MUSCARINE INCREASES A VOLTAGE-INDEPENDENT POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE THROUGH AN M(4) RECEPTOR IN RAT DORSOLATERAL SEPTAL NUCLEUS NEURONS

被引:5
作者
HASUO, H [1 ]
AKASU, T [1 ]
GALLAGHER, JP [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,MED BRANCH,DEPT PHARMACOL & TOXICOL,GALVESTON,TX 77555
关键词
SEPTUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; G-PROTEIN;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(95)11483-D
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The direct effect of muscarine on neurons of the rat dorsolateral septal nucleus (DLSN) was examined by using conventional microelectrode and voltage-clamp techniques. Muscarine (1-50 mu M) caused a hyperpolarization accompanied by an increase of a voltage-independent potassium conductance. Pirenzepine competitively antagonized the muscarine-induced hyperpolarization with an apparent dissociation constant (K-d) Value of 54 nM. Furthermore, intracellular loading with GTP gamma S, a non-hydrolyzable GTP analog, blocked irreversibly the muscarine-induced hyperpolarization. In addition, pretreatment of neurons with pertussis toxin (PTX) prevented the hyperpolarization produced by muscarine. These results suggest that muscarine hyperpolarizes DLSN neurons via a voltage-independent potassium conductance by acting at M(4) subtype receptors which are coupled to a PTX-sensitive G-protein in DLSN neurons.
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页码:163 / 166
页数:4
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