title: CCK-8 excites substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons by increasing a cationic conductance.
abstract: Using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique, we investigated electrophysiological effects of cholecystokinin on acutely isolated dopaminergic (DA) neurons of rat substantia nigra (SN). During voltage-clamp recordings, sulfated cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8) dose-dependently induced an inward current at the holding potential of -7O mV. Under current-clamp recordings, CCK-8 depolarized DA neurons and triggered action potentials. CCK-8-evoked inward current reversed its direction at 1.0 +/- 1.9 mV (n = 9), and the amplitude of inward current induced by CCK-8 was reduced in an external solution with low sodium concentration. Cholecystokinin tetrapeptide (CCK-4), a selective CCK-B receptor agonist, failed to induce an inward current. CCK-8-evoked cationic current was antagonized by lorglumide, a selective CCK-A receptor antagonist. PD135, 158, a highly selective and potent CCK-B receptor antagonist, failed to attenuate CCK-8-induced cationic currents. These results suggest that by activating CCK-A receptors, CCK-8 excites SN DA neurons via increasing a non-selective cationic conductance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002412:Cations / Q000378:metabolism*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000502:physiology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004594:Electrophysiology; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D008536:Meglumine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012844:Sincalide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012964:Sodium / Q000494:pharmacology; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D013758:Tetragastrin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D007211:Indoles; D013758:Tetragastrin; C065600:PD 135158; D008536:Meglumine; D012964:Sodium; D012844:Sincalide; D004298:Dopamine