Journal of Neurophysiology, Vol 68, Issue 3 778-785, Copyright © 1992 by APS

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ATP-gated current in dissociated rat nucleus solitarii neurons

S. Ueno, N. Harata, K. Inoue and N. Akaike
Department of Neurophysiology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.

1. The excitatory response of extracellularly applied ATP was investigated in freshly dissociated rat nucleus tractus solitarii neurons under whole-cell configuration using the "concentration-clamp" technique. 2. At a holding potential of -70 mV, 100 microM ATP evoked inward current that was slowly desensitized in the continuous presence of ATP. The ATP-gated current increased in a concentration-dependent manner over the concentration range between 10 microM and 1 mM. The half-maximum concentration was 31 microM and the Hill coefficient was 1.2. 3. The potency of ATP analogues for the purinergic receptor was in the order of ATP = 2-methylthio-ATP much greater than ADP greater than alpha,beta-methylene ATP. Neither adenosine nor AMP evoked any responses. The order was consistent with a P2y receptor subtype. 4. The current-voltage relationship for the 100 microM ATP response showed a clear inward rectification at positive potentials beyond -50 mV. The reversal potential of the ATP-gated current was +13 mV. 5. The time constants of activation and inactivation of the ATP-gated current solution were dependent on the extracellular ATP concentration, and both kinetics became faster at higher ATP concentrations. 6. The ATP-gated current was also elicited in an external solution containing Ca2+ as a permeable cation. The inactivation kinetics in an external solution containing 75 mM Ca2+ were faster than those in an external solution with 150 mM Na+. 7. Calculated relative permeability ratios were PNa/PCs = 1.64 ([Na+]o = 30-150 mM), PCa/PCs = 2.17 ([Ca2+]o = 2 mM). Anions were not measurably permeable in this preparation.

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