| Literature DB >> 12118257 |
Inger Sundstrom-Poromaa1, Deborah H Smith, Qi Hua Gong, Thomas N Sabado, Xinshe Li, Adam Light, Martin Wiedmann, Keith Williams, Sheryl S Smith.
Abstract
Here we report that low concentrations of alcohol (1-3 mM) increased Cl(-) currents gated by a recombinant GABA(A) receptor, alpha(4)beta(2)delta, by 40-50% in Xenopus laevis oocytes. We also found greater hippocampal expression of receptors containing alpha(4) and delta subunits, using a rat model of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in which 1-3 mM alcohol preferentially enhanced GABA-gated currents, and low doses of alcohol attenuated anxiety and behavioral reactivity. The alcohol sensitivity of delta-containing receptors may underlie the reinforcing effects of alcohol during PMS, when eye saccade responses to low doses of alcohol are increased.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12118257 PMCID: PMC2887346 DOI: 10.1038/nn888
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Neurosci ISSN: 1097-6256 Impact factor: 24.884