Effects of cGMP and sodium nitroprusside on odor responses in turtle olfactory sensory neurons |
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Authors: | Inamura, Kouhei Kashiwayanagi, Makoto Kurihara, Kenzo |
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Abstract: | The effects ofcGMP and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) on odor responses in isolatedturtle olfactory neurons were examined. The inward current induced bydialysis of a mixture of 1 mM cAMP and 1 mM cGMP was similar to thatinduced by dialysis of 1 mM cAMP or 1 mM cGMP alone. After the neuronswere desensitized by the application of 1 mM cGMP, 3 mM8-(4-chlorophenylthio)-cAMP, a membrane-permeable cAMP analog, did notelicit any current, indicating that both cAMP and cGMP activated thesame channel. Extracellular application of SNP, a nitric oxide (NO)donor, evoked inward currents in a dose-dependent manner. However,application of SNP did not induce any currents after desensitization ofthe cGMP-induced currents, suggesting that SNP-induced currents aremediated via the cGMP-dependent pathway. Application of thecAMP-producing odorants to the neurons induced a large inward currenteven after neurons were desensitized to a high concentration of cGMP orSNP. These results suggest that the transduction pathway independent ofcAMP, cGMP, and NO also contributes to the generation of odor responsesin addition to the cAMP-dependent pathway. |
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