Diversity of GABAergic Interneurons in Layer VIa and VIb of Mouse Barrel Cortex
Perrenoud Q, Rossier J, Geoffroy H, Vitalis T, Gallopin T. Diversity of GABAergic Interneurons in Layer VIa and VIb of Mouse Barrel Cortex. Cerebral Cortex 2012, 23: 423-441. PMID: 22357664, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhs032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVasoactive intestinal peptideNeuropeptide YGABAergic interneuronsLayer VIBarrel cortexWhole-cell current-clamp recordingsMouse somatosensory barrel cortexSingle-cell reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionAminobutyric acidergic interneuronsNeocortical layer VIMouse barrel cortexSomatosensory barrel cortexCurrent-clamp recordingsReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTypes of interneuronsTranscription-polymerase chain reactionGABAergic cellsIntestinal peptideAcute slicesBiocytin labelingTransgenic miceInterneuronsThalamocortical transferSomatostatinParvalbuminCharacterization of Type I and Type II nNOS-Expressing Interneurons in the Barrel Cortex of Mouse
Perrenoud Q, Geoffroy H, Gauthier B, Rancillac A, Alfonsi F, Kessaris N, Rossier J, Vitalis T, Gallopin T. Characterization of Type I and Type II nNOS-Expressing Interneurons in the Barrel Cortex of Mouse. Frontiers In Neural Circuits 2012, 6: 36. PMID: 22754499, PMCID: PMC3386492, DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2012.00036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchType II neuronsVasoactive intestinal peptideType I neuronsMedial ganglionic eminenceNeuronal nitric oxide synthaseDeep layer neuronsI neuronsCaudal ganglionic eminenceBarrel cortexGanglionic eminenceLayers II/IIIExpression of parvalbuminNitric oxide synthaseWhole-cell recordingsType IType II cellsNNOS immunohistochemistryDorsal preoptic areaGABAergic neuronsIntestinal peptideOxide synthasePreoptic areaBiocytin labelingSomatostatinEx vivoActivation of cortical 5-HT3 receptor-expressing interneurons induces NO mediated vasodilatations and NPY mediated vasoconstrictions
Perrenoud Q, Rossier J, Férézou I, Geoffroy H, Gallopin T, Vitalis T, Rancillac A. Activation of cortical 5-HT3 receptor-expressing interneurons induces NO mediated vasodilatations and NPY mediated vasoconstrictions. Frontiers In Neural Circuits 2012, 6: 50. PMID: 22907992, PMCID: PMC3415676, DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2012.00050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral blood flowNeuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitorNitric oxide synthase inhibitorNPY receptor antagonistsOxide synthase inhibitorVasoactive intestinal peptideMouse neocortical slicesBlood-vessel diameter changesVessel diameter changesNPY releaseL-NNANeurogliaform cellsRich innervationVascular toneIntestinal peptideNeuropeptide YAscending pathwaysGABAergic interneuronsReceptor antagonistSupragranular layersSerotoninergic inputSomatosensory cortexBath applicationNeocortical slicesVasoactive molecules