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Bombesin-like peptides depolarize rat hippocampal interneurones through interaction with subtype 2 bombesin receptors

K. Lee, A. K. Dixon, I. Gonzalez, E. B. Stevens, S. McNulty, R. Oles, P. J. Richardson *, R. D. Pinnock and L. Singh

Whole-cell patch-clamp recordings were made from visually identified hippocampal interneurones in slices of rat brain tissue in vitro. Bath application of the bombesin-like neuropeptides gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) or neuromedin B (NMB) produced a large membrane depolarization that was blocked by pre-incubation with the subtype 2 bombesin (BB₂) receptor antagonist [D-Phe⁶,Des-Met¹⁴]bombesin-(6-14)ethyl amide.

The inward current elicited by NMB or GRP was unaffected by K⁺ channel blockade with external Ba²⁺ or by replacement of potassium gluconate in the electrode solution with caesium acetate.

Replacement of external NaCl with Tris-HCl significantly reduced the magnitude of the GRP-induced current at -60 mV. In contrast, replacement of external NaCl with LiCl had no effect on the magnitude of this current.

Photorelease of caged GTPS inside neurones irreversibly potentiated the GRP-induced current at -60 mV. Similarly, bath application of the phospholipase C (PLC) inhibitor U-73122 significantly reduced the size of the inward current induced by GRP.

Reverse transcription followed by the polymerase chain reaction using cytoplasm from single hippocampal interneurones demonstrated the expression of BB₂ receptor mRNA together with glutamate decarboxylase (GAD67).

Although bath application of GRP or NMB had little or no effect on the resting membrane properties of CA1 pyramidal cells per se, these neuropeptides produced a dramatic increase in the number and amplitude of miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents in these cells in a TTX-sensitive manner.

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