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J Neurophysiol 77: 537-553, 1997;
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The Journal of Neurophysiology Vol. 77 No. 2 February 1997, pp. 537-553
Copyright ©1997 The American Physiological Society

Physiological and Theoretical Analysis of K+ Currents Controlling Discharge in Neonatal Rat Mesencephalic Trigeminal Neurons

Christopher A. Del Negro and Scott H. Chandler

Department of Physiological Science, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1568

Del Negro, Christopher A. and Scott H. Chandler. Physiological and theoretical analysis of K+ currents controlling discharge in neonatal rat mesencephalic trigeminal neurons. J. Neurophysiol. 77: 537-553, 1997. Whole cell voltage- and current-clamp recordings were obtained from mesencephalic trigeminal sensory (Mes 5) neurons identified visually in thin brain stem slices of neonatal rats with the use of infrared video microscopy. These cells exhibited accommodation in spike discharge responses to depolarizing current injection protocols whose duration differed as a function of holding potential (-50 vs. -65 mV). Several spikes were elicited before the membrane response accommodated from -50 mV, whereas from -65 mV only single action potentials were evoked. In response to similar protocols, application of the K+ channel blocker 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) (50 µM to 2 mM) caused sustained repetitive spiking whereas tetraethylammonium (TEA) (10-30 mM) did not cause repetitive spiking. In voltage clamp, 4-AP application (100 µM) revealed a sustained outward current (I4-AP) that was active between -60 and -30 mV. I4-AP was responsible for suppressing sustained repetitive spiking behavior, producing accommodation under normal circumstances. TEA application in voltage clamp revealed a sustained outward current evoked positive to -40 mV. Two transient outward currents (TOCs) were identified by prepulse protocols typically used to characterizeA-type currents: a 4-AP-insensitive fast TOC, and a slow TOC(ITOC-S) sensitive to 4-AP (>500 µM). A Ca2+-dependent outward current that activated positive to -30 mV was also characterized. A mathematical model of a Mes 5 neuron was assembled from our voltage-clamp records to simulate the dynamic interaction of outward currents during membrane excitation. We conclude that in Mes 5 neurons, the 4-AP-sensitive currents ITOC-S and I4-AP determine the duration of spike trains. In particular, the noninactivating I4-AP determines whether cells exhibit sustained repetitive discharge or accommodate in response to depolarizing current. Neurotransmitter modulation of this current or modulation of the resting membrane potential could modify the output properties of Mes 5 neurons, and therefore the properties of these currents must be incorporated into our current understanding of how these cells contribute to shaping oral-motor pattern generation.




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