Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—emerging role of AMPA and kainate subtypes of ionotropic glutamate receptors

Abstract

Ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) mediate the majority of excitatory neurotransmission and are implicated in various neurological disorders. In this review, we discuss the role of the two fastest iGluRs subtypes, namely, α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) and kainate receptors, in the pathogenesis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Although both AMPA and kainate receptors represent promising therapeutic targets for the treatment of these diseases, many of their antagonists show adverse side effects. Further studies of factors affecting the selective subunit expression and trafficking of AMPA and kainate receptors, and a reasonable approach to their regulation by the recently identified novel compounds remain promising directions for pharmacological research.

1 Introduction

The chemical messenger glutamate mediates most excitatory neurotransmission in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS). Although the concentration of glutamate is strictly regulated in physiological conditions, its elevated levels in the synaptic cleft are the principal cause of neuronal death upon stroke and traumatic brain injury, as well as in neurodegenerative conditions (Roisen et al., 1982; Buchan et al., 1993; Couratier et al., 1993). Exposure of neuronal culture to excessive concentrations of glutamate results in rapid cell death (Choi et al., 1988; Olney, 1994) that can be prevented by blocking ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs). iGluRs are cation-permeable glutamate-gated ion channels located predominantly in postsynaptic neuronal membranes (Figure 1). They play a key role in synaptic transmission in the CNS and are involved in synaptic plasticity and processes underlying learning and memory (Lynch, 2006). It is, therefore, not surprising that their dysregulation is associated with numerous pathophysiological conditions (Liu and Zukin, 2007; Traynelis et al., 2010; Paoletti et al., 2013; Parsons and Raymond, 2014; Hansen et al., 2021).

FIGURE 1

iGluRs are divided into four functional classes: 1) α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptors (GluA1-4 subunits), 2) kainate receptors (GluK1-5 subunits), 3) N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors (GluN1, GluN2A-D, and GluN3A-B subunits), and 4) GluD receptors, also known as δ receptors (GluD1 and GluD2 subunits). iGluRs were originally named based on their specific activators (Figure 2). AMPA and kainate receptors coassemble with different auxiliary subunits, such as the transmembrane AMPA receptor regulatory proteins (TARPs), cysteine-knot AMPA receptor modulating proteins (CKAMPs), neuropilin- and tolloid-like (Neto) proteins, and KRIP6 (a protein from the BTB/Kelch family) that display differential distribution throughout CNS and cause changes in receptor function and sensitivity to modulators (Figure 1) (Laezza et al., 2007; Gardinier et al., 2016; Kato et al., 2016; Maher et al., 2016; Twomey et al., 2019; Yu et al., 2020; Cull-Candy and Farrant, 2021; Hansen et al., 2021; Yelshanskaya and Sobolevsky, 2022).

FIGURE 2

It is generally accepted that neurodegeneration correlates negatively with synaptic plasticity, which is driven by iGluR function. Since the role of iGluRs in neurodegeneration is a very broad topic, we will only discuss the mechanisms of glutamatergic system dysregulation in the neurogenerative conditions of Parkinson’s disease (PD), epilepsy, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), particularly focusing on non-NMDA receptors, as this topic aligns most with the interests of the authors of this review. We try to be cautious in not oversimplifying the role of iGluRs as they represent a fraction of the larger dynamic ensemble of neuronal receptors involved in synaptic plasticity, which are continuously regulated by new protein biogenesis and trafficking between synaptic and extrasynaptic pools.

2 Parkinson’s disease

PD is the second most common progressive neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s disease. PD affects 1%–3% of individuals age 65 years or older (Dorsey et al., 2018), and in 3%–5% of cases, individuals can display symptoms previously, before the age of 40 (Golbe, 1991). The estimated number of people with PD in 1990 was 2.5 million, which has more than double and reached 6.2 million by 2015 and is expected to double again and reach 12.9 million by 2040 (Elbaz et al., 2016; Dorsey and Bloem, 2018). PD has been known to mankind since ancient times. In the Indian medical system of Ayurveda (5000 BC), it was called kampavata (“kampa” means tremor in Sanskrit). PD symptoms were also described in the Chinese medical text “Nei-Jing” (500 BC). In Western medicine, the disease was named after Doctor James Parkinson, whose “Essay on the Shaking Palsy” (1817) has long been considered the foundational text about PD (Hurwitz, 2014; Maiti et al., 2017). PD is associated with substantial disability and negative impact on the quality of life, causing characteristic motor symptoms of tremor, bradykinesia, and postural instability (Dorsey et al., 2007). These symptoms are coupled to the loss or degeneration of dopaminergic (dopamine-producing) neurons and development of Lewy Bodies (a pathologic hallmark) in the substantia nigra region of the brain and their axonal projections to the striatum (Maiti et al., 2017). The loss of neurons is followed by the death of astrocytes, which then increases the amount and activation of microglia in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) (Jankovic, 2008). Clinical symptoms do not appear immediately; they became apparent at the point when approximately half of the cells are destroyed and the disease has already progressed to an advanced stage (Cheng et al., 2011).

Although the causes and driving forces of PD are not well understood, several disease risk factors have been linked to the degeneration of the dopaminergic neurons, including genetics, obesity, and neuroinflammation caused by various environment factors (i.e., exposure to industrial chemicals, pesticides like rotenone, herbicide paraquat, and heavy metals), gut health (Tanner et al., 2011; Bjorklund et al., 2018; Fan et al., 2020; De Miranda et al., 2022), or a combination of them. Thus, recent experiments on mice suggested a synergy between the diet (lectins ingestion), gut health, and environmental toxins in the development of PD (Anselmi et al., 2018).

Currently, there is no cure for PD; the main treatment is symptomatic, and pharmacological interventions have various limitations and side effects. The development of effective preventive or protective therapies is limited by our knowledge of the causes and mechanisms by which neurons die in PD. Which components of neurotransmission that are known to be involved in the pathogenesis of PD play a primary or secondary role in neurodegeneration is not yet well understood because imbalances in the dopamine-releasing system cause further disturbances and imbalances of other components, i.e., acetylcholine/dopamine/glutamate neurotransmission. Although glutamatergic signaling increases and stimulates the release of dopamine through surviving dopaminergic neurons in the SNpc as a compensatory mechanism, increasing glutamate concentrations and excessive activation of glutamate receptors could be a “critical strike” to dopaminergic neurons in PD patients as well (Wang et al., 2020). The approved PD treatments include the use of dopamine receptor agonists (for example, L-DOPA), dopamimetic drugs to relieve the symptoms of impaired motor function (Lutsenko et al., 2003), and deep brain stimulation techniques (Malek, 2019). Although these forms of treatment may partially ameliorate the motor dysfunctions of PD patients, they do not slow the disease progression. Moreover, prolonged therapy frequently leads to the development of motor complications, known as L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia (LID), and dementia. In turn, motor dysfunction is linked to impaired AMPA receptor plasticity (Jurado, 2017; Zhang et al., 2019c; Zhang and Bramham, 2020). Indeed, compared to healthy individuals, synapses of PD patients with motor disturbances accumulate excessive glutamate (Mironova et al., 2018). It is known that elevated oxidative stress causes mutations in glutamate transporters and thus leads to elevated glutamate concentrations in the synaptic cleft (Hoye et al., 2008). The resulting failure to quickly clear synaptic glutamate triggers repetitive action potentials, an increase in calcium influx, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondrial stress due to the overwhelmed ability to calcium storage (Becker et al., 2017). In addition, the upregulation of AMPA receptors in the lateral putamen was observed in advanced PD patients experiencing LID when compared to patients without motor complications (Calon et al., 2003). Accordingly, there is an enormous need to design therapeutics to stop the progression of PD (Zhang and Bramham, 2020; O'Neill et al., 2004; Hughes et al., 1992).

