2000
Ion channel expression by astrocytes in situ: Comparison of different CNS regions
Bordey A, Sontheimer H. Ion channel expression by astrocytes in situ: Comparison of different CNS regions. Glia 2000, 30: 27-38. PMID: 10696142, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1136(200003)30:1<27::aid-glia4>3.0.co;2-#.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBergmann glial cellsIon channel complementGlial cellsIon channel expressionDifferent CNS regionsCNS regionsChannel expressionPercentage of astrocytesTransient A-typeCerebellar Bergmann glial cellsChannel complementPatch-clamp recordingsVoltage-activated currentsPostnatal day 17Whole-cell currentsIon channelsVoltage-gated ion channelsBrain slicesRat astrocytesAstrocytesDay 17Low input resistanceInput resistanceCNSInitial recording
1998
Properties of human glial cells associated with epileptic seizure foci
Bordey A, Sontheimer H. Properties of human glial cells associated with epileptic seizure foci. Epilepsy Research 1998, 32: 286-303. PMID: 9761328, DOI: 10.1016/s0920-1211(98)00059-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeizure focusGlial cellsMesio-temporal lobe epilepsyWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsLucifer YellowControl rat hippocampusPathophysiology of seizuresSlow action potentialsCurrent-clamp studiesGFAP-positive astrocytesEpileptic seizure fociPatch-clamp recordingsHuman glial cellsLobe epilepsyAcute slicesRat hippocampusEpilepsy patientsClamp studiesRat astrocytesAstrocytesIntermediate filaments GFAPNormal astrocytesAction potentialsPhysiological propertiesBranched processesElectrophysiological Properties of Human Astrocytic Tumor Cells In Situ: Enigma of Spiking Glial Cells
Bordey A, Sontheimer H. Electrophysiological Properties of Human Astrocytic Tumor Cells In Situ: Enigma of Spiking Glial Cells. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1998, 79: 2782-2793. PMID: 9582244, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.5.2782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAstrocytesAstrocytomaBrain NeoplasmsCarcinomaCell DifferentiationChildChoroid Plexus NeoplasmsDelayed Rectifier Potassium ChannelsHumansIon TransportNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplastic Stem CellsNerve Tissue ProteinsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassiumPotassium Channel BlockersPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedSodium Channel BlockersSodium ChannelsSpinal CordTetraethylammoniumTetrodotoxinConceptsAstrocytoma cellsTumor cellsGlial cellsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsAction potential-like responsesOlder pediatric patientsSpinal cord astrocytesHuman astrocytic tumor cellsSensitive sodium currentsGroup of tumorsLow-grade astrocytomasPatch-clamp recordingsOutward potassium currentGlial tumor cellsAstrocytic tumor cellsGeneration of spikesHigh input resistancePeritumoral astrocytesPediatric patientsMicroM Ba2Pilocytic astrocytomaPotassium currentAstrocytesElectrophysiological properties
1997
Postnatal Development of Ionic Currents in Rat Hippocampal Astrocytes In Situ
Bordey A, Sontheimer H. Postnatal Development of Ionic Currents in Rat Hippocampal Astrocytes In Situ. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 78: 461-477. PMID: 9242294, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.1.461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal astrocytesPostnatal developmentCurrent sensitiveGlial cellsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsVoltage-activated sodium currentsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinRat hippocampal slicesRat hippocampal astrocytesFibrillary acidic proteinPatch-clamp recordingsOutward potassium currentEarly postnatal developmentIon channel expressionPercentage of cellsSteady-state activationStrong inward rectificationStratum radiatumHippocampal slicesCA1 regionDevelopmental changesPotassium currentChannel expressionEmbryonic rats