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J Neurophysiol 77: 1503-1513, 1997;
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The Journal of Neurophysiology Vol. 77 No. 3 March 1997, pp. 1503-1513
Copyright ©1997 The American Physiological Society

Low-Threshold, Persistent Sodium Current in Rat Large Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons in Culture

Mark D. Baker and Hugh Bostock

Sobell Department of Neurophysiology, Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom

Baker, Mark D. and Hugh Bostock. Low-threshold, persistent sodium current in rat large dorsal root ganglion neurons in culture. J. Neurophysiol. 77: 1503-1513, 1997. Dorsal root ganglion neurons from adult rats (>= 200 g) were maintained in culture for between 1 and 3 days. Membrane currents generated by large neurons (50-75 µm apparent diameter) were recorded with the whole cell patch-clamp technique. Large neurons generated transient Na+ currents and at least two types of inward current that persisted throughout 200-ms voltage-clamp steps to +20 mV. One persistent current activated close to -35 mV (high threshold), whereas in about half of the cells another persistent current began to activate negative to -70 mV (low threshold). The high-threshold persistent current was identified as a Ca2+ current, as previously described in these neurons. The low-threshold current was reversibly suppressed either by replacing external Na+ with tetramethylammonium ions or by reducing external Na+ concentration ([Na+]) and simultaneously raising external [Ca2+]. It was blocked by tetrodotoxin (TTX) with an apparent equilibrium dissociation constant in the single nanomolar range. We conclude that the low-threshold current is a TTX-sensitive, persistent Na+ current. The persistent TTX-sensitive current contributed to steady-state membrane current from at least -70 mV to 0 mV, a wider potential range than predicted by activation-inactivation gating overlap for transient Na+ current. Because of its low threshold and fast activation kinetics, the persistent Na+ current is expected to play an important role in determining membrane excitability.




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