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DNQX | CAS No. 2379-57-9 | AMPA Receptor Antagonists
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Description: Selective non-NMDA iGluR antagonist

Chemical Name: 6,7-Dinitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione

Purity: ≥98%

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Biological Activity

DNQX is a selective non-NMDA receptor antagonist.

Water-soluble Salt also available.

Technical Data

M.Wt:
252.14
Formula:
C8H4N4O6
Solubility:
Soluble to 100 mM in DMSO
Purity:
≥98%
Storage:
Store at RT
CAS No:
2379-57-9

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    PLoS ONE, 2013;8(12):e83609.
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    Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2012;109(14):5423-8.
  6. Social deprivation enhances VTA synaptic plasticity and drug-induced contextual learning.

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Citations for DNQX

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110 Citations: Showing 1 - 10

  1. Molecular components and functions of the endocannabinoid system in mouse prefrontal cortex.
    Authors: Lafourcade Et al.
    PLoS One  ;2:e709
  2. A Single-Cell Model for Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity in Human iPSC-Derived Neurons.
    Authors: Meijer Et al.
    Cell Rep  2019;27:2199
  3. Somatostatin Interneurons Promote Neuronal Synchrony in the Neonatal Hippocampus.
    Authors: Flossmann Et al.
    Cell Rep  2019;26:3173
  4. Design and validation of a foldable and photovoltaic wide-field epiretinal prosthesis.
    Authors: Ferlauto Et al.
    Nat Commun  2018;9:992
  5. Activity-Dependent Downscaling of Subthreshold Synaptic Inputs during Slow-Wave-Sleep-like Activity In Vivo.
    Authors: González-Rueda Et al.
    Neuron  2018;97:1244
  6. DA Cells Differentially Regulate Striatal Cholinergic Transmission across Regions through Corelease of DA and Glutamate.
    Authors: Cai and Ford
    Cell Rep  2018;25:3148
  7. Synaptic phospholipids as a new target for cortical hyperexcitability and E/I balance in psychiatric disorders.
    Authors: Thalman Et al.
    Mol Psychiatry  2018;23(8):1699
  8. HIPP neurons in the dentate gyrus mediate the cholinergic modulation of background context memory salience.
    Authors: Ahsan Raza
    Nat Commun  2017;8(1):189
  9. Loss of MeCP2 in cholinergic neurons causes part of RTT-like phenotypes via α7 receptor in hippocampus.
    Authors: Zhang Et al.
    Cell Res  2016;26:728
  10. Fixed single-cell transcriptomic characterization of human radial glial diversity.
    Authors: Thomsen Et al.
    Nat Methods  2016;13:87
  11. Reduced Hyperpolarization-Activated Current Contributes to Enhanced Intrinsic Excitability in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons from PrP(-/-) Mice.
    Authors: Fan Et al.
    Front Cell Neurosci  2016;10:74
  12. GABAA receptor activity shapes the formation of inhibitory synapses between developing medium spiny neurons.
    Authors: Arama Et al.
    Front Cell Neurosci  2015;9:290
  13. High salt intake increases blood pressure via BDNF-mediated downregulation of KCC2 and impaired baroreflex inhibition of vasopressin neurons.
    Authors: Choe Et al.
    Neuron  2015;85:549
  14. IL-1 interacts with ethanol effects on GABAergic transmission in the mouse central amygdala.
    Authors: Bajo Et al.
    Front Pharmacol  2015;6:49
  15. Neuron-glia signaling in developing retina mediated by neurotransmitter spillover.
    Authors: Rosa Et al.
    Elife  2015;4
  16. An Asymmetric Increase in Inhibitory Synapse Number Underlies the Development of a Direction Selective Circuit in the Retina.
    Authors: Morrie and Feller
    J Neurosci  2015;35:9281
  17. PAR1-activated astrocytes in the nucleus of the solitary tract stimulate adjacent neurons via NMDA receptors.
    Authors: Vance Et al.
    J Neurosci  2015;35:776
  18. Abnormal excitability and episodic low-frequency oscillations in the cerebral cortex of the tottering mouse.
    Authors: Cramer Et al.
    J Neurosci  2015;35:5664
