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ArticleCellular and molecular neurobiology2013

A mechanism for nerve cell excitation by norepinephrine via α-1 adrenoceptors: inhibition of potassium M-current.

Alexander K Filippov, David A Brown

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Article in Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Alexander K FilippovDepartment of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
David A Brown
UCL Australia · AU

Funding

Wellcome Trust 089370Wellcome Trust 090370
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Some of the excitatory effects of norepinephrine on central neurons are mediated by alpha-1 (α1) adrenoceptors. These receptors are coupled to the Gq family of G proteins, and hence stimulate hydrolysis of the membrane phospholipid phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate. Other receptors of this type can excite neurons by inhibiting the subthreshold voltage-gated potassium M-current. We tested this possibility using rat sympathetic neurons transformed to express α1a receptors. The α1 agonist phenylephrine strongly inhibited the M-current recorded under voltage-clamp by 72 ± 11 % (n = 4) and in an unclamped neuron dramatically increased the number of action potentials produced by a 2 s depolarizing current step from 2 to 40, without effect on control neurons devoid of α1 receptors. We suggest that this might be a potential cause of the increased excitability produced by norepinephrine in some central neurons.

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Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor AgonistsAnimalsCells, CulturedGanglia, SympatheticMembrane PotentialsNeural InhibitionNorepinephrinePhenylephrinePotassium Channel BlockersPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedRatsReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor AgonistsNorepinephrinePhenylephrinePotassium Channel BlockersPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1

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PMID22872321
PMCPMC3529170
OpenAlexW2018507155

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