目的:观察皮质酮(CORT)对培养的脊髓背角神经元Ca2+浓度([Ca2+]i)的调节作用及机制。方法:培养新生sD大鼠脊髓背角神经元,激光共聚焦显微镜检测神经元[Ca2+]i的变化。结果:CORT可快速升高培养的脊髓背角神经元[Ca2+]i,且呈现剂量依赖性(P〈0.05);CORT诱导的神经元[Ca2+]i升高是以外钙内流为主(P〈0.01);百日咳毒素(G蛋白活化阻断剂)可阻断CORT所致的脊髓背角神经元[Ca2+]i升高(P〈0.01),而糖皮质激素受体拮抗剂RU38486对CORT的效应无抑制作用。结论:CORT通过非基因组途径快速增高培养的脊髓背角神经元[Ca2+]i。
Objective: To explore the modulatory effects of corticosterone (CORT) on the intracellular calcium concen- tration ( [Ca2+ ]i) in cultured rat dorsal spinal neurons and the relative mechanism. Methods:Neurons from neonatal SD rat spinal cord were cultured. Confocal laser scanning microscopy were employed to detect changes of [ Ca2+ ] i in cultured neurons. Results:CORT (0.1-10 μmo]/L) caused a rapid increase in [ Ca2+ ]i with a dose-dependent manner in cul- tured dorsal spinal neurons. The action of CORT on neuronal [ Ca2+] i was blocked by pertussis toxin ( a blocker of G protein activation, 100 ng/ml) , but was unaffected by RU38486 (glueocorticoid receptor antagonist, 10 μmol/L). Con- clusion : These observations suggest that CORT can rapidly increase [ Ca2+ ] i in cultured rat dorsal spinal neurons through a nongenomic mechanism.