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Barrio R, Jover-Galtier JA, Mayora-Cebollero A, Mayora-Cebollero C, Serrano S. Synaptic dependence of dynamic regimes when coupling neural populations. Phys Rev E 2024; 109:014301. [PMID: 38366490 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.109.014301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
Abstract
In this article we focus on the study of the collective dynamics of neural networks. The analysis of two recent models of coupled "next-generation" neural mass models allows us to observe different global mean dynamics of large neural populations. These models describe the mean dynamics of all-to-all coupled networks of quadratic integrate-and-fire spiking neurons. In addition, one of these models considers the influence of the synaptic adaptation mechanism on the macroscopic dynamics. We show how both models are related through a parameter and we study the evolution of the dynamics when switching from one model to the other by varying that parameter. Interestingly, we have detected three main dynamical regimes in the coupled models: Rössler-type (funnel type), bursting-type, and spiking-like (oscillator-type) dynamics. This result opens the question of which regime is the most suitable for realistic simulations of large neural networks and shows the possibility of the emergence of chaotic collective dynamics when synaptic adaptation is very weak.
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- Roberto Barrio
- Department of Applied Mathematics and IUMA, Computational Dynamics group, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza E-50009, Spain
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and IUMA, Computational Dynamics group, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza E-50009, Spain
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and IUMA, Computational Dynamics group, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza E-50009, Spain
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and IUMA, Computational Dynamics group, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza E-50009, Spain
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and IUMA, Computational Dynamics group, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza E-50009, Spain
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Ferrara A, Angulo-Garcia D, Torcini A, Olmi S. Population spiking and bursting in next-generation neural masses with spike-frequency adaptation. Phys Rev E 2023; 107:024311. [PMID: 36932567 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.107.024311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Spike-frequency adaptation (SFA) is a fundamental neuronal mechanism taking into account the fatigue due to spike emissions and the consequent reduction of the firing activity. We have studied the effect of this adaptation mechanism on the macroscopic dynamics of excitatory and inhibitory networks of quadratic integrate-and-fire (QIF) neurons coupled via exponentially decaying post-synaptic potentials. In particular, we have studied the population activities by employing an exact mean-field reduction, which gives rise to next-generation neural mass models. This low-dimensional reduction allows for the derivation of bifurcation diagrams and the identification of the possible macroscopic regimes emerging both in a single and in two identically coupled neural masses. In single populations SFA favors the emergence of population bursts in excitatory networks, while it hinders tonic population spiking for inhibitory ones. The symmetric coupling of two neural masses, in absence of adaptation, leads to the emergence of macroscopic solutions with broken symmetry, namely, chimera-like solutions in the inhibitory case and antiphase population spikes in the excitatory one. The addition of SFA leads to new collective dynamical regimes exhibiting cross-frequency coupling (CFC) among the fast synaptic timescale and the slow adaptation one, ranging from antiphase slow-fast nested oscillations to symmetric and asymmetric bursting phenomena. The analysis of these CFC rhythms in the θ-γ range has revealed that a reduction of SFA leads to an increase of the θ frequency joined to a decrease of the γ one. This is analogous to what has been reported experimentally for the hippocampus and the olfactory cortex of rodents under cholinergic modulation, which is known to reduce SFA.
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- Alberto Ferrara
- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 75012 Paris, France
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- Departamento de Matemáticas y Estadística, Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL), Cra 27 No. 64-60, 170003, Manizales, Colombia
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- Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Modélisation, UMR 8089, CY Cergy Paris Université, CNRS, 95302 Cergy-Pontoise, France
- CNR, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi, via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, via Sansone 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- CNR, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi, via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, via Sansone 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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Baculis BC, Kesavan H, Weiss AC, Kim EH, Tracy GC, Ouyang W, Tsai NP, Chung HJ. Homeostatic regulation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 activity and axonal K v7.3 expression by prolonged blockade of hippocampal neuronal activity. Front Cell Neurosci 2022; 16:838419. [PMID: 35966206 PMCID: PMC9366003 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2022.838419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Homeostatic plasticity encompasses the mechanisms by which neurons stabilize their synaptic strength and excitability in response to prolonged and destabilizing changes in their network activity. Prolonged activity blockade leads to homeostatic scaling of action potential (AP) firing rate in hippocampal neurons in part by decreased activity of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptors and subsequent transcriptional down-regulation of potassium channel genes including KCNQ3 which encodes Kv7.3. Neuronal Kv7 channels are mostly heterotetramers of Kv7.2 and Kv7.3 subunits and are highly enriched at the axon initial segment (AIS) where their current potently inhibits repetitive and burst firing of APs. However, whether a decrease in Kv7.3 expression occurs at the AIS during homeostatic scaling of intrinsic excitability and what signaling pathway reduces KCNQ3 transcript upon prolonged activity blockade remain unknown. Here, we report that prolonged activity blockade in cultured hippocampal neurons reduces the activity of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) followed by a decrease in the activation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) receptor, Tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB). Furthermore, both prolonged activity blockade and prolonged pharmacological inhibition of ERK1/2 decrease KCNQ3 and BDNF transcripts as well as the density of Kv7.3 and ankyrin-G at the AIS. Collectively, our findings suggest that a reduction in the ERK1/2 activity and subsequent transcriptional down-regulation may serve as a potential signaling pathway that links prolonged activity blockade to homeostatic control of BDNF-TrkB signaling and Kv7.3 density at the AIS during homeostatic scaling of AP firing rate.
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- Brian C. Baculis
- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
- Institute of Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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Tonomura S, Ling J, Gu JG. Function of KCNQ2 channels at nodes of Ranvier of lumbar spinal ventral nerves of rats. Mol Brain 2022; 15:64. [PMID: 35858950 PMCID: PMC9297653 DOI: 10.1186/s13041-022-00949-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Previous immunohistochemical studies have shown the expression of KCNQ2 channels at nodes of Ranvier (NRs) of myelinated nerves. However, functions of these channels at NRs remain elusive. In the present study, we addressed this issue by directly applying whole-cell patch-clamp recordings at NRs of rat lumbar spinal ventral nerves in ex vivo preparations. We show that depolarizing voltages evoke large non-inactivating outward currents at NRs, which are partially inhibited by KCNQ channel blocker linopirdine and potentiated by KCNQ channel activator retigabine. Furthermore, linopirdine significantly alters intrinsic electrophysiological properties of NRs to depolarize resting membrane potential, increase input resistance, prolong AP width, reduce AP threshold, and decrease AP amplitude. On the other hand, retigabine significantly decreases input resistance and increases AP rheobase at NRs. Moreover, linopirdine increases excitability at NRs by converting single AP firing into multiple AP firing at many NRs. Saltatory conduction velocity is significantly reduced by retigabine, and AP success rate at high stimulation frequency is significantly increased by linopirdine. Collectively, KCNQ2 channels play a significant role in regulating intrinsic electrophysiological properties and saltatory conduction at NRs of motor nerve fibers of rats. These findings may provide insights into how the loss-of-function mutation in KCNQ2 channels can lead to neuromuscular disorders in human patients.
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- Sotatsu Tonomura
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
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Tracy GC, Wilton AR, Rhodes JS, Chung HJ. Heterozygous Deletion of Epilepsy Gene KCNQ2 Has Negligible Effects on Learning and Memory. Front Behav Neurosci 2022; 16:930216. [PMID: 35928789 PMCID: PMC9344800 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.930216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Neuronal Kv7/Potassium Voltage-Gated Channel Subfamily Q (KCNQ) potassium channels underlie M-current that potently suppresses repetitive and burst firing of action potentials (APs). They are mostly heterotetramers of Kv7.2 and Kv7.3 subunits in the hippocampus and cortex, the brain regions important for cognition and behavior. Underscoring their critical roles in inhibiting neuronal excitability, autosomal dominantly inherited mutations in Potassium Voltage-Gated Channel Subfamily Q Member 2 (KCNQ2) and Potassium Voltage-Gated Channel Subfamily Q Member 3 (KCNQ3) genes are associated with benign familial neonatal epilepsy (BFNE) in which most seizures spontaneously remit within months without cognitive deficits. De novo mutations in KCNQ2 also cause epileptic encephalopathy (EE), which is characterized by persistent seizures that are often drug refractory, neurodevelopmental delay, and intellectual disability. Heterozygous expression of EE variants of KCNQ2 is recently shown to induce spontaneous seizures and cognitive deficit in mice, although it is unclear whether this cognitive deficit is caused directly by Kv7 disruption or by persistent seizures in the developing brain as a consequence of Kv7 disruption. In this study, we examined the role of Kv7 channels in learning and memory by behavioral phenotyping of the KCNQ2+/- mice, which lack a single copy of KCNQ2 but dos not display spontaneous seizures. We found that both KCNQ2+/- and wild-type (WT) mice showed comparable nociception in the tail-flick assay and fear-induced learning and memory during a passive inhibitory avoidance (IA) test and contextual fear conditioning (CFC). Both genotypes displayed similar object location and recognition memory. These findings together provide evidence that heterozygous loss of KCNQ2 has minimal effects on learning or memory in mice in the absence of spontaneous seizures.
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- Gregory C. Tracy
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
- Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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Upchurch CM, Combe CL, Knowlton CJ, Rousseau VG, Gasparini S, Canavier CC. Long-Term Inactivation of Sodium Channels as a Mechanism of Adaptation in CA1 Pyramidal Neurons. J Neurosci 2022; 42:3768-3782. [PMID: 35332085 PMCID: PMC9087813 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1914-21.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Many hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells function as place cells, increasing their firing rate when a specific place field is traversed. The dependence of CA1 place cell firing on position within the place field is asymmetric. We investigated the source of this asymmetry by injecting triangular depolarizing current ramps to approximate the spatially tuned, temporally diffuse depolarizing synaptic input received by these neurons while traversing a place field. Ramps were applied to CA1 pyramidal neurons from male rats in vitro (slice electrophysiology) and in silico (multicompartmental NEURON model). Under control conditions, CA1 neurons fired more action potentials at higher frequencies on the up-ramp versus the down-ramp. This effect was more pronounced for dendritic compared with somatic ramps. We incorporated a four-state Markov scheme for NaV1.6 channels into our model and calibrated the spatial dependence of long-term inactivation according to the literature; this spatial dependence was sufficient to explain the difference in dendritic versus somatic ramps. Long-term inactivation reduced the firing frequency by decreasing open-state occupancy, and reduced spike amplitude during trains by decreasing occupancy in the closed state, which comprises the available pool. PKC activator phorbol-dibutyrate, known to reduce NaV long-term inactivation, removed spike amplitude attenuation in vitro more visibly in dendrites and greatly reduced adaptation, consistent with our hypothesized mechanism. Intracellular application of a peptide inducing long-term NaV inactivation elicited spike amplitude attenuation during spike trains in the soma and greatly enhanced adaptation. Our synergistic experimental/computational approach shows that long-term inactivation of NaV1.6 is a key mechanism of adaptation in CA1 pyramidal cells.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The hippocampus plays an important role in certain types of memory, in part through context-specific firing of "place cells"; these cells were first identified in rodents as being particularly active when an animal is in a specific location in an environment, called the place field of that neuron. In this in vitro/in silico study, we found that long-term inactivation of sodium channels causes adaptation in the firing rate that could potentially skew the firing of CA1 hippocampal pyramidal neurons earlier within a place field. A computational model of the sodium channel revealed differential regulation of spike frequency and amplitude by long-term inactivation, which may be a general mechanism for spike frequency adaptation in the CNS.
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- Carol M Upchurch
- Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
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- Neuroscience Center of Excellence, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
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- Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
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- Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
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- Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
- Neuroscience Center of Excellence, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
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- Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
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Sahu G, Turner RW. The Molecular Basis for the Calcium-Dependent Slow Afterhyperpolarization in CA1 Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons. Front Physiol 2022; 12:759707. [PMID: 35002757 PMCID: PMC8730529 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.759707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Neuronal signal transmission depends on the frequency, pattern, and timing of spike output, each of which are shaped by spike afterhyperpolarizations (AHPs). There are classically three post-spike AHPs of increasing duration categorized as fast, medium and slow AHPs that hyperpolarize a cell over a range of 10 ms to 30 s. Intensive early work on CA1 hippocampal pyramidal cells revealed that all three AHPs incorporate activation of calcium-gated potassium channels. The ionic basis for a fAHP was rapidly attributed to the actions of big conductance (BK) and the mAHP to small conductance (SK) or Kv7 potassium channels. In stark contrast, the ionic basis for a prominent slow AHP of up to 30 s duration remained an enigma for over 30 years. Recent advances in pharmacological, molecular, and imaging tools have uncovered the expression of a calcium-gated intermediate conductance potassium channel (IK, KCa3.1) in central neurons that proves to contribute to the slow AHP in CA1 hippocampal pyramidal cells. Together the data show that the sAHP arises in part from a core tripartite complex between Cav1.3 (L-type) calcium channels, ryanodine receptors, and IK channels at endoplasmic reticulum-plasma membrane junctions. Work on the sAHP in CA1 pyramidal neurons has again quickened pace, with identified contributions by both IK channels and the Na-K pump providing answers to several mysteries in the pharmacological properties of the sAHP.
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- Giriraj Sahu
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, India
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- Department Cell Biology & Anatomy, Cumming School of Medicine, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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The anti-diabetic drug alogliptin induces vasorelaxation via activation of Kv channels and SERCA pumps. Eur J Pharmacol 2021; 898:173991. [PMID: 33684451 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.173991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In the present study, we investigated the vasorelaxant effects of alogliptin, an oral antidiabetic drug in the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor class, using phenylephrine (Phe)-induced pre-contracted aortic rings. Alogliptin induced vasorelaxation in a dose-dependent manner. Pre-treatment with the voltage-dependent K+ (Kv) channel inhibitor 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) significantly decreased the vasorelaxant effect of alogliptin, whereas pre-treatment with the inwardly rectifying K+ (Kir) channel inhibitor Ba2+, ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channel inhibitor glibenclamide, and large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BKCa) channel inhibitor paxilline did not alter the effects of alogliptin. Although pre-treatment with the Ca2+ channel inhibitor nifedipine did not affect the vasorelaxant effect of alogliptin, pre-treatment with the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) pump inhibitors thapsigargin and cyclopiazonic acid effectively attenuated the vasorelaxant response of alogliptin. Neither cGMP/protein kinase G (PKG)-related signaling pathway inhibitors (guanylyl cyclase inhibitor ODQ and PKG inhibitor KT 5823) nor cAMP/protein kinase A (PKA)-related signaling pathway inhibitors (adenylyl cyclase inhibitor SQ 22536 and PKA inhibitor KT 5720) reduced the vasorelaxant effect of alogliptin. Similarly, the vasorelaxant effect of alogliptin was not changed by endothelium removal or pre-treatment with the nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor L-NAME or the small- and intermediate-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (SKCa and IKCa) channel inhibitors apamin and TRAM-34. Based on these results, we suggest that alogliptin induced vasorelaxation in rabbit aortic smooth muscle by activating Kv channels and the SERCA pump independent of other K+ channels, cGMP/PKG-related or cAMP/PKA-related signaling pathways, and the endothelium.
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Alcantara-Gonzalez D, Chartampila E, Criscuolo C, Scharfman HE. Early changes in synaptic and intrinsic properties of dentate gyrus granule cells in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease neuropathology and atypical effects of the cholinergic antagonist atropine. Neurobiol Dis 2021; 152:105274. [PMID: 33484828 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2021.105274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 01/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
It has been reported that hyperexcitability occurs in a subset of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and hyperexcitability could contribute to the disease. Several studies have suggested that the hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG) may be an important area where hyperexcitability occurs. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that the principal DG cell type, granule cells (GCs), would exhibit changes at the single-cell level which would be consistent with hyperexcitability and might help explain it. We used the Tg2576 mouse, where it has been shown that hyperexcitability is robust at 2-3 months of age. GCs from 2 to 3-month-old Tg2576 mice were compared to age-matched wild type (WT) mice. Effects of muscarinic cholinergic antagonism were tested because previously we found that Tg2576 mice exhibited hyperexcitability in vivo that was reduced by the muscarinic cholinergic antagonist atropine, counter to the dogma that in AD one needs to boost cholinergic function. The results showed that GCs from Tg2576 mice exhibited increased frequency of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic potentials/currents (sEPSP/Cs) and reduced frequency of spontaneous inhibitory synaptic events (sIPSCs) relative to WT, increasing the excitation:inhibition (E:I) ratio. There was an inward NMDA receptor-dependent current that we defined here as a novel synaptic current (nsC) in Tg2576 mice because it was very weak in WT mice. Intrinsic properties were distinct in Tg2576 GCs relative to WT. In summary, GCs of the Tg2576 mouse exhibit early electrophysiological alterations that are consistent with increased synaptic excitation, reduced inhibition, and muscarinic cholinergic dysregulation. The data support previous suggestions that the DG contributes to hyperexcitability and there is cholinergic dysfunction early in life in AD mouse models.
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- David Alcantara-Gonzalez
- Center for Dementia Research, the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA.
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- Center for Dementia Research, the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA.
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- Center for Dementia Research, the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA.
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- Center for Dementia Research, the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA; Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Neuroscience & Physiology, and Psychiatry, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA; Neuroscience Institute, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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Kv7.1-Kv7.5 (KCNQ1-5) K+ channels are voltage-gated K+ channels with major roles in neurons, muscle cells and epithelia where they underlie physiologically important K+ currents, such as neuronal M current and cardiac IKs. Specific biophysical properties of Kv7 channels make them particularly well placed to control the activity of excitable cells. Indeed, these channels often work as 'excitability breaks' and are targeted by various hormones and modulators to regulate cellular activity outputs. Genetic deficiencies in all five KCNQ genes result in human excitability disorders, including epilepsy, arrhythmias, deafness and some others. Not surprisingly, this channel family attracts considerable attention as potential drug targets. Here we will review biophysical properties and tissue expression profile of Kv7 channels, discuss recent advances in the understanding of their structure as well as their role in various neurological, cardiovascular and other diseases and pathologies. We will also consider a scope for therapeutic targeting of Kv7 channels for treatment of the above health conditions.
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The M-current works in tandem with the persistent sodium current to set the speed of locomotion. PLoS Biol 2020; 18:e3000738. [PMID: 33186352 PMCID: PMC7688130 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The central pattern generator (CPG) for locomotion is a set of pacemaker neurons endowed with inherent bursting driven by the persistent sodium current (INaP). How they proceed to regulate the locomotor rhythm remained unknown. Here, in neonatal rodents, we identified a persistent potassium current critical in regulating pacemakers and locomotion speed. This current recapitulates features of the M-current (IM): a subthreshold noninactivating outward current blocked by 10,10-bis(4-pyridinylmethyl)-9(10H)-anthracenone dihydrochloride (XE991) and enhanced by N-(2-chloro-5-pyrimidinyl)-3,4-difluorobenzamide (ICA73). Immunostaining and mutant mice highlight an important role of Kv7.2-containing channels in mediating IM. Pharmacological modulation of IM regulates the emergence and the frequency regime of both pacemaker and CPG activities and controls the speed of locomotion. Computational models captured these results and showed how an interplay between IM and INaP endows the locomotor CPG with rhythmogenic properties. Overall, this study provides fundamental insights into how IM and INaP work in tandem to set the speed of locomotion.
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Ramakrishna Y, Manca M, Glowatzki E, Sadeghi SG. Cholinergic Modulation of Membrane Properties of Calyx Terminals in the Vestibular Periphery. Neuroscience 2020; 452:98-110. [PMID: 33197502 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Vestibular nerve afferents are divided into regular and irregular groups based on the variability of interspike intervals in their resting discharge. Most afferents receive inputs from bouton terminals that contact type II hair cells as well as from calyx terminals that cover the basolateral walls of type I hair cells. Calyces have an abundance of different subtypes of KCNQ (Kv7) potassium channels and muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs) and receive cholinergic efferent inputs from neurons in the brainstem. We investigated whether mAChRs affected membrane properties and firing patterns of calyx terminals through modulation of KCNQ channel activity. Patch clamp recordings were performed from calyx terminals in central regions of the cristae of the horizontal and anterior canals in 13-26 day old Sprague-Dawley rats. KCNQ mediated currents were observed as voltage sensitive currents with slow kinetics (activation and deactivation), resulting in spike frequency adaptation so that calyces at best fired a single action potential at the beginning of a depolarizing step. Activation of mAChRs by application of oxotremorine methiodide or inhibition of KCNQ channels by linopirdine dihydrochloride decreased voltage activated currents by ∼30%, decreased first spike latencies by ∼40%, resulted in action potential generation in response to smaller current injections and at lower (i.e., more hyperpolarized) membrane potentials, and increased the number of spikes fired during depolarizing steps. Interestingly, some of the calyces showed spontaneous discharge in the presence of these drugs. Together, these findings suggest that cholinergic efferents can modulate the response properties and encoding of head movements by afferents.
