GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE HYPERPOLARIZES HIPPOCAMPAL-NEURONS BY ACTIVATING GABA(B)RECEPTORS

被引:90
作者
XIE, XM
SMART, TG
机构
[1] Department of Pharmacology, The School of Pharmacy, London
关键词
GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; GABA (GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID); GABA(B)RECEPTORS; CGP35348; HIPPOCAMPUS; ZN2+;
D O I
10.1016/0014-2999(92)90347-7
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate, a naturally occurring substance present in the mammalian central nervous system caused a dose-dependent (0.25-10 mM) hyperpolarization and small membrane conductance increase when applied to hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurones in vitro. This action was reversibly inhibited by the GABA(B) antagonist, CGP 35348 (20-100-mu-M) and divalent cations, Zn2+ and Ba2+, but not by the GABA(A) antagonist bicuculline (50-mu-M). These results suggest that GABA(B) receptors may mediate the actions of gamma-hydroxybutyrate.
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