Early detection of PD is crucial for effective neurodegenerative disease interventions. Correspondingly, many researchers focus on identifying genetic factors that increase the risk of disease. Mutations in at least 20 genes have been recognized as causes of familial parkinsonism, each providing a snapshot into the molecular basis of neurodegeneration. Over 90 genetic risk loci for the more common sporadic form of PD have already been identified (Blauwendraat et al., 2020). Although it is more challenging to unravel the precise biological processes disrupted in these genetic variants, the disease-associated genes begin to coalesce into common pathways, including the dysregulation of mitochondrial homeostasis, impaired cell death machinery, inflammatory signaling, intracellular trafficking, and endosomal–lysosomal dysfunction (Tolosa et al., 2021). Genetic predisposition for the early onset of PD was determined for patients with mutations in one of the dominant genes, namely, SNCA, LRRK2, GBA, and VPS35 or recessive genes, namely, Parkin, Pink1, and DJ1 (Post et al., 2020).

Effective strategies for the treatment of PD include normalizing glutamate homeostasis, reducing oxidative stress, and attenuating glial activation (Martin-Moreno et al., 2011; Fernandez-Ruiz et al., 2013; Bhunia et al., 2022). During PD, the mitochondrial Ca²⁺-buffering system in substantia nigra neurons was shown to be impaired and led to Ca²⁺-induced excitotoxicity (Hoye et al., 2008; Hurley et al., 2013). One of the strategies in the treatment of PD is limiting the excessive influx of Ca²⁺ into neurons, including the direct blocking of iGluRs (O'Neill and Witkin, 2007; Jayakar and Dikshit, 2004; Calabrese et al., 2017). In primates, a decrease in LID was observed due to the NMDA receptor channel block (Zuddas et al., 1992; Papa and Chase, 1996). Although NMDA receptor antagonists showed a positive effect against LID both in mice and primates, clinical trials have not yet achieved the desired effects in humans (Duty, 2012). In contrast to NMDA receptors, which are usually inactive at the resting membrane potential due to the channel block by Mg²⁺ (Mayer et al., 1984; Nowak et al., 1984; Sobolevsky and Yelshansky, 2000), AMPA and kainate receptors are not blocked by extracellular cations and some of them (depending on subunit composition) allow Ca²⁺ entry into the cell upon activation. AMPA and kainate receptors are typically expressed as heterotetramers, and those assemblies that contain edited GluA2 (for AMPA receptors) or GluK1/2 (for kainate receptors) subunits are calcium-impermeable, while other combinations are calcium-permeable. Due to their high permeability to Ca²⁺ (and as well to Zn²⁺) ions, the latter becomes the important target for pharmaceutical intervention (Hansen et al., 2021) (Tables 1, 2). The antagonists of calcium-permeable AMPA receptors were shown to slow the development of LID and reduce the progression of dyskinesia (Kobylecki et al., 2013). It was also shown that the increase in permeability of the substantia nigra neuronal membranes to extracellular zinc leads to the death of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons (Tamano et al., 2018). In vivo experiments on rats showed that the injection of the agonist AMPA into the area of spiny projection neurons caused a rapid increase in the intracellular Zn²⁺ ions and loss of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons weeks later. This increase was blocked by the coinjection of intracellular Zn²⁺ chelators ZnAF-2DA and TPEN, suggesting that the AMPA-induced movement disorder is also a result of intracellular Zn²⁺ dysregulation (Tamano et al., 2018). Therefore, the regulation of Ca²⁺- and Zn²⁺-permeable GluR2-lacking AMPA receptors appears to be particularly important for the treatment of PD.

TABLE 1

Antagonist	Structure	Receptor	Disease	Patients	Dose, mg	Effect	Secondary outcome	First authors/ year
Perampanel		AMPA+KA	Parkinson’s disease	With a diagnosis of idiopathic PD, who were on optimized L-dopa therapy	0.5, 1, 2	Was well tolerated and safe, but failed to achieve statistical significance	ADE	Eggert et al. (2010)
				With levodopa-treated	2, 4	Failed to significantly improve motor symptoms versus placebo	No effect on the duration or disability of levodopa-induced dyskinesia	Lees et al. (2012)
				With a diagnosis of idiopathic PD, who were on optimized L-dopa therapy	4	Was generally well tolerated, was not superior to placebo on any efficacy end point	ADE	Rascol et al. (2012)
			Epilepsy	With partial seizures despite receiving	2, 4, 8, 12	Reduced partial seizure frequency and improved rates	ADE	Steinhoff et al. (2013)
				In status epilepticus (SE), refractory SE (RSE), super-refractory SE (SRSE)	2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 36	The efficacy in the treatment of RSE, SRSE	ADE	Lim et al. (2021)
				With temporal lobe and focal epilepsy	2 - 12	No significant difference	ADE	Mammi et al. (2022)
			ALS	Sporadic or familial possible/probable/definite ALS	2, 8	Its poor tolerability	ADE	Hotait et al. (2021)
				Clinically definite ALS	4, 8	Effects the physiology of the upper motor neurons	ADE	Oskarsson et al. (2021)
				Clinically definite ALS	4, 8	Significant decline in ALSFRS-R score and worsening of the bulbar subscore	Disease progression, ADE	Aizawa et al. (2022)
Talampanel (GYKI537773, LY300164)		AMPA	Epilepsy	With intractable epilepsy	35, 75	No evidence that talampanel increased or decreased seizure frequency or changed the type of seizure	ADE	Langan et al. (2003)
				With refractory partial seizures	25, 50, 60, 75	Reduction in reducing seizure frequency - caused a dose-dependent increase in resting and active motor thresholds without effects on intra-cortical inhibition or facilitation	ADE	Bialer et al. (2002), Bialer et al. (2004), Bialer et al. (2007)
			ALS	With definite or probable ALS	20, 50	Decline in muscle strength and ALSFRS	ADE	Pascuzzi et al. (2010)
NS1209		AMPA	Epilepsy	With convulsive or non-convulsive RSE	4, 75	No statistically significant difference found	ADE	Sabers et al. (2013)
Selurampanel (BGG492)		AMPA+KA	Epilepsy	With photosensitive epilepsy	15, 50, 100	Reduction of the SPR, complete suppression of the PPR	ADE	Faught (2014)
				With epilepsy and a generalized epileptiform electroencephalography response to intermittent photic stimulation	50, 100	Reduction of SPR range of at least three steps	ADE	Kasteleijn-Nolst Trenitet et al. (2015)
				With partial-onset seizures	100, 150	Reduction in total partial seizure frequency	ADE	Elger et al. (2017)

AMPA and Kainate receptor antagonists in the treatment of patients with Parkinson’s disease, Epilepsy, ALS.