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- Yugandhar Ramakrishna
- Center for Hearing and Deafness, Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States; Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences, California State University, Northridge, CA, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Center for Hearing and Balance, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Center for Hearing and Balance, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States; Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Center for Hearing and Deafness, Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States; Neuroscience Program, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States.
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Sinha N, Heckman CJ, Yang Y. Slowly activating outward membrane currents generate input-output sub-harmonic cross frequency coupling in neurons. J Theor Biol 2020; 509:110509. [PMID: 33022285 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2020.110509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A major challenge in understanding spike-time dependent information encoding in the neural system is the non-linear firing response to inputs of the individual neurons. Hence, quantitative exploration of the putative mechanisms of this non-linear behavior is fundamental to formulating the theory of information transfer in the neural system. The objective of this simulation study was to evaluate and quantify the effect of slowly activating outward membrane current, on the non-linearity in the output of a one-compartment Hodgkin-Huxley styled neuron. To evaluate this effect, the peak conductance of the slow potassium channel (gK-slow) was varied from 0% to 200% of its normal value in steps of 33%. Both cross- and iso-frequency coupling between the input and the output of the simulated neuron was computed using a generalized coherence measure, i.e., n:m coherence. With increasing gK-slow, the amount of sub-harmonic cross-frequency coupling, where the output frequencies (1-8 Hz) are lower than the input frequencies (15-35 Hz), increased progressively whereas no change in iso-frequency coupling was observed. Power spectral and phase-space analysis of the neuronal membrane voltage vs. slow potassium channel activation variable showed that the interaction of the slow channel dynamics with the fast membrane voltage dynamics generates the observed sub-harmonic coupling. This study provides quantitative insights into the role of an important membrane mechanism i.e. the slowly activating outward current in generating non-linearities in the output of a neuron.
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- Nirvik Sinha
- Northwestern Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 320 E Superior Street, Morton 1-645, Chicago, IL 60611-3010, USA; Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 645 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1100, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Northwestern Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 320 E Superior Street, Morton 1-645, Chicago, IL 60611-3010, USA; Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 645 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1100, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 310 E. Superior Street Morton 5-660, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Northwestern Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 320 E Superior Street, Morton 1-645, Chicago, IL 60611-3010, USA; Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 645 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1100, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 4502 E. 41st St, Tulsa, OK 74135, USA; Laureate Institute for Brain Research, 6655 S Yale Ave, Tulsa, OK 74136, USA.
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Baculis BC, Zhang J, Chung HJ. The Role of K v7 Channels in Neural Plasticity and Behavior. Front Physiol 2020; 11:568667. [PMID: 33071824 PMCID: PMC7530275 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.568667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Activity-dependent persistent changes in neuronal intrinsic excitability and synaptic strength are widely thought to underlie learning and memory. Voltage-gated KCNQ/Kv7 potassium channels have been of great interest as the potential targets for memory disorders due to the beneficial effects of their antagonists in cognition. Importantly, de novo dominant mutations in their neuronal subunits KCNQ2/Kv7.2 and KCNQ3/Kv7.3 are associated with epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by developmental delay and intellectual disability. The role of Kv7 channels in neuronal excitability and epilepsy has been extensively studied. However, their functional significance in neural plasticity, learning, and memory remains largely unknown. Here, we review recent studies that support the emerging roles of Kv7 channels in intrinsic and synaptic plasticity, and their contributions to cognition and behavior.
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- Brian C Baculis
- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Department of Molecular Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States.,Department of Molecular Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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Rivas-Ramírez P, Reboreda A, Rueda-Ruzafa L, Herrera-Pérez S, Lamas JA. Contribution of KCNQ and TREK Channels to the Resting Membrane Potential in Sympathetic Neurons at Physiological Temperature. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E5796. [PMID: 32806753 PMCID: PMC7461115 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21165796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The ionic mechanisms controlling the resting membrane potential (RMP) in superior cervical ganglion (SCG) neurons have been widely studied and the M-current (IM, KCNQ) is one of the key players. Recently, with the discovery of the presence of functional TREK-2 (TWIK-related K+ channel 2) channels in SCG neurons, another potential main contributor for setting the value of the resting membrane potential has appeared. In the present work, we quantified the contribution of TREK-2 channels to the resting membrane potential at physiological temperature and studied its role in excitability using patch-clamp techniques. In the process we have discovered that TREK-2 channels are sensitive to the classic M-current blockers linopirdine and XE991 (IC50 = 0.310 ± 0.06 µM and 0.044 ± 0.013 µM, respectively). An increase from room temperature (23 °C) to physiological temperature (37 °C) enhanced both IM and TREK-2 currents. Likewise, inhibition of IM by tetraethylammonium (TEA) and TREK-2 current by XE991 depolarized the RMP at room and physiological temperatures. Temperature rise also enhanced adaptation in SCG neurons which was reduced due to TREK-2 and IM inhibition by XE991 application. In summary, TREK-2 and M currents contribute to the resting membrane potential and excitability at room and physiological temperature in the primary culture of mouse SCG neurons.
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- Paula Rivas-Ramírez
- Department of Functional Biology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology-CINBIO-IBIV, University of Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain; (P.R.-R.); (L.R.-R.); (S.H.-P.)
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- Department of Functional Biology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology-CINBIO-IBIV, University of Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain; (P.R.-R.); (L.R.-R.); (S.H.-P.)
- Functional Architecture of Memory Department, Leibniz-Institute for Neurobiology, 39118 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Functional Biology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology-CINBIO-IBIV, University of Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain; (P.R.-R.); (L.R.-R.); (S.H.-P.)
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- Department of Functional Biology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology-CINBIO-IBIV, University of Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain; (P.R.-R.); (L.R.-R.); (S.H.-P.)
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- Department of Functional Biology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology-CINBIO-IBIV, University of Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain; (P.R.-R.); (L.R.-R.); (S.H.-P.)
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Armas-Capote N, Maglio LE, Pérez-Atencio L, Martin-Batista E, Reboreda A, Barios JA, Hernandez G, Alvarez de la Rosa D, Lamas JA, Barrio LC, Giraldez T. SGK1.1 Reduces Kainic Acid-Induced Seizure Severity and Leads to Rapid Termination of Seizures. Cereb Cortex 2019; 30:3184-3197. [DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhz302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Revised: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Approaches to control epilepsy, one of the most important idiopathic brain disorders, are of great importance for public health. We have previously shown that in sympathetic neurons the neuronal isoform of the serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase (SGK1.1) increases the M-current, a well-known target for seizure control. The effect of SGK1.1 activation on kainate-induced seizures and neuronal excitability was studied in transgenic mice that express a permanently active form of the kinase, using electroencephalogram recordings and electrophysiological measurements in hippocampal brain slices. Our results demonstrate that SGK1.1 activation leads to reduced seizure severity and lower mortality rates following status epilepticus, in an M-current–dependent manner. EEG is characterized by reduced number, shorter duration, and early termination of kainate-induced seizures in the hippocampus and cortex. Hippocampal neurons show decreased excitability associated to increased M-current, without altering basal synaptic transmission or other neuronal properties. Altogether, our results reveal a novel and selective anticonvulsant pathway that promptly terminates seizures, suggesting that SGK1.1 activation can be a potent factor to secure the brain against permanent neuronal damage associated to epilepsy.
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- Natalia Armas-Capote
- Departamento de Ciencias Medicas Basicas-Fisiologia and Instituto de Tecnologías Biomedicas (ITB), Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, 38071 Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Medicas Basicas-Fisiologia and Instituto de Tecnologías Biomedicas (ITB), Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, 38071 Spain
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- Unidad de Neurologia Experimental, Hospital Ramon y Cajal-IRYCIS, Madrid, 28034 Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Medicas Basicas-Fisiologia and Instituto de Tecnologías Biomedicas (ITB), Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, 38071 Spain
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- Department of Functional Biology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology-CINBIO-IBIV, University of Vigo, Vigo, 36310 Spain
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- Systems Engineering and Automation Department, Miguel Hernandez University, Elche, 03202 Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Medicas Basicas-Fisiologia and Instituto de Tecnologías Biomedicas (ITB), Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, 38071 Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Medicas Basicas-Fisiologia and Instituto de Tecnologías Biomedicas (ITB), Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, 38071 Spain
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- Department of Functional Biology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology-CINBIO-IBIV, University of Vigo, Vigo, 36310 Spain
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- Unidad de Neurologia Experimental, Hospital Ramon y Cajal-IRYCIS, Madrid, 28034 Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Medicas Basicas-Fisiologia and Instituto de Tecnologías Biomedicas (ITB), Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, 38071 Spain
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Winkelman BHJ, Howlett MHC, Hölzel MB, Joling C, Fransen KH, Pangeni G, Kamermans S, Sakuta H, Noda M, Simonsz HJ, McCall MA, De Zeeuw CI, Kamermans M. Nystagmus in patients with congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) originates from synchronously firing retinal ganglion cells. PLoS Biol 2019; 17:e3000174. [PMID: 31513577 PMCID: PMC6741852 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Congenital nystagmus, involuntary oscillating small eye movements, is commonly thought to originate from aberrant interactions between brainstem nuclei and foveal cortical pathways. Here, we investigated whether nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) results from primary deficits in the retina. We found that CSNB patients as well as an animal model (nob mice), both of which lacked functional nyctalopin protein (NYX, nyx) in ON bipolar cells (BCs) at their synapse with photoreceptors, showed oscillating eye movements at a frequency of 4-7 Hz. nob ON direction-selective ganglion cells (DSGCs), which detect global motion and project to the accessory optic system (AOS), oscillated with the same frequency as their eyes. In the dark, individual ganglion cells (GCs) oscillated asynchronously, but their oscillations became synchronized by light stimulation. Likewise, both patient and nob mice oscillating eye movements were only present in the light when contrast was present. Retinal pharmacological and genetic manipulations that blocked nob GC oscillations also eliminated their oscillating eye movements, and retinal pharmacological manipulations that reduced the oscillation frequency of nob GCs also reduced the oscillation frequency of their eye movements. We conclude that, in nob mice, synchronized oscillations of retinal GCs, most likely the ON-DCGCs, cause nystagmus with properties similar to those associated with CSNB in humans. These results show that the nob mouse is the first animal model for a form of congenital nystagmus, paving the way for development of therapeutic strategies.
