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The Journal of Neuroscience, 2002, 22:RC223:1-5
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Receptors with Different Affinities Mediate Phasic and Tonic
GABAA Conductances in Hippocampal Neurons
Brandon M.
Stell and
Istvan
Mody
Interdepartmental Program in Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative
Physiology and Departments of Neurology and Physiology, University of
California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
90095
A tonic inhibitory conductance mediated by GABAA
receptors that supplements the phasic inhibition produced by
IPSCs has been identified in the hippocampus and cerebellum. It
is presently unknown whether tonic and phasic inhibitions are mediated
by GABAA receptors with different subunit assemblies. Here
we demonstrate that a low concentration (200 nM) of the
highly specific competitive GABAA antagonist SR95531
(gabazine) reduces phasic inhibition in hippocampal granule cells by
71% but has no effect on tonic inhibition, whereas a high
concentration (10 µM) of the antagonist blocked both
conductances. These findings are consistent with tonic and phasic
conductances being mediated by different GABAA receptor
subtypes with different affinities for GABA.
Key words:
GABA affinity; tonic inhibition; phasic inhibition; competitive GABAA antagonist; SR95531; IPSC amplitude
quantification
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