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Structure of a typical chemical synapse

Neurotransmitters are endogenous chemicals that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron (brain cell) to another 'target' neuron.[1] Neurotransmitters are packaged into synaptic vesicles clustered beneath the membrane in the axon terminal, on the presynaptic side of a synapse. Neurotransmitters are released into and diffuse across the synaptic cleft, where they bind to specific receptors in the membrane on the postsynaptic side of the synapse.[2] Many neurotransmitters are synthesized from plentiful and simple precursors, such as amino acids, which are readily available from the diet and which require only a small number of biosynthetic steps to convert. Neurotransmitters play a major role in shaping everyday life and functions. Scientists do not yet know exactly how many neurotransmitters exist, but more than 100 chemical messengers have been identified.[3]

Most neurotransmitters are about the size of a single amino acid, but some neurotransmitters may be the size of larger proteins or peptides. A released neurotransmitter is typically available in the synaptic cleft for a short time before it is metabolized by enzymes, pulled back into the presynaptic neuron through reuptake, or bound to a postsynaptic receptor. Nevertheless, short-term exposure of the receptor to neurotransmitter is typically sufficient for causing a postsynaptic response by way of synaptic transmission.

In response to a threshold action potential or graded electrical potential, a neurotransmitter is released at the presynaptic terminal. Low level "baseline" release also occurs without electrical stimulation. The released neurotransmitter may then move across the synapse to be detected by and bind with receptors in the postsynaptic neuron. Binding of neurotransmitters may influence the postsynaptic neuron in either an inhibitory or excitatory way. This neuron may be connected to many more neurons, and if the total of excitatory influences is greater than that of inhibitory influences, it will also "fire". That is to say, it will create a new action potential at its axon hillock to release neurotransmitters and pass on the information to yet another neighboring neuron.[4]

Discovery[edit]

Until the early 20th century, scientists assumed that the majority of synaptic communications within the brain were electrical. However, careful histological examinations by Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934), led to the discovery of what is presently known as the synaptic cleft, a 20 to 40 nm gap between neurons. The presence of synaptic clefts suggested communications via chemical messengers traversing the synaptic cleft. Furthermore, in 1921, German pharmacologist Otto Loewi (1873–1961) confirmed that neurons can communicate by releasing chemicals. Loewi led a series of experiments involving the vagus nerves of frogs and was able to manually slow the heart rate of frogs by controlling the amount of saline solution present around the vagus nerve. Upon completion of this experiment, Loewi asserted that sympathetic regulations of cardiac function can be mediated through changes in chemical concentrations. Otto Loewi is now accredited with discovering acetylcholine (ACh)—the first known neurotransmitter.[5] Some neurons, nevertheless, communicate via electrical synapses through the use of gap junctions, which allow specific ions to pass directly from one cell to another.[6]

Neurons form elaborate networks through which nerve impulses (action potentials) travel. Each neuron has 15,000 connections with neighboring neurons. Neurons do not make physical contact with one another (except in the case of an electrical synapse through a gap junction); instead, neurons interact at synapses- a junction within two nerve cells, consisting of a miniature gap which impulses pass by a neurotransmitter. A neuron transports information through nerve impulse. When a nerve impulse arrives at the synapse, it releases neurotransmitters which influence another cell, either in an inhibitory or excitatory way. The next neuron may be connected to many more neurons, and if the total of excitatory influences is greater than that of inhibitory influences, it will also "fire". That is to say, it will create a new action potential at its axon hillock, releasing neurotransmitters and passing on the information to yet another neighboring neuron.

Identification[edit]

There are four main criteria for identifying neurotransmitters:

  1. The chemical must be synthesized in the neuron or otherwise be present in it.
  2. When the neuron is active, the chemical must be released and produce a response in some target.
  3. The same response must be obtained when the chemical is experimentally placed on the target.
  4. A mechanism must exist for removing the chemical from its site of activation after its work is done.

However, given advances in pharmacology, genetics, and chemical neuroanatomy, the term "neurotransmitter" can be applied to chemicals that:

  • carry messages between neurons via influence on the postsynaptic membrane.
  • have little or no effect on membrane voltage, but have a common carrying function such as changing the structure of the synapse.
  • also communicate by sending reverse-direction messages that have an impact on the release or reuptake of transmitters.

