Nociceptin hyperpolarises neurones in the rat ventromedial hypothalamus

被引:29
作者
Lee, K [1 ]
Nicholson, JR [1 ]
McKnight, AT [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cambridge, Parke Davis Neurosci Res Ctr, Cambridge CB2 2QB, England
关键词
whole-cell patch clamp; nociceptin; ventromedial hypothalamus; ORL1; receptor;
D O I
10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00875-6
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Patch-clamp recording techniques were used to examine the effect of nociceptin upon neurones contained in slices from the rat ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH). Bath application of 50-300 nM nociceptin hyperpolarised neurones in a concentration-dependent manner that was not affected by either tetrodotoxin (TTX) or naloxone. In voltage-clamp studies nociceptin induced an outward current at -60mV that had a reversal potential of -100.2 +/- 4.6 mV and was abolished by bath application of 2 mM BaCl2. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
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