The effects of general anaesthetics on carbachol-evoked gamma oscillations in the rat hippocampus in vitro

被引:71
作者
Dickinson, R [1 ]
Awaiz, S [1 ]
Whittington, MA [1 ]
Lieb, WR [1 ]
Franks, NP [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Blackett Lab, Biophys Grp, London SW7 2BW, England
关键词
40 Hz oscillations; stereoisomers; GABA(A) receptor; consciousness; general anaesthesia;
D O I
10.1016/S0028-3908(03)00083-2
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The effects of general anaesthetics and temperature on carbachol-evoked gamma oscillations in the rat hippocampal brain slice preparation were investigated. The frequency of the oscillations was found to be dependent on temperature in the range 32-25 degreesC, with a linear reduction in frequency from 40-17 Hz over this temperature range. The volatile anaesthetics isoflurane and halothane, and the intravenous anaesthetics thiopental, propofol and R(+)-etomidate caused a reduction in the frequency of the oscillations, in a concentration-dependent manner, over a range of clinically relevant concentrations. On the other hand, the intravenous agent ketamine and the "inactive" S(-)-isomer of etomidate had no significant effect on the oscillation frequency. The oscillations were markedly asymmetric over one cycle with a relatively rapid "rising" phase followed by a slower "decaying" phase. The decrease in oscillation frequency was due to an increase in the time-course of the "decaying phase" of the oscillation with little effect on the "rising" phase, consistent with the idea that carbachol-evoked gamma oscillations are trains of GABAergic inhibitory postsynaptic potentials and that the anaesthetics are acting postsynaptically at the GABA(A) receptor. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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