ADENOSINE-INDUCED SLOW IONIC CURRENTS IN THE XENOPUS OOCYTE
ADENOSINE-INDUCED SLOW IONIC CURRENTS IN THE XENOPUS OOCYTE
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DOI:
10.1038/298572a0
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
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影响因子:
64.8
通讯作者:
LASS, Y
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作者:
LOTAN, I;DASCAL, N;LASS, Y
Adenosine and its 5′-phosphorylated congeners evoke specific membrane-mediated responses in excitable tissues1,2. Available data suggest that inhibition of the target cell occurs due to hyperpolarization3,4, and in some preparations a compound effect of ATP (excitation and inhibition) has been found5,6. However, the ionic mechanism of the purinergic-mediated response has not been studied by standard intracellular voltage-clamping techniques. Recently, we have discovered purinergic receptors in theXenopusoocyte, a well defined giant cell amenable to rigorous electrophysiological7and biochemical8studies. We report here that in these cells, adenosine-induced slow membrane responses consisted of an early depolarizing (D) transient current carried by Cl−ions, followed by a steady hyperpolarizing (H) current involving K+ions. The relative potency sequence for the D current was ATP≃ ADP > AMP ≃ adenosine; this order was reversed for the H current.