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Hosseini F, Franco C, Whalen BA, Taylor CM, Sellers SL, Khan N, Kaila K, Bainey K, Farkouh M, Gupta M, Verma S, Ramanathan K. Increased Classical Monocytes in South Asian Compared With White Caucasian Individuals at Risk for Coronary Atherosclerosis. Can J Cardiol 2023; 39:1584-1586. [PMID: 37517476 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2023.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Revised: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Farshad Hosseini
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Cardiovascular Translational Laboratory, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- University Health Network and Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canadian Collaborative Research Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Hosseini F, Franco C, Selvakumar K, Whalen B, Kaila K, Sellers S, Malhi N, Shahriari M, Lee S, Farkouh M, Verma S, Taylor C, Leipsic J, Ramanathan K. Increased classical monocyte subsets in South Asians compared to White Caucasians at risk for coronary atherosclerosis. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
South Asians (SA) have an increased prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction compared with age- and sex-adjusted White Caucasians (WC). The mechanism for this increased risk is poorly understood. While classical CD14++CD16- monocytes act as independent predictors of cardiovascular disease, differences in the distribution of monocyte subsets between SA and WC have not been established.
Purpose
We aimed to determine if differences exist in monocyte subsets between SA and WC at risk for CAD.
Methods
Our cohort consisted of 119 consecutively enrolled patients (59 SA, 60 WC) at intermediate or higher risk for CAD by the INTERHEART score using self-reported history and physical exam. A single blood sample was collected prospectively for the purpose of monocyte analysis. Flow cytometry using dual colour fluorescence (CD14, CD16) within the monocyte gate was used to identify monocyte subsets (classical, intermediate and non-classical) by staff blinded to the individuals' characteristics.
Variables were compared using Mann-Whitney U test and Chi-squared test, as appropriate. Eta coefficient was calculated to analyze the relationship between ethnicity and proportion of monocyte subsets. Eta squared values were calculated to assess the impact of ethnicity on monocyte subset proportions.
Results
The SA group consisted of 64% males with a mean age of 54 (± 9), while the WC group consisted of 55% males with a mean age of 59 (± 7). Both groups had similar body mass index, rates of hypertension, dyslipidemia and family history of premature CAD. Compared to WC, SA had higher prevalence of diabetes (36% vs. 13%, p=0.005) and hemoglobin A1C levels (6.0±1.1% vs. 5.6±0.6%, p<0.001). SA patients had a higher proportion (85.3±10.7% vs. 81.4±11.0%, p=0.009) and total level (449.0±180.4 vs. 388±127.4, p=0.010) of classical CD14++CD16- monocytes compared to WC. There was no difference between the two groups in the proportion of intermediate CD14++CD16+ and non-classical CD14+CD16++ monocytes. There was no association between diabetes and the proportion of monocyte subsets. Ethnicity had a moderate association with the proportion of classical CD14++CD16- monocytes (Eta coefficient = 0.525) with a large effect size (Eta squared = 27.5%). The association of ethnicity with intermediate CD14++CD16+ and non-classical CD14+CD16++ monocytes was either weak or negligible with minimal to no effect size.
Conclusion
In patients with substantive risk for CAD, SA had a significantly higher proportion and level of classical CD14++CD16- monocytes compared to WC. Our findings provide a novel insight into the potential mechanism of increased CAD susceptibility amongst SA compared to WC. Future studies are needed to determine whether these ethnic differences in the distribution of monocyte subsets can predict susceptibility to developing CAD and suffering atherothrombotic events.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): Cardiology Academic Practice Plan grant at the University of British Columbia
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Affiliation(s)
- F Hosseini
- University of British Columbia, Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada
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- Providence Health Care Research Institute (PHCRI), Vancouver, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, Vancouver, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Department of Radiology and Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Vancouver, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada
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- Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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- Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- University of Toronto, University Health Network and Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Department of Radiology and Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Vancouver, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada
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Hosseini F, Franco C, Selvakumar K, Whalen B, Kaila K, Sellers S, Malhi N, Shahriari M, Lee S, Alipour S, Khan N, Gupta M, Farkouh M, Verma S, Taylor C, Leipsic J, Ramanathan K. MONOCYTE SUBSETS HETEROGENEITY AND CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN SOUTH ASIANS COMPARED TO WHITE CAUCASIANS. Can J Cardiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.07.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Borges FK, Sheth T, Patel A, Marcucci M, Yung T, Langer T, Alboim C, Polanczyk CA, Germini F, Azeredo-da-Silva AF, Sloan E, Kaila K, Ree R, Bertoletti A, Vedovati MC, Galzerano A, Spence J, Devereaux PJ. Accuracy of Physicians in Differentiating Type 1 and Type 2 Myocardial Infarction Based on Clinical Information. CJC Open 2020; 2:577-584. [PMID: 33305218 PMCID: PMC7711010 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2020.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Physicians commonly judge whether a myocardial infarction (MI) is type 1 (thrombotic) vs type 2 (supply/demand mismatch) based on clinical information. Little is known about the accuracy of physicians’ clinical judgement in this regard. We aimed to determine the accuracy of physicians’ judgement in the classification of type 1 vs type 2 MI in perioperative and nonoperative settings. Methods We performed an online survey using cases from the Optical Coherence Tomographic Imaging of Thrombus (OPTIMUS) Study, which investigated the prevalence of a culprit lesion thrombus based on intracoronary optical coherence tomography (OCT) in patients experiencing MI. Four MI cases, 2 perioperative and 2 nonoperative, were selected randomly, stratified by etiology. Physicians were provided with the patient’s medical history, laboratory parameters, and electrocardiograms. Physicians did not have access to intracoronary OCT results. The primary outcome was the accuracy of physicians' judgement of MI etiology, measured as raw agreement between physicians and intracoronary OCT findings. Fleiss’ kappa and Gwet’s AC1 were calculated to correct for chance. Results The response rate was 57% (308 of 536). Respondents were 62% male; median age was 45 years (standard deviation ± 11); 45% had been in practice for > 15 years. Respondents’ overall accuracy for MI etiology was 60% (95% confidence interval [CI] 57%-63%), including 63% (95% CI 60%-68%) for nonoperative cases, and 56% (95% CI 52%-60%) for perioperative cases. Overall chance-corrected agreement was poor (kappa = 0.05), consistent across specialties and clinical scenarios. Conclusions Physician accuracy in determining MI etiology based on clinical information is poor. Physicians should consider results from other testing, such as invasive coronary angiography, when determining MI etiology.
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- Flavia K Borges
- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Post-graduate Program of Cardiology and Cardiovacular Sciences, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Department of Anesthesia, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Cardiology and Epidemiology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.,Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit, Santa Maria of Misericordia Hospital, Univerity of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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Bainey KR, Gupta M, Ali I, Bangalore S, Chiu M, Kaila K, Kaul P, Khan N, King-Shier KM, Palaniappan L, Pare G, Ramanathan K, Ross S, Shah BR. The Burden of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in South Asians Residing in Canada: A Reflection From the South Asian Heart Alliance. CJC Open 2019; 1:271-281. [PMID: 32159121 PMCID: PMC7063609 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2019.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
South Asians (SAs), originating from the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan), represent one quarter of the global population and are the largest visible minority in Canada. SAs experience the highest rates of coronary artery disease in Canada. Although conventional cardiovascular risk factors remain predictive in SA, the excess risk is not fully explained by these risk factors alone. Abdominal obesity, metabolic syndrome, and insulin resistance likely contribute a greater risk in SAs than in other populations. The South Asian Heart Alliance has been recently formed to investigate and recommend the best strategies for the prevention of cardiometabolic disease in SAs in Canada. This topic review represents a comprehensive overview of the magnitude of cardiovascular disease in SAs in Canada, with a review of conventional and novel risk markers in the SA population. Both primary and secondary prevention strategies are suggested and when possible, adapted specifically for the SA population. The need for SAs and their healthcare professionals to be more aware of the problem and potential solutions, along with the need for population-specific research, is highlighted.
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- Kevin R. Bainey
- Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Corresponding author: Dr Kevin R. Bainey, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, University of Alberta, 2C2.12 WMC, 8440 112 St, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7, Canada. Tel.: +1-780-407-2176; fax: +1-780-4076452.
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, and Canadian Collaborative Research Network, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Nursing and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Population Health Research Institute and Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Luong CL, Ong K, Kaila K, Pellikka PA, Gin K, Tsang TSM. Focused Cardiac Ultrasonography: Current Applications and Future Directions. J Ultrasound Med 2019; 38:865-876. [PMID: 30146784 DOI: 10.1002/jum.14773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2018] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Focused cardiac ultrasonography is performed by clinicians at the bedside and is used in time-sensitive scenarios to evaluate a patient's cardiovascular status when comprehensive echocardiography is not immediately available. This simplified cardiac ultrasonography is often performed by noncardiologists using small, portable devices to augment the physical examination, triage patients, and direct management in both critical care and outpatient settings. However, as the use of focused cardiac ultrasonography continues to expand, careful consideration is required regarding training, scope of practice, impact on patient outcomes, and medicolegal implications. In this review, we examine some of the challenges with rapid uptake of this technique and explore the benefits and potential risk of focused cardiac ultrasonography. We propose possible mechanisms for cross-specialty collaboration, quality improvement, and oversight.
