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In this study, we examined the effects of hAmylin on whole cell currents in chemically identified neurons from the rat basal forebrain and the interactions of hAmylin-induced responses with those of A\u03b2. Whole cell patch-clamp recordings were performed on enzymatically dissociated neurons of the diagonal band of Broca (DBB), a cholinergic basal forebrain nucleus. Bath application of hAmylin (1 nM to 5 \u03bcM) resulted in a dose-dependent reduction in whole cell currents in a voltage range between -30 and +30 mV. Single-cell RT-PCR analysis reveal that all DBB neurons responding to hAmylin or A\u03b2 were cholinergic. Using specific ion channel blockers, we identified hAmylin and A\u03b2 effects on whole cell currents to be mediated, in part, by calcium-dependent conductances. Human amylin also depressed the transient outward ( I<jats:sub>A<\/jats:sub>) and the delayed rectifier ( I<jats:sub>K<\/jats:sub>) potassium currents. The hAmylin effects on whole cell currents could be occluded by A\u03b2 and vice versa. Human amylin and A\u03b2 responses could be blocked with AC187 (50 nM to 1\u03bcM), a specific antagonist for the amylin receptor. The present study indicates that hAmylin, like A\u03b2, is capable of modulating ion channel function in cholinergic basal forebrain neurons. Furthermore, the two peptides may share a common mechanism of action. 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