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Glutamic acid and interaction of neurotransmitters

Life and Matter Sciences International Symposium November 24 - 25, 1998 Madrid

From the sixties and for many years later the idea of a single neurotransmitter released from a specific cerebral pathway and being responsible for a specific function and pathology has prevailed.

Organized by:

Fundación Ramón Areces

Coordinator/s:

Francisco MoraDepartamento de Fisiología. Universidad Complutense. Madrid.

Description
Programme

From the eighties and after showing the coexistence and simultaneous release of several neurotransmitters from the same presynaptic terminal these concepts have changed significantly. Nowdays we know that a function or series of functions codified in specific circuits of the brain are mediated by the synaptic and volumetric interactions of various neurotransmitter systems.

The interaction of neurotransmitters is the focus of an intense research in neurobiology. Particularly the interaction between glutamate, dopamine and GABA in different areas of the brain have received special atention because of their implications in the altered neurochemical substrates involved in the pathology of several diseases such as Parkinson disease, schizophrenia or aging of the brain. Similarly, the interaction among these neurotransmitters has been relevant for understanding the cerebral circuits activated by drugs such as cocaine and amphetamines. This symposium will focus on all the aspects set above.

Tuesday, 24 Wednesday, 25

Participants

Francisco Mora
Symposium's coordinator.

José María Segovia
Consejo Científico.
Fundación Ramón Areces.

Francesc Artigas
Departamento de Neuroquímica.
Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas.
CSIC. Barcelona.

José Sánchez-Prieto Borja
Departamento de Bioquímica.
Universidad Complutense. Madrid.

Tihomir Obrenovitch
Department of Neurochemistry.
Institut of Neurology. London. U.K.

Asunción Colino
Departamento de Fisiología.
Universidad Complutense.

Urban Ungerstedt
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology.
Karolinska Institutet. Stockholm. Sweden.

Manuel Mas
Departamento de Fisiología.
Universidad de La Laguna. Tenerife.

Luis Francisco Hernández
Departamento de Fisiología.
Universidad de Los Andes.
Mérida. Venezuela.

Giambattista Bonanno
Instituto de Farmacología y Toxicología.
Università di Génova. Italy.

Peter Kalivas
Department of Physiology and Neuroscience.
Medical University of South Carolina.
Charleston. U.S.A.

María Teresa Miras-Portugal
Departamento de Bioquímica.
Universidad Complutense. Madrid.

Juan Lerma
Instituto Cajal. CSIC. Madrid.

Gaetano Di Chiara
Departamento de Toxicología.
Università degli Studi di Cagliari. Italy.

Rafael Martín del Río
Departamento de Investigación.
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal. Madrid.

Gregorio Segovia
Departamento de Fisiología.
Universidad Complutense. Madrid.

Abel Lajtha
Center for Neurochemistry.
Orangeburg. New York. U.S.A.

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