Abbreviations: ADE, adverse drug events; Perampanel, 5'-(2-cyanophenyl)-1'-phenyl-2,3'-bipyridinyl-6'(1H)-one; Talampanel (GYKI537773 and LY300164), (8R)-7-Acetyl-5-(4-aminophenyl)-8,9-dihydro-8-methyl-7H-1,3-dioxolo[4,5-h][2,3]benzodiazepine; NS1209, (RS)-NS 1209, 2-[[[5-[4-[(Dimethylamino)sulfonyl]phenyl]-1,2,6,7,8,9-hexahydro-8-methyl-2-oxo-3H-pyrrolo[3,2-h]isoquinolin-3-ylidene]amino]oxy]-4-hydroxybutanoic acid; Selurampanel (BGG492), N-[7-Isopropyl-6-(2-methylpyrazol-3-yl)-2,4-dioxo-1H-quinazolin-3-yl]methanesulfonamide; ALS, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALSFRS-R, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis functional rating scale revised; SPR, the standardized PPR range; PPR, the photoparoxysmal response.

TABLE 2

Antagonist	Structure	Receptor	Disease	Model disease	Effect	First authors/year
Perampanel		AMPA+KA	Parkinson’s disease	C57BL/6J male mice, mouse primary hippocampal neurons, an α-synuclein preformed fibril-injected mouse model	Inhibited the neuronal uptake of α-syn PFFs via macropinocytosis and decreased the development of α-synuclein pathology in primary neurons	Ueda et al. (2021)
			Epilepsy	Kindled rat, audiogenic, MES- and scMet-induced mouse seizure models	Demonstrated potent anticonvulsant activity in these seizure models	Bialer et al. (2010)
				Primary cortical neurons, male Wistar rat, mouse seizure models: audiogenic; 6 Hz-, MES- and PTZ-induced seizures	-Inhibited 6 Hz-induced, AMPA-induced increases in [Ca2+]i -Protective effects against audiogenic, MES-induced, and PTZ-induced seizures	Hanada et al. (2011)
				Male ddY mice and Sprague-Dawley rats, mouse AMPA-induced seizure model	Potent activity in vitro AMPA-induced Ca2+ influx assay and in vivo AMPA-induced seizure model	Hibi et al. (2012)
				Whole-cell voltage-clamp recording in cultured rat hippocampal neurons	-Concentration-dependent inhibition of AMPA receptor currents evoked by AMPA and KA -The extent of block of non-desensitizing KA-evoked currents -Does not influence AMPA receptor desensitization	Chen et al. (2014)
				Male Sprague-Dawley rats, SE induction, Morris water maze	-Reduced GluA1 expression and regulated GluA1 phosphorylations by multiple signaling molecules -Increased pCAMKII, pPKA ratios, and elevated pJNK and pPP2B ratios -Increased pERK1/2 ratio in epileptic animals	Kim et al. (2019)
				Neonatal male and female C57BL/6 mice, cell culture and transfection	-Inhibited both recombinant and neuronal KA, also heteromeric GluK1/GluK5 and GluK2/GluK5 KA -Inhibited mouse neuronal KARs containing GluK5 subunits and Neto proteins in nociceptive dorsal root ganglia neurons and hippocampal mossy fiber–CA3 pyramidal neuron synapses	Taniguchi et al. (2022)
			ALS	Homozygous (ADAR2flox/flox/ VAChT-Cre.Fast; AR2) and heterozygous (ADAR2flox/+/ VAChT-Cre. Fast; AR2H) conditional ADAR2 knockout mice	Prevented the death of motor neurons and improves of motor dysfunction by long-term administration	Akamatsu et al. (2016)
Talampanel (GYKI537773 and LY300164)		AMPA	Parkinson’s disease	Adult cynomolgus (Macaca fascicularis) monkeys, MPTP model	-Decreased L-dopa-induced dyskinesia -Potentiated the motor activating effects of low-dose L-dopa, increasing motor activity	Konitsiotis et al. (2000)
			ALS	Cell cultures of motor neurons and glial cells	-Dose-dependently inhibited the KA-induced motor neuron death -Blocked the KA-induced Co -uptake in motor neurons	Van Den Bosch et al. (2000)
				Hemizygous transgenic mice, expressing mutant human SOD1 with a G93A substitution, a C57BL/ 6JOlaHsd mice	Reduced elevated calcium level, but not restored, when the treatment was started presymptomatically	Paizs et al. (2011), Patai et al. (2017)
			Epilepsy	Wistar breeder rats, kainic acid-induced seizures	Delayed the commencement of tonic extension, but not status-induced by kainic acid	Dhir and Chavda (2016)
NS1209		AMPA	Epilepsy	Male Harlan Sprague—Dawley (amygdala stimulation model), wistar rat (kainate model)	-Effectively discontinued electrically induced SE -Blocked the KA-induced SE -Neuroprotective effect against SE-induced hippocampal neurodegeneration	Pitkänen et al. (2007)
Selurampanel (BGG-492)		AMPA+KA	Epilepsy	Mice, the MES seizure model	Excellent potency against maximal electroshock seizure (MES)-induced generalized tonic–clonic seizures	Orain et al. (2016)
UBP 310		KA: GluK1, GluK2, AMPA: GluA2	Parkinson’s disease	C57BL/6 or GluK1−/−, GluK2−/−, or GluK3−/− male mice, unilateral 6-OHDA lesioning, acute MPTP mouse model of PD	-Did not attenuate cell loss in the midbrain induced by 6-OHDA toxicity -Increased survival dopaminergic and total neuron population in the substantia nigra but not in striatum in the acute MPTP mouse model	Stayte et al. (2020)
			Epilepsy	C57BL/6 wild-type and GluK1 and GluK3 knockout mice, male Wistar rat, electrophysiological recordings, TLE model	-Blocked postsynaptic KA at hippocampal mossy fiber (MF) CA3 synapses and in aberrant MF synapses in the epileptic hippocampus -Strongly reduced isolated KA-EPSCs recorded in DGCs of chronic epileptic rats, but fully spares AMPA EPSCs	Pinheiro et al. (2013)
				Male Wistar rat, hippocampal neuron-glial cell cultures, [Ca2+]i imaging, whole-cell recordings	Decreased in the amplitude of the 1st AP in PDSs and the amplitude of the oscillations of [Ca2+]i occurring alongside the PDS cluster generation	Laryushkin et al. (2023)
Tezampanel (LY293558)		AMPA+KA	Parkinson’s disease	Male Sprague-Dawley rats, chronic L-dopa treatment, 6-OHDA lesions	Reversed the reduction in the duration of L-dopa response	Marin et al. (2001)
				Male Sprague-Dawley rats, 6-OHDA lesions	Reversed the increased overexpression of PPE mRNA induced by L-dopa treatment	Perier et al. (2002)
			Epilepsy	Male National Institutes of Health (NIH) Swiss mice, The kindling model (limbic Epilepsy)	Produced a dose-dependent suppression of the rate of development of behavioral kindled seizure activity and reduced the duration of the stimulation-induced electrographic afterdischarge	Rogawski et al. (2001)
				Male NSATM (CF#1®) mice, electroshock seizures, the 6-Hz test, the MES seizure model	Dose-dependent protection	Barton et al. (2003)
NBQX		AMPA+KA	Parkinson’s disease	Male Sprague-Dawley rats, ascorbic acid or 6-OHDA behavioral tests	-Inhibited most aVTA dopaminergic neurons and DRN serotonergic neurons -Excited most pVTA dopaminergic neurons and MRN serotonergic neurons in the SNc sham and SNc lesion groups	Zhang et al. (2019a)
