toxin may act through these drugs-sensible K+ channels. We suggest that AvTx 7 can be a valuable tool to enhance our understanding of K+ channels' involvement in the release of glutamate. (C) 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. | en |
dc.description.affiliation | Univ São Paulo, Fac Philosophy Sci & Literature, Lab Neurobiol & Venoms, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil | |
dc.description.affiliation | Univ São Paulo, Sch Med, Lab Neurobiol & Venoms, Neurochem Lab, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil | |
dc.description.affiliation | Oregon Hlth Sci Univ, Vollum Inst, Portland, OR 97201 USA | |
dc.description.affiliation | Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Biophys, São Paulo, SP, Brazil | |
dc.description.affiliationUnifesp | Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Biophys, São Paulo, SP, Brazil | |
dc.description.affiliationUnifesp | Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Biophys, São Paulo, SP, Brazil | |
dc.description.source | Web of Science | |
dc.format.extent | 61-68 | |
dc.identifier | https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbt.20014 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons Inc, v. 18, n. 2, p. 61-68, 2004. | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/jbt.20014 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1095-6670 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/27534 | |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000221089700001 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Wiley-Blackwell | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | |
dc.rights.license | http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-406071.html | |
dc.subject | Glutamate release | en |
dc.subject | Glutamate uptake | en |
dc.subject | Potassium channels | en |
dc.subject | Neurotoxin | en |
dc.subject | Synaptosomes | en |
dc.subject | Wasp venom | en |
dc.title | Characterization of the actions of AvTx 7 isolated from Agelaia vicina (Hymenoptera : Vespidae) wasp venom on synaptosomal glutamate uptake and release | en |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |