D-丝氨酸在中枢神经系统的作用研究进展

Progress in the study on D-serine in CNS

长期以来,人们普遍认为D型氨基酸在高等生物中没有功能。但最近10年的研究表明,D丝氨酸不但能够被胶质细胞合成和分泌,而且能够作为共激活因子,作用于NMDA受体的“甘氨酸位点”,参与该受体的激活。该文对D丝氨酸在中枢神经系统的产生、代谢和作用进行了简要介绍。

D-amino acids were believed to have no function in higher organisms several years ago. Recently, D-serine was proved to be synthesized by astrocytes in vivo and be released to work as an effective coagonist at the “glycine-binding” site of the N-methyl-D-aspartate （NMDA） glutamate receptors in central nervous system. In this paper, the synthesis, metabolism and function of D-serine were reviewed briefly.