Group III metabotropic glutamate receptors: pharmacology, physiology and therapeutic potential

MS Mercier, D Lodge - Neurochemical research, 2014 - Springer
Glutamate, the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS),
exerts neuromodulatory actions via the activation of metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) …

Therapeutic potential of group III metabotropic glutamate receptors

H Lavreysen, FM Dautzenberg - Current medicinal chemistry, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptors have received much attention, driven by a strong
belief in the potential of these modulatory glutamate receptors as drug targets. So far, major …

Suppression of alcohol self-administration and cue-induced reinstatement of alcohol seeking by the mGlu2/3 receptor agonist LY379268 and the mGlu8 receptor …

P Bäckström, P Hyytiä - European journal of pharmacology, 2005 - Elsevier
Glutamatergic neurotransmission has been suggested to modulate cue-induced drug-
seeking behavior. Here we examined the effects of metabotropic glutamate receptor …

Inhibition of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation and gastroesophageal reflux by metabotropic glutamate receptor ligands

CL Frisby, JP Mattsson, JM Jensen, A Lehmann, J Dent… - Gastroenterology, 2005 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation (TLESR) is the major
mechanism of gastroesophageal acid reflux. TLESR is mediated via vagal pathways, which …

Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in a glutamate receptor gene (GRM8) with theta power of event‐related oscillations and alcohol dependence

ACH Chen, Y Tang, M Rangaswamy… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence suggests the P3 amplitude of the event‐related potential and its underlying
superimposed event‐related oscillations (EROs), primarily in the theta (4–5 Hz) and delta (1 …

Antiparkinsonian potential of targeting group III metabotropic glutamate receptor subtypes in the rodent substantia nigra pars reticulata

M Broadstock, PJ Austin, MJ Betts… - British journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Increased firing of the glutamatergic pathway between the
subthalamic nucleus and substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNpr) contributes to the abnormal …

Symptomatic and neuroprotective effects following activation of nigral group III metabotropic glutamate receptors in rodent models of Parkinson's disease

PJ Austin, MJ Betts, M Broadstock… - British journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose: Increased glutamatergic innervation of the substantia nigra pars
reticulata (SNpr) and pars compacta (SNpc) may contribute to the motor deficits and …

Systemic administration of the potent mGlu8 receptor agonist (S)-3, 4-DCPG induces c-Fos in stress-related brain regions in wild-type, but not mGlu8 receptor …

AM Linden, M Bergeron, M Baez, DD Schoepp - Neuropharmacology, 2003 - Elsevier
The effect of a novel and potent metabotropic glutamate 8 (mGlu8) receptor agonist,(S)-3, 4-
dicarboxyphenylglycine (DCPG), was studied in vivo in mouse brain. c-Fos expression was …

Metabotropic glutamate receptors in GtoPdb v. 2023.1

F Acher, G Battaglia, H Bräuner-Osborne… - IUPHAR/BPS Guide …, 2023 - journals.ed.ac.uk
Metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptors (nomenclature as agreed by the NC-IUPHAR
Subcommittee on Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors [351]) are a family of G protein …

Anatomy and function of group III metabotropic glutamate receptors in gastric vagal pathways

RL Young, NJ Cooper, LA Blackshaw - Neuropharmacology, 2008 - Elsevier
Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR) are classified into groups I (excitatory), II and III
(inhibitory) mGluR. Activation of peripheral group III mGluR (mGluR4, mGluR6, mGluR7 …