title: Regulation of intracellular [Ca2+] and GABA release by presynaptic GABAB receptors in rat cerebrocortical synaptosomes.
abstract: In this study we determined the changes in the intracellular free Ca2+ concentration, associated with the inhibitory modulation of the exocytotic release of GABA by GABAB receptor activation in rat cerebrocortical synaptosomes. We observed that SK&F 97541 and (-)baclofen both act as agonists of the presynaptic GABAB receptors in modulating GABA release and Ca2+ influx due to KCl (10 mM) depolarization, but SK&F 97541 is more potent than (-)baclofen in modulating both Ca2+ influx and GABA release. Thus, activation of GABAB receptors by either SK&F97541 (10 microM) or by (-)baclofen (100 microM) caused about 18% inhibition of the increase in [Ca2+]i, due to KCl depolarization, and inhibited the [3H]GABA release by about 30%. The pharmacological similarities of the GABAB receptor activation in producing inhibition of both calcium channel mediated influx of Ca2+ and transmitter release suggest that presynaptic inhibition of GABA release by GABAB receptor activation may result, at least in part, from inhibition of Ca2+ influx through P-type (or possibly Q-type) Ca2+ channels, sensitive to omega-Agatoxin IVA (200 nM). Furthermore, modulation of GABA release of GABAB receptors was abolished by preincubation with pertussis toxin, suggesting that a pertussis toxin sensitive G protein may be the coupling factor between GABAB receptors and the voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels associated with the exocytotic release of GABA in rat cerebrocortical nerve terminals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Macedo
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Carvalho
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000378:metabolism; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D018755:GABA Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology; D017729:Presynaptic Terminals / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018080:Receptors, GABA-B / Q000378:metabolism*; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella / Q000494:pharmacology; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D018755:GABA Agonists; D018080:Receptors, GABA-B; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium