Neurosci Lett 1995 Mar 31;1883:187-90. doi: 10.1016/0304-3940(95)11431-u.

Effects of propofol on various AMPA-, kainate- and NMDA-selective glutamate receptor channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes.

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Effects of a general intravenous anesthetic 2,6-diisopropylphenol (propofol) on various glutamate receptor (GluR) channels were examined on the alpha 1 and alpha 1/alpha 2 GluR channels selective for alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid (AMPA), the beta 2/gamma 2 GluR channels selective for kainate, and the epsilon 2/zeta 1 and epsilon 3/zeta 1 N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Propofol suppressed the current responses of the alpha 1/alpha 2, beta 2/gamma 2, epsilon 2/zeta 1 and epsilon 3/zeta 1 channels in a dose-dependent manner, whereas it enhanced the current responses of the alpha 1 channel. The extents of inhibition were in the order epsilon 2/zeta 1 > epsilon 3/zeta 1 > beta 2/gamma 2 > alpha 1/alpha 2 channels. During perfusion of 500 microM propofol, the alpha 1/alpha 2, beta 2/gamma 2, epsilon 2/zeta 1 and epsilon 3/zeta 1 channels were progressively suppressed. Furthermore, 10 min perfusion of 20 microM propofol inhibited the epsilon 2/zeta 1 channel by 24%. These results suggest that clinical concentrations (approximately 35 microM) of propofol suppress the NMDA receptor channels slightly.

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