Cyproheptadine Regulates Pyramidal Neuron Excitability in Mouse Medial Prefrontal Cortex  

Cyproheptadine Regulates Pyramidal Neuron Excitability in Mouse Medial Prefrontal Cortex

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作  者:Yan-Lin He Kai Wang Qian-Ru Zhao Yan-Ai Mei 

机构地区:[1]Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and School of Life Sciences, Fudan University

出  处:《Neuroscience Bulletin》2018年第5期759-768,共10页神经科学通报(英文版)

基  金:supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31370827);the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project [B111]

摘  要:Cyproheptadine (CPH), a first-generation anti- histamine, enhances the delayed rectifier outward K+ current (IK) in mouse cortical neurons through a sigma-1 receptor-mediated protein kinase A pathway. In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of CPH on neuronal excitability in current-clamped pyramidal neurons in mouse medial prefrontal cortex slices. CPH (10 μmol/L) significantly reduced the current density required to generate action potentials (APs) and increased the instan- taneous frequency evoked by a depolarizing current. CPH also depolarized the resting membrane potential (RMP), decreased the delay time to elicit an AP, and reduced the spike threshold potential. This effect of CPH was mim- icked by a sigma-1 receptor agonist and eliminated by an antagonist. Application of tetraethylammonium (TEA) to block IK channels hyperpolarized the RMP and reduced the instantaneous frequency of APs. TEA eliminated the effects of CPH on AP frequency and delay time, but had no effect on spike threshold or RMP. The current-voltage relationship showed that CPH increased the membrane depolarization in response to positive current pulses and hyperpolarization in response to negative current pulses, suggesting that other types of membrane ion channels might also be affected by CPH. These results suggest that CPH increases the excitability of medial prefrontal cortex neurons by regulating TEA-sensitive IK channels as well as other TEA-insensitive K+ channels, probably ID and inward-rectifier Kir channels. This effect of CPH may explain its apparent clinical efficacy as an antidepressant and antipsychotic.Cyproheptadine (CPH), a first-generation anti- histamine, enhances the delayed rectifier outward K+ current (IK) in mouse cortical neurons through a sigma-1 receptor-mediated protein kinase A pathway. In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of CPH on neuronal excitability in current-clamped pyramidal neurons in mouse medial prefrontal cortex slices. CPH (10 μmol/L) significantly reduced the current density required to generate action potentials (APs) and increased the instan- taneous frequency evoked by a depolarizing current. CPH also depolarized the resting membrane potential (RMP), decreased the delay time to elicit an AP, and reduced the spike threshold potential. This effect of CPH was mim- icked by a sigma-1 receptor agonist and eliminated by an antagonist. Application of tetraethylammonium (TEA) to block IK channels hyperpolarized the RMP and reduced the instantaneous frequency of APs. TEA eliminated the effects of CPH on AP frequency and delay time, but had no effect on spike threshold or RMP. The current-voltage relationship showed that CPH increased the membrane depolarization in response to positive current pulses and hyperpolarization in response to negative current pulses, suggesting that other types of membrane ion channels might also be affected by CPH. These results suggest that CPH increases the excitability of medial prefrontal cortex neurons by regulating TEA-sensitive IK channels as well as other TEA-insensitive K+ channels, probably ID and inward-rectifier Kir channels. This effect of CPH may explain its apparent clinical efficacy as an antidepressant and antipsychotic.

关 键 词:CYPROHEPTADINE Neuronal excitability Te-traethylammonium-sensitive Ik cortical neurons Sigma-1 receptor 

分 类 号:R338[医药卫生—人体生理学]

 

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