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Magnesium induces neuronal apoptosis by suppressing excitability
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Dribben WH
; Eisenman LN
; Mennerick S
Cell Death Dis
2010[Aug]; 1
(8
): e63
PMID21364668
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In clinical obstetrics, magnesium sulfate (MgSO(4)) use is widespread, but
effects on brain development are unknown. Many agents that depress neuronal
excitability increase developmental neuroapoptosis. In this study, we used
dissociated cultures of rodent hippocampus to examine the effects of Mg(++) on
excitability and survival. Mg(++)-induced caspase-3-associated cell loss at
clinically relevant concentrations. Whole-cell patch-clamp techniques measured
Mg(++) effects on action potential threshold, action potential peak amplitude,
spike number and changes in resting membrane potential. Mg(++) depolarized action
potential threshold, presumably from surface charge screening effects on
voltage-gated sodium channels. Mg(++) also decreased the number of action
potentials in response to fixed current injection without affecting action
potential peak amplitude. Surprisingly, Mg(++) also depolarized neuronal resting
potential in a concentration-dependent manner with a +5.2?mV shift at 10?mM.
Voltage ramps suggested that Mg(++) blocked a potassium conductance contributing
to the resting potential. In spite of this depolarizing effect of Mg(++), the net
inhibitory effect of Mg(++) nearly completely silenced neuronal network activity
measured with multielectrode array recordings. We conclude that although Mg(++)
has complex effects on cellular excitability, the overall inhibitory influence of
Mg(++) decreases neuronal survival. Taken together with recent in vivo evidence,
our results suggest that caution may be warranted in the use of Mg(++) in
clinical obstetrics and neonatology.