G protein‐coupled receptor 37‐like 1 modulates astrocyte glutamate transporters and neuronal NMDA receptors and is neuroprotective in ischemia

We show that the G protein‐coupled receptor GPR37‐like 1 (GPR37L1) is expressed in most astrocytes and some oligodendrocyte precursors in the mouse central nervous system. This contrasts with GPR37, which is mainly in mature oligodendrocytes. Comparison of wild type and Gpr37l1–/– mice showed that l...

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Veröffentlicht in:Glia 2018-01, Vol.66 (1), p.47-61
Hauptverfasser: Jolly, Sarah, Bazargani, Narges, Quiroga, Alejandra C., Pringle, Nigel P., Attwell, David, Richardson, William D., Li, Huiliang
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Zusammenfassung:We show that the G protein‐coupled receptor GPR37‐like 1 (GPR37L1) is expressed in most astrocytes and some oligodendrocyte precursors in the mouse central nervous system. This contrasts with GPR37, which is mainly in mature oligodendrocytes. Comparison of wild type and Gpr37l1–/– mice showed that loss of GPR37L1 did not affect the input resistance or resting potential of astrocytes or neurons in the hippocampus. However, GPR37L1‐mediated signalling inhibited astrocyte glutamate transporters and – surprisingly, given its lack of expression in neurons – reduced neuronal NMDA receptor (NMDAR) activity during prolonged activation of the receptors as occurs in ischemia. This effect on NMDAR signalling was not mediated by a change in the release of D‐serine or TNF‐α, two astrocyte‐derived agents known to modulate NMDAR function. After middle cerebral artery occlusion, Gpr37l1 expression was increased around the lesion. Neuronal death was increased by ∼40% in Gpr37l1–/– brain compared to wild type in an in vitro model of ischemia. Thus, GPR37L1 protects neurons during ischemia, presumably by modulating extracellular glutamate concentration and NMDAR activation. Main Points GPR37L1 is expressed by astrocytes and some oligodendrocyte precursors in adult mice. GPR37L1 activation by its ligand prosaptide inhibits astrocyte glutamate transporters and neuronal NMDA receptors, reducing glutamate neurotoxicity in ischemia.
ISSN:0894-1491
1098-1136
DOI:10.1002/glia.23198