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Passlick S, Ullah G, Henneberger C. Bidirectional dysregulation of synaptic glutamate signaling after transient metabolic failure. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.04.11.588988. [PMID: 38645213 PMCID: PMC11030306 DOI: 10.1101/2024.04.11.588988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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Ischemia leads to a severe dysregulation of glutamate homeostasis and excitotoxic cell damage in the brain. Shorter episodes of energy depletion, for instance during peri-infarct depolarizations, can also acutely perturb glutamate signaling. It is less clear if such episodes of metabolic failure also have persistent effects on glutamate signaling and how the relevant mechanisms such as glutamate release and uptake are differentially affected. We modelled acute and transient metabolic failure by using a chemical ischemia protocol and analyzed its effect on glutamatergic synaptic transmission and extracellular glutamate signals by electrophysiology and multiphoton imaging, respectively, in the hippocampus. Our experiments uncover a duration-dependent bidirectional dysregulation of glutamate signaling. Whereas short chemical ischemia induces a lasting potentiation of presynaptic glutamate release and synaptic transmission, longer episodes result in a persistent postsynaptic failure of synaptic transmission. We also observed unexpected differences in the vulnerability of the investigated cellular mechanisms. Axonal action potential firing and glutamate uptake were unexpectedly resilient compared to postsynaptic cells, which overall were most vulnerable to acute and transient metabolic stress. We conclude that even short perturbations of energy supply lead to a lasting potentiation of synaptic glutamate release, which may increase glutamate excitotoxicity well beyond the metabolic incident.
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Onimus O, Arrivet F, Souza INDO, Bertrand B, Castel J, Luquet S, Mothet JP, Heck N, Gangarossa G. The gut-brain vagal axis scales hippocampal memory processes and plasticity. Neurobiol Dis 2024; 199:106569. [PMID: 38885849 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2024.106569] [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: 04/28/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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The vagus nerve serves as an interoceptive relay between the body and the brain. Despite its well-established role in feeding behaviors, energy metabolism, and cognitive functions, the intricate functional processes linking the vagus nerve to the hippocampus and its contribution to learning and memory dynamics remain still elusive. Here, we investigated whether and how the gut-brain vagal axis contributes to hippocampal learning and memory processes at behavioral, functional, cellular, and molecular levels. Our results indicate that the integrity of the vagal axis is essential for long-term recognition memories, while sparing other forms of memory. In addition, by combing multi-scale approaches, our findings show that the gut-brain vagal tone exerts a permissive role in scaling intracellular signaling events, gene expressions, hippocampal dendritic spines density as well as functional long-term plasticities (LTD and LTP). These results highlight the critical role of the gut-brain vagal axis in maintaining the spontaneous and homeostatic functions of hippocampal ensembles and in regulating their learning and memory functions. In conclusion, our study provides comprehensive insights into the multifaceted involvement of the gut-brain vagal axis in shaping time-dependent hippocampal learning and memory dynamics. Understanding the mechanisms underlying this interoceptive body-brain neuronal communication may pave the way for novel therapeutic approaches in conditions associated with cognitive decline, including neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Oriane Onimus
- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, INSERM, Neurosciences Paris Seine, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Biophotonics and Synapse Physiopathology Team, Laboratoire LuMIn UMR9024 Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS, CentraleSupelec, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Biophotonics and Synapse Physiopathology Team, Laboratoire LuMIn UMR9024 Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS, CentraleSupelec, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, INSERM, Neurosciences Paris Seine, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France; Institut Universitaire de France, France.
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Simões de Oliveira L, O'Leary HE, Nawaz S, Loureiro R, Davenport EC, Baxter P, Louros SR, Dando O, Perkins E, Peltier J, Trost M, Osterweil EK, Hardingham GE, Cousin MA, Chattarji S, Booker SA, Benke TA, Wyllie DJA, Kind PC. Enhanced hippocampal LTP but normal NMDA receptor and AMPA receptor function in a rat model of CDKL5 deficiency disorder. Mol Autism 2024; 15:28. [PMID: 38877552 PMCID: PMC11177379 DOI: 10.1186/s13229-024-00601-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Mutations in the X-linked gene cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) cause a severe neurological disorder characterised by early-onset epileptic seizures, autism and intellectual disability (ID). Impaired hippocampal function has been implicated in other models of monogenic forms of autism spectrum disorders and ID and is often linked to epilepsy and behavioural abnormalities. Many individuals with CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) have null mutations and complete loss of CDKL5 protein, therefore in the current study we used a Cdkl5-/y rat model to elucidate the impact of CDKL5 loss on cellular excitability and synaptic function of CA1 pyramidal cells (PCs). We hypothesised abnormal pre and/or post synaptic function and plasticity would be observed in the hippocampus of Cdkl5-/y rats. METHODS To allow cross-species comparisons of phenotypes associated with the loss of CDKL5, we generated a loss of function mutation in exon 8 of the rat Cdkl5 gene and assessed the impact of the loss of CDLK5 using a combination of extracellular and whole-cell electrophysiological recordings, biochemistry, and histology. RESULTS Our results indicate that CA1 hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) is enhanced in slices prepared from juvenile, but not adult, Cdkl5-/y rats. Enhanced LTP does not result from changes in NMDA receptor function or subunit expression as these remain unaltered throughout development. Furthermore, Ca2+ permeable AMPA receptor mediated currents are unchanged in Cdkl5-/y rats. We observe reduced mEPSC frequency accompanied by increased spine density in basal dendrites of CA1 PCs, however we find no evidence supporting an increase in silent synapses when assessed using a minimal stimulation protocol in slices. Additionally, we found no change in paired-pulse ratio, consistent with normal release probability at Schaffer collateral to CA1 PC synapses. CONCLUSIONS Our data indicate a role for CDKL5 in hippocampal synaptic function and raise the possibility that altered intracellular signalling rather than synaptic deficits contribute to the altered plasticity. LIMITATIONS This study has focussed on the electrophysiological and anatomical properties of hippocampal CA1 PCs across early postnatal development. Studies involving other brain regions, older animals and behavioural phenotypes associated with the loss of CDKL5 are needed to understand the pathophysiology of CDD.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Male
- Rats
- CA1 Region, Hippocampal/metabolism
- CA1 Region, Hippocampal/pathology
- CA1 Region, Hippocampal/physiopathology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Epileptic Syndromes/genetics
- Epileptic Syndromes/metabolism
- Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials
- Genetic Diseases, X-Linked/genetics
- Genetic Diseases, X-Linked/metabolism
- Genetic Diseases, X-Linked/physiopathology
- Hippocampus/metabolism
- Long-Term Potentiation
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics
- Pyramidal Cells/metabolism
- Pyramidal Cells/pathology
- Receptors, AMPA/metabolism
- Receptors, AMPA/genetics
- Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/metabolism
- Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/genetics
- Spasms, Infantile/genetics
- Spasms, Infantile/metabolism
- Synapses/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- Laura Simões de Oliveira
- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Denver, 12800 East 19th Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute for Fundamental Research, Bangalore, 560065, India
- Centre for Brain Development and Repair, Instem, Bangalore, India
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University Biosciences Institute, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University Biosciences Institute, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Centre for Brain Development and Repair, Instem, Bangalore, India
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute for Fundamental Research, Bangalore, 560065, India
- Centre for Brain Development and Repair, Instem, Bangalore, India
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA.
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Denver, 12800 East 19th Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
- Centre for Brain Development and Repair, Instem, Bangalore, India.
- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, University of Edinburgh, Hugh Robson Building, Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, UK.
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
- Centre for Brain Development and Repair, Instem, Bangalore, India.
- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, University of Edinburgh, Hugh Robson Building, Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, UK.
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Higa GSV, Viana FJC, Francis-Oliveira J, Cruvinel E, Franchin TS, Marcourakis T, Ulrich H, De Pasquale R. Serotonergic neuromodulation of synaptic plasticity. Neuropharmacology 2024; 257:110036. [PMID: 38876308 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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Synaptic plasticity constitutes a fundamental process in the reorganization of neural networks that underlie memory, cognition, emotional responses, and behavioral planning. At the core of this phenomenon lie Hebbian mechanisms, wherein frequent synaptic stimulation induces long-term potentiation (LTP), while less activation leads to long-term depression (LTD). The synaptic reorganization of neuronal networks is regulated by serotonin (5-HT), a neuromodulator capable of modify synaptic plasticity to appropriately respond to mental and behavioral states, such as alertness, attention, concentration, motivation, and mood. Lately, understanding the serotonergic Neuromodulation of synaptic plasticity has become imperative for unraveling its impact on cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functions. Through a comparative analysis across three main forebrain structures-the hippocampus, amygdala, and prefrontal cortex, this review discusses the actions of 5-HT on synaptic plasticity, offering insights into its role as a neuromodulator involved in emotional and cognitive functions. By distinguishing between plastic and metaplastic effects, we provide a comprehensive overview about the mechanisms of 5-HT neuromodulation of synaptic plasticity and associated functions across different brain regions.
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- Guilherme Shigueto Vilar Higa
- Laboratório de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Fisiologia e Biofísica, Universidade de São Paulo, Butantã, São Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil; Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química (USP), Butantã, São Paulo, SP, 05508-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Fisiologia e Biofísica, Universidade de São Paulo, Butantã, São Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA
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- Laboratório de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Fisiologia e Biofísica, Universidade de São Paulo, Butantã, São Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Fisiologia e Biofísica, Universidade de São Paulo, Butantã, São Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade de São Paulo, Butantã, São Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química (USP), Butantã, São Paulo, SP, 05508-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Fisiologia e Biofísica, Universidade de São Paulo, Butantã, São Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil.
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Zhuge C, Zhang Y, Jiang J, Li X, Zhao Y, Fu Y, Wang Q, He D. Reliable Low-Current and Multilevel Memristive Electrochemical Neuromorphic Devices with Semi-Metal Sb Filament. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2400599. [PMID: 38860549 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 06/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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Memristors are used in artificial neural networks owing to their exceptional integration capabilities and scalability. However, traditional memristors are hampered by limited resistance states and randomness, which curtails their application. The migration of metal ions critically influences the number of conductance states and the linearity of weight updates. Semi-metal filaments can provide subquantum conductance changes to the memristors due to the smaller single-atom conductance, such as Sb (≈0.01 G0 = 7.69 × 10-7 S). Here, a memristor featuring an active electrode composed of semi-metal Sb is introduced for the first time. This memristor demonstrates precise conductance control, a large on/off ratio, consistent switching, and prolonged retention exceeding 105 s. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and characterization methods reveal the formation of Sb filaments during a set process. The interaction between Sb and O within the dielectric layer facilitates the Sb filaments' ability to preserve their morphology in the absence of electric fields.
