Metabotropic regulation of intrinsic excitability by synaptic activation of kainate receptors
Metabotropic regulation of intrinsic excitability by synaptic activation of kainate receptors
Prolonged modification of intrinsic neuronal excitability is gaining prominence as an activity-dependent form of plasticity. Here we describe a potential synaptic initiation mechanism for these changes in which release of the transmitter glutamate acts on kainate receptors to regulate the postspike slow afterhyperpolarization (sAHP). This action of synaptically released glutamate was occluded by previous kainate application. Furthermore, inhibition of glutamate uptake enhanced the effects of synaptic activation. Glutamate-mediated kainate receptor inhibition of sAHP current (IsAHP) was blocked by the PKC inhibitor calphostin C, confirming the requirement for a metabotropic signaling cascade. These data describe a new physiological function for glutamate release: activation of metabotropic kainate receptors, which control directly the excitability of pyramidal cells and probably contribute to prolonged excitability changes.
calphostin C, hippocampus, kainic acid, potassium channels, protein kinase C, pyramidal cells, kainate receptor
4530-4534
Melyan, Z.
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Lancaster, B.
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Wheal, H.V.
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12 May 2004
Melyan, Z.
698dea51-50d8-4429-87f7-86d2dca3227e
Lancaster, B.
6491671f-ae25-4974-849d-3b74f6bed448
Wheal, H.V.
50ba5833-9920-407a-a48a-1fe917534b74
Melyan, Z., Lancaster, B. and Wheal, H.V.
(2004)
Metabotropic regulation of intrinsic excitability by synaptic activation of kainate receptors.
Journal of Neuroscience, 24 (19), .
(doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5356-03.2004).
Abstract
Prolonged modification of intrinsic neuronal excitability is gaining prominence as an activity-dependent form of plasticity. Here we describe a potential synaptic initiation mechanism for these changes in which release of the transmitter glutamate acts on kainate receptors to regulate the postspike slow afterhyperpolarization (sAHP). This action of synaptically released glutamate was occluded by previous kainate application. Furthermore, inhibition of glutamate uptake enhanced the effects of synaptic activation. Glutamate-mediated kainate receptor inhibition of sAHP current (IsAHP) was blocked by the PKC inhibitor calphostin C, confirming the requirement for a metabotropic signaling cascade. These data describe a new physiological function for glutamate release: activation of metabotropic kainate receptors, which control directly the excitability of pyramidal cells and probably contribute to prolonged excitability changes.
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Submitted date: 4 December 2003
Published date: 12 May 2004
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calphostin C, hippocampus, kainic acid, potassium channels, protein kinase C, pyramidal cells, kainate receptor
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/35563
ISSN: 0270-6474
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