<p>Ca<sup>2+</sup> signaling remains essential for excitatory cells’ functioning, but it is still unknown what channels are responsible for the countercurrent of positive ions that accompanies Ca<sup>2+</sup> release from intracellular stores. Previously, it was suggested that nuclear LCC-channels (Large Conductance Cation channels) may be involved in this process. Considering the results regarding the inhibiting properties of N‑choline receptor modulators on LCC-channels, in this research, we focused on studying the effects of atropine to assess whether it can be used as a&#xa0;blocker of these channels, enabling further evaluation of their role in Ca<sup>2+</sup> release.</p><p>Electrophysiological properties of LCC-channels were investigated using the patch-clamp technique in voltage clamp mode and nucleus-attached configuration. The amplitude of the currents for a&#xa0;single-channel opening event and the probability of the channels residing in an open state were studied under control conditions and with the solution of atropine applied in two modes: in a&#xa0;bath with a&#xa0;sample, and into a&#xa0;patch pipette.</p><p>We found that atropine effectively decreases the amplitude of the currents through LCC-channels when applied in either mode. When applied to a&#xa0;bath, it has an inhibiting effect only at the negative membrane potentials (−40 mV and −60 mV), while causing an amplitude decrease at both positive (+40 mV and +60 mV) and negative (−60 mV) membrane potentials being applied via a&#xa0;patch pipette. It was also established that the probability of LCC-channels to reside in an open state (P<sub>o</sub>) is lowered by atropine applied to a&#xa0;bath at a&#xa0;negative membrane potential of −40 mV, with a&#xa0;similar tendency observed at −60 mV. In the meantime, no changes in P<sub>o</sub> were registered when atropine was applied via a&#xa0;patch pipette.</p>

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Effects of atropine on the electrophysiological properties of LCC-channels of the nuclear membrane of Purkinje neurons

  • Serhii Nadtoka,
  • Olena Kotyk,
  • Anna Kotliarova

摘要

Ca2+ signaling remains essential for excitatory cells’ functioning, but it is still unknown what channels are responsible for the countercurrent of positive ions that accompanies Ca2+ release from intracellular stores. Previously, it was suggested that nuclear LCC-channels (Large Conductance Cation channels) may be involved in this process. Considering the results regarding the inhibiting properties of N‑choline receptor modulators on LCC-channels, in this research, we focused on studying the effects of atropine to assess whether it can be used as a blocker of these channels, enabling further evaluation of their role in Ca2+ release.

Electrophysiological properties of LCC-channels were investigated using the patch-clamp technique in voltage clamp mode and nucleus-attached configuration. The amplitude of the currents for a single-channel opening event and the probability of the channels residing in an open state were studied under control conditions and with the solution of atropine applied in two modes: in a bath with a sample, and into a patch pipette.

We found that atropine effectively decreases the amplitude of the currents through LCC-channels when applied in either mode. When applied to a bath, it has an inhibiting effect only at the negative membrane potentials (−40 mV and −60 mV), while causing an amplitude decrease at both positive (+40 mV and +60 mV) and negative (−60 mV) membrane potentials being applied via a patch pipette. It was also established that the probability of LCC-channels to reside in an open state (Po) is lowered by atropine applied to a bath at a negative membrane potential of −40 mV, with a similar tendency observed at −60 mV. In the meantime, no changes in Po were registered when atropine was applied via a patch pipette.