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- Chenyu Zhuge
- School of Materials and Energy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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Puche AC, Hook C, Zhou FW. Cell type-specific and frequency-dependent centrifugal modulation in olfactory bulb output neurons in vivo. J Neurophysiol 2024; 131:1226-1239. [PMID: 38691531 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00078.2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024] Open
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Mitral/tufted cells (M/TCs) form complex local circuits with interneurons in the olfactory bulb and are powerfully inhibited by these interneurons. The horizontal limb of the diagonal band of Broca (HDB), the only GABAergic/inhibitory source of centrifugal circuit with the olfactory bulb, is known to target olfactory bulb interneurons, and we have shown targeting also to olfactory bulb glutamatergic neurons in vitro. However, the net efficacy of these circuits under different patterns of activation in vivo and the relative balance between the various targeted intact local and centrifugal circuits was the focus of this study. Here channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) was expressed in HDB GABAergic neurons to investigate the short-term plasticity of HDB-activated disinhibitory rebound excitation of M/TCs. Optical activation of HDB interneurons increased spontaneous M/TC firing without odor presentation and increased odor-evoked M/TC firing. HDB activation induced disinhibitory rebound excitation (burst or cluster of spiking) in all classes of M/TCs. This excitation was frequency dependent, with short-term facilitation only at higher HDB stimulation frequency (5 Hz and above). However, frequency-dependent HDB regulation was more potent in the deeper layer M/TCs compared with more superficial layer M/TCs. In all neural circuits the balance between inhibition and excitation in local and centrifugal circuits plays a critical functional role, and this patterned input-dependent regulation of inhibitory centrifugal inputs to the olfactory bulb may help maintain the precise balance across the populations of output neurons in different environmental odors, putatively to sharpen the enhancement of tuning specificity of individual or classes of M/TCs to odors.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Neuronal local circuits in the olfactory bulb are modulated by centrifugal long circuits. In vivo study here shows that inhibitory horizontal limb of the diagonal band of Broca (HDB) modulates all five types of mitral/tufted cells (M/TCs), by direct inhibitory circuits HDB → M/TCs and indirect disinhibitory long circuits HDB → interneurons → M/TCs. The HDB net effect exerts excitation in all types of M/TCs but more powerful in deeper layer output neurons as HDB activation frequency increases, which may sharpen the tuning specificity of classes of M/TCs to odors during sensory processing.
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- Adam C Puche
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Program in Neurosciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Program in Neurosciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Program in Neurosciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Merces L, Ferro LMM, Nawaz A, Sonar P. Advanced Neuromorphic Applications Enabled by Synaptic Ion-Gating Vertical Transistors. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024:e2305611. [PMID: 38757653 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202305611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Bioinspired synaptic devices have shown great potential in artificial intelligence and neuromorphic electronics. Low energy consumption, multi-modal sensing and recording, and multifunctional integration are critical aspects limiting their applications. Recently, a new synaptic device architecture, the ion-gating vertical transistor (IGVT), has been successfully realized and timely applied to perform brain-like perception, such as artificial vision, touch, taste, and hearing. In this short time, IGVTs have already achieved faster data processing speeds and more promising memory capabilities than many conventional neuromorphic devices, even while operating at lower voltages and consuming less power. This work focuses on the cutting-edge progress of IGVT technology, from outstanding fabrication strategies to the design and realization of low-voltage multi-sensing IGVTs for artificial-synapse applications. The fundamental concepts of artificial synaptic IGVTs, such as signal processing, transduction, plasticity, and multi-stimulus perception are discussed comprehensively. The contribution draws special attention to the development and optimization of multi-modal flexible sensor technologies and presents a roadmap for future high-end theoretical and experimental advancements in neuromorphic research that are mostly achievable by the synaptic IGVTs.
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- Leandro Merces
- Research Center for Materials, Architectures, and Integration of Nanomembranes (MAIN), Chemnitz University of Technology, 09126, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Research Center for Materials, Architectures, and Integration of Nanomembranes (MAIN), Chemnitz University of Technology, 09126, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Center for Sensors and Devices, Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK), Trento, 38123, Italy
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
- Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
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Inglebert Y, Wu PY, Tourbina-Kolomiets J, Dang CL, McKinney RA. Synaptopodin is required for long-term depression at Schaffer collateral-CA1 synapses. Mol Brain 2024; 17:17. [PMID: 38566234 PMCID: PMC10988887 DOI: 10.1186/s13041-024-01089-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Synaptopodin (SP), an actin-associated protein found in telencephalic neurons, affects activity-dependant synaptic plasticity and dynamic changes of dendritic spines. While being required for long-term depression (LTD) mediated by metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR-LTD), little is known about its role in other forms of LTD induced by low frequency stimulation (LFS-LTD) or spike-timing dependent plasticity (STDP). Using electrophysiology in ex vivo hippocampal slices from SP-deficient mice (SPKO), we show that absence of SP is associated with a deficit of LTD at Sc-CA1 synapses induced by LFS-LTD and STDP. As LTD is known to require AMPA- receptors internalization and IP3-receptors calcium signaling, we tested by western blotting and immunochemistry if there were changes in their expression which we found to be reduced. While we were not able to induce LTD, long-term potentiation (LTP), albeit diminished in SPKO, can be recovered by using a stronger stimulation protocol. In SPKO we found no differences in NMDAR, which are the primary site of calcium signalling to induce LTP. Our study shows, for the first time, the key role of the requirement of SP to allow induction of activity-dependant LTD at Sc-CA1 synapses.
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- Yanis Inglebert
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
- Current address Department of Neurosciences, Montreal University, Montreal, Canada.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
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Song J, Liu C, Piradi V, Chen C, Zhu Y, Zhu X, Li L, Wong W, Yan F. Large-Area Fabrication of Hexaazatrinaphthylene-Based 2D Metal-Organic Framework Films for Flexible Photodetectors and Optoelectronic Synapses. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2305551. [PMID: 38263724 PMCID: PMC10987135 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202305551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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2D conjugated metal-organic frameworks (c-MOFs) have emerged as promising materials for (opto)electronic applications due to their excellent charge transport properties originating from the unique layered-stacked structures with extended in-plane conjugation. The further advancement of MOF-based (opto)electronics necessitates the development of novel 2D c-MOF thin films with high quality. Cu-HHHATN (HHHATN: hexahydroxyl-hexaazatrinaphthylene) is a recently reported 2D c-MOF featuring high in-plane conjugation, strong interlayer π-π stacking, and multiple coordination sites, while the production of its thin-film form has not yet been reported. Herein, large-area Cu-HHHATN thin films with preferential orientation, high uniformity, and smooth surfaces are realized by using a convenient layer-by-layer growth method. Flexible photodetectors are fabricated, showing broadband photoresponse ranging from UV to short-wave infrared (370 to 1450 nm). The relatively long relaxation time of photocurrent, which arises from the trapping of photocarriers, renders the device's synaptic plasticity similar to that of biological synapses, promising its use in neuromorphic visual systems. This work demonstrates the great potential of Cu-HHHATN thin films in flexible optoelectronic devices for various applications.
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- Jiajun Song
- Department of Applied PhysicsThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung Hom, KowloonHong KongP. R. China
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- Department of Applied PhysicsThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung Hom, KowloonHong KongP. R. China
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- Department of Applied PhysicsThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung Hom, KowloonHong KongP. R. China
- Department of ChemistryHong Kong Baptist UniversityKowloon Tong, KowloonHong KongP. R. China
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- Department of Applied PhysicsThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung Hom, KowloonHong KongP. R. China
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- Department of Applied PhysicsThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung Hom, KowloonHong KongP. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryHong Kong Baptist UniversityKowloon Tong, KowloonHong KongP. R. China
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- School of Fashion and TextilesThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung Hom, KowloonHong KongP. R. China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Research Institute for Smart EnergyThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung Hom, KowloonHong KongP. R. China
- Research Institute of Intelligent Wearable SystemsThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung Hom, KowloonHong KongP. R. China
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- Department of Applied PhysicsThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung Hom, KowloonHong KongP. R. China
- Research Institute of Intelligent Wearable SystemsThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung Hom, KowloonHong KongP. R. China
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Wang J, Ilyas N, Ren Y, Ji Y, Li S, Li C, Liu F, Gu D, Ang KW. Technology and Integration Roadmap for Optoelectronic Memristor. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2307393. [PMID: 37739413 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202307393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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Optoelectronic memristors (OMs) have emerged as a promising optoelectronic Neuromorphic computing paradigm, opening up new opportunities for neurosynaptic devices and optoelectronic systems. These OMs possess a range of desirable features including minimal crosstalk, high bandwidth, low power consumption, zero latency, and the ability to replicate crucial neurological functions such as vision and optical memory. By incorporating large-scale parallel synaptic structures, OMs are anticipated to greatly enhance high-performance and low-power in-memory computing, effectively overcoming the limitations of the von Neumann bottleneck. However, progress in this field necessitates a comprehensive understanding of suitable structures and techniques for integrating low-dimensional materials into optoelectronic integrated circuit platforms. This review aims to offer a comprehensive overview of the fundamental performance, mechanisms, design of structures, applications, and integration roadmap of optoelectronic synaptic memristors. By establishing connections between materials, multilayer optoelectronic memristor units, and monolithic optoelectronic integrated circuits, this review seeks to provide insights into emerging technologies and future prospects that are expected to drive innovation and widespread adoption in the near future.
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- Jinyong Wang
- School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576, Singapore
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- School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576, Singapore
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- School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China
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- School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China
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- School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576, Singapore
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR, Singapore, 138634, Singapore
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Chiu DN, Carter BC. Synaptotagmin 7 Sculpts Short-Term Plasticity at a High Probability Synapse. J Neurosci 2024; 44:e1756232023. [PMID: 38262726 PMCID: PMC10904093 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1756-23.2023] [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: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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Synapses with high release probability (Pr ) tend to exhibit short-term synaptic depression. According to the prevailing model, this reflects the temporary depletion of release-ready vesicles after an initial action potential (AP). At the high-Pr layer 4 to layer 2/3 (L4-L2/3) synapse in rodent somatosensory cortex, short-term plasticity appears to contradict the depletion model: depression is absent at interstimulus intervals (ISIs) <50 ms and develops to a maximum at ∼200 ms. To understand the mechanism(s) underlying the biphasic time course of short-term plasticity at this synapse, we used whole-cell electrophysiology and two-photon calcium imaging in acute slices from male and female juvenile mice. We tested several candidate mechanisms including neuromodulation, postsynaptic receptor desensitization, and use-dependent changes in presynaptic AP-evoked calcium. We found that, at single L4-L2/3 synapses, Pr varies as a function of ISI, giving rise to the distinctive short-term plasticity time course. Furthermore, the higher-than-expected Pr at short ISIs depends on expression of synaptotagmin 7 (Syt7). Our results show that two distinct vesicle release processes summate to give rise to short-term plasticity at this synapse: (1) a basal, high-Pr release mechanism that undergoes rapid depression and recovers slowly (τ = ∼3 s) and (2) a Syt7-dependent mechanism that leads to a transient increase in Pr (τ = ∼100 ms) after the initial AP. We thus reveal how these synapses can maintain a very high probability of neurotransmission for multiple APs within a short time frame. Key words : depression; facilitation; short-term plasticity; synaptotagmin 7.
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- Delia N Chiu
- European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen - A Joint Initiative of the University Medical Center Göttingen and the Max Planck Society, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen - A Joint Initiative of the University Medical Center Göttingen and the Max Planck Society, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Guo J, Liu L, Wang J, Zhao X, Zhang Y, Yan Y. A Diffusive Artificial Synapse Based on Charged Metal Nanoparticles. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:1951-1958. [PMID: 38315061 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c04224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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We show that a diffusive memristor with analogue switching characteristics can be achieved in a layer of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) functionalized with charged self-assembled monolayers (deprotonated 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid). The nanoparticle core and the anchored stationary charges are jammed within the layer while the mobile counterions [N(CH3)4+] can respond to the electric field and spontaneously diffuse back to the initial positions upon removal of the field. This metal nanoparticle device is set-step free, energy consumption efficient, mechanically flexible, and analogous to bio-Ca2+ dynamics and has tunable conductance modulation capabilities at the counterion concentrations. The gradual resistive switching behavior enables us to implement several important synaptic functions such as potentiation/depression, spike voltage-dependent plasticity, spike duration-dependent plasticity, spike frequency-dependent plasticity, and paired-pulse facilitation. Finally, on the basis of the paired-pulse facilitation characteristics, the metal nanoparticle diffusive artificial synapse is used for edge extraction with exhibits excellent performance.
