Article ; Online: A mechanism for nerve cell excitation by norepinephrine via α-1 adrenoceptors: inhibition of potassium M-current.
Cellular and molecular neurobiology
2012 Volume 33, Issue 1, Page(s) 1–4
Abstract: Some of the excitatory effects of norepinephrine on central neurons are mediated by alpha-1 (α1) adrenoceptors. These receptors are coupled to the Gq family of G proteins, and hence stimulate hydrolysis of the membrane phospholipid phosphatidylinositol-4, ...
Abstract | Some of the excitatory effects of norepinephrine on central neurons are mediated by alpha-1 (α1) adrenoceptors. These receptors are coupled to the Gq family of G proteins, and hence stimulate hydrolysis of the membrane phospholipid phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate. Other receptors of this type can excite neurons by inhibiting the subthreshold voltage-gated potassium M-current. We tested this possibility using rat sympathetic neurons transformed to express α1a receptors. The α1 agonist phenylephrine strongly inhibited the M-current recorded under voltage-clamp by 72 ± 11 % (n = 4) and in an unclamped neuron dramatically increased the number of action potentials produced by a 2 s depolarizing current step from 2 to 40, without effect on control neurons devoid of α1 receptors. We suggest that this might be a potential cause of the increased excitability produced by norepinephrine in some central neurons. |
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MeSH term(s) | Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Agonists/pharmacology ; Animals ; Cells, Cultured ; Ganglia, Sympathetic/drug effects ; Ganglia, Sympathetic/physiology ; Membrane Potentials/drug effects ; Membrane Potentials/physiology ; Neural Inhibition/drug effects ; Neural Inhibition/physiology ; Norepinephrine/physiology ; Phenylephrine/pharmacology ; Potassium Channel Blockers/pharmacology ; Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated/antagonists & inhibitors ; Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated/physiology ; Rats ; Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1/physiology |
Chemical Substances | Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Agonists ; Potassium Channel Blockers ; Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated ; Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1 ; Phenylephrine (1WS297W6MV) ; Norepinephrine (X4W3ENH1CV) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2012-08-08 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 283404-2 |
ISSN | 1573-6830 ; 0272-4340 |
ISSN (online) | 1573-6830 |
ISSN | 0272-4340 |
DOI | 10.1007/s10571-012-9870-y |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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