title: Gamma-hydroxybutyrate hyperpolarizes hippocampal neurones by activating GABAB receptors.
abstract: gamma-Hydroxybutyrate, a naturally occurring substance present in the mammalian central nervous system caused a dose-dependent (0.25-10 mM) hyperpolarization and small membrane conductance increase when applied to hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurones in vitro. This action was reversibly inhibited by the GABAB antagonist, CGP 35348 (20-100 microM) and divalent cations, Zn2+ and Ba2+, but not by the GABAA antagonist bicuculline (50 microM). These results suggest that GABAB receptors may mediate the actions of gamma-hydroxybutyrate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, London, U.K.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Smart
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D058787:GABA-A Receptor Antagonists; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A / Q000187:drug effects*; D012978:Sodium Oxybate / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D058787:GABA-A Receptor Antagonists; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; D012978:Sodium Oxybate; C066430:CGP 35348