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- Jiahui Guo
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- State Key Laboratory of Mesoscience and Engineering (State Key Laboratory of Multi-phase Complex Systems), Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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Neher E. Interpretation of presynaptic phenotypes of synaptic plasticity in terms of a two-step priming process. J Gen Physiol 2024; 156:e202313454. [PMID: 38112713 PMCID: PMC10730358 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.202313454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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Studies on synaptic proteins involved in neurotransmitter release often aim at distinguishing between their roles in vesicle priming (the docking of synaptic vesicles to the plasma membrane and the assembly of a release machinery) as opposed to the process of vesicle fusion. This has traditionally been done by estimating two parameters, the size of the pool of fusion-competent vesicles (the readily releasable pool, RRP) and the probability that such vesicles are released by an action potential, with the aim of determining how these parameters are affected by molecular perturbations. Here, it is argued that the assumption of a homogeneous RRP may be too simplistic and may blur the distinction between vesicle priming and fusion. Rather, considering priming as a dynamic and reversible multistep process allows alternative interpretations of mutagenesis-induced changes in synaptic transmission and suggests mechanisms for variability in synaptic strength and short-term plasticity among synapses, as well as for interactions between short- and long-term plasticity. In many cases, assigned roles of proteins or causes for observed phenotypes are shifted from fusion- to priming-related when considering multistep priming. Activity-dependent enhancement of priming is an essential element in this alternative view and its variation among synapse types can explain why some synapses show depression and others show facilitation at low to intermediate stimulation frequencies. Multistep priming also suggests a mechanism for frequency invariance of steady-state release, which can be observed in some synapses involved in sensory processing.
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- Erwin Neher
- Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
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Pati E, Franceschi Biagioni A, Casani R, Lozano N, Kostarelos K, Cellot G, Ballerini L. Delivery of graphene oxide nanosheets modulates glutamate release and normalizes amygdala synaptic plasticity to improve anxiety-related behavior. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:18581-18591. [PMID: 37955642 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr04490d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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Graphene oxide nanosheets (GO) were reported to alter neurobiological processes involving cell membrane dynamics. GO ability to reversibly downregulate specifically glutamatergic synapses underpins their potential in future neurotherapeutic developments. Aberrant glutamate plasticity contributes to stress-related psychopathology and drugs which target dysregulated glutamate represent promising treatments. We find that in a rat model of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a single injection of GO to the lateral amygdala following the stressful event induced PTSD-related behavior remission and reduced dendritic spine densities. We explored from a mechanistic perspective how GO could impair glutamate synaptic plasticity. By simultaneous patch clamp pair recordings of unitary synaptic currents, live-imaging of presynaptic vesicle release and confocal microscopy, we report that GO nanosheets altered the probability of release enhancing the extinction of synaptic plasticity in the amygdala. These findings show that the modulation of presynaptic glutamate release might represent an unexplored target for (nano)pharmacological interventions of stress-related disorders.
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- Elisa Pati
- Neuroscience Area, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA/ISAS), 34136 Trieste, Italy.
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- Neuroscience Area, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA/ISAS), 34136 Trieste, Italy.
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- Nanomedicine Lab Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Nanomedicine Lab Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Nanomedicine Lab, and Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health, The National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Neuroscience Area, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA/ISAS), 34136 Trieste, Italy.
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- Neuroscience Area, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA/ISAS), 34136 Trieste, Italy.
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Basak JM, Falk M, Mitchell DN, Coakley KA, Quillinan N, Orfila JE, Herson PS. Targeting BACE1-mediated production of amyloid beta improves hippocampal synaptic function in an experimental model of ischemic stroke. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2023; 43:66-77. [PMID: 37150606 PMCID: PMC10638992 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x231159597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Post-stroke cognitive impairment and dementia (PSCID) affects many survivors of large vessel cerebral ischemia. The molecular pathways underlying PSCID are poorly defined but may overlap with neurodegenerative pathophysiology. Specifically, synaptic dysfunction after stroke may be directly mediated by alterations in the levels of amyloid beta (Aβ), the peptide that accumulates in the brains of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. In this study, we use the transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo) model in young adult mice to evaluate if a large vessel stroke increases brain soluble Aβ levels. We show that soluble Aβ40 and Aβ42 levels are increased in the ipsilateral hippocampus in MCAo mice 7 days after the injury. We also analyze the level and activity of β-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1), an enzyme that generates Aβ in the brain, and observe that BACE1 activity is increased in the ipsilateral hippocampus of the MCAo mice. Finally, we highlight that treatment of MCAo mice with a BACE1 inhibitor during the recovery period rescues stroke-induced deficits in hippocampal synaptic plasticity. These findings support a molecular pathway linking ischemia to alterations in BACE1-mediated production of Aβ, and encourage future studies that evaluate whether targeting BACE1 activity improves the cognitive deficits seen with PSCID.
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- Jacob M Basak
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Neuronal Injury and Plasticity Program, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Neuronal Injury and Plasticity Program, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Neuronal Injury and Plasticity Program, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Neuronal Injury and Plasticity Program, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Ding G, Zhao J, Zhou K, Zheng Q, Han ST, Peng X, Zhou Y. Porous crystalline materials for memories and neuromorphic computing systems. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:7071-7136. [PMID: 37755573 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00259d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Porous crystalline materials usually include metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent organic frameworks (COFs), hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) and zeolites, which exhibit exceptional porosity and structural/composition designability, promoting the increasing attention in memory and neuromorphic computing systems in the last decade. From both the perspective of materials and devices, it is crucial to provide a comprehensive and timely summary of the applications of porous crystalline materials in memory and neuromorphic computing systems to guide future research endeavors. Moreover, the utilization of porous crystalline materials in electronics necessitates a shift from powder synthesis to high-quality film preparation to ensure high device performance. This review highlights the strategies for preparing porous crystalline materials films and discusses their advancements in memory and neuromorphic electronics. It also provides a detailed comparative analysis and presents the existing challenges and future research directions, which can attract the experts from various fields (e.g., materials scientists, chemists, and engineers) with the aim of promoting the applications of porous crystalline materials in memory and neuromorphic computing systems.
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- Guanglong Ding
- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
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- College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
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Werynska K, Neumann E, Cramer T, Ganley RP, Gingras J, Zeilhofer HU. A phospho-deficient α3 glycine receptor mutation alters synaptic glycine and GABA release in mouse spinal dorsal horn neurons. J Physiol 2023; 601:4121-4133. [PMID: 37598301 DOI: 10.1113/jp284589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/21/2023] Open
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Glycine receptors (GlyRs), together with GABAA receptors, mediate postsynaptic inhibition in most spinal cord and hindbrain neurons. In several CNS regions, GlyRs are also expressed in presynaptic terminals. Here, we analysed the effects of a phospho-deficient mutation (S346A) in GlyR α3 subunits on inhibitory synaptic transmission in superficial spinal dorsal horn neurons, where this subunit is abundantly expressed. Unexpectedly, we found that not only were the amplitudes of evoked glycinergic inhibitory postsynaptic currents (IPSCs) significantly larger in GlyRα3(S346A) mice than in mice expressing wild-type α3GlyRs (GlyRα3(WT) mice), but so were those of GABAergic IPSCs. Decreased frequencies of spontaneously occurring glycinergic and GABAergic miniature IPSCs (mIPSCs) with no accompanying change in mIPSC amplitudes suggested a change in presynaptic transmitter release. Paired-pulse experiments on glycinergic IPSCs revealed an increased paired-pulse ratio and a smaller coefficient of variation in GlyRα3(S346A) mice, which together indicate a reduction in transmitter release probability and an increase in the number of releasable vesicles. Paired-pulse ratios of GABAergic IPSCs recorded in the presence of strychnine were not different between genotypes, while the coefficient of variation was smaller in GlyRα3(S346A) mice, demonstrating that the decrease in release probability was readily reversible by GlyR blockade, while the difference in the size of the pool of releasable vesicles remained. Taken together, our results suggest that presynaptic α3 GlyRs regulate synaptic glycine and GABA release in superficial dorsal horn neurons, and that this effect is potentially regulated by their phosphorylation status. KEY POINTS: A serine-to-alanine point mutation was introduced into the glycine receptor α3 subunit of mice. This point mutation renders α3 glycine receptors resistant to protein kinase A mediated phosphorylation but has otherwise only small effects on receptor function. Patch-clamp recordings from neurons in mouse spinal cord slices revealed an unexpected increase in the amplitudes of both glycinergic and GABAergic evoked inhibitory postsynaptic currents (IPSCs). Miniature IPSCs, paired-pulse ratios and synaptic variation analyses indicate a change in synaptic glycine and GABA release. The results strongly suggest that α3 subunit-containing glycine receptors are expressed on presynaptic terminals of inhibitory dorsal horn neurons where they regulate transmitter release.
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- Karolina Werynska
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Drug Discovery Network Zurich, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Drug Discovery Network Zurich, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Rodrigues YE, Tigaret CM, Marie H, O'Donnell C, Veltz R. A stochastic model of hippocampal synaptic plasticity with geometrical readout of enzyme dynamics. eLife 2023; 12:e80152. [PMID: 37589251 PMCID: PMC10435238 DOI: 10.7554/elife.80152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023] Open
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Discovering the rules of synaptic plasticity is an important step for understanding brain learning. Existing plasticity models are either (1) top-down and interpretable, but not flexible enough to account for experimental data, or (2) bottom-up and biologically realistic, but too intricate to interpret and hard to fit to data. To avoid the shortcomings of these approaches, we present a new plasticity rule based on a geometrical readout mechanism that flexibly maps synaptic enzyme dynamics to predict plasticity outcomes. We apply this readout to a multi-timescale model of hippocampal synaptic plasticity induction that includes electrical dynamics, calcium, CaMKII and calcineurin, and accurate representation of intrinsic noise sources. Using a single set of model parameters, we demonstrate the robustness of this plasticity rule by reproducing nine published ex vivo experiments covering various spike-timing and frequency-dependent plasticity induction protocols, animal ages, and experimental conditions. Our model also predicts that in vivo-like spike timing irregularity strongly shapes plasticity outcome. This geometrical readout modelling approach can be readily applied to other excitatory or inhibitory synapses to discover their synaptic plasticity rules.