				C57BL/6J male mice, mouse primary hippocampal neurons, an α-synuclein preformed fibril-injected mouse model	Inhibited the neuronal uptake of α-syn PFFs via macropinocytosis and decreased the development of α-synuclein pathology in primary neurons	Ueda et al. (2021)
			Epilepsy	Male NSATM (CF#1®) mice, electroshock seizures, the 6-Hz test, the MES seizure model	Dose-dependent protection	Barton et al. (2003)
				Long-Evans rats experienced hypoxia-induced neonatal seizures	Attenuates later-life epileptic seizures and autistic-like social deficits following neonatal seizures	Lippman-Bell et al. (2013)
				Mouse model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy	No effect on development or frequency of seizures was found in comparison to vehicle controls	Twele et al. (2015)
				Wistar rat hippocampal neuron-glial cell cultures, [Ca2+]i imaging, whole-cell voltage-clamp recordings	Completely suppresses bicuculline-induced paroxysmal activity	Laryushkin et al. (2023)
			ALS	Wistar rat motor neuron cell cultures, transgenic SOD1 G93A mutant mice for familial ALS, [Ca2+]i imaging, perforated patch clamp recordings	-Blocked KA-induced currents and concomitant changes in [Ca2+]i, -Prevented the KA-induced motor neuron death, -Prolonged survival G93A mutant mice	Van Damme et al. (2003)
GYKI 53784 (LY303070)		AMPA	Epilepsy	Vitro and vivo models of AMPARs-mediated excitotoxicity	A powerful neuroprotective agent, does not block the activation of KA	Ruel et al. (2002)
GYKI 52466		AMPA+KA	Epilepsy	Sprague-Dawley rat hippocampal neuron cell cultures, whole-cell voltage-clamp recordings	The block was voltage independent	Donevan and Rogawski (1993)
				Male National Institutes of Health (NIH) Swiss mice, The kindling model (limbic epilepsy)	Produced a dose-dependent suppression of the rate of development of behavioral kindled seizure activity and reduced the duration of the stimulation-induced electrographic afterdischarge	Rogawski et al. (2001)
				Male NSATM (CF#1®) mice, electroshock seizures, the 6-Hz test, the MES seizure model	Dose-dependent protection	Barton et al. (2003)
				The genetic absence epilepsy model of WAG/Rij rats	-A fast dose-dependent increase in the number and cumulative duration of SWD -Strong ataxia and immobility, decrease of active wakefulness and increase in deep slow wave sleep	Jakus et al. (2004)
GYKI 53 655 (LY300168 hydrochloride)		AMPA	Epilepsy	Male NSATM (CF#1®) mice, electroshock seizures, the 6-Hz test, the MES seizure model	Dose-dependent protection	Barton et al. (2003)
LY377770		KA: GluK1,5	Epilepsy	Male NSATM (CF#1®) mice, electroshock seizures, the 6-Hz test, the MES seizure model	Dose-dependent protection	Barton et al. (2003)
				Human HEK293 cells, hippocampal slices obtained from Wistar rats, electrophysiology recordings	Blocked epileptiform activity in hippocampal slices and seizures in vivo induced by pilocarpine or electrical stimulation	Smolders et al. (2002)
GYKI 53405 (LY 293606)		AMPA	Epilepsy	The genetic absence epilepsy model of WAG/Rij rats	Failed to affect any measure of SWD and vigilance	Jakus et al. (2004)
(LY300168 hydrochloride)		GluK3, Native KA, AMPA	ALS	Putative spinal motor neurons (mouse embryos), the patch-clamp technique	Completely blocked the KA-induced currents	Albo et al. (2004)
CNQX		AMPA+KA	ALS	Cell cultures of motor neurons and glial cells	Blocked the motor neuron death	Van Den Bosch et al. (2000)
RPR 119990		AMPA	ALS	Transgenic mouse model of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (SOD1-G93A)	-Displaced [3H]AMPA from rat cortex membranes -Potent anticonvulsant in the supramaximal electroshock -Prolong survival mice	Canton et al. (2001)
29-fluoro (29-F) modified RNA aptamers FN58		AMPA, KA, and NMDA	ALS	Male Homozygous the ADAR2flox/flox/ VAChT-Cre.Fast (AR2) knockout mice, a model of sporadic ALS	Reduced the progression of motor dysfunction, normalized TDP-43 mislocalization, and prevented death of motor neurons	Akamatsu et al. (2022)
ACET		GluK1 (GluR5) KA	Epilepsy	Wistar rat hippocampal slices cell cultures	Significantly delayed developmental synchronization of the hippocampal CA3 network and generation of IEA	Atanasova et al. (2023)

The role of AMPA and Kainate receptor antagonists in model animals of Parkinson’s disease, Epilepsy, ALS.

Abbreviations: UBP310, (S)-1-(2-Amino-2-carboxyethyl)-3-(2-carboxy-thiophene-3-yl-methyl)-5-methylpyrimidine-2,4-dione; Tezampanel (LY293558), (3S,4aR,6R,8aR)-6-[2-(1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazol-5-yl)ethyl]-decahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid; Perampanel, 5'-(2-cyanophenyl)-1'-phenyl-2,3'-bipyridinyl-6'(1H)-one; Talampanel (GYKI537773 and LY300164), (8R)-7-Acetyl-5-(4-aminophenyl)-8,9-dihydro-8-methyl-7H-1,3-dioxolo[4,5-h][2,3]benzodiazepine; NBQX - 2,3-Dioxo-6-nitro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[f]quinoxaline-7-sulfonamide; GYKI53784 (LY303070), 1-(4-aminophenyl)-4-methyl-7,8-methylenedioxy4,5-dihydro-3-methylcarbamoyl-2,3-benzodiazepine; GYKI52466, 1-(4-Aminophenyl)-4-methyl-7,8-methylenedioxy-5H-2,3-benzodiazepine hydrochloride; GYKI53655 (LY300168 hydrochloride), 5-(4-Aminophenyl)-N,8-dimethyl-8,9-dihydro-7H-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-h][2,3]benzodiazepine-7-carboxamide; LY377770 - (3S,4aR,6S,8aR)-6-(((1H-tetrazol-5-ylmethyl)oxy)methyl)- 1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-decahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid; selurampanel (BGG492), N-[7-Isopropyl-6-(2-methylpyrazol-3-yl)-2,4-dioxo-1H-quinazolin-3-yl]methanesulfonamide; GYKI53405 (LY 293606), (7-acetyl-5-(4-aminophenyl)-8-methyl-8,9-dihydro-7H-1,3-dioxolo[4,5-b][2,3]benzodiazepine); CNQX, 6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione; RPR 119990, 9-carboxymethyl-4-oxo-5H,10H-imidazo[1,2-a]indeno[1,2-e]pyrazin-2-phosphonic acid; FN1040, 29-fluoro (29-F) modified RNA aptamers; FN58, 29-fluoro (29-F) modified RNA aptamers; ACET, (S)-1-(2-Amino-2-carboxyethyl)-3-(2 -carboxy-5-phenylthiophene-3-yl-methyl)-5-methylpyrimidine-2,4-dione; ADE, adverse drug events; 1st AP, first action potential; MES, maximal electroshock seizures; PTZ, Pentylenetetrazol Induced Seizure; SN, substantia nigra.