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- Christina L Luong
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Cheung C, Wan D, Grunau B, Taylor C, Deyell M, Fordyce C, Wenner J, Kiamanesh O, Kaila K, Christenson J, Farkouh M, Ramanathan K. P2749Is relying on ST depression to help predict coronary artery disease after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest harming patients? Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p2749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Franco C, Taylor C, Sevalkumar K, Cowan S, Heilbron B, Tsang M, Hamburger J, Gosal-Sadhra T, Kaila K, Leipsic J, Ramanathan K. WILL INFLAMMATORY MONOCYTE HETEROGENEITY BE THE KEY TO UNLOCKING THE SECRET OF PREMATURE CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN SOUTH ASIANS? A PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF CANADIAN SOUTH ASIAN AND CAUCASIANS. Can J Cardiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.07.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Cheung C, Taylor C, Kaila K, Tang J, Alipour S, Grunau B, Deyell M, Barbic D, Habibi M, Roston T, Ong K, Kiamanesh O, Christenson J, Farkouh M, Ramanathan K. DOES ST DEPRESSION PREDICT CORONARY OCCLUSION AFTER AN OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST? Can J Cardiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.07.217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Voipio J, Boron WF, Jones SW, Hopfer U, Payne JA, Kaila K. Comment on "Local impermeant anions establish the neuronal chloride concentration". Science 2014; 345:1130. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1252978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Lacoh CM, Bodogan T, Kaila K, Fiumelli H, Vutskits L. General anaesthetics do not impair developmental expression of the KCC2 potassium-chloride cotransporter in neonatal rats during the brain growth spurt. Br J Anaesth 2013; 110 Suppl 1:i10-8. [PMID: 23533251 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The developmental transition from depolarizing to hyperpolarizing γ-aminobutyric acid-mediated neurotransmission is primarily mediated by an increase in the amount of the potassium-chloride cotransporter KCC2 during early postnatal life. However, it is not known whether early neuronal activity plays a modulatory role in the expression of total KCC2 mRNA and protein in the immature brain. As general anaesthetics are powerful modulators of neuronal activity, the purpose of this study was to explore how these drugs affect KCC2 expression during the brain growth spurt. METHODS Wistar rat pups were exposed to either a single dose or 6 h of midazolam, propofol, or ketamine anaesthesia at postnatal days 0, 5, 10, or 15. KCC2 expression was assessed using immunoblotting, immunohistochemistry, or quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis up to 3 days post-exposure in the medial prefrontal cortex. RESULTS There was a progressive and steep increase in the expression of KCC2 between birth and 2 weeks of age. Exposure to midazolam, propofol, or ketamine up to 6 h at any investigated stages of the brain growth spurt did not influence the expression of this cotransporter protein. CONCLUSION I.V. general anaesthetics do not seem to influence developmental expression of KCC2 during the brain growth spurt.
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- C-M Lacoh
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Asiedu MN, Mejia G, Ossipov MK, Malan TP, Kaila K, Price TJ. Modulation of spinal GABAergic analgesia by inhibition of chloride extrusion capacity in mice. J Pain 2012; 13:546-54. [PMID: 22537560 PMCID: PMC3367103 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2012.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2012] [Revised: 02/27/2012] [Accepted: 03/02/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED Spinal gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor type A (GABA(A)) receptor modulation with agonists and allosteric modulators evokes analgesia and antinociception. Changes in K(+)-Cl(-) cotransporter isoform 2 (KCC2) expression or function that occur after peripheral nerve injury can result in an impairment in the Cl(-) extrusion capacity of spinal dorsal horn neurons. This, in turn, alters Cl(-)-mediated hyperpolarization via GABA(A) receptor activation, contributing to allodynia or hypersensitivity associated with nerve injury or inflammation. A gap in knowledge exists concerning how this loss of spinal KCC2 activity differentially impacts the analgesic efficacy or potency of GABA(A) agonists and allosteric modulators. We utilized intrathecal drug administration in the tail flick assay to measure the analgesic effects of general GABA(A) agonists muscimol and Z-3-[(aminoiminomethyl)thio]prop-2-enoic acid (ZAPA), the ∂-subunit-preferring agonist 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo(5,4-c)pyridin-3-ol (THIP), and allosteric modulators of the benzodiazepine (midazolam) and neurosteroid (ganaxolone) class, alone or in the presence of K(+)-Cl(-) cotransporter isoform (KCC) blockade. Intrathecal muscimol, ZAPA, THIP midazolam, and ganaxolone all evoked significant analgesia in the tail flick test. Coadministration of either agonists or allosteric modulators with [(dihydroindenyl)oxy] alkanoic acid (DIOA) (a drug that blocks KCC2) had no effect on agonist or allosteric modulator potency. On the other hand, the analgesic efficacy of muscimol and ZAPA and the allosteric modulator ganaxolone were markedly reduced whereas THIP and midazolam were unaffected. Finally, in the spared nerve injury model, midazolam significantly reversed tactile hypersensitivity while ganaxolone had no effect. These results indicate that the KCC2-dependent Cl(-) extrusion capacity differentially regulates the analgesic efficacy of agonists and allosteric modulators at the GABA(A) receptor complex. PERSPECTIVE Our work suggests that drug discovery efforts for the treatment of chronic pain disorders should target benzodiazepine or ∂-subunit-containing sites at the GABA(A) complex.
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- M. N. Asiedu
- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Arizona School of Medicine, 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Arizona School of Medicine, 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Arizona School of Medicine, 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Arizona School of Medicine, 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, POB 65, Helsinki, FIN-00014, Finland
- Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, POB 65, Helsinki, FIN-00014, Finland
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- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Arizona School of Medicine, 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA
- Bio5 Institute, The University of Arizona School of Medicine, 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA
- Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, The University of Arizona School of Medicine, 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA
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Vanhatalo S, Voipio J, Metsäranta M, Kaila K, Palva M, Andersson S. P16.4 Spontaneous activity transients in the preterm EEG: A bridge from neurophenomenology to neurophysiology. Clin Neurophysiol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2006.06.375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Turpeinen JP, Leppävuori J, Heinonen OJ, Kaila K, Salo J, Lilja M, Kesäniemi YA. Muscle fiber type I influences lipid oxidation during low-intensity exercise in moderately active middle-aged men. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2006; 16:134-40. [PMID: 16533352 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2004.00436.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The simultaneous effects of body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity, and muscle fiber characteristics on lipid oxidation at basal state and during exercise were studied in a population-based group (n = 70) of middle-aged men. Body composition, oxygen uptake, and lipid oxidation were determined in a volitional maximal exercise test, physical activity with a questionnaire, muscle fiber characteristics with muscle biopsy, and resting metabolic rate and lipid oxidation at basal state with indirect calorimetry. In regression analysis, type I muscle fibers contributed significantly to lipid oxidation at basal state (r = 0.30, r2 = 0.07, P<0.05) and during low-intensity exercise (r = 0.35, r2 = 0.10, P<0.05). ANOVA revealed 7.7% (P = 0.268) lower lipid oxidation at basal state, 14% (P<0.05) lower lipid oxidation in low-intensity exercise, and 10.5% (P = 0.088) lower lipid oxidation in moderate-intensity exercise in muscle fiber tertile I (type I muscle fiber count 28.8%) compared with muscle fiber tertile III (type I muscle fiber count 71.4%). In conclusion, the muscle fiber distribution contributed significantly to lipid oxidation during low-intensity exercise in moderately active middle-aged men.
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- J-P Turpeinen
- Department of Internal Medicine and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
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Tallgren P, Vanhatalo S, Kaila K, Voipio J. Evaluation of commercially available electrodes and gels for recording of slow EEG potentials. Clin Neurophysiol 2004; 116:799-806. [PMID: 15792889 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2004.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2004] [Revised: 10/02/2004] [Accepted: 10/08/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To test the applicability of different types of commercially available electrodes and electrode gels or pastes for recording of slow EEG potentials. METHODS Experiments were carried out on six types of reusable electrodes (silver, tin and gold cup electrodes, sintered silver-silver chloride (Ag|AgCl), platinum, stainless steel), six disposable Ag|AgCl electrode models, and nine gels or pastes. We studied the parameters, which are critical in slow-potential recording, such as polarization, initial and long-term stability and low-frequency noise. RESULTS The best results were obtained with the reusable sintered Ag|AgCl electrodes. The six disposable Ag|AgCl electrode models also proved to have appropriate electrical properties. Other types of reusable electrodes suffered from diverse degrees of polarization, baseline drift, low-frequency noise, high resistance, and changes in properties due to wear and tear. Seven out of nine gels or pastes contained a significant amount of chloride, which is a prerequisite for DC stability of Ag|AgCl electrodes, whereas the absolute concentration of chloride had little effect. CONCLUSIONS Direct current (DC) coupled recording of EEG is critically dependent on the choice of electrode and gel. SIGNIFICANCE Our results provide rigorous criteria for choosing DC-stable electrodes and gels for DC-coupled or long time-constant AC-coupled recordings of slow EEG potentials.
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- P Tallgren
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 65, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Vanhatalo S, Palva JM, Holmes MD, Miller JW, Voipio J, Kaila K. Infraslow oscillations modulate excitability and interictal epileptic activity in the human cortex during sleep. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:5053-7. [PMID: 15044698 PMCID: PMC387372 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0305375101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 329] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Human cortical activity has been intensively examined at frequencies ranging from 0.5 Hz to several hundred Hz. Recent studies have, however, reported also infraslow fluctuations in neuronal population activity, magnitude of electroencephalographic oscillations, discrete sleep events, as well as in the occurrence of interictal events. Here we use direct current electroencephalography to demonstrate large-scale infraslow oscillations in the human cortex at frequencies ranging from 0.02 to 0.2 Hz. These oscillations, which are not detectable in conventional electroencephalography because of its limited recording bandwidth (typical lower limit 0.5 Hz), were observed in widespread cortical regions. Notably, the infraslow oscillations were strongly synchronized with faster activities, as well as with the interictal epileptic events and K complexes. Our findings suggest that the infraslow oscillations represent a slow, cyclic modulation of cortical gross excitability, providing also a putative mechanism for the as yet enigmatic aggravation of epileptic activity during sleep.
