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    Basicneurochemistry

    ColmCunningham

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    BasicNeurochemistry

    [email protected]

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    Thebraincontains

    neurons

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    GLIA la#nglue(Virchow,1850s)

    neurons@85billion,about10% Macroglia

    Astrocytes(mostabundant55%) Oligodendrocytes30%

    Microglia-about5%

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    Meetthe

    family

    1oligodendrocyte

    2axonhillock

    3neuronalsoma

    4myelinsheath

    5microglia

    6astrocyte

    7synapse

    8bloodvessel

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    GlialfuncUons

    Oligodendrocytes

    (&Schwanncells)

    -myelinaUon

    Microglia-immunefuncUon

    scavengers

    Astrocytes

    -NTreuptake

    -isolaUon/insulaUon

    -BBB

    -migraUon(radial)

    -NMJsynapUcreg.

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    Thecells Cajal,neurons,glia,glialmetabolism

    TheNeurons types,projecUons,tracers

    TheNeuron structure,regions

    Thecontents neurotransmi[ers,metabolism,vesicles,

    bioenergeUcs

    TheacUon(presynapUc) Na+-K+ATPase,acUonpotenUal,depolarisaUon, Ca2+channels,synapUcrelease

    TheacUon(post-synapUc)receptors,signalling(ionotropic,metabotropic)

    diversityofreceptorsandresponses

    DysfuncUon incidental;paralysis,depression,excitotoxicity, recreaUonaldrugs,disease

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    Neuronaltypes

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    Neuronsofthe

    hippocampus

    Cajal1893

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    NeuronalcommunicaUon

    Structual-cell,axon,synapse

    Chemical-neurotransmi[errelease

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    GlutamateandGABA

    MajorExcitatory,inhibitoryNTsrespecUvely

    ShortaxonsandInterneurons-localsignalling

    +H3N-CH2

    I

    CH2

    I

    CH2I

    COO-

    COO-I+H3N-C-H

    I

    CH2

    I

    CH2I

    COO-

    GABAglutamate

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    Tracttracing (1970s)

    Anterograde(soma-terminal) PhaseolusvulgarisleucoaggluUnin(10days) BiocyUn(48hrs)

    Retrograde(terminal-soma) Horseradishperoxidase(axons&synapses) WheatgermaggluUnin-HRP Choleratoxin-HRP (morespecific)

    Immunohistochemistry BiosyntheUcenzymescharacterisUcofspecificpopulaUons

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    Dopaminergicsystem

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    NoradrenergicprojecUons

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    5HT(serotonin)projecUons

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    5criteriafordesignaUonasaneurotransmi[er

    Synthesisinneuron Verifiablereleasefromneuron Effectonpost-synapUcneuron

    ExogenousapplicaUonshouldhavesameeffectonpost-synapUccellsaselectricalsUmulaUonofthepre-synapUcterminal

    Specificpost-synapUcreceptorBlockedbyspecificantagonistsandmimickedbyagonists

    AppropriateterminaUonmechanismsReuptake,degradaUon

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    Neurotransmi[ers

    Biogenicamines Aminoacidneurotransmi[ers Othertypes:Acetylcholine,NO,

    D-serine,neuropepUdes

    AcetylCoA+choline=CH3-C-O-CH2-CH2-N-(CH3)3

    O

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    Noradrenaline

    &Dopamine

    biosynthesis

    catecholamines

    PD

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    Serotonin(5-HT)biosynthesis

    indoleamines

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    GABA&

    glutamate

    GABAmadefrom

    Glutamateby

    decarboxylase

    GABAtransaminase

    GABA

    +

    2-oxoglutarate

    to

    succinicsemialdehyde+

    glutamate

    if

    2

    -OOCCCH2CH

    2CCOO-=

    O

    =O

    GAD

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    Neurotransmi[ervesicles

    SSV-smallsynapUcvesicles

    -35-60nm

    -classicalneurotransmi[ers

    -packedanywhereincell-synapse

    LDCV -largedensecorevesicles

    -largersize

    -NTsandneuropepUdes(co-release)

    -cellbody-ER-golgi-secretorygranules

    -hardertorelease,notreusable(notclassicalNTs)

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    Vesicularuptake

    BioenergeUcs-protonelectrochemicalgradient

    -vesicularATPase

    -drivesprotonsin(pH5.5)

    -thisdrivesNTagainstitschemicalgradient

    -2protonsforoneNT

    -upto100mMNT

    -lowaffinity(0.3mM)

