2010
TRPV1 activation by endogenous anandamide triggers postsynaptic long-term depression in dentate gyrus
Chávez A, Chiu C, Castillo P. TRPV1 activation by endogenous anandamide triggers postsynaptic long-term depression in dentate gyrus. Nature Neuroscience 2010, 13: 1511-1518. PMID: 21076423, PMCID: PMC3058928, DOI: 10.1038/nn.2684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDentate gyrusLong-term depressionInternalization of AMPA receptorsActivation of TRPV-1Postsynaptic long-term depressionExcitatory synaptic transmissionEndocannabinoid receptorsAMPA receptorsTRPV-1TRPV1 activationGyrusSynaptic transmissionDentateClathrin-dependent internalizationReceptorsEndocannabinoidAnandamideDepressionTRPV1
2007
Input-specific plasticity at excitatory synapses mediated by endocannabinoids in the dentate gyrus
Chiu C, Castillo P. Input-specific plasticity at excitatory synapses mediated by endocannabinoids in the dentate gyrus. Neuropharmacology 2007, 54: 68-78. PMID: 17706254, PMCID: PMC2225485, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2007.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornArachidonic AcidsBenzoxazinesCalciumCalcium Channel BlockersCannabinoid Receptor ModulatorsCholinergic AgentsDentate GyrusElectric StimulationEndocannabinoidsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGlyceridesIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMorpholinesNaphthalenesNeural PathwaysNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesRatsRats, WistarReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1ConceptsECB signalingDentate gyrusDiacyglycerol lipaseGroup I metabotropic glutamate receptorsDepress excitatory synaptic transmissionSuppression of excitationBreakdown of anandamideExcitatory synapsesMedial perforant pathAbundant eCBECB-LTDECB releaseCannabinoid receptorsExcitatory synaptic transmissionBrain structuresGlutamatergic inputsEntorhinal cortexSynaptic plasticityGlutamate receptorsPerforant pathDentate granule cellsDentateEndocannabinoidGyrusAnandamide