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Shimizu N, Duan S, Hori T, et al. Electrophysiological study of neurotropin-induced responses in guinea pig hypothalamic neurons. Brain Res Bull. 1992;29(6):767-72doi: 10.1016/0361-9230(92)90144-m.
Shimizu, N., Duan, S., Hori, T., & Oomura, Y. (1992). Electrophysiological study of neurotropin-induced responses in guinea pig hypothalamic neurons. Brain research bulletin, 29(6), 767-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/0361-9230(92)90144-m
Shimizu, N, et al. "Electrophysiological study of neurotropin-induced responses in guinea pig hypothalamic neurons." Brain research bulletin vol. 29,6 (1992): 767-72. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/0361-9230(92)90144-m
Shimizu N, Duan S, Hori T, Oomura Y. Electrophysiological study of neurotropin-induced responses in guinea pig hypothalamic neurons. Brain Res Bull. 1992 Dec;29(6):767-72. doi: 10.1016/0361-9230(92)90144-m. PMID: 1473010.
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Brain Res Bull. 1992 Dec;29(6):767-72. doi: 10.1016/0361-9230(92)90144-m.

Electrophysiological study of neurotropin-induced responses in guinea pig hypothalamic neurons.

Brain research bulletin

N Shimizu, S Duan, T Hori, Y Oomura

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  1. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

PMID: 1473010 DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(92)90144-m

Abstract

To investigate the direct actions of neurotropin (NSP, a nonproteinaceous extract from inflamed skin of rabbits which is in therapeutic use), intracellular recordings were made from neurons of the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMH) and lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) in slices of guinea pig brain. In the VMH, NSP, applied by perfusion (0.1-3.0 NU/ml), caused dose-dependent depolarization in 29 of 48 neurons (60%) tested. No change in membrane resistance was observed during the depolarization, which hypothesized that the NSP-induced depolarization might be mediated through the inactivation of the Na-K pump. The NSP-induced depolarization persisted even after the elimination of synaptic activity by perfusion with Ca(2+)-free and high Mg2+ Ringer solution. NSP hyperpolarized the cell membrane of three neurons (6%) while two neurons (4%) showed biphasic responses; transient depolarization followed by long-lasting hyperpolarization. Membrane potential of the remaining 14 neurons was not changed by application of NSP. Of 14 LHA neurons tested for NSP effects, eight (57%) were depolarized, three (21%) were hyperpolarized, and one showed a biphasic response. The present results suggest that NSP significantly modulates hypothalamic neuron activity, and the central modulation of autonomic functions by NSP might be mediated through hypothalamic neurons.

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