Cannabinoid agonist WIN 55212-2 speeds up the cone response to light offset in goldfish retina.

Visual Neuroscience
Mieke L StruikMaarten Kamermans

Abstract

Goldfish cones contain CB1 receptors at the synaptic terminal, selectively accumulate 3H-anandamide, and contain fatty acid amide hydrolase-immunoreactivity, and voltage-gated calcium and potassium currents are modulated by CB1 ligands (Yazulla et al., 2000; Fan & Yazulla, 2003; Glaser et al., 2005). These data suggest that a retinal mechanism may account for some of the psychophysical effects of cannabis. Here, we studied the effect of a cannabinoid agonist on cone light responses. Whole-cell patch-clamp recordings were made from cones in the isolated goldfish retina. Cones were stimulated with a spot of light of variable wavelength and intensities in combination with voltage-and current-clamp protocols. Pharmacological manipulation was performed using the cannabinoid agonist WIN 55212-2 (10 microM). WIN had no effect on the absolute sensitivity of the cones or on the kinetics of the onset response. However, the light-offset response became faster, and the depolarizing overshoot was enhanced. Time constant of the offset response was reduced from 292 +/- 28 ms to 180 +/- 11 ms (n = 6) (P < 0.01) in the presence of WIN. Acceleration of the offset response was not affected by flash length from 200 ms to 10 s. This was found under...Continue Reading

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