The sedative component of anesthesia is mediated by GABA(A) receptors in an endogenous sleep pathway
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The sedative component of anesthesia is mediated by GABA(A) receptors in an endogenous sleep pathway
Abstract
We investigated the role of regionally discrete GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) receptors in the sedative response to pharmacological agents that act on GABA(A) receptors (muscimol, propofol and pentobarbital; 'GABAergic agents') and to ketamine, a general anesthetic that does not affect GABA(A) receptors. Behavioral studies in rats showed that the sedative response to centrally administered GABAergic agents was attenuated by the GABA(A) receptor antagonist gabazine (systemically administered). The sedative response to ketamine, by contrast, was unaffected by gabazine. Using c-Fos as a marker of neuronal activation, we identified a possible role for the tuberomammillary nucleus (TMN): when gabazine was microinjected directly into the TMN, it attenuated the sedative response to GABAergic agents. Furthermore, the GABA(A) receptor agonist muscimol produced a dose-dependent sedation when it was administered into the TMN. We conclude that the TMN is a discrete neural locus that has a key role in the sedative response to GABAergic anesthetics.
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- General anesthesia research: aroused from a deep sleep?Harrison NL.Harrison NL.Nat Neurosci. 2002 Oct;5(10):928-9. doi: 10.1038/nn1002-928.Nat Neurosci. 2002.PMID:12352979No abstract available.
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