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Svensson E, Apergis-Schoute J, Burnstock G, Nusbaum MP, Parker D, Schiöth HB. General Principles of Neuronal Co-transmission: Insights From Multiple Model Systems. Front Neural Circuits 2019; 12:117. [PMID: 30728768 PMCID: PMC6352749 DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2018.00117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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It is now accepted that neurons contain and release multiple transmitter substances. However, we still have only limited insight into the regulation and functional effects of this co-transmission. Given that there are 200 or more neurotransmitters, the chemical complexity of the nervous system is daunting. This is made more-so by the fact that their interacting effects can generate diverse non-linear and novel consequences. The relatively poor history of pharmacological approaches likely reflects the fact that manipulating a transmitter system will not necessarily mimic its roles within the normal chemical environment of the nervous system (e.g., when it acts in parallel with co-transmitters). In this article, co-transmission is discussed in a range of systems [from invertebrate and lower vertebrate models, up to the mammalian peripheral and central nervous system (CNS)] to highlight approaches used, degree of understanding, and open questions and future directions. Finally, we offer some outlines of what we consider to be the general principles of co-transmission, as well as what we think are the most pressing general aspects that need to be addressed to move forward in our understanding of co-transmission.
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- Erik Svensson
- BMC, Department of Neuroscience, Functional Pharmacology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neurosciences, Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Faculty of Biology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- BMC, Department of Neuroscience, Functional Pharmacology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Institute for Translational Medicine and Biotechnology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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McClelland TJ, Parker D. Inverse modulation of motor neuron cellular and synaptic properties can maintain the same motor output. Neuroscience 2017; 360:28-38. [PMID: 28757244 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.07.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Revised: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Although often examined in isolation, a single neuromodulator typically has multiple cellular and synaptic effects. Here, we have examined the interaction of the cellular and synaptic effects of 5-HT in the lamprey spinal cord. 5-HT reduces the amplitude of glutamatergic synaptic inputs and the slow post-spike afterhyperpolarization (sAHP) in motor neurons. We examined the interaction between these effects using ventral root activity evoked by stimulation of the spinal cord. While 5-HT reduced excitatory glutamatergic synaptic inputs in motor neurons to approximately 60% of control, ventral root activity was not significantly affected. The reduction of the sAHP by 5-HT increased motor neuron excitability by reducing spike frequency adaptation, an effect that could in principle have opposed the reduction of the excitatory synaptic input. Support for this was sought by reducing the amplitude of the sAHP by applying the toxin apamin before 5-HT application. In these experiments, 5-HT reduced the ventral root response, presumably because the reduction of the synaptic input now dominated. This was supported by computer simulations that showed that the motor output could be maintained over a wide range of synaptic input values if they were matched by changes in postsynaptic excitability. The effects of 5-HT on ventral root responses were altered by spinal cord lesions: 5-HT significantly increased ventral root responses in animals that recovered good locomotor function, consistent with a lesion-induced reduction in the synaptic effects of 5-HT, which thus biases its effects to the increase in motor neuron excitability.
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- Thomas James McClelland
- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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Full anatomical recovery of the dopaminergic system after a complete spinal cord injury in lampreys. Neural Plast 2015; 2015:350750. [PMID: 25861481 PMCID: PMC4378702 DOI: 10.1155/2015/350750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2014] [Revised: 02/18/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Following a spinal injury, lampreys at first are paralyzed below the level of transection. However, they recover locomotion after several weeks, and this is accompanied by the regeneration of descending axons from the brain and the production of new neurons in the spinal cord. Here, we aimed to analyse the changes in the dopaminergic system of the sea lamprey after a complete spinal transection by studying the changes in dopaminergic cell numbers and dopaminergic innervation in the spinal cord. Changes in the expression of the D2 receptor were also studied. We report the full anatomical regeneration of the dopaminergic system after an initial decrease in the number of dopaminergic cells and fibres. Numbers of dopaminergic cells were recovered rostrally and caudally to the site of injury. Quantification of dopaminergic profiles revealed the full recovery of the dopaminergic innervation of the spinal cord rostral and caudal to the site of injury. Interestingly, no changes in the expression of the D2 receptor were observed at time points in which a reduced dopaminergic innervation of the spinal cord was observed. Our observations reveal that in lampreys a spinal cord injury is followed by the full anatomical recovery of the dopaminergic system.
