The Effects of Unaggregated Amyloid ? Protein(25-35) on Transient Outward Potassium Current in Rat Hippocampal CA3 Pyramidal Neurons / 医学研究杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effects of unaggregated amyloid ? protein(A?25～35) on transient outward potassium channel(IA) in Rat Hippocampal CA3 Pyramidal Neurons.Methods Patch-clamp technique with whole cell recording was used.Results Unaggregated A?25～35 inhibited IA in neonatal rat hippocampal CA3 pyramidal neurons and displayed a time-,concentration- and voltage-dependent manner;the dynamic characteristics of IA were influencedshifted the steady-state activation and inactivation curves to left significantly.Conclusion These results suggest that the inhibition of unaggregated A?25-35 on transient outward potassium channel in acutely isolated hippocampal CA3 pyramidal neurons may be an important mechanism of its toxicity,which participates in pathological changes of AD.