Minocycline inhibits D-amphetamine-elicited action potential bursts in a central snail neuron

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Minocycline is a second-generation tetracycline that has been reported to have powerful neuroprotective properties. In our previous studies, we found that d-amphetamine (AMPH) elicited action potential bursts in an identifiable RP4 neuron of the African snail, Achatina fulica Ferussac. This study sought to determine the effects of minocycline on the AMPH-elicited action potential pattern changes in the central snail neuron, using the two-electrode voltage clamping method. Extracellular application of AMPH at 300 μM elicited action potential bursts in the RP4 neuron. Minocycline dose-dependently (300-900 μM) inhibited the action potential bursts elicited by AMPH. The inhibitory effects of minocycline on AMPH-elicited action potential bursts were restored by forskolin (50 μM), an adenylate cyclase activator, and by dibutyryl cAMP (N(6),2'-O-Dibutyryladenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate; 1mM), a membrane-permeable cAMP analog. Co-administration of forskolin (50 μM) plus tetraethylammonium chloride (TEA; 5mM) or co-administration of TEA (5mM) plus dibutyryl cAMP (1mM) also elicited action potential bursts, which were prevented and inhibited by minocycline. In addition, minocycline prevented and inhibited forskolin (100 μM)-elicited action potential bursts. Notably, TEA (50mM)-elicited action potential bursts in the RP4 neuron were not affected by minocycline. Minocycline did not affect steady-state outward currents of the RP4 neuron. However, minocycline did decrease the AMPH-elicited steady-state current changes. Similarly, minocycline decreased the effects of forskolin-elicited steady-state current changes. Pretreatment with H89 (N-[2-(p-Bromocinnamylamino)ethyl]-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide dihydrochloride; 10 μM), a protein kinase A inhibitor, inhibited AMPH-elicited action potential bursts and decreased AMPH-elicited steady-state current changes. These results suggest that the cAMP-protein kinase A signaling pathway and the steady-state current are involved in the inhibitory effects of minocycline upon AMPH-elicited action potential bursts.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

2012

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:223

Enthalten in:

Neuroscience - 223(2012) vom: 25. Okt., Seite 412-28

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Y-H [VerfasserIn]
Lin, P-L [VerfasserIn]
Wong, R-W [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Y-T [VerfasserIn]
Hsu, H-Y [VerfasserIn]
Tsai, M-C [VerfasserIn]
Lin, M-J [VerfasserIn]
Hsu, Y-C [VerfasserIn]
Lin, C-H [VerfasserIn]

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1F7A44V6OU
63X7MBT2LQ
66-40-0
Bucladesine
Central Nervous System Stimulants
Colforsin
Dextroamphetamine
FYY3R43WGO
Journal Article
Minocycline
Potassium Channel Blockers
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TZ47U051FI
Tetraethylammonium

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Date Completed 01.05.2013

Date Revised 21.11.2013

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.06.046

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NLM219014175