title: Anisatin modulation of the gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor-channel in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons.
abstract: 1. Anisatin, a toxic, insecticidally active component of Sikimi plant, is known to act on the GABA system. In order to elucidate the mechanism of anisatin interaction with the GABA system, whole-cell and single-channel patch clamp experiments were performed with rat dorsal root ganglion neurons in primary culture. 2. Repeated co-applications of GABA and anisatin suppressed GABA-induced whole-cell currents with an EC50 of 1.10 microM. No recovery of currents was observed after washout with anisatin-free solution. 3. However, pre-application of anisatin through the bath had no effect on GABA-induced currents. The decay phase of currents was accelerated by anisatin. These results indicate that anisatin suppression of GABA-induced currents requires opening of the channels and is use-dependent. 4. Anisatin suppression of GABA-induced currents was not voltage dependent. 5. Picrotoxinin attenuated anisatin suppression of GABA-induced currents. [3H]-EBOB binding to rat brain membranes was competitively inhibited by anisatin. These data indicated that anisatin bound to the picrotoxinin site. 6. At the single-channel level, anisatin did not alter the open time but prolonged the closed time. The burst duration was reduced and channel openings per burst were decreased indicating that anisatin decreased the probability of openings.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozoe
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Okuyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shono
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Narahashi
mesh_terms: D000345:Affinity Labels; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004594:Electrophysiology; D018756:GABA Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D007783:Lactones; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects*; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D010852:Picrotoxin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D010944:Plants; D051381:Rats; D018079:Receptors, GABA / Q000187:drug effects*; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D054830:Sesterterpenes; D013141:Spiro Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000345:Affinity Labels; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D018756:GABA Antagonists; D007306:Insecticides; D007783:Lactones; D010852:Picrotoxin; D018079:Receptors, GABA; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D054830:Sesterterpenes; D013141:Spiro Compounds; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; C091518:1-(4-ethynylphenyl)-4-propyl-2,6,7-trioxabicyclo(2.2.2)octane; C022961:picrotoxinin; C031244:anisatin