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- Beerend H. J. Winkelman
- Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan
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- National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan
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- Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Biomedical Physics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Morel C, Montgomery S, Han MH. Nicotine and alcohol: the role of midbrain dopaminergic neurons in drug reinforcement. Eur J Neurosci 2019; 50:2180-2200. [PMID: 30251377 PMCID: PMC6431587 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Nicotine and alcohol addiction are leading causes of preventable death worldwide and continue to constitute a huge socio-economic burden. Both nicotine and alcohol perturb the brain's mesocorticolimbic system. Dopamine (DA) neurons projecting from the ventral tegmental area (VTA) to multiple downstream structures, including the nucleus accumbens, prefrontal cortex, and amygdala, are highly involved in the maintenance of healthy brain function. VTA DA neurons play a crucial role in associative learning and reinforcement. Nicotine and alcohol usurp these functions, promoting reinforcement of drug taking behaviors. In this review, we will first describe how nicotine and alcohol individually affect VTA DA neurons by examining how drug exposure alters the heterogeneous VTA microcircuit and network-wide projections. We will also examine how coadministration or previous exposure to nicotine or alcohol may augment the reinforcing effects of the other. Additionally, this review briefly summarizes the role of VTA DA neurons in nicotine, alcohol, and their synergistic effects in reinforcement and also addresses the remaining questions related to the circuit-function specificity of the dopaminergic system in mediating nicotine/alcohol reinforcement and comorbidity.
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- Carole Morel
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Affective Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Affective Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Affective Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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Cui ED, Strowbridge BW. Selective attenuation of Ether-a-go-go related K + currents by endogenous acetylcholine reduces spike-frequency adaptation and network correlation. eLife 2019; 8:e44954. [PMID: 31032798 PMCID: PMC6488300 DOI: 10.7554/elife.44954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Most neurons do not simply convert inputs into firing rates. Instead, moment-to-moment firing rates reflect interactions between synaptic inputs and intrinsic currents. Few studies investigated how intrinsic currents function together to modulate output discharges and which of the currents attenuated by synthetic cholinergic ligands are actually modulated by endogenous acetylcholine (ACh). In this study we optogenetically stimulated cholinergic fibers in rat neocortex and find that ACh enhances excitability by reducing Ether-à-go-go Related Gene (ERG) K+ current. We find ERG mediates the late phase of spike-frequency adaptation in pyramidal cells and is recruited later than both SK and M currents. Attenuation of ERG during coincident depolarization and ACh release leads to reduced late phase spike-frequency adaptation and persistent firing. In neuronal ensembles, attenuating ERG enhanced signal-to-noise ratios and reduced signal correlation, suggesting that these two hallmarks of cholinergic function in vivo may result from modulation of intrinsic properties.
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- Edward D Cui
- Department of NeurosciencesCase Western Reserve UniversityClevelandUnited States
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- Department of NeurosciencesCase Western Reserve UniversityClevelandUnited States
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Ma Z, Gao F, Larsen B, Gao M, Luo Z, Chen D, Ma X, Qiu S, Zhou Y, Xie J, Xi ZX, Wu J. Mechanisms of cannabinoid CB 2 receptor-mediated reduction of dopamine neuronal excitability in mouse ventral tegmental area. EBioMedicine 2019; 42:225-237. [PMID: 30952618 PMCID: PMC6491419 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.03.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We have recently reported that activation of cannabinoid type 2 receptors (CB2Rs) reduces dopamine (DA) neuron excitability in mouse ventral tegmental area (VTA). Here, we elucidate the underlying mechanisms. METHODS Patch-clamp recordings were performed in mouse VTA slices and dissociated single VTA DA neurons. FINDINGS Using cell-attached recording in VTA slices, bath-application of CB2R agonists (JWH133 or five other CB2R agonists) significantly reduced VTA DA neuron action potential (AP) firing rate. Under the patch-clamp whole-cell recording model, JWH133 (10 μM) mildly reduced the frequency of miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (mEPSCs) but not miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents (mIPSCs). JWH133 also did not alter evoked EPSCs or IPSCs. In freshly dissociated VTA DA neurons, JWH133 reduced AP firing rate, delayed AP initiation and enhanced AP after-hyperpolarization. In voltage-clamp recordings, JWH133 (1 μM) enhanced M-type K+ currents and this effect was absent in CB2-/- mice and abolished by co-administration of a selective CB2R antagonist (10 μM, AM630). CB2R-mediated inhibition in VTA DA neuron firing can be mimicked by M-current opener (10 μM retigabine) and blocked by M-current blocker (30 μM XE991). In addition, enhancement of neuronal cAMP by forskolin (10 μM) reduced M-current and increased DA neuron firing rate. Finally, pharmacological block of synaptic transmission by NBQX (10 μM), D-APV (50 μM) and picrotoxin (100 μM) in VTA slices failed to prevent CB2R-mediated inhibition, while intracellular infusion of guanosine 5'-O-2-thiodiphosphate (600 μM, GDP-β-S) through recording electrode to block postsynaptic G-protein function prevented JWH133-induced reduction in AP firing. INTERPRETATION Our results suggest that CB2Rs modulate VTA DA neuron excitability mainly through an intrinsic mechanism, including a CB2R-mediated reduction of intracellular cAMP, and in turn enhancement of M-type K+ currents. FUND: This research was supported by the Barrow Neuroscience Foundation, the BNI-BMS Seed Fund, and CNSF (81771437).
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- Zegang Ma
- Department of Physiology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis and Prevention of Neurological Disorders, Shandong Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders and State Key Disciplines: Physiology, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; Department of Neurobiology, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong 210854, China; Department of Neurobiology, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA; Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong 210854, China
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- Department of Neurobiology, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA; Department of Neurology, Yunfu People's Hospital, Yunfu, Guangdong 527300, China
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- Department of Neurobiology, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA; Department of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong 210854, China; Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis and Prevention of Neurological Disorders, Shandong Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders and State Key Disciplines: Physiology, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Department of Physiology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis and Prevention of Neurological Disorders, Shandong Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders and State Key Disciplines: Physiology, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Molecular Targets and Medications Discovery Branch, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis and Prevention of Neurological Disorders, Shandong Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders and State Key Disciplines: Physiology, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; Department of Neurobiology, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA; Department of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong 210854, China; Department of Neurology, Yunfu People's Hospital, Yunfu, Guangdong 527300, China.
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Durkee CA, Covelo A, Lines J, Kofuji P, Aguilar J, Araque A. G i/o protein-coupled receptors inhibit neurons but activate astrocytes and stimulate gliotransmission. Glia 2019; 67:1076-1093. [PMID: 30801845 DOI: 10.1002/glia.23589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Revised: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play key roles in intercellular signaling in the brain. Their effects on cellular function have been largely studied in neurons, but their functional consequences on astrocytes are less known. Using both endogenous and chemogenetic approaches with DREADDs, we have investigated the effects of Gq and Gi/o GPCR activation on astroglial Ca2+ -based activity, gliotransmitter release, and the functional consequences on neuronal electrical activity. We found that while Gq GPCR activation led to cellular activation in both neurons and astrocytes, Gi/o GPCR activation led to cellular inhibition in neurons and cellular activation in astrocytes. Astroglial activation by either Gq or Gi/o protein-mediated signaling stimulated gliotransmitter release, which increased neuronal excitability. Additionally, activation of Gq and Gi/o DREADDs in vivo increased astrocyte Ca2+ activity and modified neuronal network electrical activity. Present results reveal additional complexity of the signaling consequences of excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters in astroglia-neuron network operation and brain function.
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- Caitlin A Durkee
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Laboratory of Experimental Neurophysiology, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, Toledo, Spain
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Parrilla-Carrero J, Buchta WC, Goswamee P, Culver O, McKendrick G, Harlan B, Moutal A, Penrod R, Lauer A, Ramakrishnan V, Khanna R, Kalivas P, Riegel AC. Restoration of Kv7 Channel-Mediated Inhibition Reduces Cued-Reinstatement of Cocaine Seeking. J Neurosci 2018; 38:4212-4229. [PMID: 29636392 PMCID: PMC5963852 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2767-17.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2017] [Revised: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Cocaine addicts display increased sensitivity to drug-associated cues, due in part to changes in the prelimbic prefrontal cortex (PL-PFC). The cellular mechanisms underlying cue-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking remain unknown. Reinforcement learning for addictive drugs may produce persistent maladaptations in intrinsic excitability within sparse subsets of PFC pyramidal neurons. Using a model of relapse in male rats, we sampled >600 neurons to examine spike frequency adaptation (SFA) and afterhyperpolarizations (AHPs), two systems that attenuate low-frequency inputs to regulate neuronal synchronization. We observed that training to self-administer cocaine or nondrug (sucrose) reinforcers decreased SFA and AHPs in a subpopulation of PL-PFC neurons. Only with cocaine did the resulting hyperexcitability persist through extinction training and increase during reinstatement. In neurons with intact SFA, dopamine enhanced excitability by inhibiting Kv7 potassium channels that mediate SFA. However, dopamine effects were occluded in neurons from cocaine-experienced rats, where SFA and AHPs were reduced. Pharmacological stabilization of Kv7 channels with retigabine restored SFA and Kv7 channel function in neuroadapted cells. When microinjected bilaterally into the PL-PFC 10 min before reinstatement testing, retigabine reduced cue-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking. Last, using cFos-GFP transgenic rats, we found that the loss of SFA correlated with the expression of cFos-GFP following both extinction and re-exposure to drug-associated cues. Together, these data suggest that cocaine self-administration desensitizes inhibitory Kv7 channels in a subpopulation of PL-PFC neurons. This subpopulation of neurons may represent a persistent neural ensemble responsible for driving drug seeking in response to cues.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Long after the cessation of drug use, cues associated with cocaine still elicit drug-seeking behavior, in part by activation of the prelimbic prefrontal cortex (PL-PFC). The underlying cellular mechanisms governing these activated neurons remain unclear. Using a rat model of relapse to cocaine seeking, we identified a population of PL-PFC neurons that become hyperexcitable following chronic cocaine self-administration. These neurons show persistent loss of spike frequency adaptation, reduced afterhyperpolarizations, decreased sensitivity to dopamine, and reduced Kv7 channel-mediated inhibition. Stabilization of Kv7 channel function with retigabine normalized neuronal excitability, restored Kv7 channel currents, and reduced drug-seeking behavior when administered into the PL-PFC before reinstatement. These data highlight a persistent adaptation in a subset of PL-PFC neurons that may contribute to relapse vulnerability.
