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From: Activation of toll like receptor 4 attenuates GABA synthesis and postsynaptic GABA receptor activities in the spinal dorsal horn via releasing interleukin-1 beta

Figure 2

Lipopolysacharide (LPS) suppresses GABAergic currents via releasing IL-1β. (A) shows recordings of GABAergic currents evoked by gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) (100 μM) injected onto the recorded neuron by a puff-electrode at baseline, during and after washout of LPS (1 μg/ml). (B) shows recordings of GABA currents evoked by GABA (100 μM) injected onto the recorded neuron at baseline, during bath-perfusion of the IL-1β receptor blocker (IL-1ra, 100 ng/ml), and further addition of LPS (1 μg/ml). (C) shows recordings of GABA currents evoked by GABA (100 μM) injected onto the recorded neuron at baseline, during and after washout of IL-1β (10 ng/ml). The mean (+SE) amplitudes of GABAergic currents and charge transfers at baseline, during and after washout of each tested agent are shown in bar graphs. Number of neurons included for the analysis is shown in each bar. **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; NS: no statistical significance.

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