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XB-ART-13470
Toxicol Lett 1998 Nov 23;100-101:233-8. doi: 10.1016/s0378-4274(98)00190-8.
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Functional characteristics of recombinant human GABA(A) receptors containing the epsilon-subunit.

Thompson SA , Bonnert TP , Whiting PJ , Wafford KA .


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(1) This paper further examines the functional characteristics of recombinant human GABA(A) receptors containing the epsilon-subunit expressed in Xenopus oocytes. (2) Alpha1beta1epsilon receptors are not modulated by benzodiazepine ligands or by a number of hypothalamic hormones. (3) The intravenous anaesthetic agents pentobarbital, propofol and etomidate all potentiate sub-maximal GABA currents (EC20) to a similar degree in alpha1beta1epsilon and alpha1beta1gamma2s receptors. (4) Direct activation by pentobarbital produced a similar maximum response on alpha1beta1epsilon and alpha1beta1gamma2s, however, both the EC50 and slope were lower on alpha1beta1epsilon compared to alpha1beta1gamma2s. (5) These results describe a novel pharmacology for recombinant alpha1beta1epsilon receptors.

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