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. 1996 Jun;118(4):961–967. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15493.x

Electrophysiological actions of GABAB agonists and antagonists in rat dorso-lateral septal neurones in vitro.

C Bon 1, M Galvan 1
PMCID: PMC1909507  PMID: 8799569

Abstract

1. The actions of GABAB-receptor agonists and antagonists on rat dorso-lateral septal neurones in vitro were recorded with intracellular microelectrodes. 2. In the presence of 1 microM tetrodotoxin to prevent indirect neuronal effects caused by action potential-dependent neurotransmitter release, bath application of baclofen (0.1-30 microM) or SK&F 97541 (0.01-3 microM) evoked concentration-dependent hyperpolarizations which reversed close to the potassium equilibrium potential; the EC50S were 0.55 and 0.05 microM, respectively. No significant desensitization was observed during prolonged agonist exposure (< or = 10 min). 3. Hyperpolarizations induced by baclofen were antagonized in a competitive manner by the following GABAB-receptors antagonists (calculated pA2 values in parentheses): CGP 36742 (4.0), 2-OH saclofen (4.2), CGP 35348 (4.5), CGP 52432 (6.7) and CGP 55845A (8.3). Responses to SK&F 97541 were also antagonized by CGP 55845A (pA2 = 8.4). 4. The amplitude of the late, GABAB receptor-mediated inhibitory postsynaptic potential (i.p.s.p.) was reduced by the GABAB antagonists as follows (means +/- s.e.mean): CGP 55845A (1 microM) 91 +/- 5%, CGP 52432 (1 microM) 64 +/- 5%, CGP 35348 (100 microM) 82 +/- 5%, CGP 36742 (100 microM) 76 +/- 8%, and 2-OH saclofen (100 microM) 68 +/- 3%. 5. It is concluded that neurones in the rat dorso-lateral septal nucleus express conventional GABAB receptors, which are involved in the generation of slow inhibitory postsynaptic potentials. CGP 55845A is the most potent GABAB receptor antagonist described in this brain area.

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