尾加压素Ⅱ对大鼠下丘脑室旁核神经元放电的影响

应用细胞外记录单位放电技术,在大鼠下丘脑脑片上观察了尾加压素Ⅱ(urotensinⅡ)对下丘脑室旁核(paraventricular nucleus,PVN)神经元放电的影响。实验结果如下:(1)在39个PVN神经元放电单位给予尾加压素Ⅱ(0.3,3.0,30.0,300.0nmol/L,n=39)2min,有32个放电单位(82.05%)放电频率明显降低,且呈剂量依赖性;(2)预先用100μmol/L的GABAA受体拮抗剂荷包牡丹碱灌流7个下丘脑脑片,5个放电单位放电频率明显增加(71.43%),在此基础上灌流尾加压素Ⅱ(30.0nmol/L)2min,放电频率无明显变化;(3)预先用氯通道阻断剂印防己毒素(picrotoxin)灌流12个下丘脑脑片,12个放电单位的放电频率均明显增加(100%),在此基础上灌流尾加压素Ⅱ(30.0nmol/L)2min,11/12(91.67%)放电频率无变化;(4)12个放电单位灌流一氧化氮合酶抑制剂(NG-nitro-L-arginine methylester,L-NAME)50μmol/L,有11个单位(11/12,91.67%)放电明显增加,在此基础上灌流尾加压素Ⅱ(30.0nmol/L)2min,放电被抑制。以上结果提示:尾加压素Ⅱ能抑制下丘脑室旁核神经元自发放电,可能与其同GABAA受体结合加强氯电流有关。

EFFECTS OF UROTENSIN II ON ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF PARAVENTRICULAR NEURONS IN RAT HYPOTHALAMIC SLICES

Effects of urotensin II (UII) on paraventricular nucleus (PVN) neurons of hypothalamus from brain slices of rats were examined by using extracellular recording technique. The results are as follows: (1) In response to application of UII (0.3, 3.0, 30.0, 300.0 nmol/L, n=39) into the perfusate for 2 min, the spontaneous discharge rates (SDR) of 32/39 (82.05% ) neurons were significantly decreased in a dose-dependent manner; (2) Pretreatment with bicuculline (BIC, 100 μmol/L), a specific GABAA receptor antagonist, led to a marked increase in SDR of 5/7 ( 71.43% ) neurons in an epileptiform pattern. The increased discharges were not significantly changed after UII ( 30.0 nmol/L ) was applied into the perfusate for 2 min; (3) Pretreatment with picrotoxin ( PIC, 50 μmol/L ), a selective blocker of Cl- channel, led to an increase in the SDR of all 12/12 (100%) neurons. The increased discharges were not influenced by the applied UII (30.0 nmol/L) for 2 min in 11/12 (91.67%) neurons; (4) Application of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, 50 μmol/L ) into the perfusate could significantly augment the SDR of 11/12 ( 91.67% ) neurons , while UII ( 30.0 nmol/L ) applied into the perfusate for 2 min led the augmented SDR of all (12/12, 100%) neurons decrease. The results suggest that UII decreases the excitability of PVN neurons of hypothalamus by potentiating GABAA receptor-mediated Cl- current.