Cyproheptadine Regulates Pyramidal Neuron Excitability in Mouse Medial Prefrontal Cortex.
10.1007/s12264-018-0225-7
- Author:
Yan-Lin HE
1
;
Kai WANG
2
;
Qian-Ru ZHAO
2
;
Yan-Ai MEI
3
Author Information
1. Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China. heyanlin@126.com.
2. Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
3. Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China. yamei@fudan.edu.cn.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cyproheptadine;
Neuronal excitability;
Sigma-1 receptor;
Tetraethylammonium-sensitive I K;
cortical neurons
- MeSH:
Animals;
Cyproheptadine;
pharmacology;
Female;
Histamine H1 Antagonists;
pharmacology;
Membrane Potentials;
drug effects;
physiology;
Mice, Inbred C57BL;
Patch-Clamp Techniques;
Potassium Channel Blockers;
pharmacology;
Potassium Channels;
metabolism;
Prefrontal Cortex;
drug effects;
physiology;
Pyramidal Cells;
drug effects;
physiology;
Receptors, sigma;
agonists;
metabolism;
Tetraethylammonium;
pharmacology;
Tissue Culture Techniques
- From:
Neuroscience Bulletin
2018;34(5):759-768
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cyproheptadine (CPH), a first-generation antihistamine, enhances the delayed rectifier outward K current (I) in mouse cortical neurons through a sigma-1 receptor-mediated protein kinase A pathway. In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of CPH on neuronal excitability in current-clamped pyramidal neurons in mouse medial prefrontal cortex slices. CPH (10 µmol/L) significantly reduced the current density required to generate action potentials (APs) and increased the instantaneous frequency evoked by a depolarizing current. CPH also depolarized the resting membrane potential (RMP), decreased the delay time to elicit an AP, and reduced the spike threshold potential. This effect of CPH was mimicked by a sigma-1 receptor agonist and eliminated by an antagonist. Application of tetraethylammonium (TEA) to block I channels hyperpolarized the RMP and reduced the instantaneous frequency of APs. TEA eliminated the effects of CPH on AP frequency and delay time, but had no effect on spike threshold or RMP. The current-voltage relationship showed that CPH increased the membrane depolarization in response to positive current pulses and hyperpolarization in response to negative current pulses, suggesting that other types of membrane ion channels might also be affected by CPH. These results suggest that CPH increases the excitability of medial prefrontal cortex neurons by regulating TEA-sensitive I channels as well as other TEA-insensitive K channels, probably I and inward-rectifier Kir channels. This effect of CPH may explain its apparent clinical efficacy as an antidepressant and antipsychotic.
