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Department of Pharmacology, University of Edinburgh.
1. The actions of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and noradrenaline (NA) on the membrane properties of facial motoneurones in slices from the adult rat brainstem in vitro were examined using intracellular recording techniques. 2. In voltage clamp recording, hyperpolarizing voltage steps (> 20 mV), from holding potentials at or close to the resting potential, induced a slowly activating, voltage-dependent inward current possessing properties similar to the hyperpolarization-activated current (Ih) seen in other cell types. From tail current analysis two groups of facial motoneurones can be distinguished in terms of the activation range for Ih, one with a half-maximal activation at -81 mV and the other at -94 mV but with similar shapes. 3. 5-HT (120/126) and NA (21/21) depolarized facial motoneurones. The reversal potentials (Em) obtained from peak voltage amplitude I-V plots in varying extracellular potassium concentrations suggested mechanisms involving a decrease in K+ conductance. 4. Under voltage clamp, close to the resting potential, both 5-HT (39/41) and NA (13/13) evoked inward currents. 5. I-V plots and plots of 5-HT-sensitive current at different membrane potentials, obtained from currents evoked by voltage steps and measured before the development of Ih (instantaneous current), indicated that the 5-HT-evoked inward current was predominately associated with a decrease in conductance but with a range of reversal potentials for 5-HT (E5-HT) from close to, to much more negative than the reversal potential for a potassium conductance (EK). In some cases no change or increases in instantaneous conductance were observed. 6. Steady-state I-V relationships and plots of 5-HT-sensitive current, measured after development of Ih, indicated a 5-HT-associated conductance increase with a time and voltage dependence close to that of Ih, which could be abolished by extracellular caesium (2-5 mM). 7. The NA-evoked inward current was always associated with a decrease in conductance. Instantaneous and steady-state I-V relationships as well as plots of NA-sensitive current indicated a reversal potential at EK. 8. The activation curve for Ih was shifted to more positive potentials in the presence of 5-HT. The time constant for activation of Ih showed a similar shift. 9. 5-Carboxamidotryptamine (5-CT), a 5-HT receptor agonist, was selective for the enhancement of Ih and only evoked an inward current when the holding potential was within the activation range of Ih.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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