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Becker MI, Parker D. Changes in functional properties and 5-HT modulation above and below a spinal transection in lamprey. Front Neural Circuits 2015; 8:148. [PMID: 25653594 PMCID: PMC4299445 DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2014.00148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In addition to the disruption of neural function below spinal cord injuries (SCI), there also can be changes in neuronal properties above and below the lesion site. The relevance of these changes is generally unclear, but they must be understood if we are to provide rational interventions. Pharmacological approaches to improving locomotor function have been studied extensively, but it is still unclear what constitutes an optimal approach. Here, we have used the lamprey to compare the modulatory effects of 5-HT and lesion-induced changes in cellular and synaptic properties in unlesioned and lesioned animals. While analyses typically focus on the sub-lesion spinal cord, we have also examined effects above the lesion to see if there are changes here that could potentially contribute to the functional recovery. Cellular and synaptic properties differed in unlesioned and lesioned spinal cords and above and below the lesion site. The cellular and synaptic modulatory effects of 5-HT also differed in lesioned and unlesioned animals, again in region-specific ways above and below the lesion site. A role for 5-HT in promoting recovery was suggested by the potential for improvement in locomotor activity when 5-HT was applied to poorly recovered animals, and by the consistent failure of animals to recover when they were incubated in PCPA to deplete 5-HT. However, PCPA did not affect swimming in animals that had already recovered, suggesting a difference in 5-HT effects after lesioning. These results show changes in 5-HT modulation and cellular and synaptic properties after recovery from a spinal cord transection. Importantly, effects are not confined to the sub-lesion spinal cord but also occur above the lesion site. This suggests that the changes may not simply reflect compensatory responses to the loss of descending inputs, but reflect the need for co-ordinated changes above and below the lesion site. The changes in modulatory effects should be considered in pharmacological approaches to functional recovery, as assumptions based on effects in the unlesioned spinal cord may not be justified.
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- Matthew I Becker
- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK
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CHUNG-DAVIDSON Y, WANG H, SCOTT AM, LI W. Pheromone 3kPZS evokes context-dependent serotonin sexual dimorphism in the brain of the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus). Integr Zool 2015; 10:91-101. [DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Yuwen CHUNG-DAVIDSON
- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; Michigan State University; East Lansing MI USA
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; Michigan State University; East Lansing MI USA
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; Michigan State University; East Lansing MI USA
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; Michigan State University; East Lansing MI USA
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Sharples SA, Koblinger K, Humphreys JM, Whelan PJ. Dopamine: a parallel pathway for the modulation of spinal locomotor networks. Front Neural Circuits 2014; 8:55. [PMID: 24982614 PMCID: PMC4059167 DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2014.00055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 05/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The spinal cord contains networks of neurons that can produce locomotor patterns. To readily respond to environmental conditions, these networks must be flexible yet at the same time robust. Neuromodulators play a key role in contributing to network flexibility in a variety of invertebrate and vertebrate networks. For example, neuromodulators contribute to altering intrinsic properties and synaptic weights that, in extreme cases, can lead to neurons switching between networks. Here we focus on the role of dopamine in the control of stepping networks in the spinal cord. We first review the role of dopamine in modulating rhythmic activity in the stomatogastric ganglion (STG) and the leech, since work from these preparations provides a foundation to understand its role in vertebrate systems. We then move to a discussion of dopamine’s role in modulation of swimming in aquatic species such as the larval xenopus, lamprey and zebrafish. The control of terrestrial walking in vertebrates by dopamine is less studied and we review current evidence in mammals with a focus on rodent species. We discuss data suggesting that the source of dopamine within the spinal cord is mainly from the A11 area of the diencephalon, and then turn to a discussion of dopamine’s role in modulating walking patterns from both in vivo and in vitro preparations. Similar to the descending serotonergic system, the dopaminergic system may serve as a potential target to promote recovery of locomotor function following spinal cord injury (SCI); evidence suggests that dopaminergic agonists can promote recovery of function following SCI. We discuss pharmacogenetic and optogenetic approaches that could be deployed in SCI and their potential tractability. Throughout the review we draw parallels with both noradrenergic and serotonergic modulatory effects on spinal cord networks. In all likelihood, a complementary monoaminergic enhancement strategy should be deployed following SCI.
