The resistance to dieldrin gene(RDL)encodes the primary subunit of the insect ionotropic y-aminobutyric acid(GABA)receptor(GABAR),which is the target of phenylpyrazole and isoxazoline insecticides.The splice variants ...The resistance to dieldrin gene(RDL)encodes the primary subunit of the insect ionotropic y-aminobutyric acid(GABA)receptor(GABAR),which is the target of phenylpyrazole and isoxazoline insecticides.The splice variants in exons 3 and 6 of RDL,which have been widely explored in many insects,modulate the agonist potency of the homomeric RDL GABAR and potentially play an important role in the development of insects.In the present study,four splice variants of exon 9 were identified in RDL of the small brown planthopper,Laodelphax striatellus(LsRDL),resulting in LsRDL-9sl,LsRDL-92l\LsRDL-9b,and LsRDL-9c.LsRDL-9a has one more amino acid(E,glutamic acid)compared with LsRDL-9a\and LsRDL-9b lacked two amino acids and had seven different amino acids compared with LsRDL-9c.Two-electrode voltage-clamp recording on LsRDLs expressed in Xenopus oocytes showed that alternative splicing of exon 9 has significant impact on LsRDL sensitivity to the agonists GABA and 0-alanine,whereas no significant difference was observed in the potencies of the non-competitive antagonists(NCAs)ethiprole and fluralaner on the splice variants.Our results suggest that alternative splicing of RDL exon 9 broadens functional capabilities of the GABAR in L.striatellus by influencing the action of GABA.展开更多
Diabetes is a chronic disease of elevated blood glucose levels that affects more than 400 million people worldwide.Complications of diabetes affect the neuronal and the vascular systems and causes diabetic kidney dise...Diabetes is a chronic disease of elevated blood glucose levels that affects more than 400 million people worldwide.Complications of diabetes affect the neuronal and the vascular systems and causes diabetic kidney disease,cardiovascular disease,hypertension,retinopathy,peripheral neuropathy,and diabetic food diseases.Diabetes is caused by either the body’s inability to展开更多
To enhance the anesthetic efficacy and reduce toxic side effects,a strategy is proposed involving the utilization of general anesthetics of Propofol(Pro)and Eto-midate(Eto)to synergistic inhibition GABA receptors simul...To enhance the anesthetic efficacy and reduce toxic side effects,a strategy is proposed involving the utilization of general anesthetics of Propofol(Pro)and Eto-midate(Eto)to synergistic inhibition GABA receptors simultaneously.Four-in-one molecular aggregates were prepared to implement this strategy,which comprised of Pro and Eto with the bridging molecule monoglyceride monooleate(GMO)and sur-factant F127 through intermolecular forces.The blood-brain barrier(BBB)targeted lactoferrin(LF)is affixed to their surface,obtaining thefinal molecular aggregates.By employing lactoferrin enrich aggregates to the BBB,followed by ultrasound combine microbubbles to open the BBB,a remarkable 4.5-fold enhancement in brain drug delivery was achieved.The molecular aggregates group maintained sta-ble parameters of heart rate,diastolic blood pressure,and systolic blood pressure.A notable increase of more than twice therapeutic index(TI)value was observed,implying their higher anesthesia efficiency and reduced toxicity.Electroencephalo-gram(EEG)experiments demonstrate a significant elevation in the proportion of θ waves from 28%to 80%for aggregates,accompanied by a nearlyfivefold reduc-tion in the proportion ofθwaves,meaning a significant improvement in synergistic anesthesia effectiveness(interaction index 0.289)with lower drug dosage.Further-more,mouse immunofluorescence brain slice experiments suggest Pro and Eto enter the GABA receptor simultaneously,resulting in synergistic inhibition of GABA receptors.展开更多
For making it clear whether GABAA-like receptor is in cells or rat testis and how itsgene expresses in tissue cells, the mRNA of rat testis was microinjected into Xenopusoocyte. The membrane electrobiological results ...For making it clear whether GABAA-like receptor is in cells or rat testis and how itsgene expresses in tissue cells, the mRNA of rat testis was microinjected into Xenopusoocyte. The membrane electrobiological results showed that an inward 30 nA micro-currentwas elicited, under two-electrode voltageclamped configuration, by extracellular GABA(500 μmol/L), and both Bicuculline and Picrotoxin could inhibit this effect. It is an indication that the mRNA of rat testis can express GABA receptor in the membrane of Xenonpus oocyte. Using Muscimol as a excitant of GABA receptor type A, the micro--currentwas also elicited to generate; however, using Baclofen as a excitant of GABA receptortype B, the micro-current could not be induced. These results indicate that GABA receptorexpressed in Xenopus oocyte