GABAergic Modulation of a Substance P-mediated Reflex of Slow Time Course in the Isolated Rat Spinal Cord

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Journal Br J Pharmacol

Publisher Wiley

Specialty Pharmacology

Date 1987 May 1

PMID 2439159

Citations 7

Authors

H Akagi

M Yanagisawa

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Abstract

The effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and other drugs which interact with GABA receptors were studied on a reflex of slow time course in the spinal cord preparation isolated from the neonatal rat. A single shock to a dorsal root (L3-L5) elicited a stereotyped series of reflexes, consisting of fast and slow components, recorded from the contralateral ventral root of the corresponding segment. The slow component, i.e. the contralateral slow ventral root potential (v.r.p.) had a time-to-peak of 2-5 s and lasted 20-30 s. Bath-application of GABA (5-20 microM) or muscimol (0.05-0.5 microM) caused a decrease in the amplitude of the contralateral slow v.r.p. without producing any change in the d.c. potential recorded from the ventral root. The monosynaptic reflex recorded from the ipsilateral ventral root was not changed by the drugs at these concentrations. Diazepam (0.1-1 microM) potentiated the depolarizing response of the dorsal root to GABA and markedly depressed the contralateral slow v.r.p. Neither the d.c. potential of the ventral root nor the dorsal root was changed by diazepam. The monosynaptic reflex was also unaffected by the drug. Bicuculline (1 microM) suppressed the GABA-induced depolarization recorded from the dorsal root whilst it markedly potentiated the contralateral slow v.r.p. Baclofen at concentrations from 0.01 to 0.1 microM reduced the contralateral slow v.r.p. The inhibitory action of baclofen on the contralateral slow v.r.p. was more marked than on the monosynaptic reflex. 7 The depolarization of the ventral root induced by a brief application of substance P (SP) was depressed by muscimol, diazepam and baclofen, whereas the depolarization was potentiated by bicuculline. 8 The present results suggest that an intraspinal GABAergic inhibitory mechanism plays a role in the modulation of certain slow spinal reflexes. They also support the hypothesis that SP released from certain primary afferent fibres is a neurotransmitter involved in the contralateral slow v.r.p.

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