Nonhalogenated alkanes cyclopropane and butane affect neurotransmitter gated ion channel and G-protein-coupled receptors -: Differential actions on GABAA and glycine receptors

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Hara, K
Eger, EI
Laster, MJ
Harris, RA
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[1] Univ Texas, Waggoner Ctr Alcohol & Addict Res, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[2] Univ Texas, Inst Cellular & Mol Biol, Austin, TX 78712 USA
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10.1097/00000542-200212000-00025
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R614 [麻醉学];
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Background: Anesthetic mechanisms of nonhalogenated alkanes cyclopropane and butane are not understood. This study was designed to look at which neurotransmitter receptors are possible targets for these anesthetics. Methods: Effects of cyclopropane and butane on eight recombinant receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes were examined electrophysiologically. To address molecular mechanisms of interaction with glycine and gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABA(A)) receptors, cyclopropane was further tested on alpha(1)(S267C) glycine receptor and alpha(2)(S270X)beta(1), GABA(A) receptors that were mutated to amino acids with larger side chains. Results: Cyclopropane (1, 2, and 5 minimum alveolar concentration [MAC]) potentiated glycine responses by 39, 62, and 161%, respectively, and butane (1 MAC) potentiated by 64% with an increase in apparent affinity for glycine, but yielded barely detectable potentiation of GABA(A) receptors. The efficacy of cyclopropane for glycine receptors was less than isoflurane and halothane. The potentiation by cyclopropane was eliminated for the alpha(1)(S267C) glycine receptor. Mutant GABA(A) receptors in which the corresponding amino acid was substituted with larger amino acids did not produce significant potentiation. Cyclopropane and butane inhibited nicotinic acetylcholine and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors, potentiated G-protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium channels, and did not change 5-hydroxytryptamine(3A) or muscarinic, receptor function. Only cyclopropane markedly inhibited alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid receptors. Conclusions: Glycine, nicotinic acetylcholine, and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors are sensitive to nonhalogenated alkanes, and the authors propose that glycine and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors are good candidates for anesthetic immobility. The authors also suggest that the distinct effects on glycine and GABA(A) receptors are not due to the small volumes of these anesthetics.
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