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The Journal of Neuroscience, July 16, 2003, 23(15):6215-6222
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Excitatory Effects of Orexin-A on Nucleus Tractus Solitarius Neurons Are Mediated by Phospholipase C and Protein Kinase C
Bo Yang,1 Willis K. Samson,2 andAlastair V. Ferguson1 1Department of Physiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6, and 2Pharmacological and Physiological Science, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63104
Orexin (ORX)-A is a 33-amino acid peptide with demonstrated roles in the regulation of energy metabolism, autonomic control, and sleep. Orexin receptors (OXRs), OX1R and OX2R, and immunoreactive axons are present in the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS). We demonstrated previously that bath application of ORX-A depolarizes NTS neurons through activation of a nonselective cationic conductance (NSCC) and inhibition of a sustained potassium current (IK). The present study examined the signaling pathways underlying the excitatory effects of ORX-A on NTS neurons using whole-cell patch-clamp recording techniques. Inclusion of guanosine 5'-O-(2-thiodiphosphate) in the internal pipette solution abolished the effects of ORX-A, confirming that the actions of ORX-A are mediated by G-protein-coupled receptors. The responses of ORX-A were also blocked by a phospholipase C (PLC) inhibitor, D609, and by a nonselective protein kinase (PK) inhibitor, H7, demonstrating the involvement of PLC and protein kinases. However, PKA appears not to play a role, because the depolarizing effects of ORX-A were still observed when the PKA inhibitor peptide (6–22) was included in the pipette solution, and bath application of 8-bromo-cAMP (a PKA agonist) was without effect on NTS neurons. In contrast, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (a PKC agonist) depolarized NTS neurons, and bisindolylmaleimide (BIS), a PKC inhibitor, abolished the depolarizing effects of ORX-A. Finally, voltage-clamp experiments demonstrated that BIS also blocked the activation of NSCC and inhibition of IK by ORX-A in NTS neurons. These results therefore show that the excitatory effects of ORX-A on NTS neurons are mediated through activation of the PLC–PKC–NSCC and -IK signaling pathways, which probably result from OXR-coupled activation of Gq.
Key words: nucleus tractus solitarius; orexin-A; patch clamp; nonselective cationic conductance; IK; electrophysiology; phospholipase C; protein kinase C; central control of cardiovascular function
Received Mar. 7, 2003; revised May. 16, 2003; accepted May. 16, 2003.
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