Nitric Oxide Acts as a Volume Transmitter to Modulate Electrical Properties of Spontaneously Firing Neurons via Apamin-Sensitive Potassium Channels

被引:22
作者
Artinian, Liana [1 ]
Tornieri, Karine [1 ]
Zhong, Lei [1 ]
Baro, Deborah [1 ]
Rehder, Vincent [1 ]
机构
[1] Georgia State Univ, Dept Biol, Atlanta, GA 30302 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
GROWTH CONE FILOPODIA; LYMNAEA-STAGNALIS; SMALL-CONDUCTANCE; IONIC CURRENTS; DENDRITIC EXCITABILITY; SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY; NERVOUS-SYSTEM; BRAIN; ACTIVATION; MOTILITY;
D O I
10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4511-09.2010
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Nitric oxide (NO) is a radical and a gas, properties that allow NO to diffuse through membranes and potentially enable it to function as a "volume messenger." This study had two goals: first, to investigate the mechanisms by which NO functions as a modulator of neuronal excitability, and second, to compare NO effects produced by NO release from chemical NO donors with those elicited by physiological NO release from single neurons. We demonstrate that NO depolarizes the membrane potential of B5 neurons of the mollusk Helisoma trivolvis, initially increasing their firing rate and later causing neuronal silencing. Both effects of NO were mediated by inhibition of Ca-activated iberiotoxin-and apamin-sensitive K channels, but only inhibition of apamin-sensitive K channels fully mimicked all effects of NO on firing activity, suggesting that the majority of electrical effects of NO are mediated via inhibition of apamin-sensitive K channels. We further show that single neurons release sufficient amounts of NO to affect the electrical activity of B5 neurons located nearby. These effects are similar to NO release from the chemical NO donor NOC-7 [3-(2-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-nitrosohydazino)-N-methyl-1-propyanamine], validating the use of NO donors in studies of neuronal excitability. Together with previous findings demonstrating a role for NO in neurite outgrowth and growth cone motility, the results suggest that NO has the potential to shape the development of the nervous system by modulating both electrical activity and neurite outgrowth in neurons located in the vicinity of NO-producing cells, supporting the notion of NO functioning as a volume messenger.
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页码:1699 / 1711
页数:13
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