In the PD model of mice lacking 6-hydroxy dopamine (6-OHDA), treated with neurotoxin 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), which causes the destruction of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons (Simola et al., 2007), it was shown that the L-DOPA treatment caused hyperactivity of AMPA receptors. This hyperactivity was possibly due to the alternative splicing of GluA2 or serine phosphorylation of GluA1, which are known to induce a broad range of changes in the AMPA receptor function (Kobylecki et al., 2010; Silverdale et al., 2010). These findings reinforce the role of Ca²⁺-permeable AMPA receptors in LID and emphasize their potential to serve as therapeutic targets in treating PD-related dyskinesia.

Despite extensive efforts in the development of AMPA receptor antagonists, they alone have not been shown effective in the animal models of PD. For instance, while the high-affinity AMPA receptor antagonist quinoxalinedione NBQX (Figure 3) was found to protect neurons from damage (Ossowska, 1994; Jayakar and Dikshit, 2004), low solubility at physiological pH combined with fast renal excretion caused its crystallization in the kidneys at therapeutic doses (Klockgether et al., 1991; Stauch Slusher et al., 1995; Catarzi et al., 2007). However, when NBQX was used in combination with the inhibitors of dopamine and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors, the dyskinesia symptoms improved. Indeed, the synergistic effects of buprenorphine hydrochloride (Hospira), 6-OHDA hydrobromide, and methyl ester L-DOPA hydrochloride confirmed the involvement of dopamine, GABA, and glutamate in the development of dyskinesia (Lindenbach et al., 2016), highlighting the complexity of this multisystem disorder. Similarly, the application of the channel blocker 1-naphthyl acetyl spermine trihydrochloride (NASPM), a synthetic analog of Joro spider toxin (Figure 3), which selectively blocks the Ca²⁺-permeable AMPA/kainate receptors, to the lateral habenula region had an antidepressant effect in mice with injured substantia nigra (Zhang et al., 2019b). This antidepressant effect was also accompanied with an increase in concentrations of dopamine and serotonin in the medial prefrontal cortex. It appears that future development of more potent and more soluble AMPA receptor blockers shows potential to create an effective treatment of PD. This is in stark contrast to AMPA receptor antagonists, which, at high therapeutic doses along with the positive effect on dyskinesia, also produce CNS depression with negative effects on neuronal plasticity.

FIGURE 3

Positive allosteric modulators (PAMs), including nootropic pyrrolidone compounds like aniracetam, oxiracetam, and piracetam, and benzothiazoles like cyclothiazide and diazoxide (Figure 3), which slow deactivation and reduce desensitization of both Ca²⁺-permeable and Ca²⁺-impermeable AMPA receptors, are known to have neuroprotective and neurotrophic effects, helping in disorders characterized by a decline in cognitive functions, such as PD (Partin, 2015). PD is defined as a movement disorder, but it is also characterized by a variety non-motor symptoms (NMS) in virtually all patients, including hyposmia, constipation, urinary dysfunction, orthostatic hypotension, memory loss, depression, pain, and sleep disturbances (Tolosa et al., 2021). Several AMPA receptor PAMs are known to improve neuronal plasticity. Biarylpropyl sulfonamide ligands, namely, LY404187 and LY503430, protected the substantia nigra from damage and strengthened synaptic transmission. LY503430 demonstrated a neuroprotective effect in mice with PD (Murray et al., 2003). Low concentrations of this compound selectively increased the glutamate-dependent flow of calcium ions into the cells via subunits GluA1, GluA3, or GluA4, containing AMPA receptors. The neurotrophic effect of LY503430 was in part due to the stimulation of neurotrophic factors BDNF and GAP-4316 production (Zhang et al., 2019a; O’Neill and Witkin, 2007; O’Neill et al., 2005; Murray et al., 2003). The disadvantage of PAMs is that only a small number of them can penetrate the blood–brain barrier.

Alternative pharmacological agents include phytocannabidiol (CBD), an active compound of the Cannabis sativa plant (marijuana), which showed neuroprotective effects in mouse models of several neurodegenerative diseases, including PD (Hampson et al., 1998; Hampson et al., 2000; Lastres-Becker et al., 2005; Garcia et al., 2011; Ruiz-Valdepenas et al., 2011; Pacher et al., 2020). The beneficial effects of CBD observed in the preclinical models of multiple sclerosis (Elliott et al., 2018), PD, and AD can be attributed to the attenuated oxidative/nitrative stress, excitotoxicity, and microglial activation. CBD also significantly reduced AMPA receptor-mediated excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) and the amplitude and frequency of miniature EPSCs (mEPSCs) in hippocampal neurons, likely affecting the progression of neurodegenerative disorders. Treatment with CBD did not improve motor function or general symptoms in the clinical studies of PD patients but showed improvement in their quality of life and sleep, likely due to a psychotic effect (Peres et al., 2018). Furthermore, CBD was shown to inhibit currents through recombinant GluA1 receptors with an IC₅₀ value of 22.5 µM and significantly accelerated the deactivation of AMPA receptors composed of GluA1 and GluA2 subunits (Patra et al., 2019). Interestingly, CBD slowed recovery from desensitization for Ca²⁺-permeable GluA1 but not Ca²⁺-impermeable GluA2 receptors. These effects of CBD on receptor kinetics were even more prominent when AMPA receptors were coexpressed with the auxiliary subunit TARP γ8, which is highly expressed in the hippocampus. It is known that hippocampal damage is a common feature among neurodegenerative dementias (Moodley and Chan, 2014). The inhibitory effect on AMPA receptors depended on the CBD interaction with the N-terminal domain (NTD) of GluA1/GluA2 and was completely eliminated by NTD deletion (Yu et al., 2020).