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- Yuri Elias Rodrigues
- Université Côte d’AzurNiceFrance
- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IPMC), CNRSValbonneFrance
- Inria Center of University Côte d’Azur (Inria)Sophia AntipolisFrance
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- Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Innovation Institute, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences,School of Medicine, Cardiff UniversityCardiffUnited Kingdom
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- Université Côte d’AzurNiceFrance
- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IPMC), CNRSValbonneFrance
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- School of Computing, Engineering, and Intelligent Systems, Magee Campus, Ulster UniversityLondonderryUnited Kingdom
- School of Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Engineering Mathematics, University of BristolBristolUnited Kingdom
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- Inria Center of University Côte d’Azur (Inria)Sophia AntipolisFrance
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Nakaya Y, Kosukegawa S, Kobayashi S, Hirose K, Kitano K, Mayahara K, Takei H, Motoyoshi M, Kobayashi M. Insulin potentiates inhibitory synaptic currents between fast-spiking and pyramidal neurons in the rat insular cortex. Neuropharmacology 2023:109649. [PMID: 37393988 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2023.109649] [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: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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Insulin plays roles in brain functions such as neural development and plasticity and is reported to be involved in dementia and depression. However, little information is available on the insulin-mediated modulation of electrophysiological activities, especially in the cerebral cortex. This study examined how insulin modulates the neural activities of inhibitory neurons and inhibitory postsynaptic currents (IPSCs) in rat insular cortex (IC; either sex) by multiple whole-cell patch-clamp recordings. We demonstrated that insulin increased the repetitive spike firing rate with a decrease in the threshold potential without changing the resting membrane potentials and input resistance of fast-spiking GABAergic neurons (FSNs). Next, we found a dose-dependent enhancement of unitary IPSCs (uIPSCs) by insulin in the connections from FSNs to pyramidal neurons (PNs). The insulin-induced enhancement of uIPSCs accompanied decreases in the paired-pulse ratio, suggesting that insulin increases GABA release from presynaptic terminals. The finding of miniature IPSC recordings of the increased frequency without changing the amplitude supports this hypothesis. Insulin had little effect on uIPSCs under the coapplication of S961, an insulin receptor antagonist, or lavendustin A, an inhibitor of tyrosine kinase. The PI3-K inhibitor wortmannin or the PKB/Akt inhibitors, deguelin and Akt inhibitor VIII, blocked the insulin-induced enhancement of uIPSCs. Intracellular application of Akt inhibitor VIII to presynaptic FSNs also blocked insulin-induced enhancement of uIPSCs. In contrast, uIPSCs were enhanced by insulin in combination with the MAPK inhibitor PD98059. These results suggest that insulin facilitates the inhibition of PNs by increases in FSN firing frequency and IPSCs from FSNs to PNs. (250 words).
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- Yuka Nakaya
- Department of Pharmacology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310, Japan; Division of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Research, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310, Japan; Department of Orthodontics, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310, Japan; Division of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Research, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310, Japan; Department of Biology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310, Japan; Department of Pedodontics, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310, Japan
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- Division of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Research, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310, Japan; Department of Orthodontics, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310, Japan
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- Department of Dentistry, Saitama Prefectural Children's Medical Center, 1-2, Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama-shi, 3330-8777, Japan
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- Division of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Research, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310, Japan; Department of Orthodontics, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310, Japan; Division of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Research, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310, Japan.
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Zhou FW, Hook C, Puche AC. Frequency-dependent centrifugal modulation of the activity of different classes of mitral and tufted cells in olfactory bulb. J Neurophysiol 2023; 129:1515-1533. [PMID: 37222431 PMCID: PMC10281792 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00390.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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Mitral/tufted cells (M/TCs), the principal output neuron classes form complex circuits with bulbar neurons and long-range centrifugal circuits with higher processing areas such as the horizontal limb of the diagonal band of Broca (HDB). The precise excitability of output neurons is sculpted by local inhibitory circuits. Here, light-gated cation channel channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) was expressed in HDB GABAergic neurons to investigate the short-term plasticity of evoked postsynaptic currents/potentials of HDB input to all classes of M/TCs and effects on firing in the acute slice preparation. Activation of the HDB directly inhibited all classes of output neurons exhibiting frequency-dependent short-term depression of evoked inhibitory postsynaptic current (eIPSC)/potential (eIPSP), resulting in decreased inhibition of responses to olfactory nerve input as a function of input frequency. In contrast, activation of an indirect circuit of HDB→interneurons→M/TCs induced frequency-dependent disinhibition, resulting in short-term facilitation of evoked excitatory postsynaptic current (eEPSC) eliciting a burst or cluster of spiking in M/TCs. The facilitatory effects of elevated HDB input frequency were strongest on deeper output neurons (deep tufted and mitral cells) and negligible on peripheral output neurons (external and superficial tufted cells). Taken together, GABAergic HDB activation generates frequency-dependent regulation that differentially affects the excitability and responses across the five classes of M/TCs. This regulation may help maintain the precise balance between inhibition and excitation of neuronal circuits across the populations of output neurons in the face of changes in an animal sniffing rate, putatively to enhance and sharpen the tuning specificity of individual or classes of M/TCs to odors.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Neuronal circuits in the olfactory bulb closely modulate olfactory bulb output activity. Activation of GABAergic circuits from the HDB to the olfactory bulb has both direct and indirect action differentially across the five classes of M/TC bulbar output neurons. The net effect enhances the excitability of deeper output neurons as HDB frequency increases, altering the relative inhibition-excitation balance of output circuits. We hypothesize that this sharpens the tuning specificity of classes of M/TCs to odors during sensory processing.
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- Fu-Wen Zhou
- Department of Neurobiology, Program in Neurosciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, Program in Neurosciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, Program in Neurosciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Venturini M, Cherchi F, Santalmasi C, Frulloni L, Dettori I, Catarzi D, Pedata F, Colotta V, Varano F, Coppi E, Pugliese AM. Pharmacological Characterization of P626, a Novel Dual Adenosine A 2A/A 2B Receptor Antagonist, on Synaptic Plasticity and during an Ischemic-like Insult in CA1 Rat Hippocampus. Biomolecules 2023; 13:894. [PMID: 37371474 DOI: 10.3390/biom13060894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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In recent years, the use of multi-target compounds has become an increasingly pursued strategy to treat complex pathologies, including cerebral ischemia. Adenosine and its receptors (A1AR, A2AAR, A2BAR, A3AR) are known to play a crucial role in synaptic transmission either in normoxic or ischemic-like conditions. Previous data demonstrate that the selective antagonism of A2AAR or A2BAR delays anoxic depolarization (AD) appearance, an unequivocal sign of neuronal injury induced by a severe oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) insult in the hippocampus. Furthermore, the stimulation of A2AARs or A2BARs by respective selective agonists, CGS21680 and BAY60-6583, increases pre-synaptic neurotransmitter release, as shown by the decrease in paired-pulse facilitation (PPF) at Schaffer collateral-CA1 synapses. In the present research, we investigated the effect/s of the newly synthesized dual A2AAR/A2BAR antagonist, P626, in preventing A2AAR- and/or A2BAR-mediated effects by extracellular recordings of synaptic potentials in the CA1 rat hippocampal slices. We demonstrated that P626 prevented PPF reduction induced by CGS21680 or BAY60-6583 and delayed, in a concentration-dependent manner, AD appearance during a severe OGD. In conclusion, P626 may represent a putative neuroprotective compound for stroke treatment with the possible translational advantage of reducing side effects and bypassing differences in pharmacokinetics due to combined treatment.
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- Martina Venturini
- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
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Carvalho-Rosa JD, Rodrigues NC, Silva-Cruz A, Vaz SH, Cunha-Reis D. Epileptiform activity influences theta-burst induced LTP in the adult hippocampus: a role for synaptic lipid raft disruption in early metaplasticity? Front Cell Neurosci 2023; 17:1117697. [PMID: 37228704 PMCID: PMC10203237 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2023.1117697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Non-epileptic seizures are identified as a common epileptogenic trigger. Early metaplasticity following seizures may contribute to epileptogenesis by abnormally altering synaptic strength and homeostatic plasticity. We now studied how in vitro epileptiform activity (EA) triggers early changes in CA1 long-term potentiation (LTP) induced by theta-burst stimulation (TBS) in rat hippocampal slices and the involvement of lipid rafts in these early metaplasticity events. Two forms of EA were induced: (1) interictal-like EA evoked by Mg2+ withdrawal and K+ elevation to 6 mM in the superfusion medium or (2) ictal-like EA induced by bicuculline (10 μM). Both EA patterns induced and LTP-like effect on CA1 synaptic transmission prior to LTP induction. LTP induced 30 min post EA was impaired, an effect more pronounced after ictal-like EA. LTP recovered to control levels 60 min post interictal-like EA but was still impaired 60 min after ictal-like EA. The synaptic molecular events underlying this altered LTP were investigated 30 min post EA in synaptosomes isolated from these slices. EA enhanced AMPA GluA1 Ser831 phosphorylation but decreased Ser845 phosphorylation and the GluA1/GluA2 ratio. Flotillin-1 and caveolin-1 were markedly decreased concomitantly with a marked increase in gephyrin levels and a less prominent increase in PSD-95. Altogether, EA differentially influences hippocampal CA1 LTP thorough regulation of GluA1/GluA2 levels and AMPA GluA1 phosphorylation suggesting that altered LTP post-seizures is a relevant target for antiepileptogenic therapies. In addition, this metaplasticity is also associated with marked alterations in classic and synaptic lipid raft markers, suggesting these may also constitute promising targets in epileptogenesis prevention.
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- José D. Carvalho-Rosa
- Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- BioISI–Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- BioISI–Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociências, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Chen SY, Liu KF, Tan SY, Chen XS, Li HD, Li JJ, Zhou JW, Yang L, Long C. Deubiquitinase CYLD regulates excitatory synaptic transmission and short-term plasticity in the hippocampus. Brain Res 2023; 1806:148313. [PMID: 36878342 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2023.148313] [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: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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The fate of proteins is determined by the addition of various forms of polyubiquitin during ubiquitin-mediated proteasomal degradation. Cylindromatosis (CYLD), a K63-specific deubiquitinase, is enriched in postsynaptic density fractions of the rodent central nervous system (CNS), but the synaptic role of CYLD in the CNS is poorly understand. Here we show that CYLD deficiency (Cyld-/-) results in reduced intrinsic hippocampal neuronal firing, a decrease in the frequency of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents and a decrease in the amplitude of field excitatory postsynaptic potentials. Moreover, Cyld-/- hippocampus shows downregulated levels of presynaptic vesicular glutamate transporter 1 (vGlut1) and upregulated levels of postsynaptic GluA1, a subunit of the AMPA receptor, together with an altered paired-pulse ratio (PPR). We also found increased activation of astrocytes and microglia in the hippocampus of Cyld-/- mice. The present study suggests a critical role for CYLD in mediating hippocampal neuronal and synaptic activity.
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- Shi-Yuan Chen
- School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China.
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Han A, Zhang L, Zhang M, Liu C, Wu R, Wei Y, Dan R, Chen X, Hu E, Zhang Y, Tong Y, Liu L. Amyloid-Gold Nanoparticle Hybrids for Biocompatible Memristive Devices. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:1884. [PMID: 36902996 PMCID: PMC10004345 DOI: 10.3390/ma16051884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Biomolecular materials offer tremendous potential for the development of memristive devices due to their low cost of production, environmental friendliness, and, most notably, biocompatibility. Herein, biocompatible memristive devices based on amyloid-gold nanoparticle hybrids have been investigated. These memristors demonstrate excellent electrical performance, featuring an ultrahigh Roff/Ron ratio (>107), a low switching voltage (<0.8 V), and reliable reproducibility. Additionally, the reversible transition from threshold switching to resistive switching mode was achieved in this work. The arrangement of peptides in amyloid fibrils endows the surface polarity and phenylalanine packing, which provides channels for the migration of Ag ions in the memristors. By modulating voltage pulse signals, the study successfully imitates the synaptic behavior of excitatory postsynaptic current (EPSC), paired-pulse facilitation (PPF), and the transition from short-term plasticity (STP) to long-term plasticity (LTP). More interestingly, Boolean logic standard cells were designed and simulated using the memristive devices. The fundamental and experimental results of this study thus offer insights into the utilization of biomolecular materials for advanced memristive devices.
