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  • Title: [The effect of niflumic acid and blocker of calcium channel on the desensitization of gamma aminobutyric acid-activated current].
    Author: Li L, Wang Y, Ma KT, Cheng HJ, Zhao L, Si JQ.
    Journal: Zhongguo Ying Yong Sheng Li Xue Za Zhi; 2013 Mar; 29(2):128-32. PubMed ID: 23833964.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To explore the modulatory effect of niflumic acid and blocker of calcium channel on the desensitization of gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA)-activated currents in dorsal root ganglion(DRG) neurons from rat. METHODS: The whole-cell patch-clamp technique was used to observe the modulatory effect of niflumic acid and blocker of calcium channel on the desensitization of GABA-activated currents in neurons freshly dissociated from rat DRG neurons. RESULTS: Application of GABA (0.1-1 000 micromol/L) could induce concentration-dependent inward currents in some cells (212/223, 95.11%). GABA-(100 micromol/L) activated currents was (1.32 +/- 0.74) nA (n = 84). However, pre-application of niflumic acid (1-100 micromol/L) and nitrendipine (specific blocker of L-calcium channel)(0.1-30 micromol/L) could inhibit the GABA-activated inward current which was identified to be GABAA receptor-mediated current. The inhibitory effects of niflumic acid and nitrendipine were concentration-dependent. The suppression rate of 10 micromol/L niflumic acid and nitrendipine to GABA-activated currents were (31.60% +/- 4.87%) (n = 19) and (43.60% < or = 5.10%) (n = 5), respectively. The desensitization of GABA-activated currents had double exponential characteristic. Tau value was (14.68 +/- 5.11) s (n = 6) and (175.8 +/- 42.67) s (n = 6, r = 0.9647), respectively. Pre-application of niflumic acid (100 micromol/L) and nickel chloride (nonspecific blocker of L-calcium channel) (100 micromol/L) altered tau value of the desensitization of GABA-activated currents, tau value reduced for (4.64 +/- 2.21) s (n = 3), (43.70 +/- 14.34) s ( n = 3, r = 0.9548) and (4.64 +/- 2.21) s (n = 3), (43.70 +/- 14.34) s (n = 3, r = 0.9721). CONCLUSION: Pre-application of niflumic acid exerts a more strong inhibitory effect on the peak value of GABA-activated current, which possibly is through blocking the calcium-activated chloride ion channel to accelerate the desensitization of GABA-activated currents.
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