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- Simon A Sharples
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada ; Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, University of Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada ; Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, University of Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada ; Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, University of Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada ; Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, University of Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada ; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada ; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada
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Validation of a larval zebrafish locomotor assay for assessing the seizure liability of early-stage development drugs. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2008; 57:176-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2008.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2007] [Accepted: 01/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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It is well recognized that dopamine (DA) can modulate spinal networks and reflexes. DA fibers and receptors are present in the spinal cord, and evidence for DA release within the spinal cord has been published. A critical gap is the lack of data regarding dopaminergic modulation of intrinsic and synaptic properties of motoneurons and ventral interneurons in the mammalian spinal cord. In this paper, we address this issue by examining the cellular mechanisms underlying the excitatory effect of DA on motor systems. We examine the effects of DA on two classes of cells important for motor control, motoneurons and Hb9 interneurons, located in lamina VIII. We show that DA can boost excitability in spinal motoneurons by decreasing the first spike latency and the afterhyperpolarization. Collectively, this leads to an increase in the frequency-current slope likely attributable to modulation of I(A) and SK(Ca) (small-conductance calcium-activated K+ channel) currents. We also demonstrate that DA increases glutamatergic transmission onto motoneurons. Our data also suggest that DA stabilizes the rhythmic output of conditionally bursting interneurons. Collectively, these data indicate that DA has widespread actions on intrinsic and synaptic properties of ventral spinal neurons.
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Biró Z, Hill RH, Grillner S. 5-HT Modulation of Identified Segmental Premotor Interneurons in the Lamprey Spinal Cord. J Neurophysiol 2006; 96:931-5. [PMID: 16707720 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00309.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Ipsilaterally projecting spinal excitatory interneurons (EINs) generate the hemisegmental rhythmic locomotor activity in lamprey, while the commissural interneurons ensure proper left-right alternation. 5-HT is a potent modulator of the locomotor rhythm and is endogenously released from the spinal cord during fictive locomotion. The effect of 5-HT was investigated for three segmental premotor interneuron types: EINs, commissural excitatory and commissural inhibitory interneurons. All three types of interneurons produced chemical postsynaptic potentials in motoneurons, but only those from EINs had an electrical component. The effect of 5-HT was studied on the slow afterhyperpolarization, involved in spike frequency regulation, and on the segmental synaptic transmission to motoneurons. 5-HT induced a reduction in the slow afterhyperpolarization and a depression of synaptic transmission in all three types of segmental interneurons. Thus 5-HT is a very potent modulator of membrane properties and synaptic transmission of last-order segmental premotor interneurons. Such modulation of locomotor network interneurons can partially account for the observed effects of 5-HT on the swimming pattern in lamprey.
