title: Actions of arachidonic acid and hepoxilin A3 on mammalian hippocampal CA1 neurons.
abstract: The effects of arachidonic acid and its lipoxygenase metabolites, the hepoxilins, were investigated in rat hippocampal CA1 neurons in vitro by intracellular electrophysiological recordings. Both arachidonic acid and the hepoxilins cause a hyperpolarization which is sometimes followed by a later depolarization, augment the postspike train long-lasting afterhyperpolarization (AHP) and increase orthodromic inhibitory postsynaptic potentials (IPSPs). These data show that this arachidonic acid metabolic pathway has significant actions on mammalian central neurons, and may represent an important mechanism of neuromodulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Neurology, University of Toronto, Ont., Canada.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Carlen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gurevich
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Corey
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Pace-Asciak
mesh_terms: D015126:8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D000200:Action Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; C038243:8-hydroxy-11,12-epoxyeicosa-5,9,14-trienoic acid; D015126:8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid