2023
Developmental loss of ErbB4 in PV interneurons disrupts state-dependent cortical circuit dynamics
Batista-Brito R, Majumdar A, Nuño A, Ward C, Barnes C, Nikouei K, Vinck M, Cardin J. Developmental loss of ErbB4 in PV interneurons disrupts state-dependent cortical circuit dynamics. Molecular Psychiatry 2023, 28: 3133-3143. PMID: 37069344, PMCID: PMC10618960, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02066-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPV interneuronsCortical neuronsCortical circuitsCortical circuit dynamicsCortical GABAergic cellsNRG1/ErbB4Excitatory cortical neuronsParvalbumin-Expressing InterneuronsInhibitory cortical neuronsApical dendritic tuftsActivity of excitatorySecond postnatal weekProper synaptic connectivityLate postnatal developmentState-dependent modulationLoss of ERBB4Excitatory componentGABAergic cellsGABAergic inhibitionSpine densityDendritic tuftsPostnatal weekNormal tuningSynaptic connectivityReceptor ErbB4
2018
Altered hippocampal interneuron activity precedes ictal onset
Miri ML, Vinck M, Pant R, Cardin J. Altered hippocampal interneuron activity precedes ictal onset. ELife 2018, 7: e40750. PMID: 30387711, PMCID: PMC6245730, DOI: 10.7554/elife.40750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic inhibitionIctal activityEarly ictal phaseHippocampal interneuron activityLocal circuit interactionsSomatostatin-expressing (SST) interneuronsInhibitory interneuron populationsSeizure inductionGABAergic inhibitionSeizure disorderIctal onsetSource of inhibitionSeizure initiationIctal phaseHippocampal circuitsInterneuron activityInterneuron populationsInterneuron classesFiring patternsInterneuronsElectrophysiological approachesPreictal periodInhibitionParvalbuminOnset