Various techniques and experiments such as staining, stimulating, and collecting can be used to identify neurotransmitters throughout the central nervous system.[7]

Types[edit]

There are numerous ways to classify neurotransmitters. However, for classification purposes, the main neurotransmitters are: amino acids, amines (monoamines and other biogenic amines), peptides, and certain soluble gases.

Major neurotransmitters:

In addition, over fifty neuroactive peptides have been discovered and more recent peptides are found regularly. Many of these are "co-released" along with a small-molecule transmitter. Nevertheless, in some cases a peptide is the primary transmitter at a synapse. β-endorphin is a relatively well known example of a peptide neurotransmitter because it engages in highly specific interactions with opioid receptors in the central nervous system.

Single ions, such as synaptically released zinc, are also considered neurotransmitters by some,[9] as are some gaseous molecules such as nitric oxide (NO), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), and carbon monoxide (CO).[10] Because they are not packaged into vesicles, they are not classical neurotransmitters by the strictest definition; they have all been presented experimentally to be released by presynaptic terminals in an activity-dependent way.

The most prevalent transmitter is glutamate, which is excitatory at well over 90% of the synapses in the human brain.[4] Next is Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, or GABA, which is inhibitory at more than 90% of the synapses that do not use glutamate. Although other transmitters are used in fewer synapses, they may be very important functionally: the great majority of psychoactive drugs exert their effects by altering the actions of some neurotransmitter systems, often acting through transmitters other than glutamate or GABA. Addictive drugs such as cocaine and amphetamine exert their effects primarily on the dopamine system. The addictive opiate drugs exert their effects primarily as functional analogs of opioid peptides, which, in turn, regulate dopamine levels.

Excitatory and inhibitory[edit]

A neurotransmitter can influence the function of a neuron through a remarkable number of mechanisms. In its direct actions in influencing a neuron’s electrical excitability, however, a neurotransmitter acts in only one of two ways. It influences transmembrane ion flow either to increase or to decrease the probability that the cell with which it comes in contact will produce an action potential. Thus, despite the wide variety of synapses, they all convey messages of only these two types, excitatory or inhibitory, and they are labeled as such. Type I synapses are excitatory in their actions, whereas type II synapses are inhibitory. Each type has a different appearance and is located on different parts of the neurons under its influence.Each neuron receives thousands of excitatory and inhibitory signals every second.

Type I (excitatory) synapses are typically located on the shafts or the spines of dendrites, whereas type II (inhibitory) synapses are typically located on a cell body. In addition, Type I synapses have round synaptic vesicles, whereas the vesicles of type II synapses are flattened. The material on the presynaptic and postsynaptic membranes is denser in a Type I synapse than it is in a type II, and the type I synaptic cleft is wider. Finally, the active zone on a Type I synapse is larger than that on a Type II synapse.

The different locations of type I and type II synapses divide a neuron into two zones: an excitatory dendritic tree and an inhibitory cell body. You can think of excitatory and inhibitory messages as interacting from these two different perspectives.

From an inhibitory perspective, you can picture excitation coming in over the dendrites and spreading to the axon hillock to trigger an action potential. If the message is to be stopped, it is best stopped by applying inhibition on the cell body, close to the axon hillock where the action potential originates. Another way to conceptualize excitatory–inhibitory interaction is to picture excitation overcoming inhibition. If the cell body is normally in an inhibited state, the only way to generate an action potential at the axon hillock is to reduce the cell body’s inhibition. In this “open the gates” strategy, the excitatory message is like a racehorse ready to run down the track, but first the inhibitory starting gate must be removed.[11]

Actions[edit]

As explained above, the only direct action of a neurotransmitter is to activate a receptor. Therefore, the effects of a neurotransmitter system depend on the connections of the neurons that use the transmitter, and the chemical properties of the receptors that the transmitter binds to.

Here are a few examples of important neurotransmitter actions:

Neurons expressing certain types of neurotransmitters sometimes form distinct systems, where activation of the system affects large volumes of the brain, called volume transmission. Major neurotransmitter systems include the noradrenaline (norepinephrine) system, the dopamine system, the serotonin system and the cholinergic system.

