Baclofen activates voltage-dependent and 4-aminopyridine sensitive K+ conductance in guinea-pig hippocampal pyramidal cells maintained in vitro.

Abstract:

:The ionic mechanism underlying the effect of (-)-baclofen in the hippocampus was investigated using guinea-pig brain slices. (-)-Baclofen either perfused or applied directly by microiontophoresis hyperpolarized the membrane and decreased the membrane input resistance of pyramidal cells in a dose-dependent manner. The value of the reversal potential for the baclofen-induced hyperpolarization, as estimated from the current-voltage relationships, was about -95mV. The reversal potential of the baclofen-induced hyperpolarization measured directly coincided with that for the post-burst hyperpolarization which is known to result from an activation of Ca2+-activated K+ conductance. The amplitude of the baclofen-induced hyperpolarization was increased in low K+ (1.24 mM) medium whereas the hyperpolarization was decreased or abolished in high K+ (12.4 and 25 mM). Low Cl- (10.2 mM) medium had no noticeable effect on the baclofen-induced hyperpolarization. The effect of baclofen was antagonized by a low dose of 4-aminopyridine (5 X 10(-6) M) whereas it was unaffected by picrotoxin (2 X 10(-5) M). These results strongly suggest that the effect of baclofen is mediated by an increase in K+ conductance.

journal_name

Br J Pharmacol

authors

Inoue M,Matsuo T,Ogata N

doi

10.1111/j.1476-5381.1985.tb17377.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1985-04-01 00:00:00

pages

833-41

issue

4

eissn

0007-1188

issn

1476-5381

journal_volume

84

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