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- Aoze Han
- College of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- College of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- College of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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Liang J, Yu X, Qiu J, Wang M, Cheng C, Huang B, Zhang H, Chen R, Pei W, Chen H. All-Optically Controlled Artificial Synapses Based on Light-Induced Adsorption and Desorption for Neuromorphic Vision. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:9584-9592. [PMID: 36752383 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c20166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Artificial synapses with the capability of optical sensing and synaptic functions are fundamental components to construct neuromorphic visual systems. However, most reported artificial optical synapses require a combination of optical and electrical stimuli to achieve bidirectional synaptic conductance modulation, leading to an increase in the processing time and system complexity. Here, an all-optically controlled artificial synapse based on the graphene/titanium dioxide (TiO2) quantum dot heterostructure is reported, whose conductance could be reversibly tuned by the effects of light-induced oxygen adsorption and desorption. Synaptic behaviors, such as excitatory and inhibitory, short-term and long-term plasticity, and learning-forgetting processes, are implemented using the device. An artificial neural network simulator based on the artificial synapse was used to train and recognize handwritten digits with a recognition rate of 92.2%. Furthermore, a 5 × 5 optical synaptic array that could simultaneously sense and memorize light stimuli was fabricated, mimicking the sensing and memory functionality of the retina. Such an all-optically controlled artificial synapse shows a promising prospect in the application of perception, learning, and memory tasks for future neuromorphic visual systems.
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- Jiran Liang
- School of Microelectronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Imaging and Sensing Microelectronic Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Microelectronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Imaging and Sensing Microelectronic Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- The State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- Frontier Institute of Chip and System, Zhangjiang Fudan International Innovation Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
- Shanghai Qi Zhi Institute, 41th Floor, AI Tower, No. 701 Yunjin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200232, China
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- Frontier Institute of Chip and System, Zhangjiang Fudan International Innovation Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
- Shanghai Qi Zhi Institute, 41th Floor, AI Tower, No. 701 Yunjin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200232, China
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- The State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- The State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- The State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- The State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- The State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- The State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
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Shypshyna M, Kolesnyk O, Fedulova S, Veselovsky N. Insulin modulates the paired-pulse plasticity at glutamatergic synapses of hippocampal neurons under hypoinsulinemia. Front Cell Neurosci 2023; 17:1132325. [PMID: 37025701 PMCID: PMC10072261 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2023.1132325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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Hypoinsulinemia is a pathological consequence of diabetes mellitus that can cause a number of complications of the central and peripheral nervous system. Dysfunction of signaling cascades of insulin receptors under insulin deficiency can contribute to the development of cognitive disorders associated with impaired synaptic plasticity properties. Earlier we have shown that hypoinsulinemia causes a shift of short-term plasticity in glutamatergic hippocampal synapses from facilitation to depression and apparently involves mechanisms of glutamate release probability reduction. Here we used the whole cell patch-clamp recording of evoked glutamatergic excitatory postsynaptic currents (eEPSCs) and the method of local extracellular electrical stimulation of a single presynaptic axon to investigate the effect of insulin (100 nM) on the paired-pulse plasticity at glutamatergic synapses of cultured hippocampal neurons under hypoinsulinemia. Our data indicate that under normoinsulinemia additional insulin enhances the paired-pulse facilitation (PPF) of eEPSCs in hippocampal neurons by stimulating the glutamate release in their synapses. Under hypoinsulinemia, insulin did not have a significant effect on the parameters of paired-pulse plasticity on neurons of PPF subgroup, which may indicate the development of insulin resistance, while the effect of insulin on PPD neurons indicates its ability to recover the form normoinsulinemia, including the increasing probability of plasticity to the control level in of glutamate release in their synapses.
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Pak S, Jang D, Lee J, Choi G, Shin H, Yang S, Yang S. Hippocampal interlamellar cell-cell connectome that counts. J Cell Physiol 2022; 237:4037-4048. [PMID: 36063532 PMCID: PMC9826151 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The hippocampus is regarded as a cognition hub, particularly for learning and memory. Previously, neuronal mechanisms underlying various cognitive functions are delineated with the lamellar hippocampal circuitry, dentate gyrus-CA3 or CA2-CA1, within the transverse plane. More recently, interlamellar (often referred to as longitudinal) projections have received intensive attention to help understand signal convergence and divergence in cognition and behavior. Signal propagation along the longitudinal axis is evidenced by axonal arborization patterns and synaptic responses to electro- and photo-stimulation, further demonstrating that information flow is more enriched in the longitudinal plane than the transverse plane. Here, we review the significance of longitudinal connections for cognition, discuss a putative circuit mechanism of place coding, and suggest the reconceptualization of the hippocampal circuitry.
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- Sojeong Pak
- Department of NeuroscienceCity University of Hong KongKowloonHong Kong SAR
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- Department of Nano‐BioengineeringIncheon National UniversityIncheonSouth Korea
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- Department of Nano‐BioengineeringIncheon National UniversityIncheonSouth Korea
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- Department of NeuroscienceCity University of Hong KongKowloonHong Kong SAR
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- Department of Nano‐BioengineeringIncheon National UniversityIncheonSouth Korea
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- Department of NeuroscienceCity University of Hong KongKowloonHong Kong SAR
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- Department of Nano‐BioengineeringIncheon National UniversityIncheonSouth Korea
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Vesicular release probability sets the strength of individual Schaffer collateral synapses. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6126. [PMID: 36253353 PMCID: PMC9576736 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33565-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Information processing in the brain is controlled by quantal release of neurotransmitters, a tightly regulated process. From ultrastructural analysis, it is known that presynaptic boutons along single axons differ in the number of vesicles docked at the active zone. It is not clear whether the probability of these vesicles to get released (pves) is homogenous or also varies between individual boutons. Here, we optically measure evoked transmitter release at individual Schaffer collateral synapses at different calcium concentrations, using the genetically encoded glutamate sensor iGluSnFR. Fitting a binomial model to measured response amplitude distributions allowed us to extract the quantal parameters N, pves, and q. We find that Schaffer collateral boutons typically release single vesicles under low pves conditions and switch to multivesicular release in high calcium saline. The potency of individual boutons is highly correlated with their vesicular release probability while the number of releasable vesicles affects synaptic output only under high pves conditions.
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Guo J, Liu L, Bian B, Wang J, Zhao X, Zhang Y, Yan Y. Field-Created Coordinate Cation Bridges Enable Conductance Modulation and Artificial Synapse within Metal Nanoparticles. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:6794-6801. [PMID: 35939405 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c02675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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When metal nanoparticles are functionalized with charged ligands, the movement of counterions and conduction electrons is coupled, which enables us to develop electronic devices, including diodes, transistors, and logic gates, but dynamically modulating the conductivity of a synaptic device within these materials has proved challenging. Here we show that an artificial synapse can be created from thin films of functionalized metal nanoparticles using an active silver electrode. The electric-field-injected Ag+ coordinates with carboxyl ligands that sets up a conduction bridge to increase the nanoparticle conductivity by reducing the electron tunneling/hopping energy barriers. The dynamic modulation of conductivity allows us to implement several important synaptic functions such as potentiation/depression, paired-pulse facilitation, learning behaviors including short-term to long-term memory transition, self-learning, and massed leaning vs spaced learning. Finally, based on the nonvolatile characteristics, the metal nanoparticle synapse is used to build a single-layer hardware spiking neural network (SNN) for pattern recognition.
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- Jiahui Guo
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
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A sequential two-step priming scheme reproduces diversity in synaptic strength and short-term plasticity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2207987119. [PMID: 35969787 PMCID: PMC9407230 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2207987119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Central nervous system synapses are diverse in strength and plasticity. Short-term plasticity has traditionally been evaluated with models postulating a single pool of functionally homogeneous fusion-competent synaptic vesicles. Many observations are not easily explainable by such simple models. We established and experimentally validated a scheme of synaptic vesicle priming consisting of two sequential and reversible steps of release–machinery assembly. This sequential two-step priming scheme faithfully reproduced plasticity at a glutamatergic model synapse. The proposed priming and fusion scheme was consistent with the measured mean responses and with the experimentally observed heterogeneity between synapses. Vesicle fusion probability was found to be relatively uniform among synapses, while the priming equilibrium at rest of mature versus immature vesicle priming states differed greatly. Glutamatergic synapses display variable strength and diverse short-term plasticity (STP), even for a given type of connection. Using nonnegative tensor factorization and conventional state modeling, we demonstrate that a kinetic scheme consisting of two sequential and reversible steps of release–machinery assembly and a final step of synaptic vesicle (SV) fusion reproduces STP and its diversity among synapses. Analyzing transmission at the calyx of Held synapses reveals that differences in synaptic strength and STP are not primarily caused by variable fusion probability (pfusion) but are determined by the fraction of docked synaptic vesicles equipped with a mature release machinery. Our simulations show that traditional quantal analysis methods do not necessarily report pfusion of SVs with a mature release machinery but reflect both pfusion and the distribution between mature and immature priming states at rest. Thus, the approach holds promise for a better mechanistic dissection of the roles of presynaptic proteins in the sequence of SV docking, two-step priming, and fusion. It suggests a mechanism for activity-induced redistribution of synaptic efficacy.
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Amyloid Beta Alters Prefrontal-dependent Functions Along with its Excitability and Synaptic Plasticity in Male Rats. Neuroscience 2022; 498:260-279. [PMID: 35839923 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Prefrontal cortex (PFC)-related functions, such as working memory (WM) and cognitive flexibility (CF), are among the first to be altered at early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Likewise, transgenic AD models carrying different AD-related mutations, mostly linked to the overproduction of amyloid beta (Aβ) and other peptides, show premature behavioral and functional symptoms associated with PFC alterations. However, little is known about the effects of intracerebral or intra-PFC Aβ infusion on WM and CF, as well as on pyramidal cell excitability and plasticity. Thus, here we evaluated the effects of a single Aβ injection, directly into the PFC, or its intracerebroventricular (icv) application, on PFC-dependent behaviors and on the intrinsic and synaptic properties of layer V pyramidal neurons in PFC slices. We found that a single icv Aβ infusion reduced learning and performance of a delayed non-matching-to-sample WM task and prevented reversal learning in a matching-to-sample version of the task, several weeks after its infusion. The inhibition of WM performance was reproduced more potently by a single PFC Aβ infusion and was associated with Aβ accumulation. This behavioral disruption was related to increased layer V pyramidal cell firing, larger sag membrane potential, increased fast after-hyperpolarization and a failure to sustain synaptic long-term potentiation, even leading to long-term depression, at both the hippocampal-PFC pathway and intracortical synapses. These findings show that Aβ can affect PFC excitability and synaptic plasticity balance, damaging PFC-dependent functions, which could constitute the foundations of the early alterations in executive functions in AD patients.
