Institute of Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science and State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Neurosci Bull. 2009 Aug;25(4):179-86. doi: 10.1007/s12264-009-0611-2.
The aim of the present study is to verify the ATP-induced varied responses in isolated dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons of the adult rat, and investigate the modulatory effects of specific P2X receptor agonist beta, gamma-me-ATP and protein kinase C (PKC) on P2X receptor-mediated inward current in DRG neurons.
Whole cell patch-clamp was employed to record the currents on acutely isolated DRG neurons in the adult rats.
beta, gamma-me-ATP, similar as ATP, evoked 2 distinct subtypes of P2X receptor-mediated inward currents in a dose-dependent manner in DRG neurons. Activation of PKC by phorbol 12, 13-dibutyrate (PDBu) significantly inhibited both subtypes of inward currents mediated by P2X receptors in a dose-dependent manner.
Activation of PKC negatively modulated the P2X receptor-mediated currents in rat DRG neurons, which may be of benefit to preventing the over-excitation of nociceptor under inflammatory or neuropathic conditions.
本研究旨在验证三磷酸腺苷(ATP)对成年大鼠背根神经节(DRG)神经元的诱导的多种反应,并研究特定 P2X 受体激动剂 β,γ-亚甲基 ATP(β,γ-me-ATP)和蛋白激酶 C(PKC)对 DRG 神经元中 P2X 受体介导的内向电流的调制作用。
采用全细胞膜片钳技术记录急性分离的成年大鼠 DRG 神经元的电流。
β,γ-me-ATP 与 ATP 相似,以剂量依赖的方式诱发出 DRG 神经元中 2 种不同类型的 P2X 受体介导的内向电流。佛波醇 12,13-二丁酸酯(PDBu)激活 PKC 可显著抑制 P2X 受体介导的内向电流的 2 种亚型,呈剂量依赖性。
PKC 的激活负调制大鼠 DRG 神经元中 P2X 受体介导的电流,这可能有助于预防在炎症或神经病变条件下伤害感受器的过度兴奋。