title: [Inhibition of ATP-activated current by met-Enk in isolated DRG neurons of the rat].
abstract: The present study aimed to explore modulation of ATP-activated currents (I(ATP)) by met-Enk in rat DRG neurons. I(ATP) was recorded using the whole-cell patch clamp technique. The majority of the neurons examined responded to ATP (90.0 percent;, 45/50) with inward currents. In the 45 ATP sensitive neurons three kinds of responses to application of met-Enk were distinguished: (l) inward currents (29/45), (2) outward currents (9/45), and (3) no effect (7/45). Pretreatment with met-Enk (10(-9)~10(-5) mol/L) suppressed I(ATP) (10(-4) mol/L) in 29 neurons responding to met-Enk with inward currents. The inhibition by met-Enk of I(ATP) could be blocked by naloxone (10(-7) mol/L) in a concentration-dependent manner. Met-Enk of 10(-9), 10(-8), 10(-7), 10(-6) and 10(-5) mol/L suppressed I(ATP) by l3.2+/-5.4 percent; (n=5); 39.2+/-8.6 percent; (n=8), 54.l+/-8.6 percent; (n=8),43.3+/-7.9 percent; (n=7) and 43.l+/-7.9 percent; (n=7) (mean+/-MSE), respectively. A comparison of concentration - response relations of ATP with and without preapplication of met-Enk indicated that after pretreatment with met-Enk (10(-7) mol/L) the curve shifted downward markedly with a decrease of 25 percent; of the maximum value of I(ATP) and unchanged K(d) value. The suppression of I(ATP) by met-Enk was reversed as evidenced by intracellular dialysis of H-9 by using the repatch technique. Taken together, it is suggested that the inhibition by met-Enk of I(ATP) is caused by activation of opiate receptor, which eventually results in phosphorylation of ATP receptor, mediated by modulation of G protein coupling and intracellular signal transduction.
authors.affiliation: Wuhan Professional Medical College, Wuhan 430016.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Z Z
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Z W
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002469:Cell Separation; D004744:Enkephalin, Methionine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D004744:Enkephalin, Methionine; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate