DIRECT INHIBITION BY OPIOID-PEPTIDES OF NEURONS LOCATED IN THE VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS OF THE GUINEA-PIG HYPOTHALAMUS
DIRECT INHIBITION BY OPIOID-PEPTIDES OF NEURONS LOCATED IN THE VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS OF THE GUINEA-PIG HYPOTHALAMUS
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DOI:
10.1016/0006-8993(88)91551-x
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发表时间:
1988-05-31
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
DREIFUSS, JJ
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作者:
CHARPAK, S;DUBOISDAUPHIN, M;DREIFUSS, JJ
In slices of guinea pig brain, intracellular recordings were obtained from neurones of the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (VMH). [D-Ala2,NMePhe4,Gly-ol5]enkephalin (DAGO), an agonist selective for .mu.-opioid receptors, caused an inhibition of spontaneous firing activity and a membrane hyperpolarization. This effect was reversible, concentration-dependent and could be blocked by naloxone. DAGO directly inhibited VMH neurones since its effect persisted when the slice was perifused with a solution that blocks synaptic transmission. The hyperpolarization induced by DAGO was associated with a marked decrease in membrane input resistance and it was reversed in polarity at membrane potentials 30-40 mV more negative than the resting potential. A chloride current did not contribute to the hyperpolarization brought about by DAGO. We conclude that DAGO inhibits VMH neurones, probably by opening membrane potassium channels.