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Multiple Actions of 1S,3R-ACPD in Modulating Endogenous Synaptic Transmission to Spinal Respiratory Motoneurons

Xiao-Wei Dong,D. Morin,J. Feldman

Published 1996 in Journal of Neuroscience

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To determine physiological roles of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) affecting breathing, we examined the effects of (1S,3R)-1-aminocyclopentane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid (1S,3R-ACPD) on synaptic transmission and excitability of phrenic motoneurons (PMNs) in an in vitro neonatal rat brainstem/spinal cord preparation. The effects of 1S,3R-ACPD were multiple, including reduction of inspiratory-modulated synaptic currents and increase of neuronal excitability via an inward current (Iacpd) associated with a decrease of membrane conductance. The mechanism underlying synaptic depression was examined. We found that 1S,3R-ACPD reduced the frequency but not the amplitude of miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents. The current induced by exogenous AMPA was not significantly affected by 1S,3R-ACPD. These results suggest that 1S,3R-ACPD-induced reduction of inspiratory synaptic currents is mediated by presynaptic mGluRs. We also examined the ionic basis forIacpd. We found thatIacpd had a reversal potential of approximately −100 mV, close to the estimatedEK+ (−95 mV). Elevating extracellular [K+] to 9 mm reduced the Iacpdreversal potential to −75 mV. The K+ channel blocker Ba2+ induced an inward current with a reversal potential at −93 mV associated with a decrease of membrane conductance, closely resembling the effect of 1S,3R-ACPD. Moreover, Ba2+ occluded 1S,3R-ACPD effects. In the presence of Ba2+, Iacpd and the 1S,3R-ACPD-induced decrease of membrane conductance were diminished. Our data indicate that the dominant component ofIacpd results from the blockade of a Ba2+-sensitive resting K+conductance. We conclude that the activation of mGluRs affects the inspiratory-modulated activity of PMNs via distinct mechanisms at pre- and postsynaptic sites.

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