2019
Preserving the balance: diverse forms of long-term GABAergic synaptic plasticity
Chiu CQ, Barberis A, Higley MJ. Preserving the balance: diverse forms of long-term GABAergic synaptic plasticity. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2019, 20: 272-281. PMID: 30837689, DOI: 10.1038/s41583-019-0141-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGABAergic synaptic plasticityInhibitory GABAergic synapsesPostsynaptic action potentialsInhibitory synaptic strengthGABAergic synapsesSynaptic excitationLong-term plasticityGlutamatergic signalingNeuronal activitySynaptic plasticityNeuronal circuitsAction potentialsSynaptic strengthIndividual neuronsCellular mechanismsLines of evidenceBody of literaturePlasticityNeuronsFunctional stabilitySynapses
2013
Compartmentalization of GABAergic Inhibition by Dendritic Spines
Chiu CQ, Lur G, Morse TM, Carnevale NT, Ellis-Davies GC, Higley MJ. Compartmentalization of GABAergic Inhibition by Dendritic Spines. Science 2013, 340: 759-762. PMID: 23661763, PMCID: PMC3752161, DOI: 10.1126/science.1234274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGABAergic inhibitionDendritic spinesPerisomatic inhibitory synapsesPyramidal cell dendritesTwo-photon calcium imagingAction potential outputAcid-mediated inhibitionIndividual dendritic spinesGABAergic controlGABAergic synapsesPyramidal neuronsCell dendritesInhibitory synapsesNeuronal activityCalcium imagingSpine headsInhibitory actionNeocortexInhibitionSpineSynapsesCompartmentalized controlCritical roleSignalingPostsynaptic
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 synapsesDopaminergic Modulation of Endocannabinoid-Mediated Plasticity at GABAergic Synapses in the Prefrontal Cortex
Chiu C, Puente N, Grandes P, Castillo P. Dopaminergic Modulation of Endocannabinoid-Mediated Plasticity at GABAergic Synapses in the Prefrontal Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 7236-7248. PMID: 20505090, PMCID: PMC2905527, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0736-10.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBenzoxazinesCannabinoid Receptor ModulatorsChelating AgentsDopamineDopamine AgentsEgtazic AcidEndocannabinoidsFemaleGamma-Aminobutyric AcidIn Vitro TechniquesInhibitory Postsynaptic PotentialsIsoquinolinesMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMorpholinesNaphthalenesNeuronal PlasticityPatch-Clamp TechniquesPiperidinesPrefrontal CortexProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrazolesRatsRats, WistarReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1Receptors, Dopamine D2Silver StainingSulfonamidesSynapsesConceptsPrefrontal cortexI-LTDECB-mediated long-term depressionLong-term depression of inhibitory transmissionPrefrontal cortex of ratsDopamine type 2 receptorPrefrontal cortical functionEndocannabinoid-mediated plasticityEndogenous cannabinoid receptorsGroup I metabotropic glutamate receptorsCannabinoid receptor systemSuppress GABA releaseECB signalingECB-LTDWorking memoryDopaminergic modulationCannabinoid receptorsBrain regionsGABA releaseDopamineEmotional learningCortical functionInhibitory transmissionGABAergic synapsesElectrophysiological evidence