Another compound found in the C. sativa plant, Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has been shown to reduce NMDA, AMPA, and kainate receptor-mediated neurotoxicity (Hampson et al., 2000). An endogenous cannabinoid receptor agonist with similar pharmacological effects as THC is anandamide (AEA, the major psychoactive component of marijuana) that directly inhibits currents through homomeric GluA1 and GluA3 receptors at rather high concentrations, with IC₅₀ values of 161 and 143 μM, respectively, and heteromeric GluA1/3 and GluA2/3 receptors, with the similar IC₅₀ values of 148 and 241 μM, respectively (Akinshola et al., 1999a; Akinshola et al., 1999b). One limitation to using AEA is that it also activates TRPV1 channels, which are highly permeable to Ca²⁺ and can contribute to neuronal Ca²⁺ overload (Naziroglu, 2015). Another interesting example is the phytocannabinoid delta 9-tetrahydrocannabivarin (D9-THCV), which undergoes testing in preclinical models of PD (Garcia et al., 2011). There could also be clinical advantages in administering D9-THCV together with CBD as this might lead to symptomatic relief (due to D9-THCV blockade of CB1) and neuroprotection (due to the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of both CBD and D9-THCV). The main difficulty in assessing the drug efficiency is the different time scales of animal and clinical studies. In all animal studies, the effect of drug is monitored shortly after manipulations that induce PD-like symptoms, while in clinical practices, PD is diagnosed 10 years after neurodegeneration has started. Currently, CBD can be considered a preventive agent, without a definitive target, as it affects many enzymes and ion channels, including iGluRs (Peres et al., 2018).

Kainate receptors participate in the regulation of dopaminergic neuron firing frequency, and the expression of the GluK2 subunit is increased in parkinQ311X mouse (a PD model of human parkin-induced toxicity) (Maraschi et al., 2014). Accumulation of GluK2 in the plasma membrane of PD neurons has been shown to be due to slowed GluK2 turnover caused by the loss of parkin protein (ubiquitin E3 ligase that breaks down unnecessary proteins by tagging the damaged and excess proteins with a molecule called ubiquitin), which interacts with the C-terminal tail of GluK2 and is able to ubiquitinate it (Maraschi et al., 2014). Thus, the chronic administration of the kainate receptor antagonist, UBP310, prevented the loss of dopaminergic neurons and increased the survival of the total neuron population in the substantia nigra in the acute MPTP mouse model of PD (Stayte et al., 2020). UBP310 is a 4,000-fold more potent antagonist at kainate vs. AMPA receptors and is ineffective at NMDA and metabotropic glutamate receptors (Dolman et al., 2007; Regoni et al., 2020), making kainate receptors a perspective novel target for neuroprotective therapy.

Microglia and astrocytes were also shown to contribute to neuroinflammation, which can be beneficial short-term by promoting tissue repair and becomes detrimental when sustained (Kwon and Koh, 2020). Various anti-inflammatory treatments, such as using dexamethasone, ibuprofen, amantadine, minocycline, pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide, and vasoactive intestinal peptide, have been shown to prevent the dopaminergic neuron cell death in animal models. Astrocytes also protect motor neurons from excitotoxic damage via the release of an unidentified soluble factor(s) that induces motor neurons to upregulate the glutamate receptor subunit GluA2 (Rosenblum and Trotti, 2017). The incorporation of GluA2 subunits into glutamate receptors reduces their calcium permeability, providing protection from excitotoxicity by decreasing the influx of calcium into neurons.

In summary, the modulation of AMPA and kainate receptors (when thoroughly tuned to achieve specific goals) appears to be an effective strategy in both inhibiting the progression of PD and restoring CNS degeneration (O'Neill et al., 2004).

3 Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a chronic brain disorder characterized by the recurrence of unprovoked seizures caused by abnormal, highly synchronized firing of neurons within a restricted brain region, brain hemisphere, or generalized to the entire brain (Moshe et al., 2015). Seizures occur when clusters of neurons transmit irregular signals. During seizure, many neurons fire (signal) simultaneously at a faster than normal rate, as many as 500 times per second. This surge of excessive and synchronized electrical activity results in involuntary movements, spasms, sensations, emotions, and behaviors, and may cause a loss of consciousness. The word “epilepsy” comes from a Greek word meaning “to seize” or “to attack.” Ancient Greeks believed that the origin of epilepsy is the brain, and it is a divine contribution and a sign of ingenuity. There are several types of epilepsy, and the onset of seizures can be a result of different factors, including prior illnesses, brain injury, abnormal brain development, and, more specifically, autoimmune attack on glutamate receptors (Alexopoulos et al., 2011; Lancaster et al., 2011). However, in many cases, the causes of epilepsy are unknown. For many patients with epilepsy, seizures can be controlled by monotherapy at optimized dosages. Antiepileptic drugs restrain the neuronal activity through various mechanisms, including block of sodium channels or TRPV1, inhibition of excitatory neurotransmission (mainly glutamatergic), or facilitating inhibitory neurotransmission, specifically GABAergic or activated by gamma aminobutyric acid. Their clinical use, however, is limited by side effects. In addition, approximately one-third of patients with refractory epilepsies and other complicated cases, which do not respond to monotherapy, remain untreated (Asth et al., 2021). Therefore, alternative treatment strategies are urgently needed.

Microdialysis and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) studies showed increased levels of extracellular glutamate in patients with epilepsy (Sarlo and Holton, 2021). Kindling model, an experimental animal model for partial epilepsies, showed both a decrease in GABAergic inhibition and an increase in glutamatergic excitation. These processes are thought to be critically involved in cellular mechanisms underlying the initiation (epileptogenesis) and spread of epileptic seizures that lead to chronic epilepsy (Rogawski et al., 1995). GABA is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain, which works in balance with the major excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate in healthy individuals. In pharmacological experiments, agonists of iGluRs were shown to be involved in the initiation of seizures and their propagation (Loscher et al., 1999). For example, the infusion of AMPA, kainate, (RS)-2-amino-3-(3-hydroxy-5-tert-butylisoxazol-4-yl) propanoic acid (ATPA), or NMDA elicited involuntary muscle contractions (clonus) and passive partial muscle contractions (tonus) in rodents. Kainate, which acts as a non-desensitizing agonist of AMPA receptors, has been widely used in animal models to induce epilepsy (Kandratavicius et al., 2014). The marine toxin domoic acid, a kainic acid analog from algae or algae-eating fishes, when ingested caused intoxication in humans. Intoxicated patients experienced drug-resistant status epilepticus and developed temporal lobe epilepsy within one year. The consequences of domoic acid intoxication in humans are, therefore, very similar to the kainate-induced status epilepticus in rodents (Ramsdell and Gulland, 2014). These results suggested that the overactivation of AMPA receptors can elicit temporal lobe epilepsy, which is also consistent with a relatively dense expression of AMPA receptors in the hippocampus. There is preclinical and clinical evidence that AMPA receptor antagonists inhibit seizures (Rogawski, 2013; Barker-Haliski and White, 2015). One such AMPA receptor antagonists, perampanel, was approved for the treatment of different forms of epilepsy (Bialer et al., 2010; Hibi et al., 2012; Chen et al., 2014). Perampanel (Figure 3) is a negative allosteric modulator (NAM) that inhibits AMPA receptors with high selectivity by stabilizing their closed state and thereby preventing the opening of the ion channel (Yelshanskaya et al., 2016). It also blocks kainate receptors, but with lower affinity (Yelshanskaya et al., 2016; Taniguchi et al., 2022; Gangwar et al., 2023), and shows little selectivity when acting on different AMPA receptor subtypes (Hanada et al., 2014). In 2012, perampanel was approved as an adjunctive treatment of partial-onset seizures and, in 2015, as a treatment of the primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in patients 12 years and older (Greenwood and Valdes, 2016). Investigations on the use of perampanel for treatment of other types of seizure disorders are ongoing (Potschka and Trinka, 2019). The antiseizure efficacy of perampanel is dose-dependent, and at high doses, this drug can cause side effects like dizziness, somnolence, headache, fatigue, nausea, and vertigo (Greenwood and Valdes, 2016). The competitive antagonist BGG492 (selurampanel) was advanced into clinical trials by Novartis in 2015 for the treatment of epilepsy. It has also been studied as an acute treatment of migraine and is found to produce some pain relief but with a relatively high rate of side effects. The most common adverse effects are disorders of the nervous system (dizziness, mostly mild to moderate in severity) and gastrointestinal tract (Faught, 2014; Gomez-Mancilla et al., 2014). Similar to quinoxalinediones, BGG492 inhibits both AMPA and kainate receptors.