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- Jeffrey Parrilla-Carrero
- Department of Neuroscience
- Neurobiology of Addiction Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425
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- Department of Neuroscience
- Neurobiology of Addiction Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425
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- Department of Neuroscience
- Neurobiology of Addiction Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425
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- Department of Neuroscience
- Neurobiology of Addiction Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425
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- Department of Neuroscience
- Neurobiology of Addiction Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425
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- Department of Neuroscience
- Neurobiology of Addiction Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724, and
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- Department of Neuroscience
- Neurobiology of Addiction Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425
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- Department of Public Health Sciences., Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425
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- Department of Public Health Sciences., Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724, and
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- Department of Neuroscience
- Neurobiology of Addiction Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425
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- Department of Neuroscience,
- Neurobiology of Addiction Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425
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Buchta WC, Mahler SV, Harlan B, Aston-Jones GS, Riegel AC. Dopamine terminals from the ventral tegmental area gate intrinsic inhibition in the prefrontal cortex. Physiol Rep 2017; 5:5/6/e13198. [PMID: 28325790 PMCID: PMC5371565 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Spike frequency adaptation (SFA or accommodation) and calcium‐activated potassium channels that underlie after‐hyperpolarization potentials (AHP) regulate repetitive firing of neurons. Precisely how neuromodulators such as dopamine from the ventral tegmental area (VTA) regulate SFA and AHP (together referred to as intrinsic inhibition) in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) remains unclear. Using whole cell electrophysiology, we measured intrinsic inhibition in prelimbic (PL) layer 5 pyramidal cells of male adult rats. Results demonstrate that bath application of dopamine reduced intrinsic inhibition (EC50: 25.0 μmol/L). This dopamine action was facilitated by coapplication of cocaine (1 μmol/L), a blocker of dopamine reuptake. To evaluate VTA dopamine terminals in PFC slices, we transfected VTA dopamine cells of TH::Cre rats in vivo with Cre‐dependent AAVs to express channelrhodopsin‐2 (ChR2) or designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADDS). In PFC slices from these animals, stimulation of VTA terminals with either blue light to activate ChR2 or bath application of clozapine‐N‐oxide (CNO) to activate Gq‐DREADDs produced a similar reduction in intrinsic inhibition in PL neurons. Electrophysiological recordings from cells expressing retrograde fluorescent tracers showed that this plasticity occurs in PL neurons projecting to the accumbens core. Collectively, these data highlight an ability of VTA terminals to gate intrinsic inhibition in the PFC, and under appropriate circumstances, enhance PL neuronal firing. These cellular actions of dopamine may be important for dopamine‐dependent behaviors involving cocaine and cue‐reward associations within cortical–striatal circuits.
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- William C Buchta
- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.,Neurobiology of Addiction Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.,Neurobiology of Addiction Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.,Neurobiology of Addiction Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.,Neurobiology of Addiction Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina .,Neurobiology of Addiction Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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McKiernan EC, Marrone DF. CA1 pyramidal cells have diverse biophysical properties, affected by development, experience, and aging. PeerJ 2017; 5:e3836. [PMID: 28948109 PMCID: PMC5609525 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Neuron types (e.g., pyramidal cells) within one area of the brain are often considered homogeneous, despite variability in their biophysical properties. Here we review literature demonstrating variability in the electrical activity of CA1 hippocampal pyramidal cells (PCs), including responses to somatic current injection, synaptic stimulation, and spontaneous network-related activity. In addition, we describe how responses of CA1 PCs vary with development, experience, and aging, and some of the underlying ionic currents responsible. Finally, we suggest directions that may be the most impactful in expanding this knowledge, including the use of text and data mining to systematically study cellular heterogeneity in more depth; dynamical systems theory to understand and potentially classify neuron firing patterns; and mathematical modeling to study the interaction between cellular properties and network output. Our goals are to provide a synthesis of the literature for experimentalists studying CA1 PCs, to give theorists an idea of the rich diversity of behaviors models may need to reproduce to accurately represent these cells, and to provide suggestions for future research.
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- Erin C McKiernan
- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
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- Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.,McKnight Brain Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States of America
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Barkai O, Goldstein RH, Caspi Y, Katz B, Lev S, Binshtok AM. The Role of Kv7/M Potassium Channels in Controlling Ectopic Firing in Nociceptors. Front Mol Neurosci 2017; 10:181. [PMID: 28659757 PMCID: PMC5468463 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2017.00181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Peripheral nociceptive neurons encode and convey injury-inducing stimuli toward the central nervous system. In normal conditions, tight control of nociceptive resting potential prevents their spontaneous activation. However, in many pathological conditions the control of membrane potential is disrupted, leading to ectopic, stimulus-unrelated firing of nociceptive neurons, which is correlated to spontaneous pain. We have investigated the role of KV7/M channels in stabilizing membrane potential and impeding spontaneous firing of nociceptive neurons. These channels generate low voltage-activating, noninactivating M-type K+ currents (M-current, IM ), which control neuronal excitability. Using perforated-patch recordings from cultured, rat nociceptor-like dorsal root ganglion neurons, we show that inhibition of M-current leads to depolarization of nociceptive neurons and generation of repetitive firing. To assess to what extent the M-current, acting at the nociceptive terminals, is able to stabilize terminals' membrane potential, thus preventing their ectopic activation, in normal and pathological conditions, we built a multi-compartment computational model of a pseudo-unipolar unmyelinated nociceptive neuron with a realistic terminal tree. The modeled terminal tree was based on the in vivo structure of nociceptive peripheral terminal, which we assessed by in vivo multiphoton imaging of GFP-expressing nociceptive neuronal terminals innervating mice hind paw. By modifying the conductance of the KV7/M channels at the modeled terminal tree (terminal gKV7/M) we have found that 40% of the terminal gKV7/M conductance is sufficient to prevent spontaneous firing, while ~75% of terminal gKV7/M is sufficient to inhibit stimulus induced activation of nociceptive neurons. Moreover, we showed that terminal M-current reduces susceptibility of nociceptive neurons to a small fluctuations of membrane potentials. Furthermore, we simulated how the interaction between terminal persistent sodium current and M-current affects the excitability of the neurons. We demonstrated that terminal M-current in nociceptive neurons impeded spontaneous firing even when terminal Na(V)1.9 channels conductance was substantially increased. On the other hand, when terminal gKV7/M was decreased, nociceptive neurons fire spontaneously after slight increase in terminal Na(V)1.9 conductance. Our results emphasize the pivotal role of M-current in stabilizing membrane potential and hereby in controlling nociceptive spontaneous firing, in normal and pathological conditions.
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- Omer Barkai
- Department of Medical Neurobiology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah School of Medicine, The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of MedicineJerusalem, Israel.,The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences, The Hebrew University of JerusalemJerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Medical Neurobiology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah School of Medicine, The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of MedicineJerusalem, Israel.,The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences, The Hebrew University of JerusalemJerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Medical Neurobiology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah School of Medicine, The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of MedicineJerusalem, Israel.,The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences, The Hebrew University of JerusalemJerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Medical Neurobiology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah School of Medicine, The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of MedicineJerusalem, Israel.,The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences, The Hebrew University of JerusalemJerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Medical Neurobiology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah School of Medicine, The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of MedicineJerusalem, Israel.,The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences, The Hebrew University of JerusalemJerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Medical Neurobiology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hadassah School of Medicine, The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of MedicineJerusalem, Israel.,The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences, The Hebrew University of JerusalemJerusalem, Israel
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Hyperpolarization-activated current I h in mouse trigeminal sensory neurons in a transgenic mouse model of familial hemiplegic migraine type-1. Neuroscience 2017; 351:47-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Ghezzi F, Corsini S, Nistri A. Electrophysiological characterization of the M-current in rat hypoglossal motoneurons. Neuroscience 2017; 340:62-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.10.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Revised: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Urban KR, Valentino RJ. Age- and Sex-Dependent Impact of Repeated Social Stress on Intrinsic and Synaptic Excitability of the Rat Prefrontal Cortex. Cereb Cortex 2017; 27:244-253. [PMID: 28013234 PMCID: PMC5939192 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhw388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Revised: 11/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Stress is implicated in psychiatric illnesses that are characterized by impairments in cognitive functions that are mediated by the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). Because sex and age determine stress vulnerability, the effects of repeated social stress occurring during early adolescence, mid-adolescence, or adulthood on the cellular properties of male and female rat mPFC Layer V neurons in vitro were examined. Repeated resident-intruder stress produced age- and sex-specific effects on mPFC intrinsic and synaptic excitability. Mid-adolescents were particularly vulnerable to effects on intrinsic excitability. The maximum number of action potentials (APs) evoked by increasing current intensity was robustly decreased in stressed male and female mid-adolescent rats compared with age-matched controls. These effects were associated with stress-induced changes in AP half-width, amplitude, threshold, and input resistance. Social stress at all ages generally decreased synaptic excitability by decreasing the amplitude of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic potentials. The results suggest that whereas social stress throughout life can diminish the influence of afferents driving the mPFC, social stress during mid-adolescence additionally affects intrinsic characteristics of mPFC neurons that determine excitability. The depressant effects of social stress on intrinsic and synaptic mPFC neurons may underlie its ability to affect executive functions and emotional responses, particularly during adolescence.
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- Kimberly R. Urban
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Greene DL, Hoshi N. Modulation of Kv7 channels and excitability in the brain. Cell Mol Life Sci 2016; 74:495-508. [PMID: 27645822 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2359-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Revised: 08/25/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Neuronal Kv7 channels underlie a voltage-gated non-inactivating potassium current known as the M-current. Due to its particular characteristics, Kv7 channels show pronounced control over the excitability of neurons. We will discuss various factors that have been shown to drastically alter the activity of this channel such as protein and phospholipid interactions, phosphorylation, calcium, and numerous neurotransmitters. Kv7 channels locate to key areas for the control of action potential initiation and propagation. Moreover, we will explore the dynamic surface expression of the channel modulated by neurotransmitters and neural activity. We will also focus on known principle functions of neural Kv7 channels: control of resting membrane potential and spiking threshold, setting the firing frequency, afterhyperpolarization after burst firing, theta resonance, and transient hyperexcitability from neurotransmitter-induced suppression of the M-current. Finally, we will discuss the contribution of altered Kv7 activity to pathologies such as epilepsy and cognitive deficits.