A brief comparison of the major neurotransmitter systems follows:

Neurotransmitter systems
System Origin [18] Regulated effects and processes[18]
Noradrenaline system
[19][20] 		Noradernergic pathways:
Dopamine system
[21] 		Dopaminergic pathways:
Histamine system
[22] 		Histaminergic pathways:
  • Arousal
  • feeding and energy balance
  • learning
  • memory
  • sleep
Serotonin system
[19][23][24] 		Serotonergic pathways:

Caudal nuclei (CN):
Raphe magnus, raphe pallidus, raphe obscuris

  • Caudal projections

Rostral nuclei (RN):
Nucleus linearis, dorsal raphe, medial raphe, raphe pontis

  • Rostral projections
GABA system
[25] 		GABAergic pathways:
  •  
  • (coming soon)
Acetylcholine system
[19][26] 		Cholinergic pathways:

Brainstem cholinergic nuclei (BCN):
Pedunculopontine nucleus, laterodorsal tegmental nucleus, medial habenula, parabigeminal nucleus

  • Brainstem nuclei projections

Forebrain cholinergic nuclei (FCN):
Medial septal nucleus & diagonal band

  • Forebrain nuclei projections

Drug effects[edit]

Drugs can influence behavior by altering neurotransmitter activity. For instance, drugs can decrease the rate of synthesis of neurotransmitters by affecting the synthetic enzyme(s) for that neurotransmitter. When neurotransmitter synthesis' are blocked, the amount of neurotransmitters available for release becomes substantially lower, resulting in a decrease in neurotransmitter activity. Some drugs block or stimulate the release of specific neurotransmitters. Alternatively, drugs can prevent neurotransmitter storage in synaptic vesicles by causing the synaptic vesicle membranes to leak. Drugs that prevent a neurotransmitter from binding to its receptor are called receptor antagonists. For example, drugs used to treat patients with schizophrenia such as haloperidol, chlorpromazine, and clozapine are antagonists at receptors in the brain for dopamine. Other drugs act by binding to a receptor and mimicking the normal neurotransmitter. Such drugs are called receptor agonists. An example of a receptor agonist is Valium, a benzodiazepine that mimics effects of the endogenous neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) to decrease anxiety. Other drugs interfere with the deactivation of a neurotransmitter after it has been released, thereby prolonging the action of a neurotransmitter. This can be accomplished by blocking reuptake or inhibiting degradative enzymes. Lastly, drugs can also prevent an action potential from occurring, blocking neuronal activity throughout the central and peripheral nervous system. Drugs such as tetrodotoxin that block neural activity are typically lethal.

Chronic high-dose use of dopaminergic stimulants.

Drugs targeting the neurotransmitter of major systems affect the whole system which can explain the complexity of action of some drugs. Cocaine, for example, blocks the reuptake of dopamine back into the presynaptic neuron, leaving the neurotransmitter molecules in the synaptic gap for an extended period of time. Since the dopamine remains in the synapse longer, the neurotransmitter continues to bind to the receptors on the postsynaptic neuron, eliciting a pleasurable emotional response. Physical addiction to cocaine may result from prolonged exposure to excess dopamine in the synapses, which leads to the downregulation of some postsynaptic receptors. After the effects of the drug wear off, an individual can become depressed due to decreased probability of the neurotransmitter binding to a receptor. Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), which blocks re-uptake of serotonin by the presynaptic cell which increases the amount of serotonin present at the synapse and furthermore allows it to remain there longer, providing potential for the effect of naturally released serotonin.[27] AMPT prevents the conversion of tyrosine to L-DOPA, the precursor to dopamine; reserpine prevents dopamine storage within vesicles; and deprenyl inhibits monoamine oxidase (MAO)-B and thus increases dopamine levels.

Diseases may affect specific neurotransmitter systems. For example, Parkinson's disease is at least in part related to failure of dopaminergic cells in deep-brain nuclei, for example the substantia nigra. Levodopa is a precursor of dopamine, and is the most widely used drug to treat Parkinson's disease.