Dietary strategies can provide seizure control in patients who do not respond to antiseizure drugs (Sills et al., 1986; Martin-McGill et al., 2020; Leitner et al., 2023). There are several types of dietary therapies, all of which are high in fat, to some extent restricted in carbohydrates, and associated with ketosis. Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), which are highly abundant in ketogenic diet, including decanoic acid, have long been known to have an acute anticonvulsant effect in animal models (Chang et al., 2016). Interestingly, in the Indian medical system of Ayurveda, epilepsy was treated with ghee, which is about 50% composed of saturated fat (palmitic and oleic acids). Chang et al. (2016) demonstrated that direct inhibition of excitatory neurotransmission by decanoic acid at therapeutically relevant concentrations is a result of non-competitive antagonism of AMPA receptors that likely underlies the antiseizure effects. This inhibitory effect was hypothesized to occur via binding of decanoic acid to sites on the transmembrane M3 helix of the GluA2 AMPA receptor transmembrane domain, distinct from the binding sites of perampanel (Chang et al., 2016). The synergistic effects of perampanel and decanoic acid inhibition of AMPA receptors through different binding sites were demonstrated in an ex vivo model of seizure activity and by inhibiting seizure-induced activity in the human brain slices (Augustin et al., 2018), and may represent a prospective antiepileptic strategy. A novel family of fatty acids, branched derivatives of octanoic acid (OA) related to the MCT ketogenic diet, was also identified as a possible treatment of epilepsy (Chang et al., 2015). An OA derivative with the strongest antiepileptic effects, trans 4-butylcyclohexane carboxylic acid (4-BCCA), was shown to inhibit AMPA receptors with low affinity, acting via transmembrane domain binding sites, distinct from perampanel and ion channel blockers (Figure 3) (Yelshanskaya et al., 2022).

CBD, an active compound of marijuana, significantly prolonged the seizure latency and reduced the severity of thermally induced seizures in a mouse hyperthermia-induced seizure model (Patra et al., 2019), partly due to its effect on AMPA receptors (description in the PD section). CBD has been recently approved in the United States and the European Union as an add-on antiepileptic drug (epidiolex) for the treatment of patients affected by refractory epilepsy, such as Dravet and Lennox–Gastaut syndrome (Pagano et al., 2022), and caused resurgence of interest in pharmacology of cannabinoids in general and phytocannabinoids in particular.

Kainate receptors represent another key class of glutamate receptors that may play an important role in the pathophysiology of epilepsy. It has been shown that these receptors, especially GluK4, are upregulated in the astrocytes of the hippocampus and surrounding cortex during status epilepticus (SE), associated with seizures that last more than 5 min and occur with high frequency (Gibbons et al., 2013; Vargas et al., 2013). Although the functional role of kainate receptors in seizures remains to be determined, selective targeting of astrocytic processes that contribute to glutamate release represents a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of epilepsy (Gibbons et al., 2013). More recently, several studies suggested that the presynaptic kainate receptors work cooperatively with the cannabinoid receptors to control the release of glutamate (Marshall et al., 2018) and GABA (Daw et al., 2010; Lourenco et al., 2010; Lourenco et al., 2011; Wyeth et al., 2017).

There is evidence for the direct link between AMPA receptor mutations (GluA2 subtype) and epilepsy, although the corresponding studies are limited, with the majority of identified AMPA receptor mutations linked to cognitive impairment and autism (Salpietro et al., 2019). Genetic changes in the GluA2 subunit were mapped to different parts of the receptor, transmembrane, ligand-binding, and N-terminal domains, suggesting that they produce different effects on the AMPA receptor function, including changes in trafficking (e.g., by increasing the surface expression), rigidifying the receptor’s ligand-binding domains, or altering affinity to glutamate or natural regulators, thus influencing synaptic plasticity.

One notable event that follows seizures in humans and in mouse models of epilepsy is the dramatic increase in expression of the GluA1 flip isoforms. These isoforms not only confer greater glutamate sensitivity than the flop isoforms but, if present in excess, tend to form homomeric Ca²⁺-permeable AMPA receptors. Either of these features can enhance the excitatory synaptic currents. It has been reported that a splice-modulating oligonucleotide decreased the GluA1 expression and showed antiseizure effects, including reduced postseizure hyperexcitability in neonatal mice (Lykens et al., 2017). Such targeting of specific AMPA subunit isoforms may have a potential to alter the expression of AMPA receptor subtypes involved in the disease states. Likewise, various molecular approaches, including the use of small interfering peptides (Fosgerau and Hoffmann, 2015), have been used successfully to target protein–protein interactions and prevent the endocytosis of AMPA receptors involved in behavioral sensitization models of drug addiction. Small interfering peptides (GluR2-3Y) have also been developed to selectively prevent the endocytosis of AMPA receptors containing GluA2 subunits (Lin et al., 2016). An exciting future possibility is to further develop such approaches and to target specific auxiliary subunits that may be involved in the delivery of Ca²⁺-permeable AMPA receptors.

4 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease, which predominantly affects motor neurons that control voluntary muscle movement, including those located in the spinal cord, brain stem, and motor cortex. Different clinical symptoms of ALS depend on whether the upper or lower motor neurons are damaged (Grad et al., 2017). Neuron injury leads to muscle weakness, progressive paralysis, respiratory failure, and death within 3–5 years after the disease onset (Kawahara and Kwak, 2005). To date, the exact mechanisms of ALS pathogenesis remain unknown. Early biochemical studies revealed increased glutamate levels in the ALS patient’s cerebrospinal fluid (Rothstein et al., 1990; Shaw et al., 1995). The dysfunction of RNA and protein homeostasis, which results in glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity, alongside protein aggregation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and oxidative stress, is also responsible for the ALS-specific neurodegeneration (van den Bos et al., 2019; Zhang and Abdullah, 2013; Taylor et al., 2016). About 10% of ALS cases are inherited within families, almost always as dominant traits and frequently with high penetrance.