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- Zoltán Biró
- Department of Neuroscience, the Nobel Institute for Neurophysiology, Karolinska Institutet, SE 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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McLean DL, Fetcho JR. Relationship of tyrosine hydroxylase and serotonin immunoreactivity to sensorimotor circuitry in larval zebrafish. J Comp Neurol 2005; 480:57-71. [PMID: 15514919 DOI: 10.1002/cne.20281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Our previous study tracked the ontogeny of aminergic systems in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Here we use tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) immunoreactivity, in conjunction with retrograde and genetic labeling techniques, to provide a more refined examination of the potential synaptic contacts of aminergic systems. Our focus was on different levels of the sensorimotor circuit for escape, from sensory inputs, through identified descending pathways, to motor output. We observed 5-HT reactivity in close proximity to the collaterals of the Rohon-Beard sensory neurons in spinal cord. In the brainstem we found TH and 5-HT reactivity closely apposed to the dendritic processes of the nucleus of the medial longitudinal fascicle (nMLF), in addition to the ventral dendrites of the Mauthner neuron and its serial homologs MiD2cm and MiD3cm. Only TH reactivity was observed near the lateral dendrites of the Mauthner cell. TH and 5-HT reactivity were also positioned near the outputs of reticulospinal cells in spinal cord. Finally, both TH and 5-HT reactivity were detected close to the dendritic processes of primary and secondary spinal motor neurons. We also confirmed, using dual TH and 5-HT staining and retrograde labeling, that the sources of spinal aminergic reactivity include the posterior tuberculum (dopamine) and inferior raphe region (5-HT). Our data indicate that aminergic systems may interact at all levels of the sensorimotor pathways involved in escape. The identification of some of these likely sites of aminergic action will allow for directed studies of their functional roles using the powerful combination of techniques available in zebrafish.
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- David L McLean
- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-5230, USA
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Doyle LMF, Roberts BL. Functional recovery and axonal growth following spinal cord transection is accelerated by sustained l-DOPA administration. Eur J Neurosci 2004; 20:2008-14. [PMID: 15450079 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03658.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The eel, Anguilla anguilla, as with other fish species, recovers well from spinal cord injury. We assessed the quality of locomotion of spinally transected eels from measurements made from video recordings of individuals swimming at different speeds in a water tunnel. Following transection of the spinal cord just caudal to the anus, the animals displayed higher tail beat frequencies and lower tail beat amplitudes than before surgery, owing to the loss of power in this region. Swimming performance then progressively recovered, appearing normal within 1 month of surgery. Eels with similar transections, but given regular, repeated intraperitoneal injections (50 mg/kg) of l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) showed an equivalent pattern of decline and recovery that was 10-20 days shorter than that seen in non-treated fish. Axonal growth into the denervated cord, as determined from anterograde labelling experiments, was also more rapid in the drug-treated fish. L-DOPA treatment increased the activity of all fish for up to 18 h, and accelerated the spontaneous movements ('spinal swimming') made by the denervated, caudal portion of the animal that appeared following transection. We suggest that this enhancement of locomotion underlies the accelerated axonal growth and, hence, functional recovery.
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- L M F Doyle
- Department of Zoology, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Madriaga MA, McPhee LC, Chersa T, Christie KJ, Whelan PJ. Modulation of Locomotor Activity by Multiple 5-HT and Dopaminergic Receptor Subtypes in the Neonatal Mouse Spinal Cord. J Neurophysiol 2004; 92:1566-76. [PMID: 15163678 DOI: 10.1152/jn.01181.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Recently, it has been shown that bath-applied 5-HT can elicit fictive locomotion from perinatal mouse preparations. Since 5-HT acts on multiple receptor subtypes, the focus of this study was to examine which receptor families contribute to the genesis and modulation of locomotor activity. Blockade of 5-HT2 (ketanserin or N-desmethylclozapine) or 5-HT7 receptors (SB-269970) could reversibly block or modulate the locomotor-like pattern. A 5-HT2 agonist (α-methyl-5-HT) was shown to be capable of activating the rhythm. Bath application of 5-HT7 agonists (5-CT) generally led to a tonic increase in neurogram discharge, accompanied by bouts of rhythmic activity. Blockade of dopaminergic receptors {D1 [ R-(+)-SCH-23390 or LE 300]/D2 [(±)-sulpiride or L-741,626] } could reversibly disrupt the rhythm and most effectively did so when the D1 and D2 antagonists were added together. Conversely, 5-HT2 and D1/D2 agonists can interact to evoke locomotor activity. Overall, our data show that, in the neonatal mouse preparation, 5-HT evoked locomotion is partly dependent on activation of 5-HT2, 5-HT7, and dopaminergic receptor subtypes.
