Glutamate Inhibits GABA Excitatory Activity in Developing Neurons
van den Pol A, Gao X, Patrylo P, Ghosh P, Obrietan K. Glutamate Inhibits GABA Excitatory Activity in Developing Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 10749-10761. PMID: 9852609, PMCID: PMC6793361, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-24-10749.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCalciumCells, CulturedCerebral CortexEmbryo, MammalianExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGene ExpressionGlutamic AcidGramicidinHypothalamusIn Vitro TechniquesNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPresynaptic TerminalsPropionatesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Metabotropic GlutamateSpinal CordConceptsGroup III mGluRsExcitatory actionGABA activityGroup II metabotropic glutamate receptorsFura-2 digital imagingSynapse formationBrain developmentInhibitory roleAgonist L-AP4Excitatory GABA actionsGlutamate-mediated inhibitionMetabotropic glutamate receptorsSpinal cord neuronsMajor inhibitory neurotransmitterWhole-cell recordingsSimilar inhibitory actionBrain GABAEarly brain developmentExcitatory roleGABA releaseL-AP4Excitatory transmitterGABA actionHypothalamic neuronsCord neuronsGABA-Dependent Firing of Glutamate-Evoked Action Potentials at AMPA/Kainate Receptors in Developing Hypothalamic Neurons
Gao X, Chen G, van den Pol A. GABA-Dependent Firing of Glutamate-Evoked Action Potentials at AMPA/Kainate Receptors in Developing Hypothalamic Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1998, 79: 716-726. PMID: 9463435, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.2.716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidAction potentialsHypothalamic neuronsAMPA/kainate receptorsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsGlutamate-mediated excitationAdult mammalian CNSFire action potentialsMajor inhibitory roleExcitatory functionGlutamate responseGlutamate receptorsKainate receptorsMammalian CNSMaximal effectSlight temporal delayNeuronal circuitsInhibitory roleNeuronsReceptorsBroad time windowDepolarizationGlutamatePresent studySimilar results