Studies of ethanol actions on recombinant δ-containing γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptors yield contradictory results

被引：51

作者：

Borghese, Cecilia M. ^{[1
]}

Harris, R. Adron ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Texas, Waggoner Ctr Alcohol & Addict Res, Austin, TX 78712 USA

来源：

ALCOHOL | 2007年 / 41卷 / 03期

关键词：

ion channel; inhibitory neurotransmission; delta subunit; allosteric modulation; Xenopus oocyte; electrophysiology;

D O I：

10.1016/j.alcohol.2007.03.006

中图分类号：

R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];

学科分类号：

摘要：

The gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptors (GABA(A)-Rs) display a wide variety of subunit combinations. Drugs such as benzodiazepines have shown differential effects based on GABA(A)-R subunit composition. Actions of alcohols and volatile anesthetics generally do not vary markedly with subunit composition, with low concentrations of ethanol being poor modulators of these receptors. Recent studies showed alpha(-)(4/6) and delta-containing GABA(A)-Rs (located extrasynaptically and responsible for tonic currents in selective brain regions) presenting high sensitivity to low concentrations of ethanol, but these results have not been obtained in other laboratories. We carried out additional experiments varying the receptor level of expression, and GABA and ethanol concentration, but no sensitivity to low concentrations of ethanol was detected. We will discuss these results and attempt an analysis of the possible causes for the discrepancies. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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页码：155 / 162

页数：8

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