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J Neurophysiol 88: 1279-1287, 2002;
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The Journal of Neurophysiology Vol. 88 No. 3 September 2002, pp. 1279-1287
Copyright ©2002 by the American Physiological Society

GluR2-Dependent Properties of AMPA Receptors Determine the Selective Vulnerability of Motor Neurons to Excitotoxicity

P. Van Damme,1 L. Van den Bosch,1 E. Van Houtte,1 G. Callewaert,2 and W. Robberecht1

Laboratory for  1Neurobiology and  2Physiology, University of Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium

Van Damme, P., L. Van den Bosch, E. Van Houtte, G. Callewaert, and W. Robberecht. GluR2-Dependent Properties of AMPA Receptors Determine the Selective Vulnerability of Motor Neurons to Excitotoxicity. J. Neurophysiol. 88: 1279-1287, 2002. AMPA receptor-mediated excitotoxicity has been implicated in the selective motor neuron loss in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In some culture models, motor neurons have been shown to be selectively vulnerable to AMPA receptor agonists due to Ca2+ influx through Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors. Because the absence of GluR2 in AMPA receptors renders them highly permeable to Ca2+ ions, it has been hypothesized that the selective vulnerability of motor neurons is due to their relative deficiency in GluR2. However, conflicting evidence exists about the in vitro and in vivo expression of GluR2 in motor neurons, both at the mRNA and at the protein level. In this study, we quantified electrophysiological properties of AMPA receptors, known to be dependent on the relative abundance of GluR2: sensitivity to external polyamines, rectification index, and relative Ca2+ permeability. Cultured rat spinal cord motor neurons were compared with dorsal horn neurons (which are resistant to excitotoxicity) and with motor neurons that survived an excitotoxic insult. Motor neurons had a higher sensitivity to external polyamines, a lower rectification index, and a higher relative Ca2+ permeability ratio than dorsal horn neurons. These findings confirm that motor neurons are relatively deficient in GluR2. The AMPA receptor properties correlated well with each other and with the selective vulnerability of motor neurons because motor neurons surviving an excitotoxic event had similar characteristics as dorsal horn neurons. These data indicate that the relative abundance of GluR2 in functional AMPA receptors may be a major determinant of the selective vulnerability of motor neurons to excitotoxicity in vitro.




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