ÿþIn both cases, however, membrane potential was asics look below the reversal potential for Na (see Methods for details). Under these conditions, if a fraction of postsynaptic current is mediated by cation-selective ASICs, it would be expected that the block of ASICs will decrease the inward current, but increase the outward ones.5b (novel blocker of ASICs) suppresses inward GABAergic currents in  HEPES 2' solution. In the same series of experiments during each sweep evoked PSCs were recorded below their reversal potential as inward currents ( a ), and above the reversal potential, as outward ones ( b ) - see Methods for details.

5b (novel blocker of ASICs) has little effect on inward GABAergic currents in  HEPES 10' solution. In the same series of experiments during each sweep evoked PSCs were recorded below their reversal potential as inward currents ( a ), and above the asics shoes reversal potential, as outward ones ( b ). Superimposed traces of original current traces (averages of 10 sequential PSCs) before (solid lines) and after (dotted lines) 5b (1 ¼M) application are shown on the right panel, summary graphs ( n = 5) are shown on the left panel. asics gel PSC-amplitudes were normalized to control values (average of 20 PSCs preceding drug application).

In the same cells the suppression of postsynaptic currents, recorded above their reversal potential as outward currents was statistically insignificant.Apart from the chemical dissimilarity of amiloride and diminazene, they are structurally different [ 24 ], and mechanisms of their action on ASICs are different as well [ 24 ]. Similarly, amiloride and 5b have different mechanisms of action on ASICs [ 21 ]. Indeed, 5b is an orthosteric antagonist of ASIC1 [ 21 ] while amiloride is an open channel blocker [ 33 asics gel s ].

Since the density of proton-activated currents (evoked by pH shift to 5) is ~ 75 pA/pF in amygdala and 20 pA/pF in hippocampus [ 8 ], a much reduced proton-mediated component of synaptic current in the hippocampus may be expected. In our experiments, however, the absolute value of inward synaptic current suppressed by ASIC antagonists is about 40 60 pA. As for the current mediated by ASICs in hippocampal GABAergic synapses, we believe this was undetectable due to its small absolute and relative amplitude.Functional interaction between ASICs and GABA A -receptors in isolated neurons has been recently demonstrated [ 10 , 11 ].

It is worth noting that feature of voltage-dependence of interaction between receptors is, of itself, not very surprising. Indeed, a physical link between group-I metabotropic glutamate receptors and NMDA receptors results in a functional crosstalk, which is voltage-dependent [ 39 ]. Nevertheless we cannot currently exclude a possibility that the modulation of PSCs by ASICs under our experimental conditions depends on the direction of the current, rather than being intrinsically voltage-dependent. This, however, is less likely because in isolated neurons the interaction of ASICs and GABAA asics gel kayano receptors does not depend on the direction of the GABA-current [ 10 ].

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