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- Derek L Greene
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, 360 Med Surge II, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, 360 Med Surge II, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, USA.
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Haick JM, Byron KL. Novel treatment strategies for smooth muscle disorders: Targeting Kv7 potassium channels. Pharmacol Ther 2016; 165:14-25. [PMID: 27179745 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2016.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Smooth muscle cells provide crucial contractile functions in visceral, vascular, and lung tissues. The contractile state of smooth muscle is largely determined by their electrical excitability, which is in turn influenced by the activity of potassium channels. The activity of potassium channels sustains smooth muscle cell membrane hyperpolarization, reducing cellular excitability and thereby promoting smooth muscle relaxation. Research over the past decade has indicated an important role for Kv7 (KCNQ) voltage-gated potassium channels in the regulation of the excitability of smooth muscle cells. Expression of multiple Kv7 channel subtypes has been demonstrated in smooth muscle cells from viscera (gastrointestinal, bladder, myometrial), from the systemic and pulmonary vasculature, and from the airways of the lung, from multiple species, including humans. A number of clinically used drugs, some of which were developed to target Kv7 channels in other tissues, have been found to exert robust effects on smooth muscle Kv7 channels. Functional studies have indicated that Kv7 channel activators and inhibitors have the ability to relax and contact smooth muscle preparations, respectively, suggesting a wide range of novel applications for the pharmacological tool set. This review summarizes recent findings regarding the physiological functions of Kv7 channels in smooth muscle, and highlights potential therapeutic applications based on pharmacological targeting of smooth muscle Kv7 channels throughout the body.
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- Jennifer M Haick
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA.
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The brain can reproduce memories from partial data; this ability is critical for memory recall. The process of memory recall has been studied using autoassociative networks such as the Hopfield model. This kind of model reliably converges to stored patterns that contain the memory. However, it is unclear how the behavior is controlled by the brain so that after convergence to one configuration, it can proceed with recognition of another one. In the Hopfield model, this happens only through unrealistic changes of an effective global temperature that destabilizes all stored configurations. Here we show that spike-frequency adaptation (SFA), a common mechanism affecting neuron activation in the brain, can provide state-dependent control of pattern retrieval. We demonstrate this in a Hopfield network modified to include SFA, and also in a model network of biophysical neurons. In both cases, SFA allows for selective stabilization of attractors with different basins of attraction, and also for temporal dynamics of attractor switching that is not possible in standard autoassociative schemes. The dynamics of our models give a plausible account of different sorts of memory retrieval.
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- James P. Roach
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Biophysics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Kwag J, Jang HJ, Kim M, Lee S. M-type potassium conductance controls the emergence of neural phase codes: a combined experimental and neuron modelling study. J R Soc Interface 2015; 11:rsif.2014.0604. [PMID: 25100320 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2014.0604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Rate and phase codes are believed to be important in neural information processing. Hippocampal place cells provide a good example where both coding schemes coexist during spatial information processing. Spike rate increases in the place field, whereas spike phase precesses relative to the ongoing theta oscillation. However, what intrinsic mechanism allows for a single neuron to generate spike output patterns that contain both neural codes is unknown. Using dynamic clamp, we simulate an in vivo-like subthreshold dynamics of place cells to in vitro CA1 pyramidal neurons to establish an in vitro model of spike phase precession. Using this in vitro model, we show that membrane potential oscillation (MPO) dynamics is important in the emergence of spike phase codes: blocking the slowly activating, non-inactivating K+ current (IM), which is known to control subthreshold MPO, disrupts MPO and abolishes spike phase precession. We verify the importance of adaptive IM in the generation of phase codes using both an adaptive integrate-and-fire and a Hodgkin-Huxley (HH) neuron model. Especially, using the HH model, we further show that it is the perisomatically located IM with slow activation kinetics that is crucial for the generation of phase codes. These results suggest an important functional role of IM in single neuron computation, where IM serves as an intrinsic mechanism allowing for dual rate and phase coding in single neurons.
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- Jeehyun Kwag
- Neural Computation Laboratory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Neural Computation Laboratory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Neural Computation Laboratory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Neural Computation Laboratory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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Formation and Dynamics of Waves in a Cortical Model of Cholinergic Modulation. PLoS Comput Biol 2015; 11:e1004449. [PMID: 26295587 PMCID: PMC4546669 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Acetylcholine (ACh) is a regulator of neural excitability and one of the neurochemical substrates of sleep. Amongst the cellular effects induced by cholinergic modulation are a reduction in spike-frequency adaptation (SFA) and a shift in the phase response curve (PRC). We demonstrate in a biophysical model how changes in neural excitability and network structure interact to create three distinct functional regimes: localized asynchronous, traveling asynchronous, and traveling synchronous. Our results qualitatively match those observed experimentally. Cortical activity during slow wave sleep (SWS) differs from that during REM sleep or waking states. During SWS there are traveling patterns of activity in the cortex; in other states stationary patterns occur. Our model is a network composed of Hodgkin-Huxley type neurons with a M-current regulated by ACh. Regulation of ACh level can account for dynamical changes between functional regimes. Reduction of the magnitude of this current recreates the reduction in SFA the shift from a type 2 to a type 1 PRC observed in the presence of ACh. When SFA is minimal (in waking or REM sleep state, high ACh) patterns of activity are localized and easily pinned by network inhomogeneities. When SFA is present (decreasing ACh), traveling waves of activity naturally arise. A further decrease in ACh leads to a high degree of synchrony within traveling waves. We also show that the level of ACh determines how sensitive network activity is to synaptic heterogeneity. These regimes may have a profound functional significance as stationary patterns may play a role in the proper encoding of external input as memory and traveling waves could lead to synaptic regularization, giving unique insights into the role and significance of ACh in determining patterns of cortical activity and functional differences arising from the patterns.
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Cerina M, Szkudlarek HJ, Coulon P, Meuth P, Kanyshkova T, Nguyen XV, Göbel K, Seidenbecher T, Meuth SG, Pape HC, Budde T. Thalamic Kv 7 channels: pharmacological properties and activity control during noxious signal processing. Br J Pharmacol 2015; 172:3126-40. [PMID: 25684311 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Revised: 01/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The existence of functional K(v)7 channels in thalamocortical (TC) relay neurons and the effects of the K(+)-current termed M-current (I(M)) on thalamic signal processing have long been debated. Immunocytochemical evidence suggests their presence in this brain region. Therefore, we aimed to verify their existence, pharmacological properties and function in regulating activity in neurons of the ventrobasal thalamus (VB). EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Characterization of K(v)7 channels was performed by combining in vitro, in vivo and in silico techniques with a pharmacological approach. Retigabine (30 μM) and XE991 (20 μM), a specific K(v)7 channel enhancer and blocker, respectively, were applied in acute brain slices during electrophysiological recordings. The effects of intrathalamic injection of retigabine (3 mM, 300 nL) and/or XE991 (2 mM, 300 nL) were investigated in freely moving animals during hot-plate tests by recording behaviour and neuronal activity. KEY RESULTS K(v)7.2 and K(v)7.3 subunits were found to be abundantly expressed in TC neurons of mouse VB. A slow K(+)-current with properties of IM was activated by retigabine and inhibited by XE991. K(v)7 channel activation evoked membrane hyperpolarization, a reduction in tonic action potential firing, and increased burst firing in vitro and in computational models. Single-unit recordings and pharmacological intervention demonstrated a specific burst-firing increase upon I(M) activation in vivo. A K(v)7 channel-mediated increase in pain threshold was associated with fewer VB units responding to noxious stimuli, and increased burst firing in responsive neurons. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS K(v)7 channel enhancement alters somatosensory activity and may reflect an anti-nociceptive mechanism during acute pain processing.
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- Manuela Cerina
- Institute of Physiology I, Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology I, Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology I, Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology I, Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology I, Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology I, Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology I, Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster, Germany.,Institute of Physiology-Neuropathophysiology, Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology I, Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology I, Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster, Germany
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Rescue of homeostatic regulation of striatal excitability and locomotor activity in a mouse model of Huntington's disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:2239-44. [PMID: 25646456 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1405748112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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We describe a fast activity-dependent homeostatic regulation of intrinsic excitability of identified neurons in mouse dorsal striatum, the striatal output neurons. It can be induced by brief bursts of activity, is expressed on a time scale of seconds, limits repetitive firing, and can convert regular firing patterns to irregular ones. We show it is due to progressive recruitment of the KCNQ2/3 channels that generate the M current. This homeostatic mechanism is significantly reduced in striatal output neurons of the R6/2 transgenic mouse model of Huntington's disease, at an age when the neurons are hyperactive in vivo and the mice begin to exhibit locomotor impairment. Furthermore, it can be rescued by bath perfusion with retigabine, a KCNQ channel activator, and chronic treatment improves locomotor performance. Thus, M-current dysfunction may contribute to the hyperactivity and network dysregulation characteristic of this neurodegenerative disease, and KCNQ2/3 channel regulation may be a target for therapeutic intervention.
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WANG LEI, LIANG PEIJI, ZHANG PUMING, QIU YIHONG. ADAPTATION-DEPENDENT SYNCHRONIZATION TRANSITIONS AND BURST GENERATIONS IN ELECTRICALLY COUPLED NEURAL NETWORKS. Int J Neural Syst 2014; 24:1450033. [DOI: 10.1142/s0129065714500336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A typical feature of neurons is their ability to encode neural information dynamically through spike frequency adaptation (SFA). Previous studies of SFA on neuronal synchronization were mainly concentrated on the correlated firing between neuron pairs, while the synchronization of neuron populations in the presence of SFA is still unclear. In this study, the influence of SFA on the population synchronization of neurons was numerically explored in electrically coupled networks, with regular, small-world, and random connectivity, respectively. The simulation results indicate that cross-correlation indices decrease significantly when the neurons have adaptation compared with those of nonadapting neurons, similar to previous experimental observations. However, the synchronous activity of population neurons exhibits a rather complex adaptation-dependent manner. Specifically, synchronization strength of neuron populations changes nonmonotonically, depending on the degree of adaptation. In addition, single neurons in the networks can switch from regular spiking to bursting with the increase of adaptation degree. Furthermore, the connection probability among neurons exhibits significant influence on the population synchronous activity, but has little effect on the burst generation of single neurons. Accordingly, the results may suggest that synchronous activity and burst firing of population neurons are both adaptation-dependent.