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- S Vanhatalo
- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 65, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
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Vanhatalo S, Tallgren P, Becker C, Holmes MD, Miller JW, Kaila K, Voipio J. Scalp-recorded slow EEG responses generated in response to hemodynamic changes in the human brain. Clin Neurophysiol 2003; 114:1744-54. [PMID: 12948805 DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(03)00163-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study whether hemodynamic changes in human brain generate scalp-EEG responses. METHODS Direct current EEG (DC-EEG) was recorded from 12 subjects during 5 non-invasive manipulations that affect intracranial hemodynamics by different mechanisms: bilateral jugular vein compression (JVC), head-up tilt (HUT), head-down tilt (HDT), Valsalva maneuver (VM), and Mueller maneuver (MM). DC shifts were compared to changes in cerebral blood volume (CBV) measured by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). RESULTS DC shifts were observed during all manipulations with highest amplitudes (up to 250 microV) at the midline electrodes, and the most pronounced changes (up to 15 microV/cm) in the DC voltage gradient around vertex. In spite of inter-individual variation in both amplitude and polarity, the DC shifts were consistent and reproducible for each subject and they showed a clear temporal correlation with changes in CBV. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that hemodynamic changes in human brain are associated with marked DC shifts that cannot be accounted for by intracortical neuronal or glial currents. Instead, the data are consistent with a non-neuronal generator mechanism that is associated with the blood-brain barrier. SIGNIFICANCE These findings have direct implications for mechanistic interpretation of slow EEG responses in various experimental paradigms.
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- S Vanhatalo
- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Vanhatalo S, Holmes MD, Tallgren P, Voipio J, Kaila K, Miller JW. Very slow EEG responses lateralize temporal lobe seizures: an evaluation of non-invasive DC-EEG. Neurology 2003; 60:1098-104. [PMID: 12682313 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000052993.37621.cc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study tested the idea that very slow EEG responses (direct current [DC] potential shifts) could be detected noninvasively during temporal lobe (TL) seizures, and that these shifts give lateralizing information consistent with that obtained by other methods. METHODS Seven patients with TL epilepsy (TLE) were recorded with scalp DC-EEG technique at bedside. All recordings were performed simultaneously with conventional EEG (scalp in five, and intracranially in two; two patients with scalp recordings were recorded intracranially later). Seizures in five patients originated in the mesial TL. Ictal DC shifts were evaluated by comparing them to the temporal evolution of ictal discharges, and by comparing the laterality of these shifts to the side of seizure onset defined by routine EEG and other presurgical diagnostic tests. RESULTS All seizures (35/35) were associated with negative DC shifts at temporal derivations (30 to 150 micro V relative to vertex), beginning at the electrical seizure onset, and lasting for the whole seizure. In eight seizures (five patients) with documented mesial TL onset, the polarity of the DC shift was initially positive followed by a negative one after lateral spread of seizure activity. In all cases, the side of the EEG shift agreed with other diagnostic tests, and, at times, was more clearly lateralized than the conventional scalp EEG. CONCLUSIONS DC-EEG recordings are practical and achievable at the bedside. Ictal DC shifts are consistently observed in scalp recordings in TL seizures, and reliably lateralize them. This method may hold promise in reducing the need for invasive monitoring in patients with TLE where other noninvasive tests are equivocal.
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- S Vanhatalo
- Regional Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle 98104, USA
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Vanhatalo S, Tallgren P, Andersson S, Sainio K, Voipio J, Kaila K. DC-EEG discloses prominent, very slow activity patterns during sleep in preterm infants. Clin Neurophysiol 2002; 113:1822-5. [PMID: 12417237 DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(02)00292-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of this study is to test the hypothesis that the immature human brain exhibits slow electrical activity that is not detected by conventional (i.e. high-pass filtered) electroencephalography (EEG). METHODS Six healthy preterm infants (conceptional age 33-37 weeks) were recorded bedside with direct current (DC) EEG during sleep. Epochs with quiet sleep were selected to study the delta frequency bursts during discontinuous EEG patterns (trace discontinu or trace alternant), and we compared the waveforms obtained without filtering (i.e. genuine DC-EEG) to those seen after high pass filtering of the same traces. RESULTS In all infants, DC-EEG demonstrated that the typical delta frequency bursts are consistently embedded in very large amplitude (200-700 microV) and long lasting (1-5s) occipitally negative transients, which are not seen in conventional EEG. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE Our study demonstrates that (i) the most prominent spontaneous EEG activity of a sleeping preterm infant consists of very slow, large amplitude transients, and (ii) the most salient features of these transients are not seen in conventional EEG. Proper recording of this type of brain activity by DC-EEG provides a novel way for non-invasive assessment of neonatal brain function.
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- Sampsa Vanhatalo
- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Kauppinen R, Kaila K. [Neurobiology in the next millennium:challenges and dreams]. Duodecim 2002; 115:555-7. [PMID: 11830904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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- R Kauppinen
- A. I. Virtanen-instituuti Kuopion yliopisto PL 1627, 70211 Kuopio.
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Lahtinen H, Autere AM, Paalasmaa P, Lauri SE, Kaila K. Post-insult activity is a major cause of delayed neuronal death in organotypic hippocampal slices exposed to glutamate. Neuroscience 2001; 105:131-7. [PMID: 11483307 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(01)00168-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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We investigated the pathophysiological mechanisms of glutamate-induced delayed neuronal damage in rat hippocampal slice cultures [Stoppini et al. (1991) J. Neurosci. Methods 37, 173-182], with propidium iodide as a marker of cell death. Exposure of the cultures to growth medium containing 10 mM glutamate for 30 min resulted in a slowly developing degeneration of hippocampal principal cells, starting from the medial end of the CA1 region and reaching the dentate gyrus by 48 h. By 24 h, most pyramidal cells in CA1 were damaged. An acute phase of degeneration preceded the delayed damage at 2-6 h, affecting cells in a spatially diffuse manner. When tetrodotoxin (0.5 microM) was present during the glutamate insult, a marked protection (mean 57%, P<0.001) of the CA1 damage was observed. Rather strikingly, when tetrodotoxin was applied immediately following or even with a delay of 30 min after the insult, a similar amount of protection was achieved. In field recordings carried out after the insult, the glutamate-treated slices exhibited spontaneously occurring negative shifts with a duration of 1-10 s and an amplitude of up to 400 microV in the CA3 region, whereas the control slices were always quiescent. Taken together, the results suggest that post-insult neuronal network activity, rather than the direct action of exogenous glutamate, is a major cause of delayed CA1 pyramidal cell death in the organotypic slices. These observations may have implications in the design of neuroprotective strategies for the treatment of brain traumas which are accompanied by delayed and/or distal neuronal damage.
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- H Lahtinen
- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014, Helsinki, Finland.
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Stenkamp K, Palva JM, Uusisaari M, Schuchmann S, Schmitz D, Heinemann U, Kaila K. Enhanced temporal stability of cholinergic hippocampal gamma oscillations following respiratory alkalosis in vitro. J Neurophysiol 2001; 85:2063-9. [PMID: 11353022 DOI: 10.1152/jn.2001.85.5.2063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The decrease in brain CO(2) partial pressure (pCO(2)) that takes place both during voluntary and during pathological hyperventilation is known to induce gross alterations in cortical functions that lead to subjective sensations and altered states of consciousness. The mechanisms that mediate the effects of the decrease in pCO(2) at the neuronal network level are largely unexplored. In the present work, the modulation of gamma oscillations by hypocapnia was studied in rat hippocampal slices. Field potential oscillations were induced by the cholinergic agonist carbachol under an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-receptor blockade and were recorded in the dendritic layer of the CA3 region with parallel measurements of changes in interstitial and intraneuronal pH (pH(o) and pH(i), respectively). Hypocapnia from 5 to 1% CO(2) led to a stable monophasic increase of 0.5 and 0.2 units in pH(o) and pH(i), respectively. The mean oscillation frequency increased slightly but significantly from 32 to 34 Hz and the mean gamma-band amplitude (20 to 80 Hz) decreased by 20%. Hypocapnia induced a dramatic enhancement of the temporal stability of the oscillations, as was indicated by a two-fold increase in the exponential decay time constant fitted to the autocorrelogram. A rise in pH(i) evoked by the weak base trimethylamine (TriMA) was associated with a slight increase in oscillation frequency (37 to 39 Hz) and a decrease in amplitude (30%). Temporal stability, on the other hand, was decreased by TriMA, which suggests that its enhancement in 1% CO(2) was related to the rise in pH(o). In 1% CO(2), the decay-time constant of the evoked monosynaptic pyramidal inhibitory postsynaptic current (IPSC) was unaltered but its amplitude was enhanced. This increase in IPSC amplitude seems to significantly contribute to the enhancement of temporal stability because the enhancement was almost fully reversed by a low concentration of bicuculline. These results suggest that changes in brain pCO(2) can have a strong influence on the temporal modulation of gamma rhythms.
