Potassium channels of myenteric neurons in guinea-pig small intestine.
Potassium channels of myenteric neurons in guinea-pig small intestine.
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豚鼠小肠肌间神经元的钾通道。
DOI:
10.1016/s0306-4522(98)00337-6
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发表时间:
1999
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影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Wood,JD
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作者:
Zholos,AV;Baidan,LV;Starodub,AM;Wood,JD
Patch-clamp recording was used to study rectifying K+currents in myenteric neurons in short-term culture. In conditions that suppressed Ca2+-activated K+current, three kinds of voltage-activated K+currents were identified by their voltage range of activation, inactivation, kinetics and pharmacology. These were A-type current, delayed outwardly rectifying current (IK.dr) and inwardly rectifying current (IK.ir). IK.irconsisted of an instantaneous component followed by a time-dependent current that rapidly increased at potentials negative to −80 mV. Time-constant of activation was voltage-dependent with an e-fold decrease for a 31-mV hyperpolarization amounting to a decrease from 800 to 145 ms between −80 and −100 mV. IK.irdid not inactivate. IK.irwas abolished in K+-free solution. Increases in external K+increased IK.irconductance in direct relation to the square root of external K+concentration. Activation kinetics were accelerated and the activation range shifted to more positive K+equilibrium potentials. IK.irwas suppressed by external Cs+and Ba2+in a concentration-dependent manner. Ca2+and Mg2+were less effective than Ba2+IK, irwas unaffected by tetraethylammonium ions. IK.drwas activated at membrane potentials positive to −30 mV with an e-fold decrease in time-constant of activation from 145 to 16 ms between −20 and 30 mV. It was half-activated at 5 mV and fully activated at 50 mV. Inactivation was indiscernible during 2.5 s test pulses. IK.drwas suppressed in a concentration-, but not voltage-dependent manner by either tetraethylammonium or 4-aminopyridine and was insensitive to Cs2+. The results suggest that IK.irmay be important in maintaining the high resting membrane potentials found in afterhyperpolarization-type enteric neurons. They also suggest importance of IK.irchannels in augmentation of the large hyperpolarizing after-potentials in afterhyperpolarization-type neurons and the hyperpolarization associated with inhibitory postsynaptic potentials. IK.drin afterhyperpolarization-type enteric neurons has overall kinetics and voltage behaviour like delayed rectifier currents in other excitable cells where the currents can also be distinguished from A-type and Ca2+-activated K+current.