2007
Neurokinins robustly activate the majority of septohippocampal cholinergic neurons
Morozova E, Wu M, Dumalska I, Alreja M. Neurokinins robustly activate the majority of septohippocampal cholinergic neurons. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 114-122. PMID: 18184316, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05993.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeptohippocampal cholinergic neuronsHippocampal acetylcholine releaseCholinergic neuronsNK3 receptorsHemokinin-1Acetylcholine releaseNK2 receptorsElectrophysiological effectsRat brain slice preparationWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsMedial septum/diagonal bandDiagonal band neuronsNK3 receptor agonistPost-synaptic mechanismsStress-related affective disordersBrain slice preparationPatch-clamp recordingsEffect of NKCholinergic cellsNK receptorsReceptor agonistSlice preparationDiagonal bandNeurokinin receptorsBrain neurons
2000
Muscarinic Tone Sustains Impulse Flow in the Septohippocampal GABA But Not Cholinergic Pathway: Implications for Learning and Memory
Alreja M, Wu M, Liu W, Atkins J, Leranth C, Shanabrough M. Muscarinic Tone Sustains Impulse Flow in the Septohippocampal GABA But Not Cholinergic Pathway: Implications for Learning and Memory. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 8103-8110. PMID: 11050132, PMCID: PMC6772717, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-21-08103.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAnimalsAtropineDiagonal Band of BrocaFluorescent DyesGamma-Aminobutyric AcidHippocampusIn Vitro TechniquesLearningMaleMemoryMuscarinic AgonistsMuscarinic AntagonistsNeural PathwaysNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Muscarinic M3Receptors, MuscarinicScopolamineSeptum of BrainSynaptic TransmissionConceptsHippocampal acetylcholine releaseSeptohippocampal cholinergic neuronsMuscarinic toneCholinergic neuronsCholinergic pathwaysAcetylcholine releaseImpulse flowNeurodegenerative disordersCognitive deficitsMedial septum/diagonal bandAmnesic effectMuscarinic cholinergic receptorsRat brain slicesSeptohippocampal cholinergic pathwaySeptohippocampal neuronsDisinhibitory mechanismGABA releaseGABAergic projectionsAxon collateralsCholinergic receptorsGABAergic pathwayMuscarinic receptorsSystemic infusionReceptor agonistSuccessful treatment