Endocannabinoid Mediated Long-Term Depression at Inhibitory Synapses
Chiu C, Castillo P. Endocannabinoid Mediated Long-Term Depression at Inhibitory Synapses. 2010, 149-166. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6978-1_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchI-LTDLong-term potentiationSynaptic plasticityActivating presynaptic type 1 cannabinoid receptorsHeterosynaptic form of plasticityType 1 cannabinoid receptorInhibitory synapsesGABAergic synaptic plasticityMetabotropic glutamatergic receptorsExcitatory synaptic plasticityBasis of learningECB mobilizationFunction of neural circuitsCellular basis of learningBrain structuresExcitability of neuronsExcitatory glutamatergic synapsesGlutamatergic receptorsExcitatory/inhibitory balanceGABA releaseRetrograde messengerActivity-dependent changesNeural circuitsGABAergic synapsesGlutamatergic synapsesDopaminergic Modulation of Endocannabinoid-Mediated Plasticity at GABAergic Synapses in the Prefrontal Cortex
Chiu C, Puente N, Grandes P, Castillo P. Dopaminergic Modulation of Endocannabinoid-Mediated Plasticity at GABAergic Synapses in the Prefrontal Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 7236-7248. PMID: 20505090, PMCID: PMC2905527, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0736-10.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBenzoxazinesCannabinoid Receptor ModulatorsChelating AgentsDopamineDopamine AgentsEgtazic AcidEndocannabinoidsFemaleGamma-Aminobutyric AcidIn Vitro TechniquesInhibitory Postsynaptic PotentialsIsoquinolinesMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMorpholinesNaphthalenesNeuronal PlasticityPatch-Clamp TechniquesPiperidinesPrefrontal CortexProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrazolesRatsRats, WistarReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1Receptors, Dopamine D2Silver StainingSulfonamidesSynapsesConceptsPrefrontal cortexI-LTDECB-mediated long-term depressionLong-term depression of inhibitory transmissionPrefrontal cortex of ratsDopamine type 2 receptorPrefrontal cortical functionEndocannabinoid-mediated plasticityEndogenous cannabinoid receptorsGroup I metabotropic glutamate receptorsCannabinoid receptor systemSuppress GABA releaseECB signalingECB-LTDWorking memoryDopaminergic modulationCannabinoid receptorsBrain regionsGABA releaseDopamineEmotional learningCortical functionInhibitory transmissionGABAergic synapsesElectrophysiological evidence