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    ptakeandstorageinhibitors

    tetrabenazine

    Bindtotransporter

    Inhibituptake

    anU-psychoUcdrugs

    AmphetamineandEcstasyalsodeplete

    Tyramine

    falsetransmi[er-its

    Similarenoughtoget

    Packaged,but

    Decreaseefficacy

    TreatHypertension

    PEA

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    5criteriafordesignaUonasaneurotransmi[er

    Synthesisinneuron Verifiablereleasefromneuron Effectonpost-synapUcneuron

    ExogenousapplicaUonshouldhavesameeffectonpost-synapUccellsaselectricalsUmulaUonofthepre-synapUcterminal

    Specificpost-synapUcreceptorBlockedbyspecificantagonistsandmimickedbyagonists

    AppropriateterminaUonmechanismsReuptake,degradaUon

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    SynapUcvesiclecycle

    1 acUvefillingofvesicles2 ClusteringinregionofacUvezone3 DockingofasubsetoftheseatAZ4 PrimingtomakecompetentforCa 2+-dependentexocytosis5 Ca2+triggeringofexocytosis(fusionporeopening)6 Recycling

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    Axonconductance

    ResUngmembranepotenUalof-65mVw.r.t.toextracellular

    Membranechannelspermeable

    toK+soitleaksoutandleaves

    localisednegaUvecharge,

    LikewiseNa+leaksin

    Na+-K+Pumpmaintainshigh

    intracellularK+andlowNa+

    despitethisleakage(against

    electrochemicalgradients

    (HydrolysisofATP))

    ponsUmulaUon,voltage-gated

    Na+channelsopen,Na+flowsin,depolarizingthecell(-65to-55).

    ThisopensnearbyNa+channels

    andtheacUonpotenUalis

    propagatedalongaxon.

    Conc

    gradient

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    SynapUcpotenUal

    ResUngpotenUal

    =-60to-70mV

    3

    2

    ATP

    HighintracellularK+(400mMvs20)

    HighextracellularNa+(440mMvs50)

    Leakageofbothbypassivediffusiondown

    concentraUongradient

    AcUve(ATP)pumpingofbothagainst

    gradient-electrogenic(3+vs2+)

    AcUonpotenUalarrivesandvoltage-gated

    Na+channelsopen(Na+in)-

    depolarisaUon

    CausesvoltagegatedK+channelstoopen

    (K+out)-repolarisaUon

    IniUallythoughtthatNa+influxwas

    thechemicaltriggerforrelease

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    Experimentalevidence (chapter14Kandel)

    Katz&Miledi,1967

    Na+entryisimportant(exptswithtetrodotoxin:Na+channelblocker).Butonlyin

    sofarasitdepolarisesthemembranesufficientlytogeneratetheacUonpotenUal

    thatfacilitatestransmi[errelease.DirectapplicaUonofasimilaracUonpotenUalproducesnormalrelease

    K+channelblockersliketetraethylamoniumdonotpreventrelease(infactextend

    releaseperiodbyblockingrepolarizaUon).

    Ca2+:increasingextracellularCaincreaseNTrelease(oppfordecrease)10,000foldexcessofCaextracellularlywithrespecttocellular

    ThereforeCawouldneedtogetintothecell

    Voltage-dependentCachannelsdiscoved(Llinasetal.,1977)

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    Neurotransmi[er

    release

    ResUngpotenUal

    =-60to-70mV

    3

    2

    Na+channelsopen

    Voltagechangeabove40mV

    (depolarisaUon)

    Voltage-dependentCa2+

    channelsopen-Ca2+flows

    downconcentraUongradient

    LowaffinityCa2+sensorsin

    acUvezone(100m)bindCa2+

    Ca2+-dependentexocytosis

    AndrapidturnoffasCa2+

    diffusesawayfromacUvezone

    Ca2+104higher

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    Neurotransmi[errelease

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    SNAREproteins

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    SNAREcomplexandexocytosisSNARE - SNAP receptor proteinsSNAP-soluble NSF attachment

    ProtNSF-N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive

    fusion protien

    The SNARE complex is a four--helix bundle, formed

    between the vesicle and cellmembranes. Synaptobrevin (blue) is partlyinside the vesicle (R SNARE) Syntaxin (red) is partly within

    the cell membrane (Qa SNARE).

    SNAP-25, a third SNARE

    complex protein, is shown ingreen and yellow (two SNARE

    motifs, Qb & c).

