Multiple conductances are modulated by 5-HT receptor subtypes in rat subthalamic nucleus neurons.
Firing patterns of subthalamic nucleus (STN) neurons influence normal and abnormal movements. The STN expresses multiple 5-HT receptor subtypes that may regulate neuronal excitability. We used whole-cell patch-clamp recordings to characterize 5-HT receptor-mediated effects on membrane currents in STN neurons in rat brain slices. In 80 STN neurons under voltage-clamp (-70 mV), 5-HT (30 microM) evoked inward currents in 64%, outward currents in 17%, and biphasic currents in 19%. 5-HT-induced outward current was caused by an increased K(+) conductance (1.4+/-0.2 nS) and was blocked by the 5-HT(1A) antagonist WAY 100135. The 5-HT-evoked inward current, which was blocked by antagonists at 5-HT(2C) and/or 5-HT(4) receptors, had two types of current-voltage (I-V) relations. Currents associated with the type 1 I-V relation showed negative slope conductance at potentials <-110 mV and were occluded by Ba(2+). In contrast, the type 2 I-V relation appeared linear and had positive slope conductance (0.64+/-0.11 nS). Type 2 inward currents were Ba(2+)-insensitive, and the reversal potential of -19 mV suggests a mixed cation conductance. In STN neurons in which 5-HT evoked inward currents, 5-HT potentiated burst firing induced by N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA). But in neurons in which 5-HT evoked outward current, 5-HT slowed NMDA-dependent burst firing. We conclude that 5-HT receptor subtypes can differentially regulate firing pattern by modulating multiple conductances in STN neurons.
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Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Kozell
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Johnson
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