Regional differences in nerve terminal Na+ channel subtype expression and Na+ channel-dependent glutamate and GABA release in rat CNS.

TitleRegional differences in nerve terminal Na+ channel subtype expression and Na+ channel-dependent glutamate and GABA release in rat CNS.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsWestphalen RI, Yu J, Krivitski M, Jih T-Y, Hemmings HC
JournalJ Neurochem
Volume113
Issue6
Pagination1611-20
Date Published2010 Jun
ISSN1471-4159
Keywords4-Aminopyridine, Aniline Compounds, Animals, Central Nervous System, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Interactions, Furans, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Gene Expression, Glutamic Acid, Male, Potassium Channel Blockers, Presynaptic Terminals, Protein Subunits, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Sodium Channel Blockers, Sodium Channels, Tetrodotoxin, Veratridine
Abstract

We tested the hypothesis that expression of pre-synaptic voltage-gated sodium channel (Na(v)) subtypes coupled to neurotransmitter release differs between transmitter types and CNS regions in a nerve terminal-specific manner. Na(v) coupling to transmitter release was determined by measuring the sensitivity of 4-aminopyridine (4AP)-evoked [(3)H]glutamate and [(14)C]GABA release to the specific Na(v) blocker tetrodotoxin (TTX) for nerve terminals isolated from rat cerebral cortex, hippocampus, striatum and spinal cord. Expression of various Na(v) subtypes was measured by immunoblotting using subtype-specific antibodies. Potencies of TTX for inhibition of glutamate and GABA release varied between CNS regions. However, the efficacies of TTX for inhibition of 4AP-evoked glutamate release were greater than for inhibition of GABA release in all regions except spinal cord. The relative nerve terminal expression of total Na(v) subtypes as well as of specific subtypes varied considerably between CNS regions. The region-specific potencies of TTX for inhibition of 4AP-evoked glutamate release correlated with greater relative expression of total nerve terminal Na(v) and Na(v)1.2. Nerve terminal-specific differences in the expression of specific Na(v) subtypes contribute to transmitter-specific and regional differences in pharmacological sensitivities of transmitter release.

DOI10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06722.x
Alternate JournalJ Neurochem
PubMed ID20374421
PubMed Central IDPMC2914626
Grant ListR01 GM058055 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States
R01 GM058055-12 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States
R01 GM058055-12S1 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States
GM58055 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States