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- M A Madriaga
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Calgary Brain Institute, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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Batueva IV, Buchanan JT, Veselkin NP, Suderevskaya EI, Tsvetkov EA. The effects of serotonin on functionally diverse isolated lamprey spinal cord neurons. NEUROSCIENCE AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY 2002; 32:89-101. [PMID: 11838562 DOI: 10.1023/a:1012960711757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The experiments reported here showed that application of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) (100 microM) did not induce any significant current through the membranes of any of the spinal neurons studied (n = 62). At the same time, the membranes of most motoneurons and interneurons (15 of 18) underwent slight depolarization (2-6 mV) in the presence of 5-HT, which was not accompanied by any change in the input resistance of the cells. Depolarization to 10-20 mV occurred in some cells (3 of 18) of these functional groups, this being accompanied by 20-60% decreases in input resistance. The same concentration of 5-HT induced transient low-amplitude depolarization of most sensory spinal neurons (dorsal sensory cells), this changing smoothly to long-term hyperpolarization by 2-7 mV. The input resistance of the cell membranes in these cases showed no significant change (n = 8). Data were obtained which provided a better understanding of the mechanism by which 5-HT modulates the activity of spinal neurons. Thus, 5-HT facilitates chemoreceptive currents induced by application of NMDA to motoneurons and interneurons, while the NMDA responses of dorsal sensory cells were decreased by 5-HT. 5-HT affected the post-spike afterresponses of neurons. 5-HT significantly decreased the amplitude of afterhyperpolarization arising at the end of the descending phase of action potentials in motoneurons and interneurons and increased the amplitude of afterdepolarization in these types of cells. In sensory spinal neurons, 5-HT had no great effect on post-spike afterresponses. The results obtained here support the suggestion that 5-HT significantly modulates the activity of spinal neurons of different functional types. 5-HT facilitates excitation induced by subthreshold depolarization in motoneurons and some interneurons, facilitating the generation of rhythmic discharges by decreasing afterhyperpolarization. In sensory cells, 5-HT enhances inhibition due to hyperpolarization, suppressing NMDA currents. The differences in the effects of 5-HT on functionally diverse neurons are presumed to be associated with the combination of different types of 5-HT receptors on the membranes of these types of spinal neurons.
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- I V Batueva
- Laboratory for the Evolution of Intercellular Interactions, I. M. Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg
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Buchanan JT. Contributions of identifiable neurons and neuron classes to lamprey vertebrate neurobiology. Prog Neurobiol 2001; 63:441-66. [PMID: 11163686 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-0082(00)00050-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Among the advantages offered by the lamprey brainstem and spinal cord for studies of the structure and function of the nervous system is the unique identifiability of several pairs of reticulospinal neurons in the brainstem. These neurons have been exploited in investigations of the patterns of sensory input to these cells and the patterns of their outputs to spinal neurons, but no doubt these cells could be used much more effectively in exploring their roles in descending control of the spinal cord. The variability of cell positions of neurons in the spinal cord has precluded the recognition of unique spinal neurons. However, classes of nerve cells can be readily defined and characterized within the lamprey spinal cord and this has led to progress in understanding the cellular and synaptic mechanisms of locomotor activity. In addition, both the identifiable reticulospinal cells and the various spinal nerve cell classes and their known synaptic interactions have been used to demonstrate the degree and specificity of regeneration within the lamprey nervous system. The lack of uniquely identifiable cells within the lamprey spinal cord has hampered progress in these areas, especially in gaining a full understanding of the locomotor network and how neuromodulation of the network is accomplished.
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- J T Buchanan
- Department of Biology, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA.
