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  • Title: Halothane enhances exocytosis of [3H]-acetylcholine without increasing calcium influx in rat brain cortical slices.
    Author: Gomez RS, Prado MA, Carazza F, Gomez MV.
    Journal: Br J Pharmacol; 1999 Jun; 127(3):679-84. PubMed ID: 10401558.
    Abstract:
    1. The effect of halothane on the release of [3H]-acetylcholine ([3H]-ACh) in rat brain cortical slices was investigated. 2. Halothane (0.018 mM) did not significantly affect the basal and the electrical field stimulation induced release of [3H]-ACh. However, halothane (0.063 mM) significantly increased the basal release of [3H]-ACh and this effect was additive with the electrical field stimulation induced release of [3H]-ACh. 3. The release of [3H]-ACh induced by 0.063 mM halothane was independent of the extracellular sodium and calcium ion concentration and was decreased by tetracaine, an inhibitor of Ca(2+)-release from intracellular stores or dantrolene, an inhibitor of Ca(2+)-release from ryanodine-sensitive stores 4. Using 2-(4-phenylpiperidino)-cyclohexanol (vesamicol), a drug that blocks the storage of ACh in synaptic vesicles, we investigated whether exocytosis of this neurotransmitter is involved in the effect of halothane. Vesamicol significantly decreased the release of [3H]-ACh evoked by halothane. 5. It is suggested that halothane may cause a Ca2+ release from intracellular stores that increases [3H]-ACh exocytosis in rat brain cortical slices.
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