scholarly journals Inositol incorporation into phosphoinositides in retinal horizontal cells of Xenopus laevis: enhancement by acetylcholine, inhibition by glycine.

1984 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. 686-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
R E Anderson ◽  
J G Hollyfield
Keyword(s):  
Xenopus Laevis ◽  
Culture Medium ◽  
Photoreceptor Cells ◽  
Horizontal Cells ◽  
Aminobutyric Acid ◽  
Gamma Aminobutyric Acid ◽  
Light Effect ◽  
Synaptic Inputs ◽  
Absorption Of Light

The absorption of light by photoreceptor cells leads to an increased incorporation of [2-3H]inositol into phosphoinositides of horizontal cells in the retina of Xenopus laevis in vitro. We have identified several retinal neurotransmitters that are involved in regulating this response. Incubation with glycine, the neurotransmitter of an interplexiform cell that has direct synaptic input onto horizontal cells, abolishes the light effect. This inhibition is reversed by preincubation with strychnine. Acetylcholine added to the culture medium enhances the incorporation of [2-3H]inositol into phosphoinositides in horizontal cells when retinas are incubated in the dark. This effect is inhibited by preincubation with atropine. However, atropine alone does not inhibit the light-enhanced incorporation of [2-3H]inositol into phosphoinositides in the retina. gamma-Aminobutyric acid, the neurotransmitter of retinal horizontal cells in X. laevis, as well as dopamine and norepinephrine, have no effect on the incorporation of [2-3H]inositol into phosphoinositides. These studies demonstrate that the light-enhanced incorporation of [2-3H]inositol into phosphoinositides of retinal horizontal cells is regulated by specific neurotransmitters, and that there are probably several synaptic inputs into horizontal cells which control this process.

Synthesis of RNA in oocytes of Xenopus laevis during culture in vitro

Development ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 515-532
Author(s):  
A. Colman
Keyword(s):  
Xenopus Laevis ◽  
In Vitro Culture ◽  
Ribosomal Rna ◽  
Rna Synthesis ◽  
Culture Medium ◽  
Salt Medium ◽  
Complex Media ◽  
18S Ribosomal Rna ◽  
Rna Precursor

RNA synthesis can be maintained in large oocytes of Xenopus laevis during periods of in vitro culture of at least 10 days. A simple salt medium, modified Barth's solution, is found to be as effective a culture medium for these oocytes as several other complex media. The newly synthesized RNA is characterized electrophoretically and shown to consist predominantly of ribosomal RNA precursor, 28S and 18S ribosomal RNA, and 4S RNA. The distribution of this RNA within the oocyte is detected autoradiographically, where it is found to be greatly concentrated over the nucleoli. No qualitative alterations in either of these parameters are found during culture, within the limits of sensitivity of the assay procedures.

Effect of exposure in vitro to ethanol and hypoxia on gamma-aminobutyric acid efflux in the hippocampus of the fetal and adult guinea-pig

1995 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 1339 ◽  
Author(s):  
MC Catlin ◽  
DH Penning ◽  
JF Brien
Keyword(s):  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Hippocampal Slices ◽  
Aminobutyric Acid ◽  
Gamma Aminobutyric Acid ◽  
Gaba System ◽  
Direct Exposure ◽  
Interface System ◽  
Near Term ◽  
Co2 Environment

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of acute direct exposure to ethanol, hypoxia or ethanol plus hypoxia on K+-stimulated gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) efflux (neuronal release minus uptake) in the hippocampus of the near-term fetal and adult guinea-pig. Transverse hippocampal slices were studied in a static-interface system. Exposure in vitro to ethanol or hypoxia involved 10-min incubation with 50 mM ethanol or 10-min incubation in a 95% N2/5% CO2 environment. GABA was quantitated by HPLC. Ethanol did not alter K+-stimulated GABA efflux; hypoxia augmented K+-stimulated GABA efflux three-fold in the near-term fetus and seven-fold in the adult; concurrent exposure to ethanol did not alter the effect of hypoxia. The data demonstrate that, for acute direct exposure to hypoxia and/or ethanol, only hypoxia increases K+-stimulated GABA efflux, the magnitude of which is dependent on the extent of development of the GABA system.

Leptin inhibits norepinephrine efflux from the hypothalamus in vitro: role of gamma aminobutyric acid

2004 ◽  
Vol 1021 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Francis ◽  
Sheba M.J. MohanKumar ◽  
P.S. MohanKumar
Keyword(s):  
Aminobutyric Acid ◽  
Gamma Aminobutyric Acid
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