List of neurotransmitters, peptides, and gasotransmitters[edit]

Category Name Abbreviation Metabotropic Ionotropic
Small: Amino acids (Arg) Agmatine α2 adrenergic receptor Imidazoline receptor NMDA receptor
Small: Amino acids Aspartate Asp – NMDA receptor
Small: Amino acids Glutamate (glutamic acid) Glu Metabotropic glutamate receptor NMDA receptor (co-agonist), Kainate receptor, AMPA receptor
Small: Amino acids Gamma-aminobutyric acid GABA GABAB receptor GABAA, GABAA-ρ receptor
Small: Amino acids Glycine Gly – Glycine receptor, NMDA receptor (co-agonist)
Small: Amino acids D-serine Ser – NMDA receptor (co-agonist)
Small: Acetylcholine Acetylcholine Ach Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
Small: Monoamine (Phe/Tyr) Dopamine DA Dopamine receptor –
Small: Monoamine (Phe/Tyr) Norepinephrine (noradrenaline) NE Adrenergic receptor –
Small: Monoamine (Phe/Tyr) Epinephrine (adrenaline) Epi Adrenergic receptor –
Small: Monoamine (Trp) Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) 5-HT Serotonin receptor, all but 5-HT3 5-HT3
Small: Monoamine (Trp) Melatonin Mel Melatonin receptor –
Small: Monoamine (His) Histamine H Histamine receptor –
Small: Trace amine (Phe) Phenethylamine PEA Trace amine-associated receptors: hTAAR1Tooltip human trace amine associated receptor 1, hTAAR2Tooltip human trace amine associated receptor 2 –
Small: Trace amine (Phe) N-methylphenethylamine NMPEA hTAAR1Tooltip human trace amine associated receptor 1 –
Small: Trace amine (Phe/Tyr) Tyramine TYR hTAAR1Tooltip human trace amine associated receptor 1, hTAAR2Tooltip human trace amine associated receptor 2 –
Small: Trace amine (Phe/Tyr) Octopamine Oct hTAAR1Tooltip human trace amine associated receptor 1 –
Small: Trace amine (Phe/Tyr) Synephrine Syn hTAAR1Tooltip human trace amine associated receptor 1 –
Small: Trace amine (Phe/Tyr) 3-methoxytyramine 3-MT hTAAR1Tooltip human trace amine associated receptor 1 –
Small: Trace amine (Trp) Tryptamine hTAAR1Tooltip human trace amine associated receptor 1, various 5-HT receptors
Small: Trace amine (Trp) Dimethyltryptamine DMT hTAAR1Tooltip human trace amine associated receptor 1, various 5-HT receptors,
Neuropeptides N-Acetylaspartylglutamate NAAG Metabotropic glutamate receptors; selective agonist of mGluR3 –
PP: Gastrins Gastrin – –
PP: Gastrins Cholecystokinin CCK Cholecystokinin receptor –
PP: Neurohypophyseals Vasopressin AVP Vasopressin receptor –
PP: Neurohypophyseals Oxytocin OT Oxytocin receptor –
PP: Neurohypophyseals Neurophysin I – –
PP: Neurohypophyseals Neurophysin II – –
PP: Neuropeptide Y Neuropeptide Y NY Neuropeptide Y receptor –
PP: Neuropeptide Y Pancreatic polypeptide PP – –
PP: Neuropeptide Y Peptide YY PYY – –
PP: Opioids Corticotropin (adrenocorticotropic hormone) ACTH Corticotropin receptor –
PP: Opioids Enkephaline δ-opioid receptor –
PP: Opioids Dynorphin κ-opioid receptor –
PP: Opioids Endorphin μ-opioid receptor –
PP: Secretins Secretin Secretin receptor –
PP: Secretins Motilin Motilin receptor –
PP: Secretins Glucagon Glucagon receptor –
PP: Secretins Vasoactive intestinal peptide VIP Vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor –
PP: Secretins Growth hormone-releasing factor GRF – –
PP: Somatostatins Somatostatin Somatostatin receptor –
SS: Tachykinins Neurokinin A – –
SS: Tachykinins Neurokinin B – –
SS: Tachykinins Substance P – –
PP: Other Cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript CART Unknown Gi/Go-coupled receptor[28]
PP: Other Bombesin – –
PP: Other Gastrin releasing peptide GRP – –
Gas Nitric oxide NO Soluble guanylyl cyclase –
Gas Carbon monoxide CO – Heme bound to potassium channels
Other Anandamide AEA Cannabinoid receptor –
Other 2-Arachidonoylglycerol 2-AG Cannabinoid receptor –
Other 2-Arachidonyl glyceryl ether 2-AGE Cannabinoid receptor –
Other N-Arachidonoyl dopamine NADA Cannabinoid receptor TRPV1
Other Virodhamine Cannabinoid receptor –
Other Adenosine triphosphate ATP P2Y12 P2X receptor
Other Adenosine Ado Adenosine receptor –

