Synaptojanin 1 Contributes to Maintaining the Stability of GABAergic Transmission in Primary Cultures of Cortical Neurons
Lüthi A, Di Paolo G, Cremona O, Daniell L, De Camilli P, McCormick D. Synaptojanin 1 Contributes to Maintaining the Stability of GABAergic Transmission in Primary Cultures of Cortical Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 9101-9111. PMID: 11717343, PMCID: PMC6763888, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-23-09101.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCells, CulturedCerebral CortexElectric StimulationExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidMiceNerve Tissue ProteinsNeural InhibitionNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphatidylinositolsPhosphoric Monoester HydrolasesSodium Channel BlockersSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionSynaptic VesiclesConceptsPaired-pulse depressionHalf-maximal depressionSteady-state depressionSynaptic depressionWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsSlow depressionInhibitory synaptic responsesPaired-pulse protocolPrimary cortical culturesHigh-frequency stimulationPatch-clamp recordingsBi-exponential time courseUnitary IPSCsGABA releaseGABAergic transmissionCortical culturesPostsynaptic responsesCortical neuronsInhibitory synapsesSynaptic responsesSynaptojanin 1Presynaptic stimulationInhibitory neuronsRelease probabilityStimulation frequencyON THE CELLULAR AND NETWORK BASES OF EPILEPTIC SEIZURES
McCormick D, Contreras D. ON THE CELLULAR AND NETWORK BASES OF EPILEPTIC SEIZURES. Annual Review Of Physiology 2001, 63: 815-846. PMID: 11181977, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.physiol.63.1.815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cortexEpileptic seizuresSynchronized burstsRhythmic burst dischargesSpike-wave activityIntrinsic membrane propertiesForm of seizuresPeriod of hyperpolarizationLoss of balanceRecurrent excitatory connectionsEpileptic syndromesSeizure dischargesPyramidal neuronsTonic depolarizationEpileptiform activitySeizure generationBurst dischargesInhibitory neuronsInhibitory influenceInterictal spikesNormal brain rhythmsSynaptic plasticityAction potentialsSeizuresMammalian forebrain