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. 1991 Sep;104(1):85–90. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1991.tb12389.x

Electrophysiological studies of the GABAA receptor ligand, 4-PIOL, on cultured hippocampal neurones.

U Kristiansen 1, J D Lambert 1, E Falch 1, P Krogsgaard-Larsen 1
PMCID: PMC1908300  PMID: 1664767

Abstract

1. Whole-cell, patch-clamp recordings from cultured hippocampal neurones have been used to characterize the action of the GABAA ligand, 5-(4-piperidyl)isoxazol-3-ol (4-PIOL). The action of 4-PIOL was compared with that of the established GABAA agonist, isoguvacine. 2. With a symmetrical Cl- gradient across the membrane and a holding potential of -60mV, both isoguvacine and 4-PIOL evoked an inward current. The reversal potentials of the responses to both agents were identical (+8.8 mV, n = 4) and the current/voltage relationships showed outward-going rectification. 3. The response to 300 microM 4-PIOL was completely blocked by the GABAA antagonist, bicuculline methobromide (BMB, 10 microM). The pA2 of BMB was greater than 6.46. With 2 mM 4-PIOL about 15% of the response remained in the presence of 100 microM BMB. This may represent a non-specific component of the response to large concentrations of 4-PIOL. 4. 4-PIOL was about 200 times less potent as an agonist than isoguvacine. because of the rapid fade (desensitization) of isoguvacine-induced currents, the maximum response to this agonist was not determined. However, the response to 2 mM 4-PIOL was only a small fraction of that evoked by submaximal concentrations of isoguvacine. 5. Setting the response to 1 mM 4-PIOL as maximum, the EC50 for 4-PIOL was 91 microM (95% confidence limits:73-114 microM). 6. 4-PIOL antagonized the response to isoguvacine with a parallel shift to the right of the dose-response curve.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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