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    Vesicledocking:Toxins

    TETANS

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    SNAREcomplex

    Blue-synaptobrevinRed-syntaxin-1AGreen-SNAP-25BToxin cleavage sites are

    located:at the peptide bonds

    between Gln-76 andPhe-77 (TeNT and

    BoNT/B), between Ala-81 and

    Ala-82 (BoNT/G) forsynaptobrevin-II, between Lys-253 andAla-254 (BoNT/C) for

    syntaxin-1A, and between Gln-197and Arg-198 (BoNT/A)for SNAP-25B. Fasshauer et al, 1998

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    Neurotransmi[errelease

    PhosphorylaUon

    Kinases

    DephosphorylaUon

    Phosphatases

    Sudhof

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    Fusion/exocytosis

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    ToxinsaffecUngrelease/transmission

    Tetrodoxin-pufferfish-Na+channelblocker-death Clostridialtoxins

    BotulinumA,B,CcleaveSNAP25,VAMP,syntaxinrespecUvely(BOTOX:ACh) TetanustoxincleavesVAMP(zincendopepUdase) DisruptTHEkeyinteracUoninneurotransmi[errelease(fig14-13)

    Dendrotoxin-blackmamba-K +channels Latrotoxin-blackwidowspider-massiveacetylcholinerelease -bungarotoxin-snakevenom-AChnicoUnicreceptoronskeletalmuscle

    (paralysis)

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    Neurotransmi[errelease-itsfast-motorfuncUon

    WholecyclehastoberepeatedrapidlyforrepeatacUons!!!RECYCLING

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    SNAREdisassembly

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    5criteriafordesignaUonasaneurotransmi[er

    Synthesisinneuron Verifiablereleasefromneuron Effectonpost-synapUcneuron

    ExogenousapplicaUonshouldhavesameeffectonpost-synapUccellsaselectricalsUmulaUonofthepre-synapUcterminal

    Specificpost-synapUcreceptorBlockedbyspecificantagonistsandmimickedbyagonists

    AppropriateterminaUonmechanismsReuptake,degradaUon

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    NTacUons/Receptordiversity

    Ionotropic-directgaUngbyNTbinding

    Metabotropic-metabolic/signallingchangesleadindirectlytoionflux

    -Gproteincoupled-manyNTs

    -Receptortyrosinekinases-hormones,neuropepUdes

    ACh:nicoUnic(I),muscarinic(M)

    Glutamaterecptors:ionotropic:NMDA,KA,AMPA,metabotropicmGLR

    D1-D5

    Alpha,beta-adrenergic

    5HT:manytypes

    DifferentreceptorsforthesameNTondifferentneurons:differenteffects

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    Acetylcholine

    Excitatoryorinhibitory

    Receptors:

    NicoUnic-ionotropic

    Muscarinic-metabotropic

    VisibleacUonatNMJ

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    NeuromuscularjuncUon-ACh

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    NicoUnicAcetylcholinereceptor-MyastheniaGravis

    Alpha-bungarotoxin

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    Acetylcholinergic

    terminal

    permeability

    ionotropic metabotropic

    Metabolism-ChAT,AChE,

    no-reuptake

    AD,

    Learningandmemory,mostlymuscarinic

    (metabotropicreceptors)

    Q

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    Glutamatereceptors

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    SignallingGproteinmechanisms cAMP

    5HTbinding

    ExposureofGproteinbindingdomain

    GDPexchangedforGTP

    Gsalphasubunitreleased

    AcUvaUonofadenylylcyclase

    ProducUonofcAMP,HydrolysisofGTP

    (toterminatecAMPproducUon)

    cAMP-dependentProteinKinase

    ReformingofG, , complex

    DissociaUonof5HT

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    Signalling

    mechanisms

    GalphaacUvatesPLC

    Cleavesphospholipids

    MakesDAG&IP3

    ReleasesCa2+fromER

    Ca2+acUvates:

    PKC

    Ca2+/calmodulin-dependentPK

    PhosphorylaUon&cellularresponse

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    Receptordiversity

    Q

    Q

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    Receptordiversity

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    5criteriafordesignaUonasaneurotransmi[er

    Synthesisinneuron Verifiablereleasefromneuron Effectonpost-synapUcneuron

    ExogenousapplicaUonshouldhavesameeffectonpost-synapUccellsaselectricalsUmulaUonofthepre-synapUcterminal

