Different voltage-dependent potassium conductances regulate action potential repolarization and excitability in frog myelinated axon
Different voltage-dependent potassium conductances regulate action potential repolarization and excitability in frog myelinated axon
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不同电压依赖性钾电导调节青蛙有髓轴突的动作电位复极化和兴奋性
DOI:
10.1016/0306-4522(95)00139-a
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发表时间:
1995
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影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
A. Padjen
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文献类型:
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作者:
M. Poulter;A. Padjen
Intracellular microelectrode recordings were used to examine the effects of the potassium channel blockers: 4-aminopyridine, a selective blocker of fast potassium conductances gKf1and gKf2,13and tetraethylammonium, a blocker of gKf1, gKf2and the slow conductance gKs,13on the repetitive activity of large myelinated axons of frog. The blockers were applied intracellularly by diffusional leak of the agents from the recording microelectrode containing either 4-aminopyridine or a mixture of 4-aminopyridine and tetraethylammonium. A decrease in outward rectification, a measure of the block of the potassium conductances, was evident within 5 min of axon impalement. Within 30 min 80% of maximal blockade was observed during prolonged recording sessions (> 1 h). Parallel with the resistance increase, the action potential duration increased (up to 5 ms). This was attributed to the block of gKf2. The excitability regularly increased, manifested as a train of action potentials (a decrease in accomodation) for a maximum of 200 ms (54 ± 8 vs 111 ± 22, 4-aminopyridine vs 4-aminopyridine-tetraethylammonium, respectively, n = 8 and 6, P < 0.006). The presence of 4-aminopyridine-tetraethylammonium in the microelectrodes decreased the spike frequency adaptation (the instantaneous action potential frequency per spike interval number) observed in fibres treated with 4-aminopyridine alone (32 ± 9 vs 7 ± 1 Hz; 4-aminopyridine vs 4-aminopyridine-tetraethylammonium, n = 8 and 6, P < 0.04). This effect was attributed to block of gKsby the tetraethylammonium. These results suggest that the two aspects of repetitive activity in myelinated axons are regulated by different potassium conductances: gKf2modulates the early phase of accomodation and action potential repolarization, whereas gKsregulates the late phase of accomodation and the spike frequency adaptation.
影响因子:
2.5
作者:
P. Schwindt;W. J. Spain;W. Crill
通讯作者:
P. Schwindt;W. J. Spain;W. Crill