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Smeets WJ, González A. Catecholamine systems in the brain of vertebrates: new perspectives through a comparative approach. BRAIN RESEARCH. BRAIN RESEARCH REVIEWS 2000; 33:308-79. [PMID: 11011071 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0173(00)00034-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 300] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A comparative analysis of catecholaminergic systems in the brain and spinal cord of vertebrates forces to reconsider several aspects of the organization of catecholamine systems. Evidence has been provided for the existence of extensive, putatively catecholaminergic cell groups in the spinal cord, the pretectum, the habenular region, and cortical and subcortical telencephalic areas. Moreover, putatively dopamine- and noradrenaline-accumulating cells have been demonstrated in the hypothalamic periventricular organ of almost every non-mammalian vertebrate studied. In contrast with the classical idea that the evolution of catecholamine systems is marked by an increase in complexity going from anamniotes to amniotes, it is now evident that the brains of anamniotes contain catecholaminergic cell groups, of which the counterparts in amniotes have lost the capacity to produce catecholamines. Moreover, a segmental approach in studying the organization of catecholaminergic systems is advocated. Such an approach has recently led to the conclusion that the chemoarchitecture and connections of the basal ganglia of anamniote and amniote tetrapods are largely comparable. This review has also brought together data about the distribution of receptors and catecholaminergic fibers as well as data about developmental aspects. From these data it has become clear that there is a good match between catecholaminergic fibers and receptors, but, at many places, volume transmission seems to play an important role. Finally, although the available data are still limited, striking differences are observed in the spatiotemporal sequence of appearance of catecholaminergic cell groups, in particular those in the retina and olfactory bulb.
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- W J Smeets
- Graduate School of Neurosciences of Amsterdam, Research Institute of Neurosciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Zielinski BS, Moretti N, Hua HN, Zaidi AU, Bisaillon AD. Serotonergic nerve fibers in the primary olfactory pathway of the larval sea lamprey,Petromyzon marinus. J Comp Neurol 2000. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(20000508)420:3<324::aid-cne4>3.0.co;2-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Miller WL, Sigvardt KA. Extent and role of multisegmental coupling in the Lamprey spinal locomotor pattern generator. J Neurophysiol 2000; 83:465-76. [PMID: 10634888 DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.1.465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Timing of oscillatory activity along the longitudinal body axis is critical for locomotion in the lamprey and other elongated animals. In the lamprey spinal locomotor central pattern generator (CPG), intersegmental coordination is thought to arise from the pattern of extensive connections made by propriospinal interneurons. However, the mechanisms responsible for intersegmental coordination remain unknown, in large part because of the difficulty in obtaining quantitative information on these multisegmental fibers. System-level experiments were performed on isolated 50-segment preparations of spinal cord of adult silver lampreys, Ichthyomyzon unicuspis, to determine the dependence of CPG performance on multisegmental coupling. Coupling was manipulated through use of an experiment chamber with movable partitions, which allowed separate application of solution to rostral, middle, and caudal regions of the spinal cord preparation. During control trials, fictive locomotion, induced by bath application of D-glutamate in all three regions, was recorded extracellularly from ventral roots. Local synaptic activity in a variable number of middle segments was subsequently blocked with a low-Ca(2+), high-Mn(2+) saline solution in the middle compartment, whereas conduction in axons spanning the middle segments was unaffected. Spectral analysis was used to assess the effects of blocking propriospinal coupling on intersegmental phase lag, rhythm frequency, correlation, and variability. Significant correlation and a stable phase lag between the rostral and caudal regions of the spinal cord preparation were maintained during block of as many as 16 and sometimes 20 intervening segments. However, the mean value of this rostrocaudal phase decreased with increasing number of blocked segments from the control value of approximately 1% per segment. By contrast, phase lags within the rostral and caudal end regions remained unaffected. The cycle frequency in the rostral and caudal regions decreased with the number of blocked middle segments and tended to diverge when a large number of middle segments was blocked. The variability in cycle frequency and intersegmental phase both increased with increasing number of blocked segments. In addition, a number of differences were noted in the properties of the motor output of the rostral and caudal regions of the spinal cord. The results indicate that the maximal functional length of propriospinal coupling fibers is at least 16-20 segments in I. unicuspis, whereas intersegmental phase lags are controlled at a local level and are not dependent on extended multisegmental coupling. Other possible roles for multisegmental coupling are discussed.
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Affiliation(s)
- W L Miller
- Center for Neuroscience, Department of Neurology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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