Delta-subunit Containing Gabaa Receptor Knockout Mice Are Less Sensitive to the Actions of 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo-[5,4-c]pyridin-3-ol.
From: Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Binghamton, 13902, USA. sboehm@binghamton.edu
European journal of pharmacology
- Publish Date: Jul 2006
- ISSN: 0014-2999
- Volume: 541
- Issue: 3
- Pages: 158-62
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Boehm Stephen L, Homanics Gregg E, Blednov Yuri A, et al. Delta-subunit Containing Gabaa Receptor Knockout Mice Are Less Sensitive to the Actions of 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo-[5,4-c]pyridin-3-ol.. Eur. J. Pharmacol. Jul 2006;541:158-62
Abstract
The pharmacological profile of a gamma-aminobutyric acid A (GABA(A)) receptor depends upon subunit composition. Studies using recombinant expression systems suggest that delta-subunit containing GABA(A) receptors are particularly sensitive to the actions of the GABA(A) partial agonist, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo-[5,4-c]pyridin-3-ol (THIP, gaboxadol). Here we investigated the actions of THIP in mutant mice lacking the GABA(A) receptor delta-subunit gene. Using the chloride flux assay, we determined that the actions of THIP were reduced by 21% in the cortical, but not cerebellar, membranes of knockout mice. Similar results were seen with another GABA(A) agonist, muscimol. Moreover, delta-subunit knockout mice exhibited a 54% reduction in sensitivity to the hypnotic actions of THIP as assessed by the loss of righting reflex test. These data support the notion that delta-containing GABA(A) receptors are at least partially responsible for the actions of THIP, and contribute to the growing literature suggesting that the pharmacological specificity of GABA(A) receptors depends on which subunits are present or absent.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Cells, Cultured, Cerebellum, Cerebral Cortex, Female, GABA Agonists, Isoxazoles, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Knockout, Muscimol, Receptors, GABA-A
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