This article represents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2000 ISBRA Me
eting in Yokohama, Japan. The chairs were Toshio Narahashi and Kinya Kuriya
ma. The presentations were (1) Modulation of neuroreceptors and ion channel
s by alcohol, by T. Narahashi; (2) Inhibition by ethanol of NMDA and AMPA r
eceptor-channels, by P. Illes, K. Wirkner, W. Fischer, K. Muhlberg, P. Sche
ibler, and C. Allgaier; (3) Effects of ethanol on metabotropic glutamate re
ceptors, by K. Minami; (4) Acute alcohol actions on the 5-HT3 ligand-gated
ion channel, by D. Lovinger; (5) Inhibition of NMDA receptors by MK801 atte
nuates ethanol-induced taurine release from the hippocampus, by F. Lalleman
d, R.J. Ward, and P. DeWitte; and (6) Effect of ethanol on voltage-operated
Ca2+ channels in hepatic stellate cells, by T. Itatsu, Y. Takei, II. Oide,
M. Hirose, X. E. Wang, S. Watanabe, M. Tateyama, R. Ochi, and N. Sato.