ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF NICOTINIC RECEPTORS OF ANEURALLY GROWN HUMAN MYOTUBES

被引:7
作者
BUFLER, J [1 ]
FISCHER, P [1 ]
PONGRATZ, D [1 ]
FRANKE, C [1 ]
机构
[1] FRIEDRICH BAUR INST,D-80336 MUNICH,GERMANY
关键词
ANEURALLY GROWN HUMAN MYOTUBES; HUMAN NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUE; PULSE APPLICATION;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(95)11848-Q
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
It seems necessary to characterize electrophysiological properties of human nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) to obtain reference values for the study of diseased muscles. We therefore investigated nAChRs in aneurally grown human myotubes using the patch-damp technique. Pulses of acetylcholine (ACh) were applied to outside-out patches with a fast application system. The peak and the rise time of the current elicited by pulses of various concentrations of ACh were evaluated. The results were interpreted using the circular reaction scheme developed recently for the nAChR of embryonic mouse muscle. In addition, the burst duration and the slope conductance of the ACh activated channel were evaluated.
引用
收藏
页码:73 / 76
页数:4
相关论文
共 12 条
[1]   NEW PROGRAM FOR INVESTIGATING ADULT HUMAN SKELETAL-MUSCLE GROWN ANEURALLY IN TISSUE-CULTURE [J].
ASKANAS, V ;
ENGEL, WK .
NEUROLOGY, 1975, 25 (01) :58-67
[2]   DESENSITIZATION OF EMBRYONIC NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE-RECEPTORS EXPRESSED IN XENOPUS OOCYTES [J].
BUFLER, J ;
FRANKE, C ;
WITZEMANN, V ;
RUPPERSBERG, JP ;
MERLITZE, S ;
DUDEL, J .
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS, 1993, 152 (1-2) :77-80
[3]   FUNCTIONAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE-RECEPTOR - A PROTOTYPE OF LIGAND-GATED ION CHANNELS [J].
DEVILLERSTHIERY, A ;
GALZI, JL ;
EISELE, JL ;
BERTRAND, S ;
BERTRAND, D ;
CHANGEUX, JP .
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE BIOLOGY, 1993, 136 (02) :97-112
[4]   RAPID ACTIVATION, DESENSITIZATION, AND RESENSITIZATION OF SYNAPTIC CHANNELS OF CRAYFISH MUSCLE AFTER GLUTAMATE PULSES [J].
DUDEL, J ;
FRANKE, C ;
HATT, H .
BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 1990, 57 (03) :533-545
[5]   A MOLECULAR SCHEME FOR THE REACTION BETWEEN ACETYLCHOLINE AND NICOTINIC CHANNELS [J].
FRANKE, C ;
PARNAS, H ;
HOVAV, G ;
DUDEL, J .
BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 1993, 64 (02) :339-356
[6]   ACTIVATION AND DESENSITIZATION OF EMBRYONIC-LIKE RECEPTOR CHANNELS IN MOUSE MUSCLE BY ACETYLCHOLINE CONCENTRATION STEPS [J].
FRANKE, C ;
KOLTGEN, D ;
HATT, H ;
DUDEL, J .
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON, 1992, 451 :145-158
[7]   LIQUID FILAMENT SWITCH FOR ULTRA-FAST EXCHANGES OF SOLUTIONS AT EXCISED PATCHES OF SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE OF CRAYFISH MUSCLE [J].
FRANKE, C ;
HATT, H ;
DUDEL, J .
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS, 1987, 77 (02) :199-204
[8]   THE INHIBITORY CHLORIDE CHANNEL ACTIVATED BY GLUTAMATE AS WELL AS GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID (GABA) - SINGLE CHANNEL RECORDINGS FROM CRAYFISH MUSCLE [J].
FRANKE, C ;
HATT, H ;
DUDEL, J .
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY, 1986, 159 (05) :591-609
[9]   IMPROVED PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION CURRENT RECORDING FROM CELLS AND CELL-FREE MEMBRANE PATCHES [J].
HAMILL, OP ;
MARTY, A ;
NEHER, E ;
SAKMANN, B ;
SIGWORTH, FJ .
PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY, 1981, 391 (02) :85-100
[10]   ACETYLCHOLINE ACTIVATES 2 TYPES OF ION CHANNELS IN SARCOLEMMA FROM ADULT MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIC (MDX) MICE [J].
KOLTGEN, D ;
FRANKE, C .
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS, 1992, 137 (01) :1-4