OMEGA-CONOTOXIN GVIA BLOCKS SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION IN THE CA1 FIELD OF THE HIPPOCAMPUS
OMEGA-CONOTOXIN GVIA BLOCKS SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION IN THE CA1 FIELD OF THE HIPPOCAMPUS
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DOI:
10.1016/0014-2999(89)90318-x
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发表时间:
1989-12-19
影响因子:
5
通讯作者:
LAMOUR, Y
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作者:
DUTAR, P;RASCOL, O;LAMOUR, Y
The effects of .omega.-conotoxin GVIA (.omega.-CgTx), a peptide isolated from the venom of a marine mollusc, were studied in rat hippocampal neurons. Intracellular recordings from the Ca1 area were made for the purpose in in vitro slice preparations. .omega.-CgTx (0.1-1 .mu.M) rapidly and irreversibly blocked the EPSP and the IPSPs elicited by electrical stimulation of Schaffer collaterals/commissural fibers. .omega.-CgTx also blocked the slow cholinergic EPSP induced by electrical stimulation of cholinergic afferents. The postsynaptic effects of baclofen or carbachol remained unchanged in the presence of .omega.-CgTx and other postsynaptic calcium-dependent events such as afterhyperpolarization were not affected by .omega.-CgTx. These results suggest a presynaptic action of .omega.-CgTx through the blockade of neurotransmitter release. .omega.-CgTx might act in the hippocampus by blocking presynaptic N-type voltage-sensitive calcium channels.