    Specificpost-synapUcreceptorBlockedbyspecificantagonistsandmimickedbyagonists

    AppropriateterminaUonmechanismsReuptake,degradaUon

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    Glutamate

    uptake

    Release

    GLT1/EAAT1uptake

    Glutaminesynthetase

    GLtoGLN

    Export

    Glutaminaseinneuron

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    GABA

    transaminase

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    GABA

    GABAtransaminase

    GABA

    +

    2-oxoglutarate

    to

    succinicsemialdehyde

    +

    Glutamate

    SSADHdeficiency-GHB

    if

    2

    -OOCCCH2CH

    2CCOO-=

    O

    =OQ

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    Catabolismofamineneurotransmi[ers

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    COMT

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    COMT

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    5-HTcatabolism

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    MAO-monoamineoxidase

    Outermitochondrialmembrane

    Neurons,glia,endothelialcells,gut,liver

    MAOA-clorgyline(In),5HTselecUve

    MAOB-selegiline(deprenyl)(In),PEA,Benzylamine

    Both-NA,dopamine,tyramine,tryptamine,adrenaline

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    MAO

    Inhibitors 2nd

    1st

    3rd

    }

    First

    anU-depressants

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    MAOinhibitors

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    Threeclassesof

    AnU-depressants

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    SerotoninacUon/inhibiUon

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    RecreaUonaldrugs

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    Noradrenergicsynapse

    MAOinhibitor

    Tricyclics

    COMTinhibitor

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    Dopaminergicsynapse

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    Ischemicstroke

    Bloodsupply

    Q

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    Ischemicstroke

    Bloodsupply

    Oxygen,glucose

    OxidaUvephosphorylaUon

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    Ischemicstroke

    Bloodsupply

    Oxygen,glucose

    OxidaUvephosphorylaUon

    ATP, increasedROS(complexIV)

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    Ischemicstroke

    Bloodsupply

    Oxygen,glucose

    OxidaUvephosphorylaUon

    ATP, increasedROS(complexIV)

    CollapseofmembranepotenUal,reversalofpumps

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    Ischemicstroke

    Bloodsupply

    Oxygen,glucose

    OxidaUvephosphorylaUon

    ATP, increasedROS(complexIV)

    CollapseofmembranepotenUal,reversalofpumps

    Massivereleaseofglutamate

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    Ischemicstroke

    Bloodsupply

    Oxygen,glucose

    OxidaUvephosphorylaUon

    ATP, increasedROS(complexIV)

    CollapseofmembranepotenUal,reversalofpumps

    Massivereleaseofglutamate

    Massiveionimbalances,Ca2+stores

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    Ischemicstroke

    Bloodsupply

    Oxygen,glucose

    OxidaUvephosphorylaUon

    ATP, increasedROS(complexIV)

    CollapseofmembranepotenUal,reversalofpumps

    Massivereleaseofglutamate

    Massiveionimbalances,Ca2+stores

    ROS,proteases

    Protein,DNA,membranedamage

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    Ischemicstroke

    Bloodsupply

    Oxygen,glucose

    OxidaUvephosphorylaUon

    ATP, increasedROS(complexIV)

    CollapseofmembranepotenUal,reversalofpumps

    Massivereleaseofglutamate

    Massiveionimbalances,Ca2+stores

    ROS,proteases

    Protein,DNA,membranedamage

    Cellswelling,rupture

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    LacUcacidosis-acidificaUonofcytoplasm

    Reducingequivalents:NADHOxPhos->ATP

    NAD+oxidisingpowerforglycolysis

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    Glutamate

    uptake

    Nadownto80mM

    Kupto20mM

    ReversalofGLT1/EAAT2

    uptake

    ElevatedGL]

    FurtheracUvaUon

    Ca2+influx

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    Glutamate

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    Glutamate

    &GABA

    AnUconvulsants

    Na+channels

    GABAagonists

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    Thecells Cajal,neurons,glia,glialmetabolism

    TheNeurons types,projecUons,tracers

    TheNeuron structure,regions

    Thecontents neurotransmi[ers,metabolism,vesicles,

    bioenergeUcs

    TheacUon(presynapUc) Na+-K+ATPase,acUonpotenUal,depolarisaUon, Ca2+channels,synapUcrelease

    TheacUon(post-synapUc)receptors,signalling(ionotropic,metabotropic)

    diversityofreceptorsandresponses

    DysfuncUon incidental;paralysis,depression,excitotoxicity, recreaUonaldrugs,disease