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- K Stenkamp
- Johannes-Müller-Institut für Physiologie, Humboldt Universität Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
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Gulyás AI, Sík A, Payne JA, Kaila K, Freund TF. The KCl cotransporter, KCC2, is highly expressed in the vicinity of excitatory synapses in the rat hippocampus. Eur J Neurosci 2001; 13:2205-17. [PMID: 11454023 DOI: 10.1046/j.0953-816x.2001.01600.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Immunocytochemical visualization of the neuron-specific K+/Cl- cotransporter, KCC2, at the cellular and subcellular level revealed an area- and layer-specific diffuse labelling, and a discrete staining outlining the somata and dendrites of some interneurons in all areas of the rat hippocampus. KCC2 was highly expressed in parvalbumin-containing interneurons, as well as in subsets of calbindin, calretinin and metabotropic glutamate receptor 1a-immunoreactive interneurons. During the first 2 postnatal weeks, an increase of KCC2 staining was observed in the molecular layer of the dentate gyrus, correlating temporally with the arrival of entorhinal cortical inputs. Subcellular localization demonstrated KCC2 in the plasma membranes. Immunoreactivity in principal cells was responsible for the diffuse staining found in the neuropil. In these cells, KCC2 was detected primarily in dendritic spine heads, at the origin of spines and, at a much lower level on the somata and dendritic shafts. KCC2 expression was considerably higher in the somata and dendrites of interneurons, most notably of parvalbumin-containing cells, as well as in the thorny excrescences of CA3 pyramidal cells and in the spines of spiny hilar and stratum lucidum interneurons. The data indicate that KCC2 is highly expressed in the vicinity of excitatory inputs in the hippocampus, perhaps in close association with extrasynaptic GABAA receptors. A high level of excitation is known to lead to a simultaneous net influx of Na+ and Cl-, as evidenced by dendritic swelling. KCC2 located in the same microenvironment may provide a Cl- extrusion mechanism to deal with both ion and water homeostasis in addition to its role in setting the driving force of Cl- currents involved in fast postsynaptic inhibition.
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- A I Gulyás
- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, P.O. Box 67, H-1450, Hungary
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Wetzel P, Hasse A, Papadopoulos S, Voipio J, Kaila K, Gros G. Extracellular carbonic anhydrase activity facilitates lactic acid transport in rat skeletal muscle fibres. J Physiol 2001; 531:743-56. [PMID: 11251055 PMCID: PMC2278498 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2001.0743h.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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1. In skeletal muscle an extracellular sarcolemmal carbonic anhydrase (CA) has been demonstrated. We speculate that this CA accelerates the interstitial CO2/HCO3- buffer system so that H+ ions can be rapidly delivered or buffered in the interstitial fluid. Because > 80 % of the lactate which crosses the sarcolemmal membrane is transported by the H+-lactate cotransporter, we examined the contributions of extracellular and intracellular CA to lactic acid transport, using ion-selective microelectrodes for measurements of intracellular pH (pHi) and fibre surface pH (pHs) in rat extensor digitorum longus (EDL) and soleus fibres. 2. Muscle fibres were exposed to 20 mM sodium lactate in the absence and presence of the CA inhibitors benzolamide (BZ), acetazolamide (AZ), chlorzolamide (CZ) and ethoxzolamide (EZ). The initial slopes (dpHs/dt, dpHi/dt) and the amplitudes (DeltapHs, DeltapHi) of pH changes were quantified. From dpHi/dt, DeltapHi and the total buffer factor (BFtot) the lactate fluxes (mM min-1) and intracellular lactate concentrations ([lactate]i) were estimated. 3. BFtot was obtained as the sum of the non-HCO3- buffer factor (BFnon-HCO3) and the HCO3- buffer factor (BFHCO3). BFnon-HCO3 was 35 +/- 4 mM pH-1 for the EDL (n = 14) and 86 /- 16 mM pH-1 for the soleus (n = 14). 4. In soleus, 10 mM cinnamate inhibited lactate influx by 44 % and efflux by 30 %; in EDL, it inhibited lactate influx by 37 % and efflux by 20 %. Cinnamate decreased [lactate]i, in soleus by 36 % and in EDL by 45 %. In soleus, 1 mM DIDS reduced lactate influx by 18 % and efflux by 16 %. In EDL, DIDS lowered the influx by 27 % but had almost no effect on efflux. DIDS reduced [lactate]i by 20 % in soleus and by 26 % in EDL. 5. BZ (0.01 mM) and AZ (0.1 mM), which inhibit only the extracellular sarcolemmal CA, led to a significant increase in dpHs/dt and pHs by about 40 %-150 % in soleus and EDL. BZ and AZ inhibited the influx and efflux of lactate by 25 %-50 % and reduced [lactate]i by about 40 %. The membrane-permeable CA inhibitors CZ (0.5 mM) and EZ (0.1 mM), which inhibit the extracellular as well as the intracellular CAs, exerted no greater effects than the poorly permeable inhibitors BZ and AZ did. 6. In soleus, 10 mM cinnamate inhibited the lactate influx by 47 %. Addition of 0.01 mM BZ led to a further inhibition by only 10 %. BZ alone reduced the influx by 37 %. 7. BZ (0.01 mM) had no influence on the Km value of the lactate transport, but led to a decrease in maximal transport rate (Vmax). In EDL, BZ reduced Vmax by 50 % and in soleus by about 25 %. 8. We conclude that the extracellular sarcolemmal CA plays an important role in lactic acid transport, while internal CA has no effect, a difference most likely attributable to the high internal vs. low extracellular BF(non-HCO3). The fact that the effects of cinnamate and BZ are not additive indicates that the two inhibitors act at distinct sites on the same transport pathway for lactic acid.
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- P Wetzel
- Zentrum Physiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, 30623 Hannover, Germany.
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- J Voipio
- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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We have examined the sensitivity of human and rat homo-oligomeric rho(1) GABA receptors to variations in extracellular pH (pH(o)) using the whole-cell patch clamp technique. The GABA-induced conductance mediated by the rat rho(1) receptor (rho(1)-R) decreased with a decrease in pH(o) between 9.0 to 5.4. Below pH(o) 7.4 the effect of protons on the GABA-induced conductance was apparently competitive, but above pH(o) 7.4 the inhibitory effect of extracellular protons was almost independent on the GABA concentration. Titration of the GABA-induced conductance at 3 microM GABA revealed two protonation sites on rat rho(1)-R with pKa 6.4 and pKa 8.2. At 10 microM GABA the low pKa (6.4) was shifted to a clearly lower value (5.6), but the high pKa was only slightly decreased (from 8.2 to 7.9). Zn(2+) ions were capable of relieving the proton inhibition at low pH(o) indicating that Zn(2+) interacts with the low pKa site. Unlike the rat rho(1)-R, the human rho(1)-R was sensitive only to changes in pH(o) at acidic levels. Proton inhibition of human rho(1)-R was apparently competitive, as observed on rat-rho(1) at acidic pH(o). Titration of the human rho(1)-R gave a single H(+) binding site with a pKa of 6.3, similar to the value for the low pKa on rat rho(1)-R. The pKa value of human rho(1)-R was not dependent on the GABA concentration. A chimeric receptor, consisting of the N-terminal part of the rat rho(1)-R and C-terminal part of the human rho(1)-R, displayed pH(o) sensitivity similar to that observed for rat rho(1)-R. This indicates that the high pKa of rat rho(1)-R is attributable to the 11 amino acid differences between the rat and human rho(1)-R extracellular domains.
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- C Rivera
- Department of Biosciences, Division of Animal Physiology, P.O. Box 17, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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Palva JM, Lamsa K, Lauri SE, Rauvala H, Kaila K, Taira T. Fast network oscillations in the newborn rat hippocampus in vitro. J Neurosci 2000; 20:1170-8. [PMID: 10648721 PMCID: PMC6774181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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Spontaneous neural activity is crucial for the formation of the intricate patterns of cortical connectivity during development. In particular, temporal correlations in presynaptic and postsynaptic activity have been hypothesized to be a critical determinant in the selection of neurons that are to become wired together. To date, however, temporally correlated activity in the neonatal brain has been believed to take place with a precision of tens of milliseconds to seconds. Here we describe a novel type of a fast network oscillation associated with millisecond synchronization of pyramidal cell firing in newborn rat hippocampus in vitro. Individual pyramidal neurons fired mainly at lower gamma frequencies (20-40 Hz) but were synchronized into a high-frequency (100-400 Hz) population oscillation that was reflected in field potential spikes and intracellular AMPA-kainate receptor-mediated currents. The high-frequency population oscillation was patterned by a gamma-frequency modulatory oscillation. The gamma modulation was imposed by GABAergic currents, which exerted an inhibitory action on pyramidal neurons. Patterned activity based on GABAergic inhibition and glutamatergic excitation thus occurs already in newborn hippocampus. The network oscillations described here may be a mechanism for selective coincidence detection with a millisecond range temporal precision to shape the patterns of connectivity within the emerging hippocampal synaptic circuitry.
