大脑快速发育期(brain growth spurt,BGS)是神经元生长、突触连接的关键时期;电压门控性K+通道是维持细胞兴奋性和神经元间信息传递的关键通道。本文旨在探究BGS期内大鼠海马CAl区锥体神经元电压门控性K+通道电流及其通道动力学特性的变化,以期找出大鼠海马CAl区锥体神经元电压门控性K+通道发育的关键期。采用全细胞膜片钳技术,研究出生后0-4周大鼠海马CAl区脑片上的锥体神经元全细胞电压门控性K+通道电流及其通道动力学特性。结果显示:在测试电压为+90mV下,以出生后0周为参照,出生后1-4周的瞬时外向K+通道电流(,A)的最大电流密度的增幅分别为(16.14±0.51)%、(81.73±10.71)%、(106.72±5.29)%、(134.58±8.81)%(n=10,P〈0.05);延迟整流K+通道电流(,K)的最大电流密度增幅分别为(16.75±3.88)%、(134.01±2.85)%、(180.56±8.49)%、(194.5±8.53)%(n=10,P〈0.05),显示K+通道电流密度于1~2周增幅最大;IA的激活曲线向左移,半数激活电压随周龄增加逐渐减小,分别为14.67±0.75、13.46±0.64、8.39±0.87、4.60±0.96、0.54±0.92(mV,n=10,P〈0.05);Ik的激活曲线向左移,半数激活电压随周龄增加逐渐减小,分别为8.94±0.85、6.65±0.89、0.47±1.15、-1.80±0.89、-8.56±1.08(mVn=10,P〈0.05)。IA的失活曲线向左移,ON龄与1周龄之间的半数失活电压没有显著性差异,而出生后1~4周随周龄增加半数失活电压逐渐减小(P〈0.05),分别为-45.68±1.26、-46.81±0.78、-48.64±0.81、-51.96±1.02、-58.31±1.35(mVn=10)。以上结果表明,随着鼠龄的增加,IA和Ik电流密度逐渐增加,电压门控性K+通道半数激活、失活电压降低,尤其是出生后1周至2周变化明显,上述变化与海马神
Brain growth spurt (BGS) is the critical period of neuronal growth and synaptic connection. The voltage-gated K+ channel is the key channel for maintenance of cell excitability and information transfer among neurons. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the critical period of voltage-gated K+ channel development in hippocampal CA1 neurons during the BGS. Changes of voltage-gated K+ currents in neurons from acutely isolated hippocampal CA1 brain slices of rats at different ages (0-4 weeks after birth) were recorded by the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. The depolarization voltage was set at +90 mV, and 0 week was set as the control group. The experimental results showed that, with increasing ages (1-4 weeks), the maximum current densities OflA in- creased by (16.14 ±0.51)%, (81.73 ± 10.71)%, (106.72± 5.29)%, (134.58 ± 8.81)% (n = 10, P 〈 0.05), and the maximum current densities oflK increased by (16.75 ± 3.88)%, (134.01 ±2.85)%, (180.56 ± 8.49)%, (194.5± 8.53)% (n = 10, P 〈 0.05), respectively, compared with those in 0 week. During 0-4 weeks after birth, the activation kinetics of IA shifted to left, and the half activation voltages OflA were 14.67 ± 0.75, 13.46 ± 0.64, 8.39 ± 0.87, 4.60 ± 0.96, 0.54± 0.92 (mV, n = 10, P 〈 0.05), respectively; The activation kinetics oflK shifted to left and the half activation voltages oflK were 8.94 ± 0.85, 6.65 ± 0.89, 0.47 ± 1.15, -1.80 ± 0.89, -8.56 ± 1.08 (mV, n = 10, P 〈 0.05) respectively. The inactivation kinetics oflA also shifted to left, and the half inactivation voltages were -45.68 ± 1.26, -46.81±0.78, -48.64 ± 0.81, -51.96 ± 1.02, -58.31 ± 1.35 (mV, n = 10) respectively at 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks after birth, which showed no significant changes between 0 and 1 week, but significant decreases during 1-4 weeks after birth (P 〈 0.05). These results indicate that the current densities of 1A and 1 increase and the kinetic characteristics of the volt