期刊
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
卷 393, 期 1-3, 页码 31-38出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00003-0
关键词
nicotine; activation; cholinergic; tobacco; addiction; ventral tegmental area
资金
- NIDA NIH HHS [DA09411, DA12661] Funding Source: Medline
- NINDS NIH HHS [NS21229] Funding Source: Medline
This study addresses two issues arising from the desensitization of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors from the hippocampus, ventral tegmental area, and substantia nigra. First, biophysical studies can find potent and complete desensitization of nicotinic receptors: but in vivo studies often find that desensitization affecting a behavior is less than complete, or that desensitization is important over a different nicotine concentration range. Our results show that there can be significant differences in desensitization when comparing nearby neurons from the same area of the brain. Thus, nicotinic receptors on a minority of neurons may remain active and maintain a behavior under conditions that can produce significant desensitization. Second, agonist applications that are intended to active nicotinic receptors also cause desensitization. The prevailing conditions and the rate of agonist application and removal will control the degree of activation vs. desensitization. These and other factors regulate the efficacy of nicotinic agonists experimentally and physiologically. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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