2004
Glial Glutamate Transporters Limit Spillover Activation of Presynaptic NMDA Receptors and Influence Synaptic Inhibition of Purkinje Neurons
Huang H, Bordey A. Glial Glutamate Transporters Limit Spillover Activation of Presynaptic NMDA Receptors and Influence Synaptic Inhibition of Purkinje Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2004, 24: 5659-5669. PMID: 15215288, PMCID: PMC6729224, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1338-04.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAmino Acid Transport System X-AGAnimalsAntiportersCalciumCerebellumCystineEvoked PotentialsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamic AcidIn Vitro TechniquesMiceNerve FibersNeural InhibitionNeurogliaPatch-Clamp TechniquesPurkinje CellsReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateReceptors, PresynapticRyanodineSynaptic TransmissionConceptsGlial glutamate transportersMiniature IPSCsPurkinje neuronsGlutamate transportersSpontaneous IPSCsSynaptic inhibitionInhibitory synapsesNMDAR activationWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsPresynaptic NMDA receptorsPaired-pulse ratioMouse cerebellar slicesNMDA receptor activationPresynaptic NMDA receptor activationPatch-clamp recordingsBergmann glial cellsBeta-benzyloxyaspartic acidAdjacent Purkinje neuronsCystine-glutamate antiporterMIPSC frequencyGABAergic terminalsGABAergic synapsesGlial cellsNMDA receptorsExcitatory synapses
1996
Nicotinic actions on neurones of the central autonomic area in rat spinal cord slices.
Bordey A, Feltz P, Trouslard J. Nicotinic actions on neurones of the central autonomic area in rat spinal cord slices. The Journal Of Physiology 1996, 497: 175-187. PMID: 8951720, PMCID: PMC1160921, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currentsCentral autonomic areaSympathetic preganglionic neuronesSpinal cord slicesGlutamate-induced currentsAutonomic areasCord slicesTransverse thoracolumbar spinal cord slicesAgonist rank order potencyAction potentialsRat spinal cord slicesWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueNicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonistExcitatory synaptic activityPresence of tetrodotoxinAcetylcholine receptor agonistExcitatory postsynaptic currentsMembrane current noisePatch-clamp techniqueCurrent-clamp conditionsDetectable current responseRank order potencySEPSC amplitudeVoltage-clamp conditionsStrong inward rectification