2011
Long-term plasticity at inhibitory synapses
Castillo P, Chiu C, Carroll R. Long-term plasticity at inhibitory synapses. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2011, 21: 328-338. PMID: 21334194, PMCID: PMC3092861, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2011.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic plasticityInhibitory synaptic plasticityModification of neural circuitsNeural circuitsNeural circuit refinementNeural circuit functionGABAergic plasticityRegulate excitabilityExcitatory/inhibitory balanceInhibitory plasticityCircuit refinementExcitatory synapsesLong-term plasticitySynaptic efficacyFunctional relevanceCircuit functionDiverse mechanismsLTP/LTDEfficacySynapses
2010
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 synapses