PROPERTIES OF THE LEAKAGE CURRENT PATHWAY - EFFECTS OF THE GADOLINIUM ION ON MYELINATED AXONS

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作者
ELINDER, F [1 ]
ARHEM, P [1 ]
机构
[1] KAROLINSKA INST,NOBEL INST NEUROPHYSIOL,S-10401 STOCKHOLM 60,SWEDEN
关键词
GADOLINIUM; LEAKAGE CURRENT; MYELINATED AXON; NODE OF RANVIER; VOLTAGE CLAMP;
D O I
10.1097/00001756-199111000-00013
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
VOLTAGE-Clamp experiments on myelinated axons revealed that the trivalent gadoliniumion ion blocked the leakage current in a dose-dependent manner. The block showed 1:2 stoichiometry, and 50% reduction at 700-mu-M. Na+ and K+ currents were blocked at ten times lower concentration and showed 1:1 stoichiometry. Comparisons with biochemical studies suggest that the leakage current directly depends on a phospholipid pathway in contrast to the protein-channel dependent Na+ and K+ currents. The results may be explained by a leakage current pathway located at the interface between channel proteins and the lipid phase.
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