  19. Osmoregulation requires brain expression of the renal Na-K-2Cl cotransporter NKCC2.
    Authors: Konopacka Et al.
    J Neurosci  2015;35:5144
  20. Morphological and physiological evidence of a synaptic connection between the lateral parabrachial nucleus and neurons in the A7 catecholamine cell group in rats.
    Authors: Liu Et al.
    J Biomed Sci  2015;22:79
  21. Deletion of aquaporin-4 increases extracellular K(+) concentration during synaptic stimulation in mouse hippocampus.
    Authors: Haj-Yasein Et al.
    Brain Struct Funct  2015;220:2469
  22. Early depolarizing GABA controls critical-period plasticity in the rat visual cortex.
    Authors: Deidda Et al.
    Nat Neurosci  2015;18:87
  23. The rat retina has five types of ganglion-cell photoreceptors.
    Authors: Reifler Et al.
    Exp Eye Res  2015;130:17
  24. Intrinsic excitability varies by sex in prepubertal striatal medium spiny neurons.
    Authors: Dorris Et al.
    J Neurophysiol  2015;113:720
  25. Activity-dependent differences in function between proximal and distal Schaffer collaterals.
    Authors: Owen and Grover
    J Neurophysiol  2015;113:3646
  26. Advantages and limitations of the use of optogenetic approach in studying fast-scale spike encoding.
    Authors: Malyshev Et al.
    PLoS One  2015;10:e0122286
  27. Kinetic evaluation of photosensitivity in bi-stable variants of chimeric channelrhodopsins.
    Authors: Hososhima Et al.
    PLoS One  2015;10:e0119558
  28. Type I intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells of early post-natal development correspond to the M4 subtype.
    Authors: Sexton Et al.
    Neural Dev  2015;10:17
  29. Neonatal NMDA receptor blockade disrupts spike timing and glutamatergic synapses in fast spiking interneurons in a NMDA receptor hypofunction model of schizophrenia.
    Authors: Jones Et al.
    PLoS One  2014;9:e109303
  30. Inhibitory projections from the ventral nucleus of the trapezoid body to the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body in the mouse.
    Authors: Albrecht Et al.
    Front Neural Circuits  2014;8:83
  31. Electrophysiological characterization of granule cells in the dentate gyrus immediately after birth.
    Authors: Pedroni Et al.
    Front Cell Neurosci  2014;8:44
  32. Laser-scanning astrocyte mapping reveals increased glutamate-responsive domain size and disrupted maturation of glutamate uptake following neonatal cortical freeze-lesion.
    Authors: Armbruster Et al.
    Front Cell Neurosci  2014;8:277
  33. Synapse elimination and learning rules co-regulated by MHC class I H2-Db.
    Authors: Lee Et al.
    Nature  2014;509:195
  34. Fast and efficient neural conversion of human hematopoietic cells.
    Authors: Castaño Et al.
    Stem Cell Reports  2014;3:1118
  35. Nociceptin/orphanin FQ decreases glutamate transmission and blocks ethanol-induced effects in the central amygdala of naive and ethanol-dependent rats.
    Authors: Kallupi Et al.
    Neuropsychopharmacology  2014;39:1081
  36. Mutant β-III spectrin causes mGluR1α mislocalization and functional deficits in a mouse model of spinocerebellar ataxia type 5.
    Authors: Armbrust Et al.
    J Neurosci  2014;34:9891
  37. Phasic, nonsynaptic GABA-A receptor-mediated inhibition entrains thalamocortical oscillations.
    Authors: Rovó Et al.
    J Neurosci  2014;34:7137
  38. Vort. disinhibits pyramidal cell function and enhances synaptic plasticity in the rat hippocampus.
    Authors: Dale Et al.
    J Psychopharmacol  2014;28:891
  39. Munc18-1 redistributes in nerve terminals in an activity- and PKC-dependent manner.
    Authors: Cijsouw Et al.
    J Cell Biol  2014;204:759
  40. Cav1.3 channels control D2-autoreceptor responses via NCS-1 in substantia nigra DA neurons.
    Authors: Dragicevic Et al.
    Brain  2014;137:2287
  41. An auditory colliculothalamocortical brain slice preparation in mouse.
    Authors: Llano Et al.
    J Neurophysiol  2014;111:197
  42. BDNF-endocannabinoid interactions at neocortical inhibitory synapses require phospholipase C signaling.
    Authors: Zhao
