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
2006
Muscarine activates the sodium–calcium exchanger via M3 receptors in basal forebrain neurons
Xu C, Wu M, Morozova E, Alreja M. Muscarine activates the sodium–calcium exchanger via M3 receptors in basal forebrain neurons. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 24: 2309-2313. PMID: 17074051, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05118.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBasal GangliaBiotransformationDiagonal Band of BrocaDiphenylacetic AcidsElectrophysiologyIn Vitro TechniquesIon ChannelsIonsLithium ChlorideMaleMuscarineMuscarinic AgonistsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPiperidinesProsencephalonRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Muscarinic M3Sodium-Calcium ExchangerThioureaConceptsMuscarinic activationWhole-cell patch-clamp recording techniqueMedial septum/diagonal bandPatch-clamp recording techniquesSeptohippocampal GABAergic neuronsBasal forebrain neuronsMuscarinic cholinergic mechanismsRat brain slicesHippocampus-dependent learningHippocampal theta rhythmSodium-calcium exchangerIntraseptal carbacholMSDB neuronsCholinergic neuronsExcitatory actionGABAergic neuronsCholinergic mechanismsKB-R7943M3 receptorsForebrain neuronsDiagonal bandPrimary involvementBrain slicesHippocampal functionPotent modulator