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Kang, T.C. et al.

Kang, An, Park, Hwang, Won,

P2X2 and P2X4 receptor expression is regulated by a GABA(A) receptor-mediated mechanism in the gerbil hippocampus.

Fast responses to extracellular ATP are mediated by the activation of P2X receptors. Native and cloned P2X receptors are permeable to monovalent cations such as Na+ and K+ as well as divalent cations such as Ca2+. However, altered P2X receptor expression has not been definitively determined under pathological conditions, particularly in epilepsy. Here we show that, in the seizure-sensitive (SS) gerbil hippocampus, a recognized genetic epilepsy model, the expressions of both P2X2 and P2X4 receptors are markedly decreased as compared with that in the seizure-resistant (SR) gerbil. These alterations are closely related to changes in gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) concentrations induced by vigabatrin (VGB) or 3-mercaptopropionic acid (3-MPA) treatment. Furthermore, the regulation of both P2X receptor expression in the gerbil hippocampus was mediated by the GABA(A) receptor, not GABA(B). These results suggest that the GABA(A) receptor-mediated modulation of P2X receptor expression may play an important role in the regulation of neuronal excitability.[1]

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P2X2 and P2X4 receptor expression is regulated by a GABA(A) receptor-mediated mechanism in the gerbil hippocampus. Kang, T.C., An, S.J., Park, S.K., Hwang, I.K., Won, M.H. Brain Res. Mol. Brain Res. (2003) [Pubmed]

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