TY - JOUR
T1 - Glucagon-like peptide-1 modulates synaptic transmission to identified pancreas-projecting vagal motoneurons
AU - Wan, Shuxia
AU - Browning, Kirsteen N.
AU - Travagli, R. Alberto
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by NSF #IBD-0456291.
Copyright:
Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - Using a brainstem slice preparation, we aimed to study the pre- and postsynaptic effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) on synaptic transmission to identified pancreas-projecting vagal motoneurons. Following blockade of GABAergic mediated currents with bicuculline, perfusion with 100 nM GLP-1 increased both amplitude and frequency of excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) in 21 of 52 neurons. Perfusion with the GLP-1 selective agonist exendin-4 (100 nM), also increased the frequency of spontaneous EPSCs, while pretreatment with the GLP-1 selective antagonist, exendin 9-39, prevented the effects of GLP-1. In the presence of kynurenic acid to block ionotropic glutamatergic currents, perfusion with GLP-1 increased the frequency of inhibitory postsynaptic currents (IPSCs) in 28 of 74 neurons; in 14 of these responsive neurons, GLP-1 also increased IPSC amplitude, indicating actions at both pre- and postsynaptic sites. Perfusion with exendin-4 increased the frequency of spontaneous IPSCs, while pretreatment with exendin 9-39 prevented the effects of GLP-1. These results suggest that GLP-1 modulates both excitatory and inhibitory synaptic inputs to pancreas-projecting vagal motoneurons.
AB - Using a brainstem slice preparation, we aimed to study the pre- and postsynaptic effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) on synaptic transmission to identified pancreas-projecting vagal motoneurons. Following blockade of GABAergic mediated currents with bicuculline, perfusion with 100 nM GLP-1 increased both amplitude and frequency of excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) in 21 of 52 neurons. Perfusion with the GLP-1 selective agonist exendin-4 (100 nM), also increased the frequency of spontaneous EPSCs, while pretreatment with the GLP-1 selective antagonist, exendin 9-39, prevented the effects of GLP-1. In the presence of kynurenic acid to block ionotropic glutamatergic currents, perfusion with GLP-1 increased the frequency of inhibitory postsynaptic currents (IPSCs) in 28 of 74 neurons; in 14 of these responsive neurons, GLP-1 also increased IPSC amplitude, indicating actions at both pre- and postsynaptic sites. Perfusion with exendin-4 increased the frequency of spontaneous IPSCs, while pretreatment with exendin 9-39 prevented the effects of GLP-1. These results suggest that GLP-1 modulates both excitatory and inhibitory synaptic inputs to pancreas-projecting vagal motoneurons.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.peptides.2007.08.016
DO - 10.1016/j.peptides.2007.08.016
M3 - Article
C2 - 17889966
AN - SCOPUS:35348970965
SN - 0196-9781
VL - 28
SP - 2184
EP - 2191
JO - Peptides
JF - Peptides
IS - 11
ER -