    J Neurophysiol  2014;111:1008
  43. Characterization of corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus of Crh-IRES-Cre mutant mice.
    Authors: Cusulin Et al.
    PLoS One  2013;8:e64943
  44. Low voltage activation of KCa1.1 current by Cav3-KCa1.1 complexes.
    Authors: Rehak Et al.
    PLoS One  2013;8:e61844
  45. A conformational intermediate in glutamate receptor activation.
    Authors: Lau Et al.
    Neuron  2013;79:492
  46. Social stress alters inhibitory synaptic input to distinct subpopulations of raphe serotonin neurons.
    Authors: Crawford Et al.
    ACS Chem Neurosci  2013;4:200
  47. Ghrelin increases GABAergic transmission and interacts with ethanol actions in the rat central nucleus of the amygdala.
    Authors: Cruz Et al.
    Neuropsychopharmacology  2013;38:364
  48. GABA(A) receptors can initiate the formation of functional inhibitory GABAergic synapses.
    Authors: Fuchs Et al.
    Eur J Neurosci  2013;38:3146
  49. Disrupted Cl(-) homeostasis contributes to reductions in the inhibitory efficacy of D.pam during hyperexcited states.
    Authors: Deeb Et al.
    Eur J Neurosci  2013;38:2453
  50. PrPC controls via protein kinase A the direction of synaptic plasticity in the immature hippocampus.
    Authors: Caiati Et al.
    J Neurosci  2013;33:2973
  51. TRPM2 channels are required for NMDA-induced burst firing and contribute to H(2)O(2)-dependent modulation in substantia nigra pars reticulata GABAergic neurons.
    Authors: Lee Et al.
    J Neurosci  2013;33:1157
  52. Calcium responses to synaptically activated bursts of action potentials and their synapse-independent replay in cultured networks of hippocampal neurons.
    Authors: Bengtson Et al.
    Biochim Biophys Acta  2013;1833:1672
  53. Contribution of near-threshold currents to intrinsic oscillatory activity in rat medial entorhinal cortex layer II stellate cells.
    Authors: Boehlen Et al.
    J Neurophysiol  2013;109:445
  54. A modulatory effect of the feedback from higher visual areas to V1 in the mouse.
    Authors: Pasquale and Sherman
    J Neurophysiol  2013;109:2618
  55. Epileptiform activity in the CA1 region of the hippocampus becomes refractory to attenuation by cannabinoids in part because of endogenous γ-aminobutyric acid type B receptor activity.
    Authors: Messer and Levine
    J Neurosci Res  2012;90:1454
  56. Development of the corticothalamic projections.
    Authors: Grant Et al.
    Front Neurosci  2012;6:53
  57. DArgic modulation of ganglion-cell photoreceptors in rat.
    Authors: Hook Et al.
    Eur J Neurosci  2012;35:507
  58. GABA is excitatory in adult vasopressinergic neuroendocrine cells.
    Authors: Haam Et al.
    J Neurosci  2012;32:572
  59. Ventral tegmental area glutamate neurons: electrophysiological properties and projections.
    Authors: Hnasko Et al.
    J Neurosci  2012;32:15076
  60. Activity-dependent phosphorylation of GABAA receptors regulates receptor insertion and tonic current.
    Authors: Saliba Et al.
    EMBO J  2012;31:2937
  61. Munc13 controls the location and efficiency of dense-core vesicle release in neurons.
    Authors: Bospoort Et al.
    J Cell Biol  2012;199:883
  62. Receptor subtype-dependent galanin actions on gamma-aminobutyric acidergic neurotransmission and ethanol responses in the central amygdala.
    Authors: Bajo Et al.
    Addict Biol  2012;17:694
  63. Intermediate conductance calcium-activated potassium channels modulate summation of parallel fiber input in cerebellar Purkinje cells.
    Authors: Engbers Et al.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A  2012;109:2601
  64. Endocannabinoids gate state-dependent plasticity of synaptic inhibition in feeding circuits.
    Authors: Crosby Et al.
    Neuron  2011;71:529
  65. Determinants of functional coupling between astrocytes and respiratory neurons in the pre-Bötzinger complex.
    Authors: Schnell Et al.
    PLoS One  2011;6:e26309
  66. CCK stimulation of GLP-1 neurons involves α1-adrenoceptor-mediated increase in glutamatergic synaptic inputs.
    Authors: Hisadome Et al.
    Diabetes  2011;60:2701