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- LEI WANG
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Anderson UA, Carson C, Johnston L, Joshi S, Gurney AM, McCloskey KD. Functional expression of KCNQ (Kv7) channels in guinea pig bladder smooth muscle and their contribution to spontaneous activity. Br J Pharmacol 2014; 169:1290-304. [PMID: 23586426 PMCID: PMC3746117 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2012] [Revised: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background and Purpose The aim of the study was to determine whether KCNQ channels are functionally expressed in bladder smooth muscle cells (SMC) and to investigate their physiological significance in bladder contractility. Experimental Approach KCNQ channels were examined at the genetic, protein, cellular and tissue level in guinea pig bladder smooth muscle using RT-PCR, immunofluorescence, patch-clamp electrophysiology, calcium imaging, detrusor strip myography, and a panel of KCNQ activators and inhibitors. Key Results KCNQ subtypes 1–5 are expressed in bladder detrusor smooth muscle. Detrusor strips typically displayed TTX-insensitive myogenic spontaneous contractions that were increased in amplitude by the KCNQ channel inhibitors XE991, linopirdine or chromanol 293B. Contractility was inhibited by the KCNQ channel activators flupirtine or meclofenamic acid (MFA). The frequency of Ca2+-oscillations in SMC contained within bladder tissue sheets was increased by XE991. Outward currents in dispersed bladder SMC, recorded under conditions where BK and KATP currents were minimal, were significantly reduced by XE991, linopirdine, or chromanol, and enhanced by flupirtine or MFA. XE991 depolarized the cell membrane and could evoke transient depolarizations in quiescent cells. Flupirtine (20 μM) hyperpolarized the cell membrane with a simultaneous cessation of any spontaneous electrical activity. Conclusions and Implications These novel findings reveal the role of KCNQ currents in the regulation of the resting membrane potential of detrusor SMC and their important physiological function in the control of spontaneous contractility in the guinea pig bladder.
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- U A Anderson
- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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Role of small conductance Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ channels in controlling CA1 pyramidal cell excitability. J Neurosci 2014; 34:8219-30. [PMID: 24920626 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0936-14.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Small-conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) (SK or K(Ca)2) channels are widely expressed in the CNS. In several types of neurons, these channels were shown to become activated during repetitive firing, causing early spike frequency adaptation. In CA1 pyramidal cells, SK channels in dendritic spines were shown to regulate synaptic transmission. However, the presence of functional SK channels in the somata and their role in controlling the intrinsic firing of these neurons has been controversial. Using whole-cell voltage-clamp and current-clamp recordings in acute hippocampal slices and focal applications of irreversible and reversible SK channel blockers, we provide evidence that functional SK channels are expressed in the somata and proximal dendrites of adult rat CA1 pyramidal cells. Although these channels can generate a medium duration afterhyperpolarizing current, they play only an auxiliary role in controlling the intrinsic excitability of these neurons, secondary to the low voltage-activating, noninactivating K(V)7/M channels. As long as K(V)7/M channels are operative, activation of SK channels during repetitive firing does not notably affect the spike output of CA1 pyramidal cells. However, when K(V)7/M channel activity is compromised, SK channel activation significantly and uniquely reduces spike output of these neurons. Therefore, proximal SK channels provide a "second line of defense" against intrinsic hyperexcitability, which may play a role in multiple conditions in which K(V)7/M channels activity is compromised, such as hyposmolarity.
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Blom SM, Rottländer M, Kehler J, Bundgaard C, Schmitt N, Jensen HS. From pan-reactive KV7 channel opener to subtype selective opener/inhibitor by addition of a methyl group. PLoS One 2014; 9:e100209. [PMID: 24956197 PMCID: PMC4067310 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The voltage-gated potassium channels of the KV7 family (KV7.1–5) play important roles in controlling neuronal excitability and are therefore attractive targets for treatment of CNS disorders linked to hyperexcitability. One of the main challenges in developing KV7 channel active drugs has been to identify compounds capable of discriminating between the neuronally expressed subtypes (KV7.2–5), aiding the identification of the subunit composition of KV7 currents in various tissues, and possessing better therapeutic potential for particular indications. By taking advantage of the structure-activity relationship of acrylamide KV7 channel openers and the effects of these compounds on mutant KV7 channels, we have designed and synthesized a novel KV7 channel modulator with a unique profile. The compound, named SMB-1, is an inhibitor of KV7.2 and an activator of KV7.4. SMB-1 inhibits KV7.2 by reducing the current amplitude and increasing the time constant for the slow component of the activation kinetics. The activation of KV7.4 is seen as an increase in the current amplitude and a slowing of the deactivation kinetics. Experiments studying mutant channels with a compromised binding site for the KV7.2–5 opener retigabine indicate that SMB-1 binds within the same pocket as retigabine for both inhibition of KV7.2 and activation of KV7.4. SMB-1 may serve as a valuable tool for KV7 channel research and may be used as a template for further design of better subtype selective KV7 channel modulators. A compound with this profile could hold novel therapeutic potential such as the treatment of both positive and cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia.
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- Sigrid Marie Blom
- Division of Neuroscience Drug Discovery, H. Lundbeck A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Discovery Chemistry and DMPK, H. Lundbeck A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Discovery Chemistry and DMPK, H. Lundbeck A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Neuroscience Drug Discovery, H. Lundbeck A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ocker GK, Doiron B. Kv7 channels regulate pairwise spiking covariability in health and disease. J Neurophysiol 2014; 112:340-52. [PMID: 24790164 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00084.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Low-threshold M currents are mediated by the Kv7 family of potassium channels. Kv7 channels are important regulators of spiking activity, having a direct influence on the firing rate, spike time variability, and filter properties of neurons. How Kv7 channels affect the joint spiking activity of populations of neurons is an important and open area of study. Using a combination of computational simulations and analytic calculations, we show that the activation of Kv7 conductances reduces the covariability between spike trains of pairs of neurons driven by common inputs. This reduction is beyond that explained by the lowering of firing rates and involves an active cancellation of common fluctuations in the membrane potentials of the cell pair. Our theory shows that the excess covariance reduction is due to a Kv7-induced shift from low-pass to band-pass filtering of the single neuron spike train response. Dysfunction of Kv7 conductances is related to a number of neurological diseases characterized by both elevated firing rates and increased network-wide correlations. We show how changes in the activation or strength of Kv7 conductances give rise to excess correlations that cannot be compensated for by synaptic scaling or homeostatic modulation of passive membrane properties. In contrast, modulation of Kv7 activation parameters consistent with pharmacological treatments for certain hyperactivity disorders can restore normal firing rates and spiking correlations. Our results provide key insights into how regulation of a ubiquitous potassium channel class can control the coordination of population spiking activity.
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- Gabriel Koch Ocker
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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King CH, Lancaster E, Salomon D, Peles E, Scherer SS. Kv7.2 regulates the function of peripheral sensory neurons. J Comp Neurol 2014; 522:3262-80. [PMID: 24687876 DOI: 10.1002/cne.23595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Revised: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The Kv7 (KCNQ) family of voltage-gated K(+) channels regulates cellular excitability. The functional role of Kv7.2 has been hampered by the lack of a viable Kcnq2-null animal model. In this study, we generated homozygous Kcnq2-null sensory neurons using the Cre-Lox system; in these mice, Kv7.2 expression is absent in the peripheral sensory neurons, whereas the expression of other molecular components of nodes (including Kv7.3), paranodes, and juxtaparanodes is not altered. The conditional Kcnq2-null animals exhibit normal motor performance but have increased thermal hyperalgesia and mechanical allodynia. Whole-cell patch recording technique demonstrates that Kcnq2-null sensory neurons have increased excitability and reduced spike frequency adaptation. Taken together, our results suggest that the loss of Kv7.2 activity increases the excitability of primary sensory neurons.
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- Chih H King
- Department of Neuroscience, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
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M1-muscarinic receptors promote fear memory consolidation via phospholipase C and the M-current. J Neurosci 2014; 34:1570-8. [PMID: 24478341 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1040-13.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Neuromodulators released during and after a fearful experience promote the consolidation of long-term memory for that experience. Because overconsolidation may contribute to the recurrent and intrusive memories of post-traumatic stress disorder, neuromodulatory receptors provide a potential pharmacological target for prevention. Stimulation of muscarinic receptors promotes memory consolidation in several conditioning paradigms, an effect primarily associated with the M1 receptor (M1R). However, neither inhibiting nor genetically disrupting M1R impairs the consolidation of cued fear memory. Using the M1R agonist cevimeline and antagonist telenzepine, as well as M1R knock-out mice, we show here that M1R, along with β2-adrenergic (β2AR) and D5-dopaminergic (D5R) receptors, regulates the consolidation of cued fear memory by redundantly activating phospholipase C (PLC) in the basolateral amygdala (BLA). We also demonstrate that fear memory consolidation in the BLA is mediated in part by neuromodulatory inhibition of the M-current, which is conducted by KCNQ channels and is known to be inhibited by muscarinic receptors. Manipulating the M-current by administering the KCNQ channel blocker XE991 or the KCNQ channel opener retigabine reverses the effects on consolidation caused by manipulating β2AR, D5R, M1R, and PLC. Finally, we show that cAMP and protein kinase A (cAMP/PKA) signaling relevant to this stage of consolidation is upstream of these neuromodulators and PLC, suggesting an important presynaptic role for cAMP/PKA in consolidation. These results support the idea that neuromodulatory regulation of ion channel activity and neuronal excitability is a critical mechanism for promoting consolidation well after acquisition has occurred.
