2006
Muscarine activates the sodium–calcium exchanger via M3 receptors in basal forebrain neurons
Xu C, Wu M, Morozova E, Alreja M. Muscarine activates the sodium–calcium exchanger via M3 receptors in basal forebrain neurons. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 24: 2309-2313. PMID: 17074051, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05118.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBasal GangliaBiotransformationDiagonal Band of BrocaDiphenylacetic AcidsElectrophysiologyIn Vitro TechniquesIon ChannelsIonsLithium ChlorideMaleMuscarineMuscarinic AgonistsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPiperidinesProsencephalonRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Muscarinic M3Sodium-Calcium ExchangerThioureaConceptsMuscarinic activationWhole-cell patch-clamp recording techniqueMedial septum/diagonal bandPatch-clamp recording techniquesSeptohippocampal GABAergic neuronsBasal forebrain neuronsMuscarinic cholinergic mechanismsRat brain slicesHippocampus-dependent learningHippocampal theta rhythmSodium-calcium exchangerIntraseptal carbacholMSDB neuronsCholinergic neuronsExcitatory actionGABAergic neuronsCholinergic mechanismsKB-R7943M3 receptorsForebrain neuronsDiagonal bandPrimary involvementBrain slicesHippocampal functionPotent modulator
2000
Muscarinic Tone Sustains Impulse Flow in the Septohippocampal GABA But Not Cholinergic Pathway: Implications for Learning and Memory
Alreja M, Wu M, Liu W, Atkins J, Leranth C, Shanabrough M. Muscarinic Tone Sustains Impulse Flow in the Septohippocampal GABA But Not Cholinergic Pathway: Implications for Learning and Memory. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 8103-8110. PMID: 11050132, PMCID: PMC6772717, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-21-08103.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAnimalsAtropineDiagonal Band of BrocaFluorescent DyesGamma-Aminobutyric AcidHippocampusIn Vitro TechniquesLearningMaleMemoryMuscarinic AgonistsMuscarinic AntagonistsNeural PathwaysNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Muscarinic M3Receptors, MuscarinicScopolamineSeptum of BrainSynaptic TransmissionConceptsHippocampal acetylcholine releaseSeptohippocampal cholinergic neuronsMuscarinic toneCholinergic neuronsCholinergic pathwaysAcetylcholine releaseImpulse flowNeurodegenerative disordersCognitive deficitsMedial septum/diagonal bandAmnesic effectMuscarinic cholinergic receptorsRat brain slicesSeptohippocampal cholinergic pathwaySeptohippocampal neuronsDisinhibitory mechanismGABA releaseGABAergic projectionsAxon collateralsCholinergic receptorsGABAergic pathwayMuscarinic receptorsSystemic infusionReceptor agonistSuccessful treatment