Dynamic activation of KATP channels in rhythmically active neurons
Dynamic activation of KATP channels in rhythmically active neurons
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1469-7793.2001.0069k.x
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发表时间:
2001-11-15
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Richter, DW
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作者:
Haller, M;Mironov, SL;Richter, DW
1.The respiratory centre within the brainstem is one of the most active neuronal networks that generates ongoing rhythmic activity. Stabilization of such vital activity requires efficient processes for activity-correlated adjustment of neuronal excitability. Recent, investigations have shown that a regulatory factor coupling electrical activity with cell metabolism comprises ATP-dependent K+ channels (K-ATP channels), which continuously adjust the excitability of respiratory neurons during normoxia and increasingly during hypoxia.2. We used the single-cell antisense RNA amplification-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique to demonstrate that respiratory neurons co-express the sulphonylurea receptor SUR1 with the Kir6.2 potassium channel protein.3. Single channel measurements on rhythmically active inspiratory neurons of the brainstem slice preparation of newborn mice revealed that K-ATP channels are periodically activated in synchrony with each respiratory cycle.4. The Na+-K+-ATPase was inhibited with ouabain to demonstrate that oscillations of the channel open probability disappear, although respiratory activity persists for a longer time. Such findings indicate that K-ATP channel open probability reflects activity-dependent fluctuations in the ATP concentration within submembrane domains.5. We also examined the effects of extracellular [K+] and hypoxia. All changes in the respiratory rhythm (i.e. changes in cycle length and burst durations) affected the periodic fluctuations of K-ATP. channel activity.6. The data indicate that K-ATP channels continuously modulate central respiratory neurons and contribute to periodic adjustment of neuronal excitability. Such dynamic adjustment of channel activity operates over a high range of metabolic demands, starting below physiological conditions and extending into pathological situations of energy depletion.