2004
Distinct electrophysiological alterations in dentate gyrus versus CA1 glial cells from epileptic humans with temporal lobe sclerosis
Bordey A, Spencer DD. Distinct electrophysiological alterations in dentate gyrus versus CA1 glial cells from epileptic humans with temporal lobe sclerosis. Epilepsy Research 2004, 59: 107-122. PMID: 15246115, DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2004.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyGlial cellsCA1 regionHilar astrocytesPutative astrocytesIntractable temporal lobe epilepsySclerotic human hippocampusTemporal lobe sclerosisNon-sclerotic hippocampiPatch-clamp recordingsIntercellular couplingSuch patientsEpileptic hippocampusLobe epilepsyCell-attached patchesPatient groupElectrophysiological alterationsDentate gyrusEpileptic humansChannel expressionAstrocytesElectrophysiological propertiesHippocampusTumor casesHuman hippocampus
1997
Postnatal Development of Ionic Currents in Rat Hippocampal Astrocytes In Situ
Bordey A, Sontheimer H. Postnatal Development of Ionic Currents in Rat Hippocampal Astrocytes In Situ. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 78: 461-477. PMID: 9242294, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.1.461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal astrocytesPostnatal developmentCurrent sensitiveGlial cellsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsVoltage-activated sodium currentsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinRat hippocampal slicesRat hippocampal astrocytesFibrillary acidic proteinPatch-clamp recordingsOutward potassium currentEarly postnatal developmentIon channel expressionPercentage of cellsSteady-state activationStrong inward rectificationStratum radiatumHippocampal slicesCA1 regionDevelopmental changesPotassium currentChannel expressionEmbryonic rats