title: Characteristics of ATP-activated current in nodose ganglion neurons of rats.
abstract: The characteristics of ATP-activated currents (I(ATP)) in rat nodose ganglion (NG) neurons have not been fully clarified. Especially, the correlation between I(ATP) phenotype and P2X receptor subunit genotype in rat NG neuron is not clear. By whole-cell patch-clamp and single cell immunocytochemical techniques, we explored the characteristics of the I(ATP) phenotype and its correlation with P2X receptor subunits in acutely isolated NG neuron of rats. The results indicated that I(ATP) of NG neurons can be classified into four types: F type (fast type, 8.1%), I type (intermediate type, 14.8%), S type (slowing type, 37.0%) and vS type (very slowing type, 21.5%). The single immunocytochemical studies have demonstrated that F type cells express P2X1 and P2X3 subunits, I type cells P2X1, P2X3 and P2X4 subunits, S type cells P2X1, P2X2 and P2X3 subunits and vS type cells P2X2, P2X3 and P2X4 subunits. The results reveal that there are four types of I(ATP) in NG neurons, differential expression of distinct P2X subunits may underlie the I(ATP) phenotype.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, No. 57, People's Avenue South, Xiashan, Zhanjiang 524001, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Qing-Chun
authors.initials: QC
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Chun-Mei
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Feng-Bo
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Zhi-Wang
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D048429:Cell Size; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D009620:Nodose Ganglion / Q000502:physiology*; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D058469:Receptors, Purinergic P2X; D058476:Receptors, Purinergic P2X2; D058477:Receptors, Purinergic P2X3; D058848:Receptors, Purinergic P2X4
chemical_list: C546403:P2rx2 protein, rat; C546410:P2rx3 protein, rat; C548228:P2rx4 protein, rat; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2; D058469:Receptors, Purinergic P2X; D058476:Receptors, Purinergic P2X2; D058477:Receptors, Purinergic P2X3; D058848:Receptors, Purinergic P2X4; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate