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The Journal of Neuroscience, November 1, 1999, 19(21):9252-9260
Pharmacological Isolation of the Synaptic and Nonsynaptic
Components of the GABA-Mediated Biphasic Response in Rat CA1
Hippocampal Pyramidal Cells
Sergei
Smirnov,
Pekka
Paalasmaa,
Marylka
Uusisaari,
Juha
Voipio, and
Kai
Kaila
Department of Biosciences, Division of Animal Physiology,
University of Helsinki, Helsinki FIN-00014, Finland
High-frequency stimulation (HFS) applied to stratum radiatum
of a rat hippocampal slice in the presence of ionotropic glutamate receptor antagonists evokes a biphasic GABAA
receptor-dependent response in CA1 pyramidal neurons, with a brief
hyperpolarizing IPSP (hIPSP) followed by a long-lasting depolarization.
We show now that it is possible to pharmacologically separate the hIPSP and late depolarization from one another. In neurons intracellularly perfused for 1-2 hr with F as the major anion and
no ATP, the hIPSP (and the corresponding current, hIPSC) evoked by HFS
was blocked, whereas neither the late depolarization nor its underlying
current was attenuated. In contrast, internal perfusion with a high
concentration (5 mM) of the impermeant lidocaine derivative
QX-314 selectively abolished the depolarizing component of the
biphasic response and also strongly reduced depolarizations evoked by
extracellular microinjection of K+. Bath application
of quinine (0.2-0.5 mM) or quinidine (0.1 mM) resulted in a pronounced inhibition of the HFS-induced extracellular K+ concentration
([K+]o) transient but not of
the bicarbonate-dependent alkaline shift in extracellular pH. The
attenuation of the [K+]o transient was
closely paralleled by a suppression of the HFS-evoked depolarization
but not of the hIPSP. Quini(di)ne did not affect depolarizations
induced by exogenous K+ either.
These data provide direct pharmacological evidence for the view
that the HFS-induced biphasic response of the pyramidal neuron is
composed of mechanistically distinct components: a direct
GABAA receptor-mediated phase, which is followed by a slow,
nonsynaptic [K+]o-mediated
depolarization. The bicarbonate-dependent, activity-induced [K+]o transient can be blocked by
quini(di)ne, whereas its depolarizing action in the pyramidal neuron is
inhibited by internal QX-314. The presence of fundamentally distinct
components in GABAA receptor-mediated actions evoked by HFS
calls for further investigations of their functional role(s) in
standard experimental maneuvers, such as those used in studies of
synaptic plasticity and induction of oscillations.
Key words:
GABA-mediated depolarization; nonsynaptic transmission; interstitial potassium; quinine; quinidine; QX-314
Copyright © 1999 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/99/19219252-09$05.00/0
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