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XB-ART-40896
J Neurosci 2009 Nov 11;2945:14371-80. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2186-09.2009.
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Dynorphin opioid peptides enhance acid-sensing ion channel 1a activity and acidosis-induced neuronal death.

Sherwood TW , Askwith CC .


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Acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a) promotes neuronal damage during pathological acidosis. ASIC1a undergoes a process called steady-state desensitization in which incremental pH reductions desensitize the channel and prevent activation when the threshold for acid-dependent activation is reached. We find that dynorphin A and big dynorphin limit steady-state desensitization of ASIC1a and acid-activated currents in cortical neurons. Dynorphin potentiation of ASIC1a activity is independent of opioid or bradykinin receptor activation but is prevented in the presence of PcTx1, a peptide which is known to bind the extracellular domain of ASIC1a. This suggests that dynorphins interact directly with ASIC1a to enhance channel activity. Inducing steady-state desensitization prevents ASIC1a-mediated cell death during prolonged acidosis. This neuroprotection is abolished in the presence of dynorphins. Together, these results define ASIC1a as a new nonopioid target for dynorphin action and suggest that dynorphins enhance neuronal damage following ischemia by preventing steady-state desensitization of ASIC1a.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: asic1 bdkrb2

References [+] :
Akil, Endogenous opioids: biology and function. 1984, Pubmed