AMPA/kainate receptor activation blocks K+ currents via internal Na+ increase in mouse cultured stellate astrocytes

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serval:BIB_363
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
AMPA/kainate receptor activation blocks K+ currents via internal Na+ increase in mouse cultured stellate astrocytes
Journal
Glia
Author(s)
Robert A., Magistretti P.J.
ISSN
0894-1491
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1997
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
20
Number
1
Pages
38-50
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't - Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Cultured mouse cortical astrocytes of the stellate type were studied by using the patch-clamp technique in whole-cell configuration. The astrocytes express at least two types of outwardly rectifying K+ channels which mediate a transient and a sustained current. Activation of AMPA receptors by kainate leads to a substantial blockade of both types of K+ currents. The blockade is absent when Na+ is withdrawn from the external medium, suggesting that it is caused by constant Na+ influx through AMPA receptors. The presence of high Na+ solutions in the pipette induces a blockade of both K+ currents which is very similar to the blockade induced by kainate, supporting thus the view that the mechanism of the blockade of K+ channels by kainate involves Na+ increases in the submembrane area. The blockade occurs between 20 and 40 mM [Na+]i, which is within the physiological range of [Na+]i in astrocytes. The data may suggest that the blockade of K+ channels by high [Na+]i conditions could provide a mechanism to prevent K+ leakage from the astrocytes into the extracellular space during periods of intense neuronal activity.
Keywords
Animals, Animals, Newborn, Astrocytes, Barium, Cells, Cultured, Cerebral Cortex, Kainic Acid, Membrane Potentials, Mice, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Potassium Channel Blockers, Potassium Channels, Receptors, AMPA, Sodium
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