membrane is not type B but for type A. On the basis of the research result above, 24-mer oligonucleotides to be complementary to the high conservativeregion of the cDNAs of neur-GABA receptors were synthesized as probes to hybridize respectively with the RNAs Of brain and testis of adult rat, and of rat testes of the variousages. The dot hybridizations showed that the hybrid signal of rat testis was stronger thanthat of rat brain, meaning that, compared with rat brain, the RNA of rat testis has morehomologous regions with probes, and also implying that the GABA receptor from theRNA Of rat testis may be similar to neural-GABA receptor. This receptor therefore iscalled as GABA_A-like receptor. The dot blot analysis above also showed the testis GABA_Alike receptor. The dot blot analysis above also showed testis GABA_A like receptor mRNAcontent changed with the develOPmental age of rats. There is a very low level of gene expression in the rat testis on day 5 postnatal; there is the highest expression of GABA_A-likereceptor gene in rat testes on day 30to 100 after birth; the expression begins to drop on day200 after birth.展开更多
The globus pallidus in rodents,equivalent to the external segment of the globus pallidus in primates,plays an important role in movement regulation.Previous studies have shown abundant γ-aminobutyric acid（GABA）ergi...The globus pallidus in rodents,equivalent to the external segment of the globus pallidus in primates,plays an important role in movement regulation.Previous studies have shown abundant γ-aminobutyric acid（GABA）ergic innervation and GABAA receptors in the globus pallidus.In this study,we investigated the effects of endogenous GABAA receptors on the spontaneous firing activity of pallidal neurons in both normal and MPTP-treated mice using multi-barrel electrodes extracellular recordings in vivo.We found that in normal mice,pressure ejection of 0.1 mmol/L gabazine,a specific GABA A receptor antagonist,increased the spontaneous firing rate of globus pallidus neurons by 27.6 ± 5.6%.Furthermore,in MPTP mice（14 days after MPTP treatment）,0.1 mmol/L gabazine increased the firing rates by 51.0 ± 7.9%,significantly greater than in normal mice.These results suggest that endogenous GABAA receptors modulate the activity of globus pallidus neurons.The present findings may provide a rationale for investigations into the potential role of GABAA receptors in Parkinson’s disease.展开更多
Hypothalamic Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) directly activates the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (HPA axis) during the surgical trauma induced stress response. Electroacupuncture (EA) has been demonstrated...Hypothalamic Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) directly activates the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (HPA axis) during the surgical trauma induced stress response. Electroacupuncture (EA) has been demonstrated to have stress relieving effects in breast surgery, colorectal surgery, prostatectomy and craniotomy. This study was aimed to investigate the hypothesis that EA could regulate hypothalamic CRF in surgical trauma rats. In experiment one, Sprague-Dawley (SD) male rats were divided into intact, model (10% partial hepatectomy), sham EA and EA group. Rats from the Sham EA and EA group were stimulated at ST36-Zusanli and SP6-Sanyiniiao acupoints twice, 24 hours before the surgery and immediately after the surgery. Expressions of hypothalamic CRF and CRFR, GABA receptors, glutamate decarboxylase (GAD), serum adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and Corticosterone (CORT) were observed at 2, 4, 8 and 24 h after the surgery by radioimmunoassay (RIA), western blot, real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry. In the experiment two, SD male rats were divided into the intact, model, model + vehicle, model + L-838,417 EA and EA + L838,417 group. It was found that hypothalamus CRF, serum ACTH and CORT levels were increased in model group compared with the intact group, and those in the EA group decreased in comparison with the model group. Compared with the model group, hypothalamus-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor Aα3 mRNA and protein expressions of the EA group raised strikingly. In conclusion, EA alleviated surgical stress response by improving the GABA synthesis in hypothalamus, thus enhancing GABA receptors’ inhibitory regulation of the HPA axis dysfunction in rats with acute surgical trauma.展开更多
