TY - JOUR
T1 - GABA- and glutamate-mediated synaptic potentials in rat dorsal raphe neurons in vitro
AU - Pan, Z. Z.
AU - Williams, J. T.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - Synaptic potentials were recorded with intracellular electrodes from rat dorsal raphe neurons in a slice preparation. Synaptic potentials were evoked by applying electrical pulses to bipolar stimulating electrodes positioned immediately dorsal to the raphe nucleus; these arose after a latency of 0.5-5 ms and had a duration of 20-200 ms. The synaptic potential was biphasic (at the resting potential) when the recording electrodes contained potassium citrate; a depolarization was followed by a hyperpolarization. The hyperpolarization reversed in polarity at -70 mV and was blocked by bicuculline. The depolarizing synaptic potential was reduced to 50-90% of control by kynurenate (1-2 mM) or 6-cyano-2,3-dihydroxy-7-nitro-quinoxaline (CNQX) (10 μM) and increased in amplitude and duration by magnesium-free solution. In magnesium-free solutions (with CNQX), the depolarizing synaptic potential was blocked by DL-2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid (APV, 50 μM). APV also blocked depolarization caused by adding N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) to the superfusion solution. The results indicate that raphe neurons display two synaptic potentials having a duration of 150-200 ms: one that is mediated by GABA and a second that is due to an excitatory amino acid. The component mediated by an excitatory acid involves, in part, a receptor of the NMDA type.
AB - Synaptic potentials were recorded with intracellular electrodes from rat dorsal raphe neurons in a slice preparation. Synaptic potentials were evoked by applying electrical pulses to bipolar stimulating electrodes positioned immediately dorsal to the raphe nucleus; these arose after a latency of 0.5-5 ms and had a duration of 20-200 ms. The synaptic potential was biphasic (at the resting potential) when the recording electrodes contained potassium citrate; a depolarization was followed by a hyperpolarization. The hyperpolarization reversed in polarity at -70 mV and was blocked by bicuculline. The depolarizing synaptic potential was reduced to 50-90% of control by kynurenate (1-2 mM) or 6-cyano-2,3-dihydroxy-7-nitro-quinoxaline (CNQX) (10 μM) and increased in amplitude and duration by magnesium-free solution. In magnesium-free solutions (with CNQX), the depolarizing synaptic potential was blocked by DL-2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid (APV, 50 μM). APV also blocked depolarization caused by adding N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) to the superfusion solution. The results indicate that raphe neurons display two synaptic potentials having a duration of 150-200 ms: one that is mediated by GABA and a second that is due to an excitatory amino acid. The component mediated by an excitatory acid involves, in part, a receptor of the NMDA type.
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U2 - 10.1152/jn.1989.61.4.719
DO - 10.1152/jn.1989.61.4.719
M3 - Article
C2 - 2723717
AN - SCOPUS:0024554786
SN - 0022-3077
VL - 61
SP - 719
EP - 726
JO - Journal of neurophysiology
JF - Journal of neurophysiology
IS - 4
ER -