9-Phenanthrol modulates postinhibitory rebound and afterhyperpolarizing potentials in an excitatory motor neuron of the medicinal leech

Journal of Comparative Physiology. A, Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology
J D AngstadtAlexander J Goncalves

Abstract

Postinhibitory rebound (PIR) responses in leech dorsal excitatory motor neurons (cell DE-3) are eliminated by Ca2+ channel blockers but also exhibit a strong dependence on extracellular Na+. These features could be explained by a voltage-gated Ca2+ current acting in concert with a Ca2+-activated nonspecific current (ICAN). In vertebrates, ICAN is associated with TRPM4 channels which are blocked selectively by 9-phenanthrol. Here, we show that 9-phenanthrol selectively inhibits a late phase of PIR and simultaneously enhances afterhyperpolarizing potentials (AHPs). Bath application of NNC 55-0396 or Cd2+ combined with ion substitution experiments indicate that a low-voltage-activated Ca2+ current plays a key role in generating PIR and that Ca2+ influx through low- or high-voltage-activated Ca2+ channels can trigger AHPs via activation of a Ca2+-dependent K+ current. We also demonstrate modulation of rebound responses by other ICAN blockers such as gadolinium and flufenamic acid, as well as the calmodulin antagonist W-7. We discuss how these results provide additional insights into the specific types of ionic currents underlying rebound responses of motor neuron DE-3 in the medicinal leech.

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Jan 24, 2021·Journal of Comparative Physiology. A, Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology·James D AngstadtMegan K Connolly

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