OBJECTIVE Investigate the effects of diazepam(DZP) on γ2 subunit containing GABA type A receptor(GABA A R) trafficking.METHODS Immunofluorescence microscopy measured surface GABA A Rs and gephyrin in rat cortical neu...OBJECTIVE Investigate the effects of diazepam(DZP) on γ2 subunit containing GABA type A receptor(GABA A R) trafficking.METHODS Immunofluorescence microscopy measured surface GABA A Rs and gephyrin in rat cortical neurons after 24 h exposure of 1.0 μmol·L^(-1) DZP.Biochemical studies of mice injected with 10 mg·kg^(-1) DZP vs vehicle were assessed for γ2 subunit and total gephyrin cortical levels 12 h post-injection.Ubiquitination of the γ2 subunit was studied by immunoprecipitation after 12 h of 1.0 μmol·L^(-1) DZP exposure.A γ2 subunit encoding an N terminal fluorogen-activating peptide and pH-sensitive green fluorescent protein(γ2 pH FAP) measured lysosomal targeting of γ2 containing GABA A Rs.RFP-gephyrin and γ2 pH FAP synaptic diffusion rates were examined using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching(FRAP).RESULTS Extrasynaptic levels of γ2 GABA A Rs decreased by 12.2%,while synaptic gephyrin S270 phosphorylation increased by 18.3% in DZP-treated neurons after 24 h compared to control(P<0.05).Dendritic levels of gephyrin were also reduced to 74.1% of control,while S270 phosphorylation was elevated by 25.2%(P<0.05;P<0.01).Mice 12 h post-DZP injection demonstrated a 12.7% and 26.1% decrease in total γ2 and gephyrin levels,respectively(P<0.05;P<0.01).12 h DZP treatment enhanced γ2 subunit ubiquitination 1.13-fold relative to control(P<0.05).Internalized γ2 pH FAP GABA A Rs associated with lysosomes was 8.0% higher in neurons treated with 12-16 h DZP compared to control.Pilot FRAP experiments suggest gephyrin and γ2 have increased mobility and turnover at synapses following DZP.CONCLUSION DZP treatment decreases γ2 GABA A R levels and gephyrin scaffolding function after one day of exposure,which may contribute to the formation of DZP tolerance.展开更多
GABAergic input to Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons is necessary to initiate the onset of puberty and its action mainly depends on GABAA receptor of which the subunit composition, properties and consequen...GABAergic input to Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons is necessary to initiate the onset of puberty and its action mainly depends on GABAA receptor of which the subunit composition, properties and consequently function varies during this period. Nourishing “Yin”-Removing “Fire” Chinese herb mixture, a Chinese herb-based formulation, has been proved that it may retard the initiation of pubertal development in female precocious puberty rats. Our objective is to investigate the effects of Nourishing “Yin”-Removing “Fire” Chinese herb mixture on the expression of GABAA receptor α subunits in hypothalamus. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into normal (N), precocious puberty model (M) induced by danazol, model exposed to saline (MS) and model exposed to Chinese herb mixture (CHM) groups. All rats were administered by the Chinese herb mixture from P15 on. Coefficients of reproductive organs and serum gonadotropins and estradiol levels in M were significantly enhanced while they were significantly decreased in CHM. The hypothalamic GnRH mRNA was also significantly increased in M and in CHM, as well as ERα mRNA. At the mean time, the hypothalamic GABAA receptor α1 and α3 subunits mRNA were more significantly decreased in M than those of N, while they were more significantly enhanced in CHM than those in M (p 0.01), the protein expression of which in hypothalamus had the same trend as the mRNA expression. The evidence suggests that Nourishing “Yin”-Removing “Fire” Chinese herb mixture could significantly retard the sexual development of the precocious rats, and up-regulate the expressions of hypothalamic GABAA receptor α1 and α3 subunits. Our result indicated that GABAA receptor α1 and α3 subunits might involve in the effective treatment of herb mixture on idiopathic precocious puberty.展开更多
The influence of γ-aminobutyric type-A (GABA<sub>A</sub>) receptors agonist (muscimol hydrobromide, 0.1 μg/0.5 μl) injections into the right or left basolateral amygdala (BLA) on the behavior of high-an...The influence of γ-aminobutyric type-A (GABA<sub>A</sub>) receptors agonist (muscimol hydrobromide, 0.1 μg/0.5 μl) injections into the right or left basolateral amygdala (BLA) on the behavior of high-anxiety (HA) and low-anxiety (LA) rats subjected to the elevated plus-maze (EPM) test was investigated. Anxiolytic-like effects (increase of open-arm entries and open-arm time) was revealed only after administration of muscimol into the left (but not right) amygdala of HA animals. No effect was observed upon administration of muscimol to LA rats. These findings suggest an important role in anxiety regulation of the amygdalar GABA levels, and the assumed GABA hemispheric lateralization.展开更多
基金the National Key R&D Program of China(grant No.2017YFD0200900)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(grant No.KYZ201710)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant No.31871995).
