Voltage- and γ-aminobutyric acid-activated membrane currents in the human medulloblastoma cell line MHH-MED-3
Voltage- and γ-aminobutyric acid-activated membrane currents in the human medulloblastoma cell line MHH-MED-3
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DOI:
10.1016/s0304-3940(00)01134-4
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发表时间:
2000-06-16
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Patta, S
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作者:
Codina, C;Kraft, R;Patta, S
The whole-cell patch clamp technique was used to characterize voltage- and neurotransmitter-activated currents in the medulloblastoma cell line MHH-MED-3 and cells from tissue slices and primary cultures of two medulloblastoma biopsies. These preparations revealed similar electrophysiological properties. All tested cells displayed 4-aminopyridine-sensitive delayed rectifying K+ currents, gamma-aminobutyric acid(A) receptor-mediated Cl- currents and most of them inward rectifier K+ currents. Transient inward currents were mainly carried by low-voltage activated T-type Ca2+ channels in MHH-MED-3 cells, and tetrodotoxin-sensitive Na+ channels in cells from the primary culture. From these characteristics we conclude that medulloblastoma cells share physiological features with developing cerebellar granule cells at an immature stage. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.