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Adeoye T, Shah SI, Demuro A, Rabson DA, Ullah G. Upregulated Ca 2+ Release from the Endoplasmic Reticulum Leads to Impaired Presynaptic Function in Familial Alzheimer's Disease. Cells 2022; 11:2167. [PMID: 35883609 PMCID: PMC9315668 DOI: 10.3390/cells11142167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Neurotransmitter release from presynaptic terminals is primarily regulated by rapid Ca2+ influx through membrane-resident voltage-gated Ca2+ channels (VGCCs). Moreover, accumulating evidence indicates that the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is extensively present in axonal terminals of neurons and plays a modulatory role in synaptic transmission by regulating Ca2+ levels. Familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD) is marked by enhanced Ca2+ release from the ER and downregulation of Ca2+ buffering proteins. However, the precise consequence of impaired Ca2+ signaling within the vicinity of VGCCs (active zone (AZ)) on exocytosis is poorly understood. Here, we perform in silico experiments of intracellular Ca2+ signaling and exocytosis in a detailed biophysical model of hippocampal synapses to investigate the effect of aberrant Ca2+ signaling on neurotransmitter release in FAD. Our model predicts that enhanced Ca2+ release from the ER increases the probability of neurotransmitter release in FAD. Moreover, over very short timescales (30-60 ms), the model exhibits activity-dependent and enhanced short-term plasticity in FAD, indicating neuronal hyperactivity-a hallmark of the disease. Similar to previous observations in AD animal models, our model reveals that during prolonged stimulation (~450 ms), pathological Ca2+ signaling increases depression and desynchronization with stimulus, causing affected synapses to operate unreliably. Overall, our work provides direct evidence in support of a crucial role played by altered Ca2+ homeostasis mediated by intracellular stores in FAD.
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- Temitope Adeoye
- Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA; (T.A.); (S.I.S.); (D.A.R.)
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- Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA; (T.A.); (S.I.S.); (D.A.R.)
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- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA;
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- Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA; (T.A.); (S.I.S.); (D.A.R.)
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- Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA; (T.A.); (S.I.S.); (D.A.R.)
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Fu Y, Chan YT, Jiang YP, Chang KH, Wu HC, Lai CS, Wang JC. Polarity-Differentiated Dielectric Materials in Monolayer Graphene Charge-Regulated Field-Effect Transistors for an Artificial Reflex Arc and Pain-Modulation System of the Spinal Cord. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2202059. [PMID: 35619163 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202202059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The nervous system is a vital part of organisms to survive and it endows them with remarkable abilities, such as perception, recognition, regulation, learning, and decision-making, by intertwining myriad neurons. To realize such outstanding efficacies and functions, many artificial devices and systems have been investigated to emulate the operating principles of the nervous system. Here, an artificial reflex arc (ARA) and artificial pain modulation system (APMS) are proposed to imitate the unconscious behaviors of the spinal cord. Gdx Oy - and Alx Oy -based charge-regulated field-effect transistors (CRFETs) with a monolayer graphene channel are fabricated and adopted as inhibitory and excitatory synapses, respectively, under the same pulse signals to mimic the biological reflex arc through a connection with a poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene)-based actuator. Additionally, a memristor is integrated with a CRFET as the interneuron to regulate the Dirac point by controlling the voltage drop on the graphene channel, analogous to the descending pain-inhibition system in the spinal cord, to prevent excessive pain perception. The proposed ARA and APMS provide a significant step forward to realizing the functions of the nervous system, giving promising potential for developing future intelligent alarm systems, neuroprosthetics, and neurorobotics.
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- Yi Fu
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University, Guishan Dist, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University, Guishan Dist, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University, Guishan Dist, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Guishan Dist, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Guishan Dist, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Guishan Dist, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Guishan Dist, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University, Guishan Dist, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Green Technology Research Center, Chang Gung University, Guishan Dist, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Guishan Dist, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, Taishan Dist, New Taipei City, 243303, Taiwan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University, Guishan Dist, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Green Technology Research Center, Chang Gung University, Guishan Dist, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Guishan Dist, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, Taishan Dist, New Taipei City, 243303, Taiwan
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Méndez-Salcido FA, Torres-Flores MI, Ordaz B, Peña-Ortega F. Abnormal innate and learned behavior induced by neuron-microglia miscommunication is related to CA3 reconfiguration. Glia 2022; 70:1630-1651. [PMID: 35535571 DOI: 10.1002/glia.24185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Neuron-microglia communication through the Cx3cr1-Cx3cl1 axis is essential for the development and refinement of neural circuits, which determine their function into adulthood. In the present work we set out to extend the behavioral characterization of Cx3cr1-/- mice evaluating innate behaviors and spatial navigation, both dependent on hippocampal function. Our results show that Cx3cr1-deficient mice, which show some changes in microglial and synaptic terminals morphology and density, exhibit alterations in activities of daily living and in the rapid encoding of novel spatial information that, nonetheless, improves with training. A neural substrate for these cognitive deficiencies was found in the form of synaptic dysfunction in the CA3 region of the hippocampus, with a marked impact on the mossy fiber (MF) pathway. A network analysis of the CA3 microcircuit reveals the effect of these synaptic alterations on the functional connectivity among CA3 neurons with diminished strength and topological reorganization in Cx3cr1-deficient mice. Neonatal population activity of the CA3 region in Cx3cr1-deficient mice shows a marked reorganization around the giant depolarizing potentials, the first form of network-driven activity of the hippocampus, suggesting that alterations found in adult subjects arise early on in postnatal development, a critical period of microglia-dependent neural circuit refinement. Our results show that interruption of the Cx3cr1-Cx3cl1/neuron-microglia axis leads to changes in CA3 configuration that affect innate and learned behaviors.
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- Felipe Antonio Méndez-Salcido
- Departamento de Neurobiología del Desarrollo y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Juriquilla, Querétaro, México
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- Departamento de Neurobiología del Desarrollo y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Juriquilla, Querétaro, México
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- Departamento de Neurobiología del Desarrollo y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Juriquilla, Querétaro, México
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- Departamento de Neurobiología del Desarrollo y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Juriquilla, Querétaro, México
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Skiteva O, Yao N, Sitzia G, Chergui K. LRRK2‐G2019S mice display alterations in glutamatergic synaptic transmission in midbrain dopamine neurons. J Neurochem 2022; 161:158-172. [PMID: 35152441 PMCID: PMC9305867 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The progressive degeneration of dopamine (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra compacta (SNc) leads to the emergence of motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). To propose neuroprotective therapies able to slow or halt the progression of the disease, it is necessary to identify cellular alterations that occur before DA neurons degenerate and before the onset of the motor symptoms that characterize PD. Using electrophysiological, histochemical, and biochemical approaches, we have examined if glutamatergic synaptic transmission in DA neurons in the SNc and in the adjacent ventral tegmental area (VTA) was altered in middle‐aged (10–12 months old) mice with the hG2019S point mutation (G2019S) in the leucine‐rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene. G2019S mice showed increased locomotion and exploratory behavior compared with wildtype (WT) littermates, and intact DA neuron integrity. The intrinsic membrane properties and action potential characteristics of DA neurons recorded in brain slices were similar in WT and G2019S mice. Initial glutamate release probability onto SNc‐DA neurons, but not VTA‐DA neurons, was reduced in G2019S mice. We also found reduced protein amounts of the presynaptic marker of glutamatergic terminals, VGLUT1, and of the GluA1 and GluN1 subunits of AMPA and NMDA receptors, respectively, in the ventral midbrain of G2019S mice. These results identify alterations in glutamatergic synaptic transmission in DA neurons of the SNc and VTA before the onset of motor impairments in the LRRK2‐G2019S mouse model of PD.
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- Olga Skiteva
- Molecular Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Molecular Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Molecular Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Current address: Laboratory for Integrative Neuroscience National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism US Rockville USA
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- Molecular Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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Kwon KC, Baek JH, Hong K, Kim SY, Jang HW. Memristive Devices Based on Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Chalcogenides for Neuromorphic Computing. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2022; 14:58. [PMID: 35122527 PMCID: PMC8818077 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-021-00784-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal chalcogenides (TMC) and their heterostructures are appealing as building blocks in a wide range of electronic and optoelectronic devices, particularly futuristic memristive and synaptic devices for brain-inspired neuromorphic computing systems. The distinct properties such as high durability, electrical and optical tunability, clean surface, flexibility, and LEGO-staking capability enable simple fabrication with high integration density, energy-efficient operation, and high scalability. This review provides a thorough examination of high-performance memristors based on 2D TMCs for neuromorphic computing applications, including the promise of 2D TMC materials and heterostructures, as well as the state-of-the-art demonstration of memristive devices. The challenges and future prospects for the development of these emerging materials and devices are also discussed. The purpose of this review is to provide an outlook on the fabrication and characterization of neuromorphic memristors based on 2D TMCs.
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- Ki Chang Kwon
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826 Republic of Korea
- Interdisciplinary Materials Measurement Institute, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, 34133 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Green Manufacturing Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826 Republic of Korea
- Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology, Seoul National University, Suwon, 16229 Korea
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Wang J, Cao G, Sun K, Lan J, Pei Y, Chen J, Yan X. Alloy electrode engineering in memristors for emulating the biological synapse. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:1318-1326. [PMID: 35013742 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr06144e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The development of conductive bridging random access memory (CBRAM) as an artificial synaptic device is an important step in the realization of an efficient biomimetic neural morphology computing system. In fact, CBRAM devices with simple substance electrodes often form unstable and discrete conductive filaments, thereby resulting in poor device performance. In this work, the effects of different alloy electrode ratios on the performance of HfOx devices with dielectric layers were systematically investigated via electrode composition engineering. The devices (a kind of memristor) with an Ag-Cu ratio of 63 : 37 exhibited a lower formation voltage and set voltage, better set voltage distribution uniformity, faster response speed, and lower power consumption than other devices. Moreover, the device is capable of emulating the biosynapse functions, including paired-pulse facilitation (PPF), post-tetanic potentiation (PTP), spike-rate-dependent plasticity (SRDP), and spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP). Interestingly, the associative learning process of Pavlov's dog experiment and aversion therapy were also realized without the use of complex external circuits. The use of electrode component engineering provides a new path for boosting the memristor properties via CBRAM devices, thereby laying the foundation for further development of neural morphology computing systems.
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- Jingjuan Wang
- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of New Energy Photovoltaic Devices, Key Laboratory of Brain-Like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electron and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of New Energy Photovoltaic Devices, Key Laboratory of Brain-Like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electron and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of New Energy Photovoltaic Devices, Key Laboratory of Brain-Like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electron and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of New Energy Photovoltaic Devices, Key Laboratory of Brain-Like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electron and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of New Energy Photovoltaic Devices, Key Laboratory of Brain-Like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electron and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of New Energy Photovoltaic Devices, Key Laboratory of Brain-Like Neuromorphic Devices and Systems of Hebei Province, College of Electron and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.
