Abstract
The direct action of bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS) endotoxin was shown to enhance synaptic transmission and hyperpolarize the membrane potential at low doses, but block glutamatergic receptors and decrease observable spontaneous events at a high dosage. The dosage effects are LPS type specific. The hyperpolarization is not due to voltage-gated potassium channels or to activation of nitric oxide synthase (NOS). The effects are induced directly by LPS, independent of an immune response.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e01430 |
Journal | Heliyon |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2019 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Immunology
- Neuroscience
- Physiology
- Zoology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General