Precursors[edit]

Biosynthetic pathways for catecholamines and trace amines in the human brain[29][30][31]
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In humans, catecholamines and phenethylaminergic trace amines are derived from the amino acid phenylalanine.

While intake of neurotransmitter precursors does increase neurotransmitter synthesis, evidence is mixed as to whether neurotransmitter release and postsynaptic receptor firing is increased. Even with increased neurotransmitter release, it is unclear whether this will result in a long-term increase in neurotransmitter signal strength, since the nervous system can adapt to changes such as increased neurotransmitter synthesis and may therefore maintain constant firing.[32] Some neurotransmitters may have a role in depression, and there is some evidence to suggest that intake of precursors of these neurotransmitters may be useful in the treatment of mild and moderate depression.[32][33]

Catecholamine and trace amine precursors[edit]

L-DOPA, a precursor of dopamine that crosses the blood–brain barrier, is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. For depressed patients where low activity of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine is implicated, there is only little evidence for benefit of neurotransmitter precursor administration. L-phenylalanine and L-tyrosine are both precursors for dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine. These conversions require vitamin B6, vitamin C, and S-adenosylmethionine. A few studies suggest potential antidepressant effects of L-phenylalanine and L-tyrosine, but there is much room for further research in this area.[32]

Serotonin precursors[edit]

Administration of L-tryptophan, a precursor for serotonin, is seen to double the production of serotonin in the brain. It is significantly more effective than a placebo in the treatment of mild and moderate depression.[32] This conversion requires vitamin C.[17] 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP), also a precursor for serotonin, is also more effective than a placebo.[32]

Elimination Of neurotransmitters[edit]

A neurotransmitter must be broken down once it reaches the post-synaptic cell to prevent further excitatory or inhibitory signal transduction. This allows new signals to be produced from the adjacent nerve cells. Neurotransmitters are terminated in three different ways:

  1. Diffusion – the neurotransmitter detaches from receptor, drifting out of the synaptic cleft, here it becomes absorbed by glial cells.
  2. Enzyme degradation – special chemicals called enzymes break it down.
  3. Reuptake – re-absorption of a neurotransmitter into the neuron. Transporters, or membrane transport proteins, pump neurotransmitters from the synaptic cleft back into axon terminals (the presynaptic neuron) where they are stored.[34]

For example choline is taken up and recycled by the pre-synaptic neuron to synthesize more ACh. Other neurotransmitters such as dopamine are able to diffuse away from their targeted synaptic junctions and are eliminated from the body via the kidneys, or destroyed in the liver. Each neurotransmitter has very specific degradation pathways at regulatory points, which may be targeted by the body's regulatory system or by recreational drugs.

Agonists[edit]

Main article: Agonist

An agonist is a chemical capable of binding to a receptor, such as a neurotransmitter receptor, and initiating the same reaction typically produced by the binding of the endogenous substance.[35] An agonist of a neurotransmitter will thus initiate the same receptor response as the transmitter.[36]

Nicotine, found in tobacco, is an agonist for acetylcholine at nicotinic receptors.[37] Opiate agonists include morphine, heroin, hydrocodone, oxycodone, codeine, and methadone. These drugs activate mu opioid receptors that typically respond to endogenous transmitters such as enkephalins. When these receptors are activated, individuals experience euphoria, pain relief, and drowsiness.[37]

See also[edit]

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