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Hashemi-Firouzi N, Shahidi S, Soleimani Asl S. Chronic stimulation of the serotonergic 5-HT4 receptor modulates amyloid-beta-related impairments in synaptic plasticity and memory deficits in male rats. Brain Res 2021; 1773:147701. [PMID: 34695393 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2021.147701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by memory decline and impaired hippocampal synaptic plasticity. The serotonin 5-HT4 receptor is involved in learning and memory processes. This study explored the effects of chronic stimulation of 5-HT4R on cognition, memory, long-term potentiation (LTP), paired-pulse ratio (PPR), and neuronal apoptosis in a rat model of amyloid-beta (Aβ)-induced AD. Thirty-five male Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups as follows: the sham, Aβ, and Aβ + BIMU8 groups. Aβ (6 µg/µl) was administrated by intracerebroventricular (icv) injection. The animals were treated with BIMU8 (1 μg/μL, ICV) as a 5-HT4R agonist for 30 days. Memory and behavioral changes were assessed by the passive avoidance learning, novel object recognition, open field, and elevated plus maze tests. Hippocampal synaptic plasticity was evaluated in the dentate gyrus (DG) in response to the stimulation applied to the perforant pathway. Furthermore, neuronal apoptosis was measured in the hippocampus. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 19 using one-way ANOVA, followed by Tukey's post hoc test. Aβ induced memory deficits and neuronal loss and inhibited LTP induction. Aβ also increased the normalized PPR. BIMU8 enhanced the slope of the field excitatory postsynaptic potential in LTP and improved cognition behavior. Paired-pulse inhibition or facilitation was not affected by LTP induction in Aβ animals receiving the BIMU8. It can be concluded that the stimulation of the 5-HT4 receptor modulated the Aβ-induced cognition and memory deficits, probably via a decrease in the hippocampal apoptotic neurons and an improvement in the hippocampal synaptic functions without involving its inhibitory interneurons.
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- Nasrin Hashemi-Firouzi
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
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- Anatomy Department, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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Lipstein N, Chang S, Lin KH, López-Murcia FJ, Neher E, Taschenberger H, Brose N. Munc13-1 is a Ca 2+-phospholipid-dependent vesicle priming hub that shapes synaptic short-term plasticity and enables sustained neurotransmission. Neuron 2021; 109:3980-4000.e7. [PMID: 34706220 PMCID: PMC8691950 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.09.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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During ongoing presynaptic action potential (AP) firing, transmitter release is limited by the availability of release-ready synaptic vesicles (SVs). The rate of SV recruitment (SVR) to release sites is strongly upregulated at high AP frequencies to balance SV consumption. We show that Munc13-1-an essential SV priming protein-regulates SVR via a Ca2+-phospholipid-dependent mechanism. Using knockin mouse lines with point mutations in the Ca2+-phospholipid-binding C2B domain of Munc13-1, we demonstrate that abolishing Ca2+-phospholipid binding increases synaptic depression, slows recovery of synaptic strength after SV pool depletion, and reduces temporal fidelity of synaptic transmission, while increased Ca2+-phospholipid binding has the opposite effects. Thus, Ca2+-phospholipid binding to the Munc13-1-C2B domain accelerates SVR, reduces short-term synaptic depression, and increases the endurance and temporal fidelity of neurotransmission, demonstrating that Munc13-1 is a core vesicle priming hub that adjusts SV re-supply to demand.
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- Noa Lipstein
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany
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- Emeritus Laboratory of Membrane Biophysics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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- Emeritus Laboratory of Membrane Biophysics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany; Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging," Georg August University, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany.
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany; Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging," Georg August University, Göttingen, Germany.
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Gleizes M, Fonta C, Nowak LG. Inhibitors of ectonucleotidases have paradoxical effects on synaptic transmission in the mouse cortex. J Neurochem 2021; 160:305-324. [PMID: 34905223 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15558] [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: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Extracellular adenosine plays prominent roles in the brain in both physiological and pathological conditions. Adenosine can be generated following the degradation of extracellular nucleotides by various types of ectonucleotidases. Several ectonucleotidases are present in the brain parenchyma: ecto-nucleotide triphosphate diphosphohydrolases 1 and 3 (NTPDase 1 and 3), ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 (NPP 1), ecto-5'-nucleotidase (eN), and tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP, whose function in the brain has received little attention). Here we examined, in a living brain preparation, the role of these ectonucleotidases in generating extracellular adenosine. We recorded local field potentials evoked by electrical stimulation of the lateral olfactory tract in the mouse piriform cortex in vitro. Variations in adenosine level were evaluated by measuring changes in presynaptic inhibition generated by adenosine A1 receptors (A1Rs) activation. A1R-mediated presynaptic inhibition was present endogenously and was enhanced by bath-applied AMP and ATP. We hypothesized that inhibiting ectonucleotidases would reduce extracellular adenosine concentration, which would result in a weakening of presynaptic inhibition. However, inhibiting TNAP had no effect in controlling endogenous adenosine action and no effect on presynaptic inhibition induced by bath-applied AMP. Furthermore, contrary to our expectation, inhibiting TNAP reinforced, rather than reduced, presynaptic inhibition induced by bath-applied ATP. Similarly, inhibition of NTPDase 1 and 3, NPP1 and eN induced stronger, rather than weaker, presynaptic inhibition, both in endogenous condition and with bath-applied ATP and AMP. Consequently, attempts to suppress the functions of extracellular adenosine by blocking its extracellular synthesis in living brain tissue could have functional impacts opposite to those anticipated.
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- Marie Gleizes
- CerCo, Université Toulouse 3, CNRS, CHU Purpan, Pavillon Baudot, BP 25202, 31052, Toulouse Cedex
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- CerCo, Université Toulouse 3, CNRS, CHU Purpan, Pavillon Baudot, BP 25202, 31052, Toulouse Cedex
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- CerCo, Université Toulouse 3, CNRS, CHU Purpan, Pavillon Baudot, BP 25202, 31052, Toulouse Cedex
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Hu Y, Dai M, Feng W, Zhang X, Gao F, Zhang S, Tan B, Zhang J, Shuai Y, Fu Y, Hu P. Ultralow Power Optical Synapses Based on MoS 2 Layers by Indium-Induced Surface Charge Doping for Biomimetic Eyes. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2104960. [PMID: 34655120 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202104960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Biomimetic eyes, with their excellent imaging functions such as large fields of view and low aberrations, have shown great potentials in the fields of visual prostheses and robotics. However, high power consumption and difficulties in device integration severely restrict their rapid development. In this study, an artificial synaptic device consisting of a molybdenum disulfide (MoS2 ) film coated with an electron injection enhanced indium (In) layer is proposed to increase the channel conductivity and reduce the power consumption. This artificial synaptic device achieves an ultralow power consumption of 68.9 aJ per spike, which is several hundred times lower than those of the optical artificial synapses reported in literature. Furthermore, the multilayer and polycrystalline MoS2 film shows persistent photoconductivity performance, effectively resulting in short-term plasticity, long-term plasticity, and their transitions between each other. A 5 × 5 In/MoS2 synaptic device array is constructed into a hemispherical electronic retina, demonstrating its impressive image sensing and learning functions. This research provides a new methodology for effective control of artificial synaptic devices, which have great opportunities used in bionic retinas, robots, and visual prostheses.
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- Yunxia Hu
- Institute for Advanced Ceramics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures Manufacturing, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures Manufacturing, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Institute for Advanced Ceramics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures Manufacturing, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures Manufacturing, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures Manufacturing, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures Manufacturing, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Faculty of Engineering & Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
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- Institute for Advanced Ceramics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures Manufacturing, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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Shen C, Gao X, Chen C, Ren S, Xu JL, Xia YD, Wang SD. ZnO nanowire optoelectronic synapse for neuromorphic computing. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 33:065205. [PMID: 34736234 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac3687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Artificial synapses that integrate functions of sensing, memory and computing are highly desired for developing brain-inspired neuromorphic hardware. In this work, an optoelectronic synapse based on the ZnO nanowire (NW) transistor is achieved, which can be used to emulate both the short-term and long-term synaptic plasticity. Synaptic potentiation is present when the device is stimulated by light pulses, arising from the light-induced O2desorption and the persistent photoconductivity behavior of the ZnO NW. On the other hand, synaptic depression occurs when the device is stimulated by electrical pulses in dark, which is realized by introducing a charge trapping layer in the gate dielectric to trap carriers. Simulation of a neural network utilizing the ZnO NW synapses is carried out, demonstrating a high recognition accuracy over 90% after only 20 training epochs for recognizing the Modified National Institute of Standards and Technology digits. The present nanoscale optoelectronic synapse has great potential in the development of neuromorphic visual systems.
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- Cong Shen
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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- School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
- Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (MIMSE), Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa 999078, Macau, People's Republic of China
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Torrado-Arévalo R, Troncoso J, Múnera A. Facial Nerve Axotomy Induces Changes on Hippocampal CA3-to-CA1 Long-term Synaptic Plasticity. Neuroscience 2021; 475:197-205. [PMID: 34464664 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2021.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Peripheral facial axotomy induces functional and structural central nervous system changes beyond facial motoneurons, causing, among others, changes in sensorimotor cortex and impairment in hippocampal-dependent memory tasks. Here, we explored facial nerve axotomy effects on basal transmission and long-term plasticity of commissural CA3-to-CA1 synapses. Adult, male rats were submitted to unilateral axotomy of the buccal and mandibular branches of facial nerve and allowed 1, 3, 7, or 21 days of recovery before performing electrophysiological recordings of contralateral CA3 (cCA3) stimulation-evoked CA1 field postsynaptic potential in basal conditions and after high frequency stimulation (HFS) (six, one-second length, 100 Hz stimuli trains). Facial nerve axotomy induced transient release probability enhancement during the first week after surgery, without significant changes in basal synaptic strength. In addition, peripheral axotomy caused persistent long-term potentiation (LTP) induction impairment, affecting mainly its presynaptic component. Such synaptic changes may underlie previously reported impairments in hippocampal-dependent memory tasks and suggest a direct hippocampal implication in sensorimotor integration in whisking behavior.
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- Behavioral Neurophysiology Laboratory, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia; Biology Department, School of Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Behavioral Neurophysiology Laboratory, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia; Physiological Sciences Department, School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
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Bian H, Goh YY, Liu Y, Ling H, Xie L, Liu X. Stimuli-Responsive Memristive Materials for Artificial Synapses and Neuromorphic Computing. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2006469. [PMID: 33837601 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202006469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Neuromorphic computing holds promise for building next-generation intelligent systems in a more energy-efficient way than the conventional von Neumann computing architecture. Memristive hardware, which mimics biological neurons and synapses, offers high-speed operation and low power consumption, enabling energy- and area-efficient, brain-inspired computing. Here, recent advances in memristive materials and strategies that emulate synaptic functions for neuromorphic computing are highlighted. The working principles and characteristics of biological neurons and synapses, which can be mimicked by memristive devices, are presented. Besides device structures and operation with different external stimuli such as electric, magnetic, and optical fields, how memristive materials with a rich variety of underlying physical mechanisms can allow fast, reliable, and low-power neuromorphic applications is also discussed. Finally, device requirements are examined and a perspective on challenges in developing memristive materials for device engineering and computing science is given.
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- Hongyu Bian
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119077, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
- Center for Functional Materials, National University of Singapore Suzhou Research Institute, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
- Center for Functional Materials, National University of Singapore Suzhou Research Institute, Suzhou, 215123, China
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Inglebert Y, Debanne D. Calcium and Spike Timing-Dependent Plasticity. Front Cell Neurosci 2021; 15:727336. [PMID: 34616278 PMCID: PMC8488271 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2021.727336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Since its discovery, spike timing-dependent synaptic plasticity (STDP) has been thought to be a primary mechanism underlying the brain's ability to learn and to form new memories. However, despite the enormous interest in both the experimental and theoretical neuroscience communities in activity-dependent plasticity, it is still unclear whether plasticity rules inferred from in vitro experiments apply to in vivo conditions. Among the multiple reasons why plasticity rules in vivo might differ significantly from in vitro studies is that extracellular calcium concentration use in most studies is higher than concentrations estimated in vivo. STDP, like many forms of long-term synaptic plasticity, strongly depends on intracellular calcium influx for its induction. Here, we discuss the importance of considering physiological levels of extracellular calcium concentration to study functional plasticity.