文摘The resistance to dieldrin gene(RDL)encodes the primary subunit of the insect ionotropic y-aminobutyric acid(GABA)receptor(GABAR),which is the target of phenylpyrazole and isoxazoline insecticides.The splice variants in exons 3 and 6 of RDL,which have been widely explored in many insects,modulate the agonist potency of the homomeric RDL GABAR and potentially play an important role in the development of insects.In the present study,four splice variants of exon 9 were identified in RDL of the small brown planthopper,Laodelphax striatellus(LsRDL),resulting in LsRDL-9sl,LsRDL-92l\LsRDL-9b,and LsRDL-9c.LsRDL-9a has one more amino acid(E,glutamic acid)compared with LsRDL-9a\and LsRDL-9b lacked two amino acids and had seven different amino acids compared with LsRDL-9c.Two-electrode voltage-clamp recording on LsRDLs expressed in Xenopus oocytes showed that alternative splicing of exon 9 has significant impact on LsRDL sensitivity to the agonists GABA and 0-alanine,whereas no significant difference was observed in the potencies of the non-competitive antagonists(NCAs)ethiprole and fluralaner on the splice variants.Our results suggest that alternative splicing of RDL exon 9 broadens functional capabilities of the GABAR in L.striatellus by influencing the action of GABA.
文摘Diabetes is a chronic disease of elevated blood glucose levels that affects more than 400 million people worldwide.Complications of diabetes affect the neuronal and the vascular systems and causes diabetic kidney disease,cardiovascular disease,hypertension,retinopathy,peripheral neuropathy,and diabetic food diseases.Diabetes is caused by either the body’s inability to
基金Young Top-notch Talents of“High-level Talents Special Support Program”of Shaanxi ProvinceNational Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:81971290,82102074。
文摘To enhance the anesthetic efficacy and reduce toxic side effects,a strategy is proposed involving the utilization of general anesthetics of Propofol(Pro)and Eto-midate(Eto)to synergistic inhibition GABA receptors simultaneously.Four-in-one molecular aggregates were prepared to implement this strategy,which comprised of Pro and Eto with the bridging molecule monoglyceride monooleate(GMO)and sur-factant F127 through intermolecular forces.The blood-brain barrier(BBB)targeted lactoferrin(LF)is affixed to their surface,obtaining thefinal molecular aggregates.By employing lactoferrin enrich aggregates to the BBB,followed by ultrasound combine microbubbles to open the BBB,a remarkable 4.5-fold enhancement in brain drug delivery was achieved.The molecular aggregates group maintained sta-ble parameters of heart rate,diastolic blood pressure,and systolic blood pressure.A notable increase of more than twice therapeutic index(TI)value was observed,implying their higher anesthesia efficiency and reduced toxicity.Electroencephalo-gram(EEG)experiments demonstrate a significant elevation in the proportion of θ waves from 28%to 80%for aggregates,accompanied by a nearlyfivefold reduc-tion in the proportion ofθwaves,meaning a significant improvement in synergistic anesthesia effectiveness(interaction index 0.289)with lower drug dosage.Further-more,mouse immunofluorescence brain slice experiments suggest Pro and Eto enter the GABA receptor simultaneously,resulting in synergistic inhibition of GABA receptors.
