2009
Olfactory ensheathing cell membrane properties are shaped by connectivity
Rela L, Bordey A, Greer CA. Olfactory ensheathing cell membrane properties are shaped by connectivity. Glia 2009, 58: 665-678. PMID: 19998494, PMCID: PMC2830329, DOI: 10.1002/glia.20953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAxonsBiophysicsConnexin 43Cyclooxygenase InhibitorsElectric StimulationEpithelial CellsFatty Acid-Binding Protein 7Fatty Acid-Binding ProteinsGap JunctionsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesIsoquinolinesMeclofenamic AcidMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionNerve Tissue ProteinsNonlinear DynamicsOlfactory BulbOlfactory MucosaPatch-Clamp TechniquesS100 ProteinsSensory Receptor Cells
2001
Electrophysiological Characteristics of Reactive Astrocytes in Experimental Cortical Dysplasia
Bordey A, Lyons SA, Hablitz JJ, Sontheimer H. Electrophysiological Characteristics of Reactive Astrocytes in Experimental Cortical Dysplasia. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2001, 85: 1719-1731. PMID: 11287494, DOI: 10.1152/jn.2001.85.4.1719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGap junction couplingReactive gliosisFreeze lesionGlial fibrillary acidic protein immunoreactivityWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsExperimental cortical dysplasiaCortical layers IPatch-clamp recordingsPostnatal day 16Reduced gap junction couplingNormal neuronal functionDysplastic neocortexP24 ratsDysplastic cortexReactive astrocytesCortical dysplasiaNeuronal dysfunctionProtein immunoreactivityElectrophysiological characteristicsAstrocytesChannel expressionNeuronal functionMicrosulcusLayer I
1996
Nicotinic actions on neurones of the central autonomic area in rat spinal cord slices.
Bordey A, Feltz P, Trouslard J. Nicotinic actions on neurones of the central autonomic area in rat spinal cord slices. The Journal Of Physiology 1996, 497: 175-187. PMID: 8951720, PMCID: PMC1160921, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currentsCentral autonomic areaSympathetic preganglionic neuronesSpinal cord slicesGlutamate-induced currentsAutonomic areasCord slicesTransverse thoracolumbar spinal cord slicesAgonist rank order potencyAction potentialsRat spinal cord slicesWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueNicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonistExcitatory synaptic activityPresence of tetrodotoxinAcetylcholine receptor agonistExcitatory postsynaptic currentsMembrane current noisePatch-clamp techniqueCurrent-clamp conditionsDetectable current responseRank order potencySEPSC amplitudeVoltage-clamp conditionsStrong inward rectification