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- J M Palva
- Department of Biosciences, Division of Animal Physiology, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Finland
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Lamsa K, Palva JM, Ruusuvuori E, Kaila K, Taira T. Synaptic GABA(A) activation inhibits AMPA-kainate receptor-mediated bursting in the newborn (P0-P2) rat hippocampus. J Neurophysiol 2000; 83:359-66. [PMID: 10634879 DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.1.359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The mechanisms of synaptic transmission in the rat hippocampus at birth are assumed to be fundamentally different from those found in the adult. It has been reported that in the CA3-CA1 pyramidal cells a conversion of "silent" glutamatergic synapses to conductive alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) synapses starts gradually after P2. Further, GABA via its depolarizing action seems to give rise to grossly synchronous yet slow calcium oscillations. Therefore, GABA is generally thought to have a purely excitatory rather than an inhibitory role during the first postnatal week. In the present study field potential recordings and gramicidin perforated and whole cell clamp techniques as well as K(+)-selective microelectrodes were used to examine the relative contributions of AMPA and GABA(A) receptors to network activity of CA3-CA1 pyramidal cells in the newborn rat hippocampus. As early as postnatal day (P0-P2), highly coherent spontaneous firing of CA3 pyramidal cells was seen in vitro. Negative-going extracellular spikes confined to periodic bursts (interval 16 +/- 3 s) consisting of 2.9 +/- 0.1 spikes were observed in stratum pyramidale. The spikes were accompanied by AMPA-R-mediated postsynaptic currents (PSCs) in simultaneously recorded pyramidal neurons (7.6 +/- 3.0 unitary currents per burst). In CA1 pyramidal cells synchronous discharging of CA3 circuitry produced a barrage of AMPA currents at >20 Hz frequencies, thus demonstrating a transfer of the fast CA3 network activity to CA1 area. Despite its depolarizing action, GABA(A)-R-mediated transmission appeared to exert inhibition in the CA3 pyramidal cell population. The GABA(A)-R antagonist bicuculline hypersynchronized the output of glutamatergic CA3 circuitry and increased the network-driven excitatory input to the pyramidal neurons, whereas the GABA(A)-R agonist muscimol (100 nM) did the opposite. However, the occurrence of unitary GABA(A)-R currents was increased after muscimol application from 0.66 +/- 0.16 s(-1) to 1.43 +/- 0.29 s(-1). It was concluded that AMPA synapses are critical in the generation of spontaneous high-frequency bursts in CA3 as well as in CA3-CA1 transmission as early as P0-P2 in rat hippocampus. Concurrently, although GABA(A)-R-mediated depolarization may excite hippocampal interneurons, in CA3 pyramidal neurons it can restrain excitatory inputs and limit the size of the activated neuronal population.
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- K Lamsa
- Department of Biosciences, Division of Animal Physiology, University of Helsinki, 00014, Finland
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Smirnov S, Paalasmaa P, Uusisaari M, Voipio J, Kaila K. Pharmacological isolation of the synaptic and nonsynaptic components of the GABA-mediated biphasic response in rat CA1 hippocampal pyramidal cells. J Neurosci 1999; 19:9252-60. [PMID: 10531429 PMCID: PMC6782920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023] Open
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High-frequency stimulation (HFS) applied to stratum radiatum of a rat hippocampal slice in the presence of ionotropic glutamate receptor antagonists evokes a biphasic GABA(A) receptor-dependent response in CA1 pyramidal neurons, with a brief hyperpolarizing IPSP (hIPSP) followed by a long-lasting depolarization. We show now that it is possible to pharmacologically separate the hIPSP and late depolarization from one another. In neurons intracellularly perfused for 1-2 hr with F(-) as the major anion and no ATP, the hIPSP (and the corresponding current, hIPSC) evoked by HFS was blocked, whereas neither the late depolarization nor its underlying current was attenuated. In contrast, internal perfusion with a high concentration (5 mM) of the impermeant lidocaine derivative QX-314 selectively abolished the depolarizing component of the biphasic response and also strongly reduced depolarizations evoked by extracellular microinjection of K(+). Bath application of quinine (0. 2-0.5 mM) or quinidine (0.1 mM) resulted in a pronounced inhibition of the HFS-induced extracellular K(+) concentration ([K(+)](o)) transient but not of the bicarbonate-dependent alkaline shift in extracellular pH. The attenuation of the [K(+)](o) transient was closely paralleled by a suppression of the HFS-evoked depolarization but not of the hIPSP. Quini(di)ne did not affect depolarizations induced by exogenous K(+) either. These data provide direct pharmacological evidence for the view that the HFS-induced biphasic response of the pyramidal neuron is composed of mechanistically distinct components: a direct GABA(A) receptor-mediated phase, which is followed by a slow, nonsynaptic [K(+)](o)-mediated depolarization. The bicarbonate-dependent, activity-induced [K(+)](o) transient can be blocked by quini(di)ne, whereas its depolarizing action in the pyramidal neuron is inhibited by internal QX-314. The presence of fundamentally distinct components in GABA(A) receptor-mediated actions evoked by HFS calls for further investigations of their functional role(s) in standard experimental maneuvers, such as those used in studies of synaptic plasticity and induction of gamma oscillations.
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- S Smirnov
- Department of Biosciences, Division of Animal Physiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FIN-00014, Finland
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Huttunen J, Tolvanen H, Heinonen E, Voipio J, Wikström H, Ilmoniemi RJ, Hari R, Kaila K. Effects of voluntary hyperventilation on cortical sensory responses. Electroencephalographic and magnetoencephalographic studies. Exp Brain Res 1999; 125:248-54. [PMID: 10229015 DOI: 10.1007/s002210050680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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It is well established that voluntary hyperventilation (HV) slows down electroencephalographic (EEG) rhythms. Little information is available, however, on the effects of HV on cortical responses elicited by sensory stimulation. In the present study, we recorded auditory evoked potentials (AEPs) and magnetic fields (AEFs), and somatosensory evoked magnetic fields (SEFs) from healthy subjects before, during, and after a 3- to 5-min period of voluntary HV. The effectiveness of HV was verified by measuring the end-tidal CO2 levels. Long-latency (100-200 ms) AEPs and long-latency AEFs originating at the supratemporal auditory cortex, as well as long-latency SEFs from the primary somatosensory cortex (SI) and from the opercular somatosensory cortex (OC), were all reduced during HV. The short-latency SEFs from SI were clearly less modified, there being, however, a slight reduction of the earliest cortical excitatory response, the N20m deflection. A middle-latency SEF deflection from SI at about 60 ms (P60 m) was slightly increased. For AEFs and SEFs, the center-of-gravity locations of the activated neuronal populations were not changed during HV. All amplitude changes returned to baseline levels within 10 min after the end of HV. The AEPs were not altered when the subjects breathed 5% CO2 in air in a hyperventilation-like manner, which prevented the development of hypocapnia. We conclude that moderate HV suppresses long-latency evoked responses from the primary projection cortices, while the early responses are less reduced. The reduction of long-latency responses is probably mediated by hypocapnia rather than by other nonspecific effects of HV. It is suggested that increased neuronal excitability caused by HV-induced hypocapnia leads to spontaneous and/or asynchronous firing of cortical neurones, which in turn reduces stimulus-locked synaptic events.
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- J Huttunen
- BioMag Laboratory, Medical Engineering Centre, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
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Lauri SE, Kaukinen S, Kinnunen T, Ylinen A, Imai S, Kaila K, Taira T, Rauvala H. Reg1ulatory role and molecular interactions of a cell-surface heparan sulfate proteoglycan (N-syndecan) in hippocampal long-term potentiation. J Neurosci 1999; 19:1226-35. [PMID: 9952400 PMCID: PMC6786044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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The cellular mechanisms responsible for synaptic plasticity involve interactions between neurons and the extracellular matrix. Heparan sulfates (HSs) constitute a group of glycosaminoglycans that accumulate in the beta-amyloid deposits in Alzheimer's disease and influence the development of neuron-target contacts by interacting with other cell surface and matrix molecules. However, the contribution of HSs to brain function is unknown. We found that HSs play a crucial role in long-term potentiation (LTP), a finding that is consistent with the idea that converging molecular mechanisms are used in the development of neuron-target contacts and in activity-induced synaptic plasticity in adults. Enzymatic cleavage of HS by heparitinase as well as addition of soluble heparin-type carbohydrates prevented expression of LTP in response to 100 Hz/1 sec stimulation of Schaffer collaterals in rat hippocampal slices. A prominent carrier protein for the type of glycans implicated in LTP regulation in the adult hippocampus was identified as N-syndecan (syndecan-3), a transmembrane proteoglycan that was expressed at the processes of the CA1 pyramidal neurons in an activity-dependent manner. Addition of soluble N-syndecan into the CA1 dendritic area prevented tetanus-induced LTP. A major substrate of src-type kinases, cortactin (p80/85), and the tyrosine kinase fyn copurified with N-syndecan from hippocampus. Moreover, association of both cortactin and fyn to N-syndecan was rapidly increased after induction of LTP. N-syndecan may thus act as an important regulator in the activity-dependent modulation of neuronal connectivity by transmitting signals between extracellular heparin-binding factors and the fyn signaling pathway.
