title: Presynaptic modulation of synaptic gamma-aminobutyric acid transmission by tandospirone in rat basolateral amygdala.
abstract: Nystatin-perforated patch recordings were made from mechanically dissociated neurons (in which functional native presynaptic nerve terminals are preserved), isolated from the basolateral amygdala regions to investigate the effects of tandospirone on gamma-aminobutyric acidergic (GABAergic) inhibition. Two types of neurons, ovoid-shaped and pyramidal-shaped neurons, were obtained from the basolateral amygdala nuclei and the electrophysiological characteristics of these two types of neurons supported the morphological classification of these isolated neurons. From the ovoid-shaped neurons, bicuculline-sensitive GABA(A)ergic miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents (miniature IPSC) were recorded in the presence of tetrodotoxin, 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (CNQX) and DL-2-amino-5-phosphovaleric acid (DL-AP5). Tandospirone (10 microM) reversibly and continuously inhibited the GABAergic miniature synaptic events to 66.3+/-2.1% of control (P<0.01, n=17) without affecting the miniature IPSC amplitude (104.0+/-3.1% of control, n=17). The similar inhibition of miniature IPSC frequency was mimicked by a specific 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino) tetralin (8-OH-DPAT, 1 microM), and the effects of tandospirone were prevented in the presence of a specific 5-HT1A receptor antagonist 1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-4-[4-(2-phthalimido)butyl] piperazine hydrobromide (NAN-190, 1 microM). Activation of 5-HT1A receptors by 8-OH-DPAT (1 microM) evoked no direct postsynaptic effects in enzyme-treated isolated basolateral amygdala neurons, suggesting that tandospirone acts at presynaptic 5-HT1A receptors. Furthermore, this presynaptic inhibition by tandospirone was prevented after treatment with a pertussis toxin-sensitive GTP-binding protein (G-protein) inhibitor, N-ethylmaleimide (at 3 microM for 5 min). In conclusion, in the basolateral amygdala nuclei, tandospirone activated presynaptic 5-HT1A receptors on the GABAergic nerve terminals projecting to ovoid-shaped neurons and inhibited synaptic GABA transmission via G-proteins.
authors.affiliation: Cellular and System Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kishimoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akaike
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000200:Action Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D000679:Amygdala / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001640:Bicuculline / Q000494:pharmacology; D018756:GABA Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D054833:Isoindoles; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017729:Presynaptic Terminals / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018756:GABA Antagonists; D054833:Isoindoles; D010879:Piperazines; D011743:Pyrimidines; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; C058895:1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-4-(4-(2-phthalimido)butyl)piperazine; C055267:tandospirone; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D001640:Bicuculline