Dopamine D2 receptor-activated Ca2+ signaling modulates voltage-sensitive sodium currents in rat nucleus accumbens neurons
Dopamine D2 receptor-activated Ca2+ signaling modulates voltage-sensitive sodium currents in rat nucleus accumbens neurons
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DOI:
10.1152/jn.00771.2004
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发表时间:
2005-03-01
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
White, FJ
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作者:
Hu, XT;Dong, Y;White, FJ
Receptor-mediated dopamine (DA) modulation of neuronal excitability in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) has been shown to be critically involved in drug addiction and a variety of brain diseases. However, the mechanisms underlying the physiological or pathological molecular process of DA modulation remain largely elusive. Here, we demonstrate that stimulation of DA D-2 class receptors (D2R) enhanced voltage-sensitive sodium currents (VSSCs, I-Na) in freshly dissociated NAc neurons via suppressing tonic activity of the cyclic AMP/PKA cascade and facilitating intracellular Ca2+ signaling. D,R-mediated INa enhancement depended on activation of G(i/o) proteins and was mimicked by direct inhibition of PKA. Furthermore, increasing free [Ca2+](in) by activating inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptors (IP(3)Rs), blocking Ca2+ reuptake, or adding buffered Ca2+. all enhanced I-Na. Under these circumstances, D2R-mediated I-Na enhancement was occluded. In contrast, D2R-mediated IN,, enhancement was blocked by inhibition of IP(3)Rs, chelation of free Ca2+, or inhibition of Ca2+/calmodulin-activated calcineurin (CaN), but not by inhibition of phospholipase C (PLC). Although stimulation of muscarinic cholinergic receptors (mAChRs) also increased I-Na, this action was blocked by PLC inhibitors. Our findings indicate that D(2)Rs mediate an enhancement of VSSCs in NAc neurons, in which cytosolic free Ca2+ plays a crucial role. Our results also Suggest that D2R-mediated reduction in tonic PKA activity may increase free [Ca2+](in), primarily via disinhibition of IP(3)Rs. IP3R activation then facilitates Ca2+ signaling and subsequently enhances VSSCs via decreasing PKA-induced phosphorylation and increasing CaN-induced dephosphorylation of Na+ channels. This study provides insight into the complex and dynamic role of D(2)Rs in the NAc.