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- S E Lauri
- Department of Biosciences, Division of Animal Physiology, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Synaptically evoked transmembrane movements of Ca2+ in the adult CNS have almost exclusively been attributed to activation of glutamate receptor channels and the consequent triggering of voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs). Using microelectrodes for measuring free extracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]o) and extracellular space (ECS) volume, we show here for the first time that synaptic stimulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid-A (GABAA) receptors can result in a decrease in [Ca2+]o in adult rat hippocampal slices. High-frequency stimulation (100-200 Hz, 0.4-0.5 s) applied in stratum radiatum close (</=0.5 mm) to the recording site induced a 0.1- to 0.3-mM transient fall in [Ca2+]o from a baseline level of 1.6 mM. Concomitantly, a 30-40% decrease in the ECS volume was seen. Exposure of drug-naïve slices to the GABAA receptor antagonist picrotoxin (100 microM) first attenuated and only thereafter augmented the Ca2+ shifts. Application of ionotropic glutamate receptor antagonists resulted in a monotonic reduction of the Ca2+ response, but a large Ca2+ shift persisted (60-70% of the original), which was attenuated by a subsequent application of picrotoxin or bicuculline. In the absence of ionotropic glutamatergic transmission, pentobarbital sodium (100 microM), an up-modulator of the GABAA receptor, strongly enhanced the activity-evoked changes in [Ca2+]o. We suggest that the underlying mechanism of GABA-induced Ca2+ transients is the activation of VGCCs by bicarbonate-dependent GABA-mediated depolarizing postsynaptic potentials. Accordingly, stimulation-evoked Ca2+ shifts were inhibited by the membrane-permeant inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase, ethoxyzolamide (50 microM) or in N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N'-2-ethanesulfonic acid (HEPES)-buffered HCO3-free solution. Neuronal Ca2+ uptake caused by intense synaptic activation of GABAA receptors may prove to be an important mechanism in the modulation of activity-dependent neuronal plasticity, epileptogenesis, and cell survival in the adult brain.
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- A M Autere
- Department of Biosciences, Division of Animal Physiology, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Rivera C, Voipio J, Payne JA, Ruusuvuori E, Lahtinen H, Lamsa K, Pirvola U, Saarma M, Kaila K. The K+/Cl- co-transporter KCC2 renders GABA hyperpolarizing during neuronal maturation. Nature 1999; 397:251-5. [PMID: 9930699 DOI: 10.1038/16697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1560] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is the main inhibitory transmitter in the adult brain, and it exerts its fast hyperpolarizing effect through activation of anion (predominantly Cl-)-permeant GABA(A) receptors. However, during early neuronal development, GABA(A)-receptor-mediated responses are often depolarizing, which may be a key factor in the control of several Ca2+-dependent developmental phenomena, including neuronal proliferation, migration and targeting. To date, however, the molecular mechanism underlying this shift in neuronal electrophysiological phenotype is unknown. Here we show that, in pyramidal neurons of the rat hippocampus, the ontogenetic change in GABA(A)-mediated responses from depolarizing to hyperpolarizing is coupled to a developmental induction of the expression of the neuronal (Cl-)-extruding K+/Cl- co-transporter, KCC2. Antisense oligonucleotide inhibition of KCC2 expression produces a marked positive shift in the reversal potential of GABAA responses in functionally mature hippocampal pyramidal neurons. These data support the conclusion that KCC2 is the main Cl- extruder to promote fast hyperpolarizing postsynaptic inhibition in the brain.
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- C Rivera
- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Irreversible anoxic injury of axons in the rat optic nerve requires the presence of extracellular Ca2+. To test the hypothesis that Ca2+ enters an intracellular compartment during anoxia we monitored [Ca2+]0 in this CNS white matter tract using ion-sensitive microelectrodes. Periods of anoxia lasting 15 min resulted in a rapid, reversible increase in [Ca2+]0 accompanied by transient loss of nerve conduction. This increase in [Ca2+]0 was apparently the result of extracellular space shrinkage. Anoxic periods lasting 60 min resulted in an initial rise followed by a sustained fall in [Ca2+]0, indicative of net influx of Ca2+ into an intracellular compartment. Following reoxygenation after 60 min of anoxia, [Ca2+]0 slowly returned toward control levels but nerve conduction recovered incompletely, indicating irreversible loss of function. Removal of bath Ca2+ lowered [Ca2+]0 to about 100 microM, prevented the anoxia-induced fall in [Ca2+]0, and protected against irreversible loss of the compound action potential.
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- A M Brown
- Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98195, USA
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In the present study we investigated the mechanism of inhibitory action of sphingosine (SP) on voltage-activated calcium channels (VOCCs) in pituitary GH4C1 cells. Using the patch-clamp technique in the whole-cell mode, we show that SP inhibits Ba2+ currents (IBa) when 0.1 mM BAPTA is included in the patch pipette. However, when the BAPTA concentration was raised to 1-10 mM, SP was without a significant effect. The effect of SP was apparently not mediated via a kinase, as it was not inhibited by staurosporine. By using the double-pulse protocol (to release possible functional inhibition of the VOCCs by G proteins), we observed that G proteins apparently evoked very little functional inhibition of the VOCCs. Furthermore, including GDPbetaS (guanyl-5'-yl thiophosphate) in the patch pipette did not alter the inhibitory effect of SP on the Ba2+ current, suggesting that SP did not modulate the VOCCs via a G protein-dependent pathway. Single-channel experiments with SP in the pipette, and experiments with excised outside-out patches, suggested that SP directly inhibited VOCCs. The main mechanism of action was a dose-dependent prolongation of the closed time of the channels. The results thus show that SP is a potent inhibitor of VOCCs in GH4C1 cells, and that calcium may be a cofactor in this inhibition.
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- A Titievsky
- Department of Biosciences, Division of Animal Physiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, and the Department of Biology, Abo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
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Lauri SE, Rauvala H, Kaila K, Taira T. Effect of heparin-binding growth-associated molecule (HB-GAM) on synaptic transmission and early LTP in rat hippocampal slices. Eur J Neurosci 1998; 10:188-94. [PMID: 9753126 DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1998.00039.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Heparin-binding growth-associated molecule (HB-GAM) is an 18-kDa developmentally regulated protein, which promotes neurite outgrowth, axonal guidance and synaptogenesis through interaction with cell-surface heparan-sulphate proteoglycans. We have studied the effect of HB-GAM on synaptic transmission and long-term potentiation (LTP) in the area CA1 of rat hippocampal slices, where HB-GAM mRNA is expressed in an activity-dependent manner. Injection of recombinant HB-GAM into the dendritic area inhibited tetanus-induced LTP without affecting baseline synaptic responses or the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-receptor mediated transmission. HB-GAM did not depotentiate tetanus-induced LTP or prevent heterosynaptic LTP induced by application of tetraethylammonium (TEA), indicating that the effect was limited to early, synapse-specific stages of LTP induction. These results suggest that HB-GAM is involved in the regulation of synaptic plasticity in hippocampus.
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- S E Lauri
- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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The gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor rho subunits recently cloned from rat and human retina are thought to form GABA receptor channels belonging to a pharmacologically distinct receptor class, termed GABA(C). In this work we have examined the distribution of rho1, rho2 and rho3 subunits, and found expression of all three transcripts in several regions of the rat nervous system. In situ hybridization revealed expression of rho2 in the adult rat retina and some other parts of the visual pathways. A high local rho2 expression was seen in the superficial grey layer of the superior colliculus, and in the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus. Expression was also detected in the 6th layer of visual cortex and in the CA1 pyramidal cell layer of hippocampus. With reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, expression of rho1 was mainly seen in the adult rat retina and dorsal root ganglia, as well as, at a significantly lower level, in the superior colliculus, hippocampus, brain stem, thalamus, postnatal day 8 (P8) superior colliculus and P8 hippocampus. Expression pattern of rho3 mRNA was clearly different from that of rho1 and rho2, being strongest in the hippocampus, and significantly lower in the retina, dorsal root ganglia and cortex. No rho3 expression was observed in adult or P8 superior colliculus or in P8 hippocampus. The present results clearly demonstrate that expression of GABA receptor rho subunits is not restricted to the retina, but significant expression can also be detected in many other brain regions, especially in those belonging to the visual pathways. The expression pattern of the rho subunits may be helpful in solving the functional significance of the receptors formed from these subunits.
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- K Wegelius
- Institute of Biotechnology, and Biocentrum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Ionic mechanisms of spontaneous GABAergic events in rat hippocampal slices exposed to 4-aminopyridine. J. Neurophysiol. 78: 2582-2591, 1997. Ion-selective (H+ and K+) microelectrode techniques as well as conventional extra- and intracellular recordings were used to study the ionic mechanisms of propagating spontaneous GABAergic events (SGEs) in rat hippocampal slices exposed to 4-aminopyridine (4-AP, 50-100 mu M). All experiments were made in the presence of antagonists of ionotropic glutamate receptors [10 mu M 6-nitro-7-sulphamoylbenzoquinoxaline-2,3-dione (NBQX) and 40 mu M -2-amino-5-phosphonopentanoic acid (AP5)]. The SGEs were composed of a negative-going change in field potential with a temporally coincident increase (0.7 +/- 0.3 mM; mean +/- SE) in extracellular K+ ([K+]o) and an alkaline transient (0.01-0.08 units) in extracellular pH (pHo) in stratum radiatum of the area CA1. Simultaneous intracellular recordings showed a triphasic hyperpolarization-depolarization-late hyperpolarization response in pyramidal cells. Application of pentobarbital sodium (PB, 100 mu M) decreased the interval between SGEs from a mean value of 35 to approximately 20 s and shortened the period of refractoriness of stimulus-evoked propagating events. This was accompanied by an increase in the amplitude of the field potential response of the [K+]o and the pHo shifts and of the depolarizing phase of the pyramidal-cell response. The SGEs were completely blocked by the gamma-aminobutyric acid-A (GABAA) receptor antagonist, picrotoxin (PiTX; 100 mu M). The amplitudes of the negative-going field potential and of the depolarizing phase of the pyramidal-cell response as well as the ionic shifts associated with SGEs were strongly suppressed in the nominal absence of CO2/HCO-3. There was a five-fold increase in the interevent interval, and propagating SGEs could not be evoked by stimuli given at intervals shorter than approximately 2-3 min. Exposure to inhibitors of carbonic anhydrase, benzolamide (BA; 10 micro M) or ethoxyzolamide (EZA; 50 mu M) fully blocked the alkaline pHo transients and turned them into acid shifts. The poorly membrane-permeant BA had no discernible effect on the other components of the SGEs, but application of EZA had effects reminiscent to those of CO2/HCO-3-free medium. Addition of the GABAA receptor-permeant weak-acid anion, formate (20 mM) reestablished the SGEs that were first suppressed by exposure to the CO2/HCO-3-free medium. No SGEs were seen in the presence of a similar concentration of the GABAA receptor-impermeant anion propionate. Unlike the alkaline transients associated with HCO-3-driven SGEs, those supported by formate were not blocked by BA. The present data suggest that an inward current carried by bicarbonate is necessary for the generation of SGEs and that the GABAA receptor-mediated excitatory coupling among GABAergic interneurons is essentially dependent on the availability of intracellular bicarbonate.
