2004
Bergmann glial GlyT1 mediates glycine uptake and release in mouse cerebellar slices
Huang H, Barakat L, Wang D, Bordey A. Bergmann glial GlyT1 mediates glycine uptake and release in mouse cerebellar slices. The Journal Of Physiology 2004, 560: 721-736. PMID: 15331688, PMCID: PMC1665288, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2004.067801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsGlycine receptor blockerMouse cerebellar slicesNMDA receptor activationVoltage-dependent inward currentsExtracellular glycine levelsPatch-clamp recordingsDependent glycine transportersReceptor blockersInhibitory neurotransmitterNMDA receptorsGlycine levelsBergmann gliaCerebellar slicesInward currentsReceptor activationGlycine transporterGliaGlycine transportGlyT1Glycine uptakeBlockersAgonistsIntact systemNeurones
2002
GAT-1 and Reversible GABA Transport in Bergmann Glia in Slices
Barakat L, Bordey A. GAT-1 and Reversible GABA Transport in Bergmann Glia in Slices. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2002, 88: 1407-1419. PMID: 12205162, DOI: 10.1152/jn.2002.88.3.1407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological TransportCarrier ProteinsCerebellumElectrophysiologyGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidIn Vitro TechniquesMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsNeurogliaOrganic Anion TransportersPatch-Clamp TechniquesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, GABA-AConceptsGAT-1Bergmann gliaInward currentsGABA transporterWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsGlial GABA uptakePatch-clamp recordingsRat cerebellar slicesGABA perfusionReceptor blockersAmbient GABANNC-711Extracellular GABAGABA effluxGABA uptakeGABA receptorsCerebellar slicesGAT subtypesNipecotic acidReceptor activationGABABlockersGliaOutward currents
1999
Differential Inhibition of Glial K+ Currents by 4-AP
Bordey A, Sontheimer H. Differential Inhibition of Glial K+ Currents by 4-AP. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1999, 82: 3476-3487. PMID: 10601476, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.6.3476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords4-AminopyridineAction PotentialsAnimalsAstrocytesCells, CulturedDelayed Rectifier Potassium ChannelsElectrophysiologyLarge-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsNeurogliaPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium Channel BlockersPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySpinal CordTetraethylammoniumConceptsAcute spinal cord slicesSpinal cord slicesConcentration-dependent blockPotassium channel typesType currentsDose-dependent inhibitorNeuronal action potentialsCord slicesSpinal cordChannel blockersEpileptiform dischargesBrain slicesAction potentialsHomeostatic functionsA-currentAstrocytesDifferential inhibitionRepolarizationMembrane potentialChannel typesSlicesBlockersGlialCord