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4′-Ethynyl-4-n-propylbicycloorthobenzoate (EBOB) has been employed extensively as a radioligand in binding assays to evaluate the pharmacology of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-gated Cl− channels (GABARs) of insects and mammals, and γ-hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH) was used as an insecticide targeting insect GABARs. Since recent studies have shown that not only GABARs but also glutamate-gated chloride channels (GluCls) are blocked by picrotoxinin, dieldrin and fipronil, the actions of EBOB and γ-HCH on native GABARs and GluCls of terminal abdominal ganglion neurons in American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) were tested using patch-clamp electrophysiology. A marked run-down of the GABA- and glutamate-induced responses of the cockroach neurons occurred, when a standard pipette solution was employed, but addition of pyruvate to the solution permitted stable recordings of these responses. With this solution, EBOB and γ-HCH were found to block not only the GABA- but also glutamate-gated responses, with the actions augmented by repeated co-application with the agonists. It was also found that prolonged pre-application of EBOB and γ-HCH prior to co-application with GABA and glutamate resulted in enhanced blocking actions, indicating resting-state actions of the blockers. The blocking actions of EBOB and γ-HCH on the GABA- and glutamate-induced responses were compared by determining IC50 values under steady state condition. The IC50 values for the actions of EBOB on GABAR and GluCls differed less than those of γ-HCH.
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We thank Prof. Toshio Narahashi and Dr. Keiichi Nagata of Northwestern University and Prof. David B. Sattelle of the University of Oxford for their kind instructions on basic techniques in patch-clamp electrophysiology. This study was supported in part by the program for Basic Research Activities for Innovative Biosciences (Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution: BRAIN) of Japan.
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Ihara, M., Ishida, C., Okuda, H. et al. Differential blocking actions of 4′-ethynyl-4-n-propylbicycloorthobenzoate (EBOB) and γ-hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH) on γ-aminobutyric acid- and glutamate-induced responses of American cockroach neurons. Invert Neurosci 5, 157–164 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10158-005-0008-5
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