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Ferrer T, Aréchiga-Figueroa IA, Shapiro MS, Tristani-Firouzi M, Sanchez-Chapula JA. Tamoxifen inhibition of kv7.2/kv7.3 channels. PLoS One 2013; 8:e76085. [PMID: 24086693 PMCID: PMC3782443 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Accepted: 08/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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KCNQ genes encode five Kv7 K+ channel subunits (Kv7.1–Kv7.5). Four of these (Kv7.2–Kv7.5) are expressed in the nervous system. Kv7.2 and Kv7.3 are the principal molecular components of the slow voltage-gated M-channel, which regulates neuronal excitability. In this study, we demonstrate that tamoxifen, an estrogen receptor antagonist used in the treatment of breast cancer, inhibits Kv7.2/Kv7.3 currents heterologously expressed in human embryonic kidney HEK-293 cells. Current inhibition by tamoxifen was voltage independent but concentration-dependent. The IC50 for current inhibition was 1.68 ± 0.44 µM. The voltage-dependent activation of the channel was not modified. Tamoxifen inhibited Kv7.2 homomeric channels with a higher potency (IC50 = 0.74 ± 0.16 µM). The mutation Kv7.2 R463E increases phosphatidylinositol- 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) - channel interaction and diminished dramatically the inhibitory effect of tamoxifen compared with that for wild type Kv7.2. Conversely, the mutation Kv7.2 R463Q, which decreases PIP2 -channel interaction, increased tamoxifen potency. Similar results were obtained on the heteromeric Kv7.2 R463Q/Kv7.3 and Kv7.2 R463E/Kv7.3 channels, compared to Kv7.2/Kv7.3 WT. Overexpression of type 2A PI(4)P5-kinase (PIP5K 2A) significantly reduced tamoxifen inhibition of Kv7.2/Kv7.3 and Kv7.2 R463Q channels. Our results suggest that tamoxifen inhibited Kv7.2/Kv7.3 channels by interfering with PIP2-channel interaction because of its documented interaction with PIP2 and the similar effect of tamoxifen on various PIP2 sensitive channels.
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- Tania Ferrer
- Unidad de Investigación “Carlos Méndez” del Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas de la Universidad de Colima, Colima, Col. México
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- Unidad de Investigación “Carlos Méndez” del Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas de la Universidad de Colima, Colima, Col. México
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- Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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- Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Unidad de Investigación “Carlos Méndez” del Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas de la Universidad de Colima, Colima, Col. México
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Castro-Alamancos MA. The motor cortex: a network tuned to 7-14 Hz. Front Neural Circuits 2013; 7:21. [PMID: 23439785 PMCID: PMC3578207 DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2013.00021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2012] [Accepted: 01/31/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The neocortex or six layer cortex consists of at least 52 cytoarchitectonically distinct areas in humans, and similar areas can be distinguished in rodents. Each of these areas has a defining set of extrinsic connections, identifiable functional roles, a distinct laminar arrangement, etc. Thus, neocortex is extensively subdivided into areas of anatomical and functional specialization, but less is known about the specialization of cellular and network physiology across areas. The motor cortex appears to have a distinct propensity to oscillate in the 7–14 Hz frequency range. Augmenting responses, normal mu and beta oscillations, and abnormal oscillations or after discharges caused by enhancing excitation or suppressing inhibition are all expressed around this frequency range. The substrate for this activity may be an excitatory network that is unique to the motor cortex or that is more strongly suppressed in other areas, such as somatosensory cortex. Interestingly, augmenting responses are dependent on behavioral state. They are abolished during behavioral arousal. Here, I briefly review this evidence.
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Andrade R, Foehring RC, Tzingounis AV. The calcium-activated slow AHP: cutting through the Gordian knot. Front Cell Neurosci 2012; 6:47. [PMID: 23112761 PMCID: PMC3480710 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2012.00047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2012] [Accepted: 10/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The phenomenon known as the slow afterhyperpolarization (sAHP) was originally described more than 30 years ago in pyramidal cells as a slow, Ca(2+)-dependent afterpotential controlling spike frequency adaptation. Subsequent work showed that similar sAHPs were widely expressed in the brain and were mediated by a Ca(2+)-activated potassium current that was voltage-independent, insensitive to most potassium channel blockers, and strongly modulated by neurotransmitters. However, the molecular basis for this current has remained poorly understood. The sAHP was initially imagined to reflect the activation of a potassium channel directly gated by Ca(2+) but recent studies have begun to question this idea. The sAHP is distinct from the Ca(2+)-dependent fast and medium AHPs in that it appears to sense cytoplasmic [Ca(2+)](i) and recent evidence implicates proteins of the neuronal calcium sensor (NCS) family as diffusible cytoplasmic Ca(2+) sensors for the sAHP. Translocation of Ca(2+)-bound sensor to the plasma membrane would then be an intermediate step between Ca(2+) and the sAHP channels. Parallel studies strongly suggest that the sAHP current is carried by different potassium channel types depending on the cell type. Finally, the sAHP current is dependent on membrane PtdIns(4,5)P(2) and Ca(2+) appears to gate this current by increasing PtdIns(4,5)P(2) levels. Because membrane PtdIns(4,5)P(2) is essential for the activity of many potassium channels, these finding have led us to hypothesize that the sAHP reflects a transient Ca(2+)-induced increase in the local availability of PtdIns(4,5)P(2) which then activates a variety of potassium channels. If this view is correct, the sAHP current would not represent a unitary ionic current but the embodiment of a generalized potassium channel gating mechanism. This model can potentially explain the cardinal features of the sAHP, including its cellular heterogeneity, slow kinetics, dependence on cytoplasmic [Ca(2+)], high temperature-dependence, and modulation.
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- Rodrigo Andrade
- Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI, USA
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Broicher T, Malerba P, Dorval AD, Borisyuk A, Fernandez FR, White JA. Spike phase locking in CA1 pyramidal neurons depends on background conductance and firing rate. J Neurosci 2012; 32:14374-88. [PMID: 23055508 PMCID: PMC3506380 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0842-12.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2012] [Revised: 08/07/2012] [Accepted: 08/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Oscillatory activity in neuronal networks correlates with different behavioral states throughout the nervous system, and the frequency-response characteristics of individual neurons are believed to be critical for network oscillations. Recent in vivo studies suggest that neurons experience periods of high membrane conductance, and that action potentials are often driven by membrane potential fluctuations in the living animal. To investigate the frequency-response characteristics of CA1 pyramidal neurons in the presence of high conductance and voltage fluctuations, we performed dynamic-clamp experiments in rat hippocampal brain slices. We drove neurons with noisy stimuli that included a sinusoidal component ranging, in different trials, from 0.1 to 500 Hz. In subsequent data analysis, we determined action potential phase-locking profiles with respect to background conductance, average firing rate, and frequency of the sinusoidal component. We found that background conductance and firing rate qualitatively change the phase-locking profiles of CA1 pyramidal neurons versus frequency. In particular, higher average spiking rates promoted bandpass profiles, and the high-conductance state promoted phase-locking at frequencies well above what would be predicted from changes in the membrane time constant. Mechanistically, spike rate adaptation and frequency resonance in the spike-generating mechanism are implicated in shaping the different phase-locking profiles. Our results demonstrate that CA1 pyramidal cells can actively change their synchronization properties in response to global changes in activity associated with different behavioral states.
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- Tilman Broicher
- Brain Institute, Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA.
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Gigout S, Wierschke S, Lehmann TN, Horn P, Dehnicke C, Deisz R. Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor-mediated effects in slices from human epileptogenic cortex. Neuroscience 2012; 223:399-411. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.07.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2012] [Revised: 07/11/2012] [Accepted: 07/24/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Lee S, Kwag J. M-channels modulate the intrinsic excitability and synaptic responses of layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons in auditory cortex. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 426:448-53. [PMID: 22925893 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.08.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2012] [Accepted: 08/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Neurons in the auditory cortex are believed to utilize temporal patterns of neural activity to accurately process auditory information but the intrinsic neuronal mechanism underlying the control of auditory neural activity is not known. The slowly activating, persistent K(+) channel, also called M-channel that belongs to the Kv7 family, is already known to be important in regulating subthreshold neural excitability and synaptic summation in neocortical and hippocampal pyramidal neurons. However, its functional role in the primary auditory cortex (A1) has never been characterized. In this study, we investigated the roles of M-channels on neuronal excitability, short-term plasticity, and synaptic summation of A1 layer 2/3 regular spiking pyramidal neurons with whole-cell current-clamp recordings in vitro. We found that blocking M-channels with a selective M-channel blocker, XE991, significantly increased neural excitability of A1 layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons. Furthermore, M-channels controled synaptic responses of intralaminar-evoked excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs); XE991 significantly increased EPSP amplitude, decreased the rate of short-term depression, and increased the synaptic summation. These results suggest that M-channels are involved in controlling spike output patterns and synaptic responses of A1 layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons, which would have important implications in auditory information processing.
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- Sujeong Lee
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Orhan G, Wuttke TV, Nies AT, Schwab M, Lerche H. Retigabine/Ezogabine, a KCNQ/KV7 channel opener: pharmacological and clinical data. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2012; 13:1807-16. [DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2012.706278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Bocksteins E, Van de Vijver G, Van Bogaert PP, Snyders DJ. Kv3 channels contribute to the delayed rectifier current in small cultured mouse dorsal root ganglion neurons. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2012; 303:C406-15. [PMID: 22673617 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00343.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Delayed rectifier voltage-gated K(+) (K(V)) channels are important determinants of neuronal excitability. However, the large number of K(V) subunits poses a major challenge to establish the molecular composition of the native neuronal K(+) currents. A large part (∼60%) of the delayed rectifier current (I(K)) in small mouse dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons has been shown to be carried by both homotetrameric K(V)2.1 and heterotetrameric channels of K(V)2 subunits with silent K(V) subunits (K(V)S), while a contribution of K(V)1 channels has also been demonstrated. Because K(V)3 subunits also generate delayed rectifier currents, we investigated the contribution of K(V)3 subunits to I(K) in small mouse DRG neurons. After stromatoxin (ScTx) pretreatment to block the K(V)2-containing component, application of 1 mM TEA caused significant additional block, indicating that the ScTx-insensitive part of I(K) could include K(V)1, K(V)3, and/or M-current channels (KCNQ2/3). Combining ScTx and dendrotoxin confirmed a relevant contribution of K(V)2 and K(V)2/K(V)S, and K(V)1 subunits to I(K) in small mouse DRG neurons. After application of these toxins, a significant TEA-sensitive current (∼19% of total I(K)) remained with biophysical properties that corresponded to those of K(V)3 currents obtained in expression systems. Using RT-PCR, we detected K(V)3.1-3 mRNA in DRG neurons. Furthermore, Western blot and immunocytochemistry using K(V)3.1-specific antibodies confirmed the presence of K(V)3.1 in cultured DRG neurons. These biophysical, pharmacological, and molecular results demonstrate a relevant contribution (∼19%) of K(V)3-containing channels to I(K) in small mouse DRG neurons, supporting a substantial role for K(V)3 subunits in these neurons.
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- Elke Bocksteins
- Laboratory for Molecular Biophysics, Physiology and Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, Belgium
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