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- Yanis Inglebert
- UNIS, UMR1072, INSERM, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.,Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Cell Information Systems, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Nair JD, Braksator E, Yucel BP, Fletcher-Jones A, Seager R, Mellor JR, Bashir ZI, Wilkinson KA, Henley JM. Sustained postsynaptic kainate receptor activation downregulates AMPA receptor surface expression and induces hippocampal LTD. iScience 2021; 24:103029. [PMID: 34553130 PMCID: PMC8441151 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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It is well established that long-term depression (LTD) can be initiated by either NMDA or mGluR activation. Here we report that sustained activation of GluK2 subunit-containing kainate receptors (KARs) leads to α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPAR) endocytosis and induces LTD of AMPARs (KAR-LTDAMPAR) in hippocampal neurons. The KAR-evoked loss of surface AMPARs is blocked by the ionotropic KAR inhibitor UBP 310 indicating that KAR-LTDAMPAR requires KAR channel activity. Interestingly, however, blockade of PKC or PKA also reduces GluA2 surface expression and occludes the effect of KAR activation. In acute hippocampal slices, kainate application caused a significant loss of GluA2-containing AMPARs from synapses and long-lasting depression of AMPAR excitatory postsynaptic currents in CA1. These data, together with our previously reported KAR-LTPAMPAR, demonstrate that KARs can bidirectionally regulate synaptic AMPARs and synaptic plasticity via different signaling pathways.
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- Jithin D Nair
- Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, School of Biochemistry, Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, School of Biochemistry, Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, School of Biochemistry, Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, School of Biochemistry, Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, School of Biochemistry, Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, School of Biochemistry, Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, School of Biochemistry, Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK.,Centre for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
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Jiang H, Liu JP, Xi K, Liu LY, Kong LY, Cai J, Cai SQ, Han XY, Song JG, Yang XM, Wan Y, Xing GG. Contribution of AMPA Receptor-Mediated LTD in LA/BLA-CeA Pathway to Comorbid Aversive and Depressive Symptoms in Neuropathic Pain. J Neurosci 2021; 41:7278-7299. [PMID: 34272314 PMCID: PMC8387122 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2678-20.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Comorbid anxiety and depressive symptoms in chronic pain are a common health problem, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Previously, we have demonstrated that sensitization of the CeA neurons via decreased GABAergic inhibition contributes to anxiety-like behaviors in neuropathic pain rats. In this study, by using male Sprague Dawley rats, we reported that the CeA plays a key role in processing both sensory and negative emotional-affective components of neuropathic pain. Bilateral electrolytic lesions of CeA, but not lateral/basolateral nucleus of the amygdala (LA/BLA), abrogated both pain hypersensitivity and aversive and depressive symptoms of neuropathic rats induced by spinal nerve ligation (SNL). Moreover, SNL rats showed structural and functional neuroplasticity manifested as reduced dendritic spines on the CeA neurons and enhanced LTD at the LA/BLA-CeA synapse. Disruption of GluA2-containing AMPAR trafficking and endocytosis from synapses using synthetic peptides, either pep2-EVKI or Tat-GluA2(3Y), restored the enhanced LTD at the LA/BLA-CeA synapse, and alleviated the mechanical allodynia and comorbid aversive and depressive symptoms in neuropathic rats, indicating that the endocytosis of GluA2-containing AMPARs from synapses is probably involved in the LTD at the LA/BLA-CeA synapse and the comorbid aversive and depressive symptoms in neuropathic pain in SNL-operated rats. These data provide a novel mechanism for elucidating comorbid aversive and depressive symptoms in neuropathic pain and highlight that structural and functional neuroplasticity in the amygdala may be important as a promising therapeutic target for comorbid negative emotional-affective disorders in chronic pain.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Several studies have demonstrated the high comorbidity of negative affective disorders in patients with chronic pain. Understanding the affective aspects related to chronic pain may facilitate the development of novel therapies for more effective management. Here, we unravel that the CeA plays a key role in processing both sensory and negative emotional-affective components of neuropathic pain, and LTD at the amygdaloid LA/BLA-CeA synapse mediated by GluA2-containing AMPAR endocytosis underlies the comorbid aversive and depressive symptoms in neuropathic pain. This study provides a novel mechanism for elucidating comorbid aversive and depressive symptoms in neuropathic pain and highlights that structural and functional neuroplasticity in the amygdala may be important as a promising therapeutic target for comorbid negative emotional-affective disorders in chronic pain.
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- Hong Jiang
- Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education of China & National Health Commission of China, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education of China & National Health Commission of China, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education of China & National Health Commission of China, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education of China & National Health Commission of China, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education of China & National Health Commission of China, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education of China & National Health Commission of China, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education of China & National Health Commission of China, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Henan, Xinxiang 453002, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Henan, Xinxiang 453002, China
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- Department of Human anatomy and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education of China & National Health Commission of China, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education of China & National Health Commission of China, Beijing, 100191, China
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Henan, Xinxiang 453002, China
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Yokoi F, Chen HX, Oleas J, Dang MT, Xing H, Dexter KM, Li Y. Characterization of the direct pathway in Dyt1 ΔGAG heterozygous knock-in mice and dopamine receptor 1-expressing-cell-specific Dyt1 conditional knockout mice. Behav Brain Res 2021; 411:113381. [PMID: 34038798 PMCID: PMC8323984 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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DYT1 dystonia is a movement disorder mainly caused by a trinucleotide deletion (ΔGAG) in DYT1 (TOR1A), coding for torsinA. DYT1 dystonia patients show trends of decreased striatal ligand-binding activities to dopamine receptors 1 (D1R) and 2 (D2R). Dyt1 ΔGAG knock-in (KI) mice, which have the corresponding ΔGAG deletion, similarly exhibit reduced striatal D1R and D2R-binding activities and their expression levels. While the consequences of D2R reduction have been well characterized, relatively little is known about the effect of D1R reduction. Here, locomotor responses to D1R and D2R antagonists were examined in Dyt1 KI mice. Dyt1 KI mice showed significantly less responsiveness to both D1R antagonist SCH 23390 and D2R antagonist raclopride. The electrophysiological recording indicated that Dyt1 KI mice showed a significantly increased paired-pulse ratio of the striatal D1R-expressing medium spiny neurons and altered miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents. To analyze the in vivo torsinA function in the D1R-expressing neurons further, Dyt1 conditional knockout (Dyt1 d1KO) mice in these neurons were generated. Dyt1 d1KO mice had decreased spontaneous locomotor activity and reduced numbers of slips in the beam-walking test. Dyt1 d1KO male mice showed abnormal gait. Dyt1 d1KO mice showed defective striatal D1R maturation. Moreover, the mutant striatal D1R-expressing medium spiny neurons had increased capacitance, decreased sEPSC frequency, and reduced intrinsic excitability. The results suggest that torsinA in the D1R-expressing cells plays an important role in the electrophysiological function and motor performance. Medical interventions to the direct pathway may affect the onset and symptoms of this disorder.
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- Fumiaki Yokoi
- Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, McKnight Brain Institute, and Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0236, USA.
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- Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, McKnight Brain Institute, and Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0236, USA
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- Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, McKnight Brain Institute, and Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0236, USA
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- Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, McKnight Brain Institute, and Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0236, USA
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- Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, McKnight Brain Institute, and Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0236, USA
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- Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, McKnight Brain Institute, and Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0236, USA
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- Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, McKnight Brain Institute, and Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0236, USA.
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Li MZ, Guo LC, Ding GL, Zhou K, Xiong ZY, Han ST, Zhou Y. Inorganic Perovskite Quantum Dot-Based Strain Sensors for Data Storage and In-Sensor Computing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:30861-30873. [PMID: 34164986 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c07928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Although remarkable improvement has been achieved in stretchable strain sensors, challenges still exist in aspects including intelligent sensing, simultaneous data processing, and scalable fabrication techniques. In this work, a strain-sensitive device is presented by fabricating a CsPbBr3 quantum dots (QDs) floating-gate field-effect transistor (FET) sensing array on thin polyimide (PI) films. The FET exhibits an excellent on/off ratio (>103) and a large memory window (>2 V). With the introduction of CsPbBr3 QDs as the trapping layer, an additional UV response is obtained because of the photogenerated charge carriers that significantly enhance the source-drain current (IDS) of the device. At each electrical state, the IDS varies with the strains and the sensing range is from compressive +12.5% to tensile -10.8%. Excellent data retainability and mechanical durability demonstrate the high quality and reliability of the fabricated sensors. Furthermore, synapse functions including long-term potentiation (LTP), long-term depression (LTD), etc., are emulated at the device level. Linearity factor changes of LTP/LTD in different sensing scenarios demonstrate the reliability of the device and further confirm the different sensing mechanisms with/without UV illumination. Our results exhibit the potential of transistor-based devices for multifunctional intelligent sensing.
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- Ming-Zheng Li
- Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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- Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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- Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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- Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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Li E, He W, Yu R, He L, Wu X, Chen Q, Liu Y, Chen H, Guo T. High-Density Reconfigurable Synaptic Transistors Targeting a Minimalist Neural Network. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:28564-28573. [PMID: 34100580 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c05484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Enormous synaptic devices are required to build a parallel, precise, and efficient neural computing system. To further improve the energy efficiency of neuromorphic computing, a single high-density synaptic (HDS) device with multiple nonvolatile synaptic states is suggested to reduce the number of synaptic devices in the neural network, although such a powerful synaptic device is rarely demonstrated. Here, a photoisomerism material, namely, diarylethene, whose energy level varies with the wavelength of illumination is first introduced to construct a powerful HDS device. The multiple synaptic states of the HDS device are intrinsically converted under UV-vis regulation and remain nonvolatile after the removal of illumination. More importantly, the conversion is reconfigurable and reversible under different light conditions, and the synaptic characteristics are comprehensively mimicked in each state. Finally, compared with a two-layer multilayer perceptron (MLP) architecture based on static synaptic devices, the HDS device-based architecture reduces the device number by 16 times to achieve a minimalist neural computing structure. The invention of the HDS device opens up a revolutionary paradigm for the establishment of a brain-like network.
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- Enlong Li
- Institute of Optoelectronic Display, National & Local United Engineering Lab of Flat Panel Display Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou 350100, China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Display, National & Local United Engineering Lab of Flat Panel Display Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
| | - Rengjian Yu
- Institute of Optoelectronic Display, National & Local United Engineering Lab of Flat Panel Display Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
| | - Lihua He
- Institute of Optoelectronic Display, National & Local United Engineering Lab of Flat Panel Display Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Display, National & Local United Engineering Lab of Flat Panel Display Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Display, National & Local United Engineering Lab of Flat Panel Display Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
| | - Yuan Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Display, National & Local United Engineering Lab of Flat Panel Display Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou 350100, China
| | - Tailiang Guo
- Institute of Optoelectronic Display, National & Local United Engineering Lab of Flat Panel Display Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou 350100, China
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