The first ALS-associated gene, coding for the cytosolic superoxide dismutase (SOD1), was reported in 1993, with more related genes discovered since (Rosen et al., 1993). SOD1 encodes the ubiquitously expressed cytoplasmic superoxide dismutase, which represents a major cell antioxidant. When misfolded due to mutations, SOD1 leads to the toxic accumulation of aggregated protein, which is a possible toxic contributor to ALS (Taylor et al., 2016). Large protein aggregates in neuronal cells are a hallmark in many neurodegenerative diseases, including PD and AD. However, recent studies showed that the disease-causing mutants of SOD1 are not sufficient to drive the disease acting in motor neurons only and have to act in their glial partners, oligodendrocytes, and astrocytes as well (Yamanaka et al., 2008; Wang et al., 2011). The latter cells represent the final layer of the blood–brain barrier, which supplies nutrients to neurons, buffering ions, and recycling the neurotransmitter glutamate. Astrocytes limit neuronal firing by the rapid recovery of synaptic glutamate and release of factors upregulating GluA2 subunit expression. It was shown that astrocytes from familiar and sporadic ALS patients are toxic to cocultured healthy motor neurons (Haidet-Phillips et al., 2011; Re et al., 2014). Motor neurons seem to exhibit a particular sensitivity to excitotoxicity: they are large in size (long axons) and have high energy requirements, relatively low Ca²⁺-buffering capacity, and contain molecular chaperones with mitochondrial activity and neurofilament content involved in excitotoxic sensitivity (Menon et al., 2014).

Riluzole, the only drug to prolong, although modestly, the survival of ALS patients, is a potent neuroprotective agent with multimodal effects on neuronal activity. One of the mechanisms of riluzole action, acceleration of glutamate clearance and prevention of excessive excitatory neurotransmitter release from presynaptic terminals, causes an effective reduction in the rate of disease progression. Riluzole was also shown to interact with voltage-dependent sodium channels, highlighting its non-specific action on ligand-gated ion channels (Menon et al., 2014; Dharmadasa and Kiernan, 2018; Fang et al., 2018; Lazarevic et al., 2018; Tarantino et al., 2022).

With a higher sensitivity to excitotoxicity, spinal motor neurons exhibit lower levels of GluA2 subunit expression and consequently higher levels of Ca²⁺-permeable AMPA receptors than most neuronal subgroups (Kawahara and Kwak, 2005). It was suggested that one possible mechanism of ALS progression is an increased number of Ca²⁺-permeable AMPA receptors due to an abnormal increase in GluA1 and decrease in GluA2 subunit expressions (Kawahara and Kwak, 2005). In cases of sporadic ALS, there are reduced levels of adenosine deaminase acting on RNA type 2 enzyme (ADAR2) expression, which disrupts the efficient Q/R editing of GluA2 pre-mRNA, also causing increased Ca²⁺ permeability. The downregulation of ADAR2 is believed to be caused by the transactive response DNA-binding protein TDP-43, a transcriptional regulator, and transport protein that plays an important role in alternative splicing. The behavior of this protein is the most reliable hallmark of the motor neuron pathology during ALS, characterized by abnormally insoluble, mislocalized, hyperphosphorylated, or fragmented TDP-43 (Neumann et al., 2006; Kwong et al., 2008; Chen-Plotkin et al., 2010). Notably, the pathological forms of TDP-43 downregulate ADAR2, leading to a failure in Q/R editing of GluA2 pre-mRNA (Yamashita and Kwak, 2019; Guo and Ma, 2021). The unedited GluA2 AMPA receptor subunit is, therefore, the potential target for the ALS drug development. TDP-43 is the critical component of macromolecular complexes that generate small non-coding RNAs (microRNAs) that function in RNA silencing. The loss of TDP-43 results in the reduced expression of microRNAs in model systems.

In addition, mutant cultural astrocytes induce changes in GluA1 and GluA2 AMPA receptor subunit expression on the surface of motor neurons via the secretion of the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in the astrocyte condition medium, thus leading to their increased vulnerability to excitotoxic damage (Kia et al., 2018). Previous research demonstrated that the application of exogenous TNF-α to neurons instigated a rapid insertion of AMPA receptors into the plasma membrane, in some cases specifically GluA2-lacking Ca²⁺-permeable AMPA receptors, thus potentiating glutamate-dependent excitotoxic damage (Yin et al., 2012). These findings suggest that targeting the TNF-α-induced AMPA receptor expression might be a novel direction for the design of neuroprotective drugs (Zhao et al., 2010).

Antiepileptic drugs, such as perampanel, improve the ALS phenotype but also cause sedation (Akamatsu et al., 2016). Another AMPA receptor antagonist, talampanel, which was initially found to be beneficial for the ALS patients in phase II clinical trials, failed in phase III clinical trials due to low efficacy. Talampanel has a much shorter half-life in humans (approximately 3–4 h) than perampanel (approximately 105 h) (Pascuzzi et al., 2010). Based on the experiments in mice, two novel chemically modified RNA aptamers, which are easily-soluble in water, showing high potency and selectivity AMPA antagonists, have been recently introduced as a new treatment of ALS, an alternative to traditional, small-molecule compounds (Akamatsu et al., 2022). Since RNA aptamers do not cross the blood–brain barrier, researchers hypothesized that in vivo, the dose of these aptamers can be administered as low as possible to achieve the therapeutic efficacy with minimal or no adverse effects by direct injection into the spinal cord (Akamatsu et al., 2022). Another AMPA/kainate receptor antagonist, NBQX, was evaluated in the mouse model of ALS and found to prevent the kainate-induced motor neuron death and to prolong the animal survival (Van Damme et al., 2003). Clinical trials of other small molecules as potential drugs are ongoing. They include compounds acting on TRP channels, K⁺ channels, Cl⁻ channels, acetylcholine receptors, Na⁺ channels, and metabotropic glutamate receptors (Tarantino et al., 2022).

5 Conclusion

Non-NMDA iGluRs, AMPA and kainate receptors, play an important role in the pathogenic mechanisms of epilepsy and neurodegenerative diseases like PD, AD, and ALS. Modulation of their activity, subunit expression, and trafficking using selective antagonists appears to be an effective strategy in alleviating the disease symptoms. However, many of these drugs have negative side effects and/or solubility/bioavailability problems. A reasonable approach to new types of therapeutic interventions targeting the expression and trafficking of non-NMDA receptors, as well as novel types of antagonists (e.g., RNA aptamers) and small molecules that selectively bind and regulate Ca²⁺-permeable AMPA and kainate receptors, will likely uncover alternative strategies to relieve the burden of both acute and chronic neurodegeneration and ultimately lead to neuroprotection.

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