  67. GABAergic signalling in a neurogenic niche of the turtle spinal cord.
    Authors: Reali Et al.
    J Physiol  2011;589:5633
  68. Structure and function of bistratified intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in the mouse.
    Authors: Schmidt and Kofuji
    J Comp Neurol  2011;519:1492
  69. Compartmentalization of the GABAB receptor signaling complex is required for presynaptic inhibition at hippocampal synapses.
    Authors: Laviv Et al.
    J Neurosci  2011;31:12523
  70. Prolonged postinhibitory rebound firing in the cerebellar nuclei mediated by group I metabotropic glutamate receptor potentiation of L-type calcium currents.
    Authors: Zheng and Raman
    J Neurosci  2011;31:10283
  71. Neto1 is an auxiliary subunit of native synaptic kainate receptors.
    Authors: Tang Et al.
    J Neurosci  2011;31:10009
  72. Regulation of synaptic stability by AMPA receptor reverse signaling.
    Authors: Ripley Et al.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A  2011;108:367
  73. Inhibitory-excitatory synaptic balance is shifted toward increased excitation in magnocellular neurosecretory cells of heart failure rats.
    Authors: Potapenko Et al.
    J Neurophysiol  2011;106:1545
  74. Defective GABAergic neurotransmission and pharmacological rescue of neuronal hyperexcitability in the amygdala in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome.
    Authors: Olmos-Serrano Et al.
    J Neurosci  2010;30:9929
  75. Ubiquitination acutely regulates presynaptic neurotransmitter release in mammalian neurons.
    Authors: Rinetti and Schweizer
    J Neurosci  2010;30:3157
  76. Calcium binding to PICK1 is essential for the intracellular retention of AMPA receptors underlying long-term depression.
    Authors: Citri Et al.
    J Neurosci  2010;30:16437
  77. Control of CA3 output by feedforward inhibition despite developmental changes in the excitation-inhibition balance.
    Authors: Torborg Et al.
    J Neurosci  2010;30:15628
  78. A p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase-dependent mechanism of disinhibition in spinal synaptic transmission induced by tumor necrosis factor-alpha.
    Authors: Zhang Et al.
    J Neurosci  2010;30:12844
  79. Repeated stress impairs endocannabinoid signaling in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus.
    Authors: Wamsteeker Et al.
    J Neurosci  2010;30:11188
  80. Light-evoked NMDA receptor-mediated currents are reduced by blocking D-serine synthesis in the salamander retina.
    Authors: Stevens Et al.
    Neuroreport  2010;21:239
  81. Non-cell-autonomous factor induces the transition from excitatory to inhibitory GABA signaling in retina independent of activity.
    Authors: Barkis Et al.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A  2010;107:22302
  82. Glutamate-induced NFκB activation in the retina.
    Authors: Fan and Cooper
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci  2009;50:917
  83. N-MthD.-aspartate receptor- and metabotropic glutamate receptor-dependent long-term depression are differentially regulated by the ubiquitin-proteasome system.
    Authors: Citri Et al.
    Eur J Neurosci  2009;30:1443
  84. Functional and morphological differences among intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells.
    Authors: Schmidt and Kofuji
    J Neurosci  2009;29:476
  85. Cytoskeletal changes underlie estrogen's acute effects on synaptic transmission and plasticity.
    Authors: Kramár Et al.
    J Neurosci  2009;29:12982
  86. Rapid and sensitive mapping of long-range connections in vitro using flavoprotein autofluorescence imaging combined with laser photostimulation.
    Authors: Llano Et al.
    J Neurophysiol  2009;101:3325
  87. Neuropeptide S-mediated control of fear expression and extinction: role of intercalated GABAergic neurons in the amygdala.
    Authors: Jüngling Et al.
    Neuron  2008;59:298
  88. Low expression of Kv7/M channels facilitates intrinsic and network bursting in the developing rat hippocampus.
    Authors: Safiulina Et al.
    J Physiol  2008;586:5437
