期刊
NEUROREPORT
卷 19, 期 3, 页码 333-337出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3282f50c90
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gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptors; chloride current; glycine receptors; substantia gelatinosa; taurine; whole-cell patch-clamp
Taurine has been suggested to modulate nociceptive information at the spinal cord level. In this study, the pharmacological properties of taurine were investigated in adult rat substantia gelatinosa (SG) neurons using whole-cell patch-clamp method. We found that taurine seemed to have higher efficacy than glycine on glycine receptors in SG neurons. An increase in chloride conductance was responsible for taurine-induced currents. Taurine at 0.3 mM activated glycine receptors, whereas at 3 mM activated both glycine and gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptors. The currents activated by coapplication of taurine and glycine are cross inhibitive. Altogether these results show that taurine might represent another important neurotransmitter or modulator in SG neurons, which may be involved in antinociception.
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