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. 2011 Jul 25;589(Pt 18):4511–4526. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.215301

Table 2.

The effect of TNFα on passive membrane properties of GAD67+ GABAergic neurons in spinal lamina II

Neurons recorded with normal pipette solution Neurons recorded with SB202190 in pipette


Tonic firing Initial bursting Delayed firing Tonic firing




Before After P Before After Before After Before After P
Cm (pF) 48.3 ± 2.9 44.7 ± 3.6 0.07 44.3 ± 13.3 44.8 ± 13.1 58.1 58.6 51.7 ± 3.5 49.5 ± 3.6 0.10
Rin (MΩ) 461.3 ± 40.9 272.3 ± 56.4 < 0.01 366.0 ± 143.7 441.4 ± 167.0 426.7 118.3 370.4 ± 36.1 332.4 ± 31.2 0.06
RMP (mV) −51.6 ± 1.5 −61.8 ± 1.6 <0.01 −51.0 ± 3.8 −54.3 ± 3.5 −65.0 −75.0 −51.9 ± 1.8 −52.6 ± 1.9 0.39
CT (pA) 23.3 ± 1.9 65.0 ± 13.0 0.01 33.3 ± 13.3 26.7 ± 6.7 20.0 100.0 28.6 ± 3.5 35.7 ± 5.6 0.19
N 12 12 3 3 1 1 14 14

Values are mean ± SEM. P values: recorded before vs. after TNFα treatment in tonic firing neurons (paired t test). Cm, membrane capacitance; Rin, input resistance; RMP, resting membrane potential; CT, current threshold for action potential; AP, action potential.