کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4346739 1296801 2010 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Actions of ethanolamine on cultured sensory neurones from neonatal rats
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب (عمومی)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Actions of ethanolamine on cultured sensory neurones from neonatal rats
چکیده انگلیسی

Some of the analgesic and antinociceptive properties of the endocannabinoid anandamide can be explained by modulation of voltage-activated ion channels. However, the products of anandamide metabolism by fatty acid amide hydroxylase may also contribute to the altered excitability of sensory neurones. Ethanolamine is a product of metabolism of acylethanolamines including anandamide. In this study whole cell patch clamp recording and fura-2 Ca2+ imaging techniques were used to characterize its actions on neonatal rat cultured dorsal root ganglion neurones. Ethanolamine (1 μM) increased the mean Ca2+ transient produced by 1 mM caffeine and modulated Ca2+ transients evoked by 60 mM KCl. Thapsigargicin (500 nM) inhibited the ethanolamine-evoked enhancement of Ca2+ transients evoked by depolarisation. Voltage-activated K+ currents were evoked from a holding potential of −70 mV by voltage step commands to 0 mV. Acute application of 1 μM ethanolamine produced irreversible current modulation. However, application of 100 nM ethanolamine reversibly increased or decreased K+ currents. These effects of ethanolamine on voltage-activated K+ currents were not sensitive to continual application of thapsigargicin. When applied alone thapsigargicin (500 nM) had no action on the mean K+ current. In conclusion, ethanolamine may play distinct roles in the modulation of sensory neurone excitability by acting via different mechanisms to modulate K+ channels and a component of intracellular Ca2+ signalling. These data suggest that in a therapeutic context it may be difficult to predict the consequences of manipulating anandamide levels.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Neuroscience Letters - Volume 468, Issue 3, 14 January 2010, Pages 326–329
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