Modulation of the hyperpolarization-activated current (I-h) by cyclic nucleotides in guinea-pig primary afferent neurons
Modulation of the hyperpolarization-activated current (I-h) by cyclic nucleotides in guinea-pig primary afferent neurons
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DOI:
10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021292
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发表时间:
1996-04-01
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Williams, JT
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作者:
Ingram, SL;Williams, JT
1. Whole-cell patch-clamp recordings were made from dissociated guinea-pig nodose and trigeminal ganglion neurons in culture to study second messenger mechanisms of the hyperpolarization-activated current (I-h) modulation.2. Prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) and forskolin modulate I-h in primary afferents by shifting the activation curve in the depolarizing direction and increasing the maximum amplitude.3. The cAMP analogues, RP-cAMP-S (an inhibitor of protein kinase A (PKA)) and SP-cAMP-S (an activator of PKA), both shifted the activation curve of I-h to more depolarized potentials and occluded the effects of forskolin. These results suggest that I-h is modulated by a direct action of the cAMP analogues.4. Superfusion of other cyclic nucleotide analogues (8-Br-cAMP, 8-(4-chlorophenylthio)-cAMP and 8-Br-cGMP) mimicked the actions of forskolin and PGE(2), but dibutyryl cGMP, 5'-AMP and adenosine had no effect on I-h. 8-Br-cAMP and 8-Br-cGMP had similar concentration response profiles, suggesting that I-h has little nucleotide selectivity.5. The inhibitor peptide (PKI), the catalytic subunit of PKA (C subunit) and phosphatase inhibitors (microcystin and okadaic acid) had no effect on forskolin modulation of I-h.6. These results indicate that I-h is regulated by cyclic nucleotides in sensory neurons. Positive regulation of I-h by prostaglandins produced during inflammation may lead to depolarization and facilitation of repetitive activity, and thus contribute to sensitization to painful stimuli.