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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
1
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1996-12-4
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Cultured, proliferating microglial cells can be further activated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and, thereby, turned into a non-proliferating state. While proliferating cells exhibit only inwardly rectifying potassium channels, non-proliferating cells express, in addition, outwardly rectifying potassium channels. The characteristics of the two channel populations are markedly different. Inward potassium currents inactivate and can be abolished by extracellular Cs+ and Ba2+. Outward potassium currents only slightly inactivate and can be abolished by 4-aminopyridine, quinine and charybdotoxin. An increase in the intracellular free Ca2+ concentration depresses the outward potassium current. ATP or its structural analogues stimulate two types of P2-purinoceptors on microglial cells, a ligand-activated cationic channel (P2x) which produces depolarization and a G protein coupled receptor (P2Y) which produces hyper-polarization via the opening of K+ channels. Both P2X- and P2Y-receptor stimulation may increase the intracellular Ca2+ concentration. In the former case, Ca2+ enters the cells via non-selective cationic channels. In the latter case, Ca2+ may be released from intracellular stores, owing to activation of the enzyme phospholipase C and subsequent generation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3). It is assumed that neuronal damage leads to efflux of ATP into the extracellular space with subsequent activation of microglia. ATP-induced excessive depolarizations by P2X-purinoceptor stimulation may be counteracted by outwardly rectifying potassium channels and by hyperpolarizing P2Y-purinoceptors in non-proliferating microglia.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Jul
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| pubmed:issn |
0197-0186
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
29
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
13-24
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1996
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Molecular mechanisms of microglial activation. B. Voltage- and purinoceptor-operated channels in microglia.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Pharmakologisches Institut der Universität Leipzig, Germany.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Review,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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