1995
Gabapentin potentiates the conductance increase induced by nipecotic acid in CA1 pyramidal neurons in vitro
Honmou O, Kocsis J, Richerson G. Gabapentin potentiates the conductance increase induced by nipecotic acid in CA1 pyramidal neurons in vitro. Epilepsy Research 1995, 20: 193-202. PMID: 7796791, DOI: 10.1016/0920-1211(94)00076-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelease of GABACA1 pyramidal neuronsNipecotic acidPyramidal neuronsGABAA receptorsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsGABA uptake systemRat optic nerveCalcium-free solutionPeriod of hyperexcitabilityPatch-clamp recordingsChloride equilibrium potentialMechanism of actionGabapentin exposurePartial seizuresPressure microejectionOptic nerveAnticonvulsant gabapentinNonvesicular releaseHippocampal slicesNeuronal inhibitionMetabolic effectsSynaptic transmissionWhole-cell conductanceClamp recordings
1988
Presynaptic actions of carbachol and adenosine on corticostriatal synaptic transmission studied in vitro
Malenka R, Kocsis J. Presynaptic actions of carbachol and adenosine on corticostriatal synaptic transmission studied in vitro. Journal Of Neuroscience 1988, 8: 3750-3756. PMID: 2848109, PMCID: PMC6569613, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.08-10-03750.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriatal neuronsSynaptic transmissionCorticostriatal synaptic transmissionExcitatory amino acidsField potentialsNeostriatal slice preparationField potential responsesCorticostriatal afferentsCorticostriatal responsesCorticostriatal fibersPresynaptic actionPostsynaptic actionsStriatal neurotransmittersCalcium antagonistsCarbachol actionCortical afferentsAfferent fibersIntrinsic neuronsStriatal afferentsPutative neurotransmittersAdenosine actionSlice preparationCorpus callosumNeostriatal slicesAfferents
1987
Activity-evoked increases in extracellular potassium modulate presynaptic excitability in the CA1 region of the hippocampus
Poolos N, Mauk M, Kocsis J. Activity-evoked increases in extracellular potassium modulate presynaptic excitability in the CA1 region of the hippocampus. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1987, 58: 404-416. PMID: 3655875, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1987.58.2.404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd of stimulationConduction velocityRepetitive stimulationCA1 afferentsStratum radiatumCA1 regionPostsynaptic elementsPostsynaptic activityBiphasic changeRat hippocampal slice preparationCompound action potentialHippocampal slice preparationCharacteristic field potentialHigher stimulation frequenciesPostsynaptic modulationPresynaptic volleyKynurenic acidPyramidal cellsSlice preparationPresynaptic axonsPresynaptic excitabilitySynaptic transmissionConduction blockIon-sensitive microelectrodesPostsynaptic activation
1984
Adenosine selectively blocks parallel-fiber-mediated synaptic potentials in rat cerebellar cortex.
Kocsis J, Eng D, Bhisitkul R. Adenosine selectively blocks parallel-fiber-mediated synaptic potentials in rat cerebellar cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1984, 81: 6531-6534. PMID: 6093104, PMCID: PMC391958, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.81.20.6531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidSynaptic activityCerebellar cortexAction of adenosineEfficacy of adenosineRat cerebellar cortexClimbing fiber inputParallel fibersAdenosine applicationSynaptic potentialsSynaptic transmissionFiber activityPurkinje cellsAxon excitabilityElectrophysiological techniquesExcitability propertiesDendritic membraneCortexAdenosineConvergent parallelSelective blockingDirect alterationExcitability