  89. Deficits in phosphorylation of GABA(A) receptors by intimately associated protein kinase C activity underlie compromised synaptic inhibition during status epilepticus.
    Authors: Terunuma Et al.
    J Neurosci  2008;28:376
  90. Blockade of cochlear NMDA receptors prevents long-term tinnitus during a brief consolidation window after acoustic trauma.
    Authors: Guitton and Dudai
    Neural Plast  2008;2007:80904
  91. A quantitative assessment of glutamate uptake into hippocampal synaptic terminals and astrocytes: new insights into a neuronal role for excitatory amino acid transporter 2 (EAAT2).
    Authors: Furness Et al.
    Neuroscience  2008;157:80
  92. Endocytosis and recycling of AMPA receptors lacking GluR2/3.
    Authors: Biou Et al.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A  2008;105:1038
  93. Tonically active inhibition selectively controls feedforward circuits in mouse barrel cortex.
    Authors: Krook-Magnuson Et al.
    J Neurophysiol  2008;100:932
  94. Ionic factors governing rebound burst phenotype in rat deep cerebellar neurons.
    Authors: Molineux Et al.
    J Neurophysiol  2008;100:2684
  95. Changes in synaptic morphology accompany actin signaling during LTP.
    Authors: Chen Et al.
    J Neurosci  2007;27:5363
  96. NMDA receptor activation potentiates inhibitory transmission through GABA receptor-associated protein-dependent exocytosis of GABA(A) receptors.
    Authors: Marsden Et al.
    J Neurosci  2007;27:14326
  97. Glutamate receptor expression and chronic glutamate toxicity in rat motor cortex.
    Authors: Young Et al.
    Neurobiol Dis  2007;26:78
  98. Amyloid precursor protein overexpression depresses excitatory transmission through both presynaptic and postsynaptic mechanisms.
    Authors: Ting Et al.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A  2007;104:353
  99. Tumor necrosis factor α stimulates NMDA receptor activity in mouse cortical neurons resulting in ERK-dependent death.
    Authors: Jara Et al.
    J Neurochem  2007;100:1407
  100. Regulation of thalamocortical patterning and synaptic maturation by NeuroD2.
    Authors: Ince-Dunn Et al.
    Neuron  2006;49:683
  101. Altered balance of glutamatergic/GABAergic synaptic input and associated changes in dendrite morphology after BDNF expression in BDNF-deficient hippocampal neurons.
    Authors: Singh Et al.
    J Neurosci  2006;26:7189
  102. Insufficient sleep reversibly alters bidirectional synaptic plasticity and NMDA receptor function.
    Authors: Kopp Et al.
    J Neurosci  2006;26:12456
  103. Synaptic inputs to retinal ganglion cells that set the circadian clock.
    Authors: Perez-Leon Et al.
    Eur J Neurosci  2006;24:1117
  104. D-serine is the dominant endogenous coagonist for NMDA receptor neurotoxicity in organotypic hippocampal slices.
    Authors: Shleper Et al.
    J Neurosci  2005;25:9413
  105. The wake-promoting peptide orexin-B inhibits glutamatergic transmission to dorsal raphe nucleus serotonin neurons through retrograde endocannabinoid signaling.
    Authors: Haj-Dahmane
    J Neurosci  2005;25:896
  106. Signaling microdomains regulate inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-mediated intracellular calcium transients in cultured neurons.
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    J Neurosci  2005;25:2853
  107. Protective effect of ifenprodil against spreading depression in the mouse entorhinal cortex.
    Authors: Faria
    J Neurophysiol  2004;92:2610
  108. Bidirectional synaptic plasticity in the cerebellum-like mammalian dorsal cochlear nucleus.
    Authors: Fujino and Oertel
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A  2003;100:265
  109. Synaptically released glutamate reduces gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic inhibition in the hippocampus via kainate receptors.
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  110. Desensitization of AMPA receptors and AMPA-NMDA receptor interaction: an in vivo cyclic GMP microdialysis study in rat cerebellum.
    Authors: Fedele and Raiteri
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