Opposing effects of different steroid sulfates on GABAA receptor-mediated chloride uptake

被引:15
作者
El-Etr, M [1 ]
Akwa, Y [1 ]
Robel, P [1 ]
Baulieu, EE [1 ]
机构
[1] INSERM U33, Lab Hormones, F-94276 Le Kremlin Bicetre, France
关键词
GABA(A) receptor; sulfated steroids; 3 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha-pregnan-20-one sulfate; pregnenolone sulfate; chloride ionophore; neurosteroid;
D O I
10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00145-0
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Steroids with the 3 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha- or 5 beta-reduced configurations of the A ring interact with the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) type A receptor chloride channel complex and potentiate the stimulation of Cl- uptake by GABA agonists. Conversely, the sulfate esters of 3 beta-hydroxy-5-ene neurosteroids pregnenolone and dehydroepiandrosterone behave as inhibitory modulators. In the present work, steroid sulfates were tested for their ability to modulate muscimol-induced chloride ion uptake into cortical synaptoneurosomes. 3 alpha-Hydroxy-5 alpha-pregnan-20-one sulfate and several other 3 alpha-hydroxy-steroid sulfates potentiated, whereas 3 beta-hydroxy-steroid sulfates inhibited muscimol effect. It is concluded that GABA-agonistic or antagonistic properties of steroid sulfates depend on the alpha or beta orientation of the sulfate moiety linked to the A ring. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:334 / 338
页数:5
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