期刊
DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH
卷 149, 期 2, 页码 143-151出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.devbrainres.2004.01.001
关键词
neurotransmitters, modulators, transporters and receptors; GABA receptors; GABA(A) receptor; mRNA; RT-PCR; pharmacology; electrophysiology
资金
- NIDA NIH HHS [DA08102] Funding Source: Medline
- NINDS NIH HHS [NS37946] Funding Source: Medline
Previous Studies have demonstrated significant pharmacological differences between the GABA(A) receptors expressed by neurons cultured from embryonic and adult human dorsal root ganglia (DRG). GABAA receptors of both embryonic and adult neurons are potentiated by diazepam and low concentrations of pentobarbital, and are activated by high concentrations of pentobarbital. However, in contrast to the GABA responses of embryonic neurons, the GABA responses of adult neurons are insensitive to both bicuculline and picrotoxin. We performed RT-PCR using subunit specific primer pairs, followed by Southern blot analysis with a third specific primer, to determine the pattern of subunit mRNA expression in cultures of embryonic and adult human DRG neurons. alpha2 and beta3 mRNA were expressed in all embryonic and adult Cultures, while beta2 mRNA was present in all adult Cultures but none of the embryonic cultures. Transcripts expressed by at least half of both embryonic and adult cultures were alpha3, alpha5, gamma2S, gamma3, epsilon, theta, and rho1. Transcripts for gamma1 and delta were expressed in most adult cultures, but only a single embryonic Culture. alpha4 mRNA was expressed by a single embryonic culture and pi, mRNA was expressed by a single adult culture . We found no evidence for expression of alpha1, alpha6, beta1 gamma2L or rho2 transcripts. Changes in receptor subunit composition may underlie the novel pharmacological properties of GABAA receptor responses in adult cells. However, post-translational modification of a known subunit or the expression of a novel subunit may also contribute to the unique pharmacology of these neurons. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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