María G López Ordieres

Universidad de Buenos Aires | UBA · Pharmacology Department (FFYB)

Schizophrenia is a complex mental disease characterized by a pathological alteration of several interacting neurotransmitter systems rather than a specific dysfunction of a single neurotransmitter system. It is well-known that knowledge of the schizophrenia pathophysiology has currently advanced beyond dopamine dysfunction to include glutamate, GAB...

Previous work indicates that peptide neurotensin inhibits synaptosomal membrane Na + /K +-ATPase activity. Anatomical and biochemical evidence indicates a relationship between neurotensinergic and dopaminergic systems and that both systems are involved in the action mechanism of antipsychotic drugs. Haloperidol and clozapine are antipsychotic drugs...

Schizophrenia is a complex mental illness that affects 1% of the world population without differences of gender, race, or social status that requires effective antipsychotic treatments producing minimal adverse effects. Schizophrenia is thought as a disconnection disorder of functional brain networks that produces three essential types of clinical...

Methyl gallate is a gallotannin widely distributed in nature. Previous studies have demonstrated its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and anti-tumor activities. In the present study, the activity of methyl gallate on experimental models of inflammatory bowel disease has been investigated. Experimental colitis was induced in Sprague-Daw...

Evidences indicate the relationship between neurotensinergic and dopaminergic systems. Neurotensin inhibits synaptosomal membrane Na(+), K(+)-ATPase activity, an effect blocked by SR 48692, antagonist for high affinity neurotensin receptor (NTS1) type. Assays of high affinity [(3)H]-ouabain binding (to analyze K(+) site of Na(+), K(+)-ATPase) show...

Neurotensin behaves as a neuromodulator or as a neurotransmitter interacting with NTS1 and NTS2 receptors. Neurotensin in vitro inhibits synaptosomal membrane Na(+), K(+)-ATPase activity. This effect is prevented by administration of SR 48692 (antagonist for NTS1 receptor). The administration of levocabastine (antagonist for NTS2 receptor) does not...

Na(+)/K(+) pump or sodium- and potassium-activated adenosine 5'-triphosphatase (Na(+), K(+)-ATPase), its enzymatic version, is a crucial protein responsible for the electrochemical gradient across the cell membranes. It is an ion transporter, which in addition to exchange cations, is the ligand for cardenolides. This enzyme regulates the entry of K...

Neurotensin acts as a neuromodulator or as a neurotransmitter that binds to a group of receptors. Two of the receptors, namely NTS1 and NTS2, bind to neurotensin with high affinity and low affinity, respectively. Neurotensin added in vitro inhibits synaptosomal membrane Na+, K+-ATPase activity. This effect seems to be mediated by NTS1 receptor beca...

Neurotensin is a basic tridecapeptide which can act as a neuromodulator or a neurotransmitter and binds to a group of receptors. Neurotensin is able to inhibit Na+, K+-ATPase activity, an effect blocked by the presence of antagonist SR48692, suggesting the involvement of high affinity neurotensin (NTS1) receptor. Diverse evidences suggest a relatio...

Previous work from this laboratory showed the ability of neurotensin to inhibit synaptosomal membrane Na(+), K(+)-ATPase activity, the effect being blocked by SR 48692, a non-peptidic antagonist for high affinity neurotensin receptor (NTS1) [López Ordieres and Rodríguez de Lores Arnaiz 2000; 2001]. To further study neurotensin interaction with Na(+...

We have previously showed that peptide neurotensin inhibits neuronal Na(+), K(+)-ATPase activity, an effect which involves high affinity neurotensin receptor. Nitric oxide (NO) acts as a neurotransmitter or as a neuromodulator when it is synthesized by neuronal nitric oxide synthase. Neurotensin effect on Na(+), K(+)-ATPase activity was evaluated i...

Neurotensin (NT) is a tridecapeptide distributed in central and peripheral nervous systems, which can behave as a neurotransmitter or neuromodulator at central and peripheral levels. Herein we tested the potential effect of this peptide on quinuclidinyl benzilate ([3H]-QNB) binding to muscarinic receptor in rat CNS membranes. It was observed that N...

Na+, K+-ATPase is inhibited by neurotensin, an effect which involves the peptide high affinity receptor (NTS1). Neurotensin effect on cerebral cortex synaptosomal membrane Na+, K+-ATPase activity of rats injected i.p. with antipsychotic clozapine was studied. Whereas 3.5 x 10(-6) M neurotensin decreased 44% Na+, K+-ATPase activity in the controls,...

Synaptosomal membrane Na+, K+-ATPase is inhibited by neurotensin, an effect which involves its high affinity receptor (NTS1) [Lopez Ordieres MG, Rodriguez de Lores Arnaiz, G. Peptides 2000; 21:571-576.]. Herein, the effect of neurotensin on synaptosomal membrane Na+, K+-ATPase of rats 18 h after i.p. administration of antipsychotic haloperidol (2 m...

Ontogenetic studies indicate that inositol phosphate accumulation in rodent brain tissue by cholinergic muscarinic agonists as well as expression of high-affinity neurotensin receptor (NTS1) peak at 7 days after birth. Herein, potential participation of this receptor in such effect was investigated. Cerebral cortex prisms of 7-day-old rats were pre...

We have previously shown that peptide neurotensin inhibits cerebral cortex synaptosomal membrane Na+, K+-ATPase, an effect fully prevented by blockade of neurotensin NT1 receptor by antagonist SR 48692. The work was extended to analyze neurotensin effect on Na+, K+-ATPase activity present in other synaptosomal membranes and in CNS myelin and mitoch...

We have previously shown that peptide neurotensin inhibits cerebral cortex synaptosomal membrane Na+, K+-ATPase, an effect fully prevented by blockade of neurotensin NT1 receptor by antagonist SR 48692. The work was extended to analyze neurotensin effect on Na+, K+-ATPase activity present in other synaptosomal membranes and in CNS myelin and mitoch...

Neurotensin (NT), a 13-amino acid peptide, is widely distributed in the brain and peripheral tissues of several mammalian species including man. In adult rat brain NT can bind to two distinct sites, one of high and the other of low affinity, corresponding to NT(1) and NT(2) receptor, respectively; structurally unrelated to these two, a third NT rec...

Neurotensin is a peptide present in mammalian CNS and peripheral tissues, which may play a major role in neurotransmission or neuromodulation, subserving diverse physiological functions. We studied the effect of added neurotensin on ATPase activities in synaptosomal membranes isolated from rat cerebral cortex. Neurotensin at 3 x 10(-8)-3 x 10(-6) M...

The present investigation was undertaken to determine whether Ang-(1-7) is able to modify ATPase activities in membrane fractions prepared from several tissues. In the presence of 10(-6) M Ang-(1-7), total (Na , K+, Mg2+)-ATPase activity decreased 31% in rat atrium and 13% in sheep atrium but was unmodified in sheep liver, rat ventricle or crude br...

Calcitonin is a hormone peptide produced by the thyroid gland, whose best described role is to prevent bone reabsorption. It also participates in other biological functions, even at central nervous system level. We studied the effect of added calcitonin on ATPase and acetylcholinesterase activities in synaptosomal membranes isolated from rat cerebr...

INTRODUCTION Neurotensin (NT) is a tridecapeptide widely distributed in brain and peripheral tissues of mammalian species (1). This peptide is closely related to dopaminergic system as well as to other neurotransmitter systems which are involved in the physiopathology of schizophrenia. Behavioural and biochemical effects of centrally administered N...