目的 探讨川芎嗪(tetramethy1pyrazine,TMP)对嘌呤2X(P2X)受体介导反应的作用。方法 在大鼠新鲜分离的背根神经节(dorsal root ganglion,DRG)神经元标本上应用全细胞膜片钳技术记录川芎嗪对P2X受体激动剂激活电流的影响。结果 外加ATP(1~1 000 μmol·L^-1)可引起DRG神经元产生激活电流(n=102),ATP-激活电流(IATP)显示快失敏和慢失敏两种形式的内向电流。预加川芎嗪(0.1~10 mmol· L^-1)后,大部分(89.2%,91/102)受检细胞可观察到ATP(100 μmol·L^-1)-激活电流出现明显的抑制作用。川芎嗪 (1 mmol· L^-1)使α,β-meATP (10 μmol·L^-1)-激活电流减小。预加川芎嗪(1 mmol·L^-1)后ATP(1~1 000 μmol·L^-1)激活电流的剂量-效应曲线明显下移。预加川芎嗪(1 mmol·L^-1)前后ATP(100 μmol·L^-1)的I-V曲线反转电位值不变,均接近0 mV.川芎嗪(1 mmol·L^-1)可明显抑制被前列腺素E2(100 μmol·L^-1)或P物质(0.1 μmol·L^-1)增大的ATP激活电流。通过微电极胞内透析注入PKA抑制剂H89(10 μmol·L^-1)至胞内,使川芎嗪(1 mmol· L^-1)抑制ATP(100 μmol·L^-1)激活电流的作用减小。结论 川芎嗪可能是通过PKA系统以及P2X受体离子通道复合体细胞外环的变构调制点影响P2X受体激动剂在大鼠DRG神经元的激活电流.
Aim To explore the modulaory effect of tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) on the responses mediated by P2X receptors. Methods Whole-cell patch-clamp technique was used to study the effects of TMP on P2X receptor agonists-activated currents in freshly isolated rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons, Results Extracellular application of ATP of 1 to 1000μmol·L^-1 activated currents in DRG neurons (n = 102). The ATP-activated currents showed rapid desensitization or slow desensitization. Preapplication of TMP(O. 1 - 10 mmol· L^-1 ) markedly inhibited ATP ( 100μmol·L^-1 )_activated currents in the majority of the neurons examined(89.2%,91/102). TMP (1 mmol· L^-1) reduced α,β-meATP ( 10 μmol·L^-1)-activated currents. TMP ( 1 mmol · L^-1 ) shifted the concentrationresponse curve of /ATP downward markedly. TMP ( 1 mmol·L^-1) did not alter the reversal potential (0 mV) of ATP-activated currents. TMP ( 1 mmol · L^-1 ) significantly inhibited ATP( 100 μmol · L^-1 )-activated currents potentiated by PGE2 ( 100 μmol · L^-1 ) or SP (0. 1 μmol · L^-1 ). Intracellular application of 10 μmol · L^-1 H89 (which is an inhibitor of PKA) reduced the inhibitory effect of TMP on ATP( 100μmol · L^-1)-activated currents. Conclusion The mechanism of TMP action may be the allosteric regulation via acting on PKA system and the large extracellular region of ATP receptor-ion channel complex ( P2X receptors) to affect P2X receptor agonists-activated currents in rat DRG neurons.