title: Genetic reduction of GABA(A) receptor gamma2 subunit expression potentiates the immobilizing action of isoflurane.
abstract: Potentiation of inhibitory gamma-aminobutyric acid subtype A (GABA(A)) receptor function is involved in the mechanisms of anesthetic action. The present study examined the immobilizing action of the volatile anesthetic isoflurane in mice with double knockout (DKO) of phospholipase C-related inactive protein (PRIP)-1 and -2. Both of these proteins play important roles in the expression of GABA(A) receptors containing the gamma2 subunit on the neuronal cell surface. Immunohistochemistry for GABA(A) receptor subunits demonstrated reduced expression of gamma2 subunits in the spinal cord of the DKO mice. Immunohistochemistry also revealed up-regulation of the alpha1 and beta3 subunits even though there were no apparent differences in the immunoreactivities for the beta2 subunits between wild-type and DKO mice. The tail-clamp method was used to evaluate the anesthetic/immobilizing effect of isoflurane and the minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) was significantly lower in DKO mice compared with wild-type controls (1.07+/-0.01% versus 1.36+/-0.04% atm), indicating an increased sensitivity to isoflurane in DKO mice. These immunohistochemical and pharmacological findings suggest that reduced expression of the GABA(A) receptor gamma2 subunit affects the composition and function of spinal GABA(A) receptors and potentiates the immobilizing action of isoflurane.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dental Anesthesiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2-5274 Gakkocho-dori, Niigata 951-8514, Japan. seo@dent.niigata-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seino
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Andrey B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Petrenko
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Naoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Genji
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Someya
authors.forename: Yoshiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: Takeyasu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanematsu
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirata
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000235:genetics; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D007103:Immobilization; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D007530:Isoflurane / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; C546280:Gabrg2 protein, mouse; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C496391:Plcl1 protein, mouse; C530633:Plcl2 protein, mouse; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; D007530:Isoflurane