4-Aminopyridine-induced increase in basal and stimulation-evoked [3H]-NA release in slices from rat hippocampus: Ca2+ sensitivity and presynaptic control.

Abstract:

:1. We have examined the mechanisms by which the K(+)-channel blocker 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) can dose-dependently increase both basal [3H]-noradrenaline ([3H]-NA) release and the [3H]-NA release evoked by electrical stimulation, but not the release of [3H]-acetylcholine ([3H]-ACh), from slices of rat hippocampus. 2. Both the electrically evoked and the 4-AP-induced release were blocked by tetrodotoxin (TTX) (3 microM). The Ca(2+)-dependence of the 4-AP-induced release (EC50 0.15 mM) was, however, different from that of the electrically evoked [3H]-NA release (EC50 0.76 mM). 3. The 4-AP-induced release could be inhibited by CdCl2(10 microM) and omega-conotoxin (30 nM), but not by nifedipine (1 microM). 4. Transmitter release evoked by 100 microM 4-AP could be blocked by the alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonist, UK 14,304 (0.1 microM) and by the A1-receptor agonist R-N6-phenylisopropyl adenosine (R-PIA, 1 microM) and increased by the alpha 2-adrenoceptor antagonist, yohimbine (1 microM), both in 0.25 and 1.3 mM Ca(2+)-containing medium. By contrast, the effect of alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonist and antagonists on transmitter release evoked by electrical stimulation was markedly reduced in the presence of 4-AP (100 microM). 5. The results suggest that 4-AP can depolarize some nerve endings in the central nervous system, leading to transmitter release that is dependent on nerve impulses and Ca2+. Furthermore, the fact that alpha 2-receptors and adenosine A1 receptor agonists can influence the release of NA evoked by 4-AP suggests that these drugs may have actions that are independent of blockade of aminopyridine-sensitive K(+)-channels.

journal_name

Br J Pharmacol

authors

Hu PS,Fredholm BB

doi

10.1111/j.1476-5381.1991.tb12247.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-03-01 00:00:00

pages

764-8

issue

3

eissn

0007-1188

issn

1476-5381

journal_volume

102

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