文摘For making it clear whether GABAA-like receptor is in cells or rat testis and how itsgene expresses in tissue cells, the mRNA of rat testis was microinjected into Xenopusoocyte. The membrane electrobiological results showed that an inward 30 nA micro-currentwas elicited, under two-electrode voltageclamped configuration, by extracellular GABA(500 μmol/L), and both Bicuculline and Picrotoxin could inhibit this effect. It is an indication that the mRNA of rat testis can express GABA receptor in the membrane of Xenonpus oocyte. Using Muscimol as a excitant of GABA receptor type A, the micro--currentwas also elicited to generate; however, using Baclofen as a excitant of GABA receptortype B, the micro-current could not be induced. These results indicate that GABA receptorexpressed in Xenopus oocyte membrane is not type B but for type A. On the basis of the research result above, 24-mer oligonucleotides to be complementary to the high conservativeregion of the cDNAs of neur-GABA receptors were synthesized as probes to hybridize respectively with the RNAs Of brain and testis of adult rat, and of rat testes of the variousages. The dot hybridizations showed that the hybrid signal of rat testis was stronger thanthat of rat brain, meaning that, compared with rat brain, the RNA of rat testis has morehomologous regions with probes, and also implying that the GABA receptor from theRNA Of rat testis may be similar to neural-GABA receptor. This receptor therefore iscalled as GABA_A-like receptor. The dot blot analysis above also showed the testis GABA_Alike receptor. The dot blot analysis above also showed testis GABA_A like receptor mRNAcontent changed with the develOPmental age of rats. There is a very low level of gene expression in the rat testis on day 5 postnatal; there is the highest expression of GABA_A-likereceptor gene in rat testes on day 30to 100 after birth; the expression begins to drop on day200 after birth.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31070942,81200872)a grant from the Undergraduate Science and Technology Innovation Foundation in Shandong University,Shandong Province,China(2011475)
文摘The globus pallidus in rodents,equivalent to the external segment of the globus pallidus in primates,plays an important role in movement regulation.Previous studies have shown abundant γ-aminobutyric acid（GABA）ergic innervation and GABAA receptors in the globus pallidus.In this study,we investigated the effects of endogenous GABAA receptors on the spontaneous firing activity of pallidal neurons in both normal and MPTP-treated mice using multi-barrel electrodes extracellular recordings in vivo.We found that in normal mice,pressure ejection of 0.1 mmol/L gabazine,a specific GABA A receptor antagonist,increased the spontaneous firing rate of globus pallidus neurons by 27.6 ± 5.6%.Furthermore,in MPTP mice（14 days after MPTP treatment）,0.1 mmol/L gabazine increased the firing rates by 51.0 ± 7.9%,significantly greater than in normal mice.These results suggest that endogenous GABAA receptors modulate the activity of globus pallidus neurons.The present findings may provide a rationale for investigations into the potential role of GABAA receptors in Parkinson’s disease.
文摘Hypothalamic Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) directly activates the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (HPA axis) during the surgical trauma induced stress response. Electroacupuncture (EA) has been demonstrated to have stress relieving effects in breast surgery, colorectal surgery, prostatectomy and craniotomy. This study was aimed to investigate the hypothesis that EA could regulate hypothalamic CRF in surgical trauma rats. In experiment one, Sprague-Dawley (SD) male rats were divided into intact, model (10% partial hepatectomy), sham EA and EA group. Rats from the Sham EA and EA group were stimulated at ST36-Zusanli and SP6-Sanyiniiao acupoints twice, 24 hours before the surgery and immediately after the surgery. Expressions of hypothalamic CRF and CRFR, GABA receptors, glutamate decarboxylase (GAD), serum adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and Corticosterone (CORT) were observed at 2, 4, 8 and 24 h after the surgery by radioimmunoassay (RIA), western blot, real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry. In the experiment two, SD male rats were divided into the intact, model, model + vehicle, model + L-838,417 EA and EA + L838,417 group. It was found that hypothalamus CRF, serum ACTH and CORT levels were increased in model group compared with the intact group, and those in the EA group decreased in comparison with the model group. Compared with the model group, hypothalamus-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor Aα3 mRNA and protein expressions of the EA group raised strikingly. In conclusion, EA alleviated surgical stress response by improving the GABA synthesis in hypothalamus, thus enhancing GABA receptors’ inhibitory regulation of the HPA axis dysfunction in rats with acute surgical trauma.
