Excitatory Neurotoxic Properties of Pontamine Sky Blue Make It a Useful Tool for Examining the Functions of Focal Brain Parts

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  • Nagano Mayuko
    Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Medical Professions, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
  • Ashidate Noriko
    Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Medical Professions, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
  • Yamamoto Kayo
    Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Medical Professions, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
  • Ishimizu Yohko
    Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Medical Professions, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
  • Saitoh Sanae
    Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Medical Professions, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
  • Konishi Yukiko
    Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Medical Professions, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
  • Koga Tomoshige
    Department of Restorative Science, Faculty of Medical Professions, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
  • Fukuda Hiroyuki
    Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Medical Professions, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare

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Pontamine sky blue (PSB) is used in brain studies to mark the position of microelectrode and micropipette tips. However, few studies have been made on the effects of PSB on neurons; therefore we examined these effects. When puffed on isolated sensory ganglion cells of rats, PSB increased membrane conductance, depolarized membrane potential, and reduced the amplitude of action potentials. When dripped on frog sympathetic ganglion, much like hexamethonium, PSB decreased the amplitude of compound action potentials of the postganglionic strand. A bath application of PSB to sartorius muscle fibers that had been treated with tetrodotoxin depolarized the membrane potential and increased the frequency and amplitude of miniature end-plate potentials. All these effects were reversible. When injected into the rat's pontine part corresponding to the location of the canine pontine defecation reflex center, PSB produced repetitive colorectal contractions and irreversibly abolished them in response to anal-canal stimulation. The excitatory and blocking effects of PSB and its staining ability make it a useful tool for examining the functions of focal brain parts.<br>

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