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The Journal of Neuroscience, August 8, 2007, 27(32):8616-8627; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5041-06.2007
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Kinetic Properties of Cl– Uptake Mediated by Na+-Dependent K+-2Cl– Cotransport in Immature Rat Neocortical Neurons
Katharina Achilles,1 Akihito Okabe,1,3 Masahiko Ikeda,2 Chigusa Shimizu-Okabe,2,4 Junko Yamada,2 Atsuo Fukuda,2 Heiko J. Luhmann,1 andWerner Kilb1 1Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Johannes Gutenberg University, 55128 Mainz, Germany, 2Department of Physiology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192, Japan, 3Department of Physiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan, and 4Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Kagawa Campus, Tokushima Bunri University, Sanuki, Kagawa 769-2193, Japan
Correspondence should be addressed to Werner Kilb, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 6, 55128 Mainz, Germany. Email: wkilb{at}uni-mainz.de
GABA, the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the adult nervous system, evokes depolarizing membrane responses in immature neurons, which are crucial for the generation of early network activity. Although it is well accepted that depolarizing GABA actions are caused by an elevated intracellular Cl– concentration ([Cl–]i), the mechanisms of Cl– accumulation in immature neurons are still a matter of debate. Using patch-clamp, microfluorimetric, immunohistochemical, and molecular biological approaches, we studied the mechanism of Cl– uptake in Cajal-Retzius (CR) cells of immature [postnatal day 0 (P0) to P3] rat neocortex. Gramicidin-perforated patch-clamp and 6-methoxy-N-ethylquinolinium-microfluorimetric measurements revealed a steady-state [Cl–]i of
30 mM that was reduced to values close to passive distribution by bumetanide or Na+-free solutions, suggesting a participation of Na+-K+-2Cl– cotransport isoform 1 (NKCC1) in maintaining elevated [Cl–]i. Expression of NKCC1 was found in CR cells on the mRNA and protein levels. To determine the contribution of NKCC1 to [Cl–]i homeostasis in detail, Cl– uptake rates were analyzed after artificial [Cl–]i depletion. Active Cl– uptake was relatively slow (47.2 ± 5.0 µM/s) and was abolished by bumetanide or Na+-free solution. Accordingly, whole-cell patch-clamp recordings revealed a low Cl– conductance in CR cells. The low capacity of NKCC1-mediated Cl– uptake was sufficient to maintain excitatory GABAergic membrane responses, however, only at low stimulation frequencies. In summary, our results demonstrate that NKCC1 is abundant in CR cells of immature rat neocortex and that the slow Cl– uptake mediated by this transporter is sufficient to maintain high [Cl–]i required to render GABA responses excitatory.
Key words: cortical development; GABA; Cajal–Retzius cell; NKCC1; chloride homeostasis; gramicidin-perforated patch clamp
Received Nov. 21, 2006; revised June 22, 2007; accepted June 26, 2007.
Correspondence should be addressed to Werner Kilb, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 6, 55128 Mainz, Germany. Email: wkilb{at}uni-mainz.de
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