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- K Lamsa
- Department of Biosciences, Division of Animal Physiology, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Kaila K, Lamsa K, Smirnov S, Taira T, Voipio J. Long-lasting GABA-mediated depolarization evoked by high-frequency stimulation in pyramidal neurons of rat hippocampal slice is attributable to a network-driven, bicarbonate-dependent K+ transient. J Neurosci 1997; 17:7662-72. [PMID: 9315888 PMCID: PMC6793904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Biphasic GABAA-mediated postsynaptic responses can be readily evoked in CA1 pyramidal neurons of rat hippocampal slices by high-frequency stimulus (HFS) trains in the presence of ionotropic glutamate receptor antagonists. In the present experiments with sharp microelectrodes, whole-cell techniques, and K+-selective microelectrodes, an HFS train (40 pulses at 100 Hz) applied in stratum radiatum close to the recording site evoked a brief hyperpolarizing IPSP (hIPSP), which turned into a prolonged (2-3 sec) depolarization (GABA-mediated depolarizing postsynaptic potential; GDPSP). The I-V relationships of the postsynaptic currents (hIPSC and GDPSC) had distinct characteristics: the hIPSC and the early GDPSC showed outward rectification, whereas the late GDPSC was reduced with positive voltage steps to zero or beyond (inward rectification), but often no clear reversal was seen. That two distinct currents contribute to the generation of the GDPSP was also evident from the finding that a second HFS train at peak or late GDPSP induced a prompt GABAA-mediated hyperpolarization. The GDPSP/C was dependent on the availability of bicarbonate, but not on interstitial or intrapyramidal carbonic anhydrase activity. The HFS train evoked a rapid GABAA-mediated bicarbonate-dependent increase in the extracellular K+ concentration ([K+]o), and the GDPSP followed the K+ transient in a sub-Nernstian manner. The spatial and pharmacological characteristics of the [K+]o shift indicated that it is generated by a local network of GABAergic interneurons. The brief ascending phase of the GDPSP is linked to a K+-dependent accumulation of intracellular Cl-. Thereafter, a nonsynaptic mechanism, a direct depolarizing effect of the [K+]o shift, is responsible for the most conspicuous characteristics of the GDPSP: its large amplitude and prolonged duration.
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- K Kaila
- Department of Biosciences, Division of Animal Physiology, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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The contributions of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors to posttetanic excitation of CA1 pyramidal neurons in rat hippocampal slices were studied using extracellular and intracellular recording techniques. Synaptic responses were evoked on tetanic stimulation (100-200 Hz, 40-100 pulses) applied in stratum radiatum close (300-600 microm) to the recording site. Under control conditions, tetanic stimulation resulted in a triphasic depolarization/hyperpolarization/sustained depolarization sequence in area CA1 pyramidal cells. The late depolarization usually gave rise to a prolonged (< or = 3 s) spike firing. The late depolarization and the associated spike firing were blocked both specifically and completely (within a time window of 3-6 min starting from picrotoxin application) by the GABA(A) receptor antagonist picrotoxin (PiTX, 100 microM). Paradoxically, at this early stage of PiTX application, overall neuronal firing was attenuated to a higher degree than what was achieved by ionotropic glutamate antagonists. Complete block of ionotropic glutamate receptors by the antagonists D-2-amino-5-phosphonopentoate (AP5, 80 microM), 6-nitro-7-sulphamoylbenzo[f]quinoxaline-2,3-dione (NBQX, 10 microM), and ketamine (50 microM) blocked the initial fast depolarization and suppressed the late one. Exposure to a permeable inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase, ethoxyzolamide (EZA, 50 microM) inhibited the late, apparently GABA-mediated depolarization. It is concluded that GABA can provide the main posttetanic excitatory drive in the adult hippocampus. The present results suggest that intense activation of GABAergic interneurons may accentuate the excitation of principal neurons and, hence, play an important facilitatory role in the induction of long-term potentiation (LTP) and epileptogenesis.
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- T Taira
- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Tolvanen H, Heinonen E, Voipio J, Kaila K. Attenuation of the auditory evoked potential N100 and a negative shift in DC-EEG caused by voluntary hyperventilation. Int J Psychophysiol 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8760(97)85457-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Karhapää L, Titievsky A, Kaila K, Törnquist K. Redox modulation of calcium entry and release of intracellular calcium by thimerosal in GH4C1 pituitary cells. Cell Calcium 1996; 20:447-57. [PMID: 8985589 DOI: 10.1016/s0143-4160(96)90086-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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In the present work we have investigated the actions of the oxidizing sulfhydryl reagent thimerosal on different mechanisms which regulate intracellular free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in GH4C1 pituitary cells. In intact Fura-2 loaded cells, low concentrations of thimerosal potentiated the spike phase of the TRH-induced (thyrotropin-releasing hormone) rise in [Ca2+]i, whereas high thimerosal concentrations inhibited it. The effect of thimerosal on the plateau phase was always inhibitory. The effect of thimerosal on the IP3-induced calcium release (IICR) was studied in permeabilized cells using the Ca2+ indicator Fluo-3. A low concentration of thimerosal (10 microM) stimulated IICR: the Ca2+ release induced by 300 nM inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) was enhanced in cells treated with thimerosal for 1 or 6 min (67 +/- 11 nM and 34 +/- 5 nM, respectively) as compared to control cells (17 +/- 2 nM). On the other hand, a high concentration of thimerosal (100 microM) inhibited IICR: when IP3 (10 microM) was added after a 5 min preincubation with thimerosal, the IP3-induced rise in [Ca2+]i (46 +/- 14 nM) was 57% smaller as compared with that seen in control cells (106 +/- 10 nM). The effect of thimerosal on the voltage-operated Ca2+ channels (VOCCs) was studied by depolarizing intact Fura-2 loaded cells by addition of 20 mM K+ to the cuvette. The depolarization-evoked increase in [Ca2+]i was inhibited in a dose-dependent manner by thimerosal. Direct evidence for an inhibitory effect of thimerosal on VOCCs was obtained by using the whole-cell configuration of the patch-clamp technique: thimerosal (100 microM) potently inhibited the Ba2+ currents through VOCCs. In addition, our results indicated that thimerosal inhibited the caffeine-induced increase in [Ca2+]i, and activated a capacitative Ca2+ entry pathway. The actions of thimerosal were apparently due to its oxidizing activity because the effects were mostly reversed by the thiol-reducing agent dithiothreitol (DTT). We conclude that, in GH4C1 pituitary cells, the mobilization of intracellular calcium and the different Ca2+ entry pathways are sensitive to redox modulation.
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- L Karhapää
- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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A theory of resource allocation for neuronal low-level filtering is presented, based on an analysis of optimal resource allocation in simple environments. A quantitative prediction of the theory was verified in measurements of the magnetic mismatch response (MMR), an auditory event-related magnetic response of the human brain. The amplitude of the MMR was found to be directly proportional to the information conveyed by the stimulus. To the extent that the amplitude of the MMR can be used to measure resource usage by the auditory cortex, this finding supports our theory that, at least for early auditory processing, energy resources are used in proportion to the information content of incoming stimulus flow.
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- J Sinkkonen
- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Modulation of cytosolic calcium ([Ca2+]i) plays a key role in intracellular signalling. In neurones, intracellular Ca2+ transients are involved in the regulation of excitability as well as in synaptic transmission and plasticity. Here, we report that depolarization-induced elevation of [Ca2+]i evokes a prominent fall of intracellular pH (pHi) in voltage-clamped hippocampal pyramidal neurones dialysed with fluorescent indicators of H+ and Ca2+. This acidification is caused by exchange of internal calcium for extracellular protons via a vanadate- and eosin-sensitive plasmalemmal Ca2+/H+ pump. In view of the potent neuromodulatory actions of H+, these results raise the possibility that changes in excitability and synaptic plasticity, hitherto solely attributed to Ca2+ transients, may include a significant component mediated by pH shifts.