基金supported by National Institute of Health(T32GM008424)Whitehall Foundation+1 种基金William C DEGROAT Neuropharmacology Departmental FellowshipPharmacology and Chemical Biology Startup Funds
文摘OBJECTIVE Investigate the effects of diazepam(DZP) on γ2 subunit containing GABA type A receptor(GABA A R) trafficking.METHODS Immunofluorescence microscopy measured surface GABA A Rs and gephyrin in rat cortical neurons after 24 h exposure of 1.0 μmol·L^(-1) DZP.Biochemical studies of mice injected with 10 mg·kg^(-1) DZP vs vehicle were assessed for γ2 subunit and total gephyrin cortical levels 12 h post-injection.Ubiquitination of the γ2 subunit was studied by immunoprecipitation after 12 h of 1.0 μmol·L^(-1) DZP exposure.A γ2 subunit encoding an N terminal fluorogen-activating peptide and pH-sensitive green fluorescent protein(γ2 pH FAP) measured lysosomal targeting of γ2 containing GABA A Rs.RFP-gephyrin and γ2 pH FAP synaptic diffusion rates were examined using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching(FRAP).RESULTS Extrasynaptic levels of γ2 GABA A Rs decreased by 12.2%,while synaptic gephyrin S270 phosphorylation increased by 18.3% in DZP-treated neurons after 24 h compared to control(P<0.05).Dendritic levels of gephyrin were also reduced to 74.1% of control,while S270 phosphorylation was elevated by 25.2%(P<0.05;P<0.01).Mice 12 h post-DZP injection demonstrated a 12.7% and 26.1% decrease in total γ2 and gephyrin levels,respectively(P<0.05;P<0.01).12 h DZP treatment enhanced γ2 subunit ubiquitination 1.13-fold relative to control(P<0.05).Internalized γ2 pH FAP GABA A Rs associated with lysosomes was 8.0% higher in neurons treated with 12-16 h DZP compared to control.Pilot FRAP experiments suggest gephyrin and γ2 have increased mobility and turnover at synapses following DZP.CONCLUSION DZP treatment decreases γ2 GABA A R levels and gephyrin scaffolding function after one day of exposure,which may contribute to the formation of DZP tolerance.
文摘GABAergic input to Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons is necessary to initiate the onset of puberty and its action mainly depends on GABAA receptor of which the subunit composition, properties and consequently function varies during this period. Nourishing “Yin”-Removing “Fire” Chinese herb mixture, a Chinese herb-based formulation, has been proved that it may retard the initiation of pubertal development in female precocious puberty rats. Our objective is to investigate the effects of Nourishing “Yin”-Removing “Fire” Chinese herb mixture on the expression of GABAA receptor α subunits in hypothalamus. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into normal (N), precocious puberty model (M) induced by danazol, model exposed to saline (MS) and model exposed to Chinese herb mixture (CHM) groups. All rats were administered by the Chinese herb mixture from P15 on. Coefficients of reproductive organs and serum gonadotropins and estradiol levels in M were significantly enhanced while they were significantly decreased in CHM. The hypothalamic GnRH mRNA was also significantly increased in M and in CHM, as well as ERα mRNA. At the mean time, the hypothalamic GABAA receptor α1 and α3 subunits mRNA were more significantly decreased in M than those of N, while they were more significantly enhanced in CHM than those in M (p 0.01), the protein expression of which in hypothalamus had the same trend as the mRNA expression. The evidence suggests that Nourishing “Yin”-Removing “Fire” Chinese herb mixture could significantly retard the sexual development of the precocious rats, and up-regulate the expressions of hypothalamic GABAA receptor α1 and α3 subunits. Our result indicated that GABAA receptor α1 and α3 subunits might involve in the effective treatment of herb mixture on idiopathic precocious puberty.
文摘The influence of γ-aminobutyric type-A (GABA<sub>A</sub>) receptors agonist (muscimol hydrobromide, 0.1 μg/0.5 μl) injections into the right or left basolateral amygdala (BLA) on the behavior of high-anxiety (HA) and low-anxiety (LA) rats subjected to the elevated plus-maze (EPM) test was investigated. Anxiolytic-like effects (increase of open-arm entries and open-arm time) was revealed only after administration of muscimol into the left (but not right) amygdala of HA animals. No effect was observed upon administration of muscimol to LA rats. These findings suggest an important role in anxiety regulation of the amygdalar GABA levels, and the assumed GABA hemispheric lateralization.
