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N.S. VESELOVSKY, S.A. FEDULOVA (2020) 'FOR PLATON KOSTYUK’S MEMORY' in O.A. Krishtal, E.A. Lukyanetz (Eds.), ESSAYS ON NEUROPHYSIOLOGY BY PLATON KOSTYUK AND HIS STUDENTS, AKADEMPERIODYKA, pp. 135-140


FOR PLATON KOSTYUK’S MEMORY

N.S. VESELOVSKY, S.A. FEDULOVA

    Bogomoletz Institute of physiology NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/biph.books.EssNeur.135


Abstract

This study investigates the electrophysiological properties of calcium and sodium currents in the somatic membrane of rat dorsal root ganglion neurons. Using isolated neurons perfused with potassium-free solutions containing cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and magnesium ions (Mg²⁺), we demonstrate the stabilization and restoration of inward calcium currents. The kinetics of calcium currents follow a modified Hodgkin-Huxley model, with activation dependent on extracellular calcium concentration and significantly enhanced by barium (Ba²⁺). Additionally, a tetrodotoxin (TTX)-resistant sodium current was identified, exhibiting characteristics of both sodium-selective and calcium-gated channels. These findings suggest that intracellular cyclic nucleotide metabolism plays a crucial role in maintaining the normal function of voltage-gated calcium channels in sensory neurons.

Keywords: calcium channels, dorsal root ganglion, sodium currents, cAMP, ATP, Mg2+ ions, electrophysiology, Hodgkin-Huxley model, tetrodotoxin-resistant channels, calcium conductance.

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