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- S Trapp
- II. Physiologisches Institut, Universität Göttingen, Germany
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We have cloned and sequenced the full-length cDNA of the rat GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) rho 1 receptor subunit. The deduced amino acid sequence (474 amino acids) of the rat rho 1 receptor is 95% homologous to the previously cloned human rho 1 receptor. The rho 1 cDNA includes a 5' 129 bp and a 3' 2.6 kb untranslated region, which contains a sequence homologous to the human medium reiteration frequency repetitive sequence, MER18. The rat rho 1 receptor shows 45-50% similarity to the GABAA receptor beta subunits. This similarity is among the highest between all GABAA receptor subunit classes, giving no support at the molecular level to the classification of the rho subunits to a novel GABAC receptor class. The rat rho 1 cDNA formed functional GABA receptors insensitive to bicuculline, but sensitive to blockade by picrotoxin, when transiently expressed in the human embryonic kidney cell line HEK 293. We studied the sensitivity of the rho 1-mediated GABA current to variations in extracellular pH (pH0), and found that these receptors are strongly down-modulated by H+ ions. A decrease in pH0 from 7.4 to 6.4 decreased the GABA current by 51 +/- 8%, whereas an increase in pH0 from 7.4 to 8.4 increased the current by 77 +/- 8%. In view of the up-regulatory effect of protons on the GABA current observed in a number of preparations, the rho 1 receptors may contain a novel down-regulatory binding site for protons characteristic to these receptors.
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- K Wegelius
- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Heparin-binding growth-associated molecule (HB-GAM) is a developmentally regulated secretory protein with neurite outgrowth-promoting activity. High-frequency stimulation leading to induction of long-term potentiation (LTP) resulted in increased expression of HB-GAM in rat hippocampal area CA1. When tetanization was given in the presence of antagonists of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor and postsynaptic voltage-gated calcium channels, the mRNA level was comparable to control levels. The results indicate that high frequency stimulation inducing LTP results in calcium-dependent enhancement in HB-GAM expression, and imply a role for this extracellular protein in the modulation of synaptic function in the hippocampus.
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- S E Lauri
- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Paalasmaa P, Kaila K. Role of voltage-gated calcium channels in the generation of activity-induced extracellular pH transients in the rat hippocampal slice. J Neurophysiol 1996; 75:2354-60. [PMID: 8793748 DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.6.2354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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1. The role of voltage-gated calcium channels in the generation of activity-induced alkaline shifts in extracellular pH (pHo) was studied in rat hippocampal slices (area CAI) by means of Ca(2+)-and H(+)-selective microlectrodes inserted into the stratum pyramidale and/or stratum radiatum. 2. After complete pharmacological blockade of ionotropic glutamate receptors and gamma-aminobutyric acid-A (GABAA) receptors, trains (5-10 Hz, 5-10s) of antidromic spikes in pyramidal neurons were associated with a fast alkaline transient of up to 0.17 pH units and a fall in the extracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]o). The alkaline shift was strongly enhanced upon inhibition of extracellular carbonic anhydrase. 3. Application of 100 microM Ni2+ plus 100 microM Cd2+ inhibited both the fall in [Ca2+]o and the alkaline transient triggered by antidromic spikes. The alkaline shift was abolished in the absence of extracellular Ca2+. 4. In the absence of postsynaptic receptor antagonists, alkaline transients linked to a given level of synaptic excitation in s. radiatum were strongly suppressed after blockade of somatic (and, consequently, of dendritic "backpropagating") spikes by microdrop application of tetrodotoxin to the cell-body layer. 5. We have previously shown that activity-induced alkaline transients in the CAI region are due to an influx of Ca2+ into neurons, which triggers an influx of H+ ions probably caused by activation of a plasmalemmal Ca2+/H+ ATPase. The present results indicate that much (in s. pyramidale perhaps all) of the pH-changing influx of Ca2+ is mediated by voltage-gated Ca2+ channels.
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- P Paalasmaa
- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Lee J, Taira T, Pihlaja P, Ransom BR, Kaila K. Effects of CO2 on excitatory transmission apparently caused by changes in intracellular pH in the rat hippocampal slice. Brain Res 1996; 706:210-6. [PMID: 8822358 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01214-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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It is generally known that hyperventilation produces an increase in neuronal excitability. However, the mechanism whereby a change in CO2 partial pressure (PCO2) leads to changes in neural excitability is not known. We have studied this phenomenon in rat hippocampal slices using double-barrelled microelectrodes for simultaneous recording of field excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) and extracellular pH in stratum radiatum of area CA1. A drop in PCO2 from the control level, 36 mmHg to 7 mmHg, produced an increase in extracellular pH of 0.4-0.6 pH units and a transient increase in EPSP slope by about 20-30%. Despite the stable extracellular alkalosis, the EPSP reverted back to its original level within 10 min. Switching back to 36 mmHg PCO2 restored the original extracellular pH and caused a transient decrease in the EPSP slope. Pharmacological blockade of NMDA receptor and/or GABAA receptor had no influence on the effects of CO2. An increase in PCO2 to 145 mmHg led to a stable fall in extracellular pH by 0.6 units and to a transient 30-50% decrease in EPSP slope. The above results indicate that the CO2-induced changes in neuronal excitability were not caused by changes in extracellular pH but they might have been mediated by changes in intracellular pH. Indeed, exposing the slices to the permeant weak base, trimethylamine (20 mM), which is known to produce a rise in intracellular pH, increased the EPSP slope by 50-70%. Application of 20 mM propionate (a permeant weak acid) decreased the EPSP slope by 40-60%. We conclude that the transient changes in the EPSP seen in response to changes in PCO2 are mediated by in intracellular pH.
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- J Lee
- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Pasternack M, Smirnov S, Kaila K. Proton modulation of functionally distinct GABAA receptors in acutely isolated pyramidal neurons of rat hippocampus. Neuropharmacology 1996; 35:1279-88. [PMID: 9014143 DOI: 10.1016/s0028-3908(96)00075-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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We have studied the effect of extracellular pH (pHo) on the GABAA receptor-mediated chloride conductance in acutely isolated pyramidal neurons from area CA1 of the rat hippocampus under whole-cell voltage clamp in bicarbonate-free solutions. The conductance evoked by saturating or near-saturating concentrations (200-1000 microM) of GABA showed a marked sensitivity to variations of pHo around 7.4. A decrease in pHo between 8.4 and 6.4 increased the GABAA receptor-mediated chloride conductance by about two-fold per pH unit. In contrast, when evoked by a low agonist concentration (1-10 microM) the conductance showed an equally marked decrease upon a decrease in pHo. The half-time for desensitization of the conductance induced by 500 microM GABA was around 900 ms at pHo 6.4 and 7.4, but decreased to 650 ms at pHo 8.4. A fall in pHo decreased the amount of desensitization of the conductance evoked by a 5 s application of 5 microM, but not of 500 microM, GABA. The concentration-response relationship of the GABA-induced conductance showed a local plateau between 50 and 100 microM of GABA, which was particularly evident at high pHo. Assuming two receptor populations with a high and a low affinity for GABA, the effect of H+ on the GABAA receptors could be explained as an increase in the EC50 of the high affinity receptor, and an apparently non-competitive potentiation of both the high and the low affinity receptors. The GABAA receptor-mediated conductance was markedly inhibited by 20-50 microM Zn2+. In addition, Zn2+ reverted the down-modulation by H+ observed at low GABA concentrations to up-modulation. Diazepam (1-10 microM) had only a marginal effect on the GABA-gated conductance. Taken together, the results suggest the coexistence in individual hippocampal neurons of two distinct GABAA receptor populations having differential sensitivities to H+. In the light of the inhibitory action of Zn2+ and the virtual absence of an effect of diazepam it is probable that a significant fraction of the GABAA receptors lack the gamma 2 subunit. The observation that an elevated pH has a strong suppressing effect on the conductance evoked by high concentrations of GABA may at least partly explain why an extracellular alkalosis leads to neuronal hyperexcitability.
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- M Pasternack
- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Several investigations have suggested that sphingosine (SP) derivatives are potent inhibitors of protein kinase C. In GH4C1 cells, protein kinase C is a potent modulator of voltage-operated calcium channels (VOCCs). The aim of the present study was to investigate whether SP derivatives could modify calcium entry via VOCCs. Using fura-2-loaded cells and 45Ca2+ flux studies, we show that several SPs potently and rapidly inhibit depolarization-evoked calcium entry in a dose-dependent manner. The effect was not due to an enhanced efflux of calcium from the cells, as the depolarization-evoked entry of Ba2+ was inhibited by the SPs. A similar inhibition was observed with 1,2-dioctanoylglycerol, an activator of sphingomyelinase in GH3 cells. Phorbol myristate acetate and 1-oleyl-2-acetylglycerol had only a modest inhibitory effect. Furthermore, whole cell patch-clamp experiments showed that sphingosinephosphorylcholine (SPC) potently attenuated calcium entry via VOCCs. In experiments using cells grown on coverslips, we found that the inhibitory effect of SPC on calcium entry was reversible. The addition of sphingomyelinase or hexanoyl ceramide, a cell-permeable ceramide, only modestly inhibited the depolarization-evoked entry of calcium, whereas arachidonic acid and phosphatidic acid had no effect. The SP metabolite sphingosine-1-phosphate had no effect on the entry of calcium. The results suggest that the effects of the SPs were probably not the result of a conversion to ceramide or of the production of other lipid second messengers. In cells with down-regulated protein kinase C, SPC, SP, and 1,2-dioctanoylglycerol inhibited depolarization-evoked calcium entry, suggesting that the inhibition was independent of an action mediated via protein kinase C. The SPs per se did not induce any changes in intracellular free calcium, and they did not inhibit the TRH-evoked release of sequestered calcium in the cells. However, TRH-evoked calcium entry was inhibited. The results suggest that SPs are potential regulators of calcium entry mediated by VOCCs in GH4C1 cells.
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- K Törnquist
- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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