In Vivo Electrophysiology of Dorsal-Horn Neurons

2004 ◽  
pp. 139-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise C. Stanfa ◽  
Anthony H. Dickenson
Keyword(s):  
Dorsal Horn ◽  
In Vivo Electrophysiology ◽  
Dorsal Horn Neurons

306 IN VIVO IMAGING OF Ca 2+ GRADIENTS IN SPINAL DORSAL HORN NEURONS

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Gassner ◽  
M. Wagner ◽  
H. Fischer ◽  
R. Drdla ◽  
T. Jäger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dorsal Horn ◽  
In Vivo Imaging ◽  
Spinal Dorsal Horn ◽  
Dorsal Horn Neurons ◽  
Spinal Dorsal ◽  
Spinal Dorsal Horn Neurons

Spinal substance P release in vivo during the induction of long-term potentiation in dorsal horn neurons

Pain ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullahi Warsame Afrah ◽  
Atle Fiskå ◽  
Johannes Gjerstad ◽  
Henrik Gustafsson ◽  
Arne Tjølsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance P ◽  
Dorsal Horn ◽  
Long Term Potentiation ◽  
Dorsal Horn Neurons ◽  
P Release ◽  
Term Potentiation ◽  
Substance P Release

Developmental Changes in the Fidelity and Short-Term Plasticity of GABAergic Synapses in the Neonatal Rat Dorsal Horn

2008 ◽  
Vol 99 (6) ◽  
pp. 3144-3150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel A. Ingram ◽  
Maria Fitzgerald ◽  
Mark L. Baccei
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Dorsal Horn ◽  
Receptive Fields ◽  
Neuronal Firing ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Superficial Dorsal Horn ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Dorsal Horn Neurons ◽  
Gabaergic Synapses

The lower thresholds and increased excitability of dorsal horn neurons in the neonatal rat suggest that inhibitory processing is less efficient in the immature spinal cord. This is unlikely to be explained by an absence of functional GABAergic inhibition because antagonism of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) type A receptors augments neuronal firing in vivo from the first days of life. However, it is possible that more subtle deficits in GABAergic signaling exist in the neonate, such as decreased reliability of transmission or greater depression during repetitive stimulation, both of which could influence the relative excitability of the immature spinal cord. To address this issue we examined monosynaptic GABAergic inputs onto superficial dorsal horn neurons using whole cell patch-clamp recordings made in spinal cord slices at a range of postnatal ages (P3, P10, and P21). The amplitudes of evoked inhibitory postsynaptic currents (IPSCs) were significantly lower and showed greater variability in younger animals, suggesting a lower fidelity of GABAergic signaling at early postnatal ages. Paired-pulse ratios were similar throughout the postnatal period, whereas trains of stimuli (1, 5, 10, and 20 Hz) revealed frequency-dependent short-term depression (STD) of IPSCs at all ages. Although the magnitude of STD did not differ between ages, the recovery from depression was significantly slower at immature GABAergic synapses. These properties may affect the integration of synaptic inputs within developing superficial dorsal horn neurons and thus contribute to their larger receptive fields and enhanced afterdischarge.

In vivo characterization of colorectal and cutaneous inputs to lumbosacral dorsal horn neurons in the mouse spinal cord

Neuroscience ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 316 ◽  
pp. 13-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.E. Farrell ◽  
M.M. Rank ◽  
S. Keely ◽  
A.M. Brichta ◽  
B.A. Graham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Dorsal Horn ◽  
Mouse Spinal Cord ◽  
Dorsal Horn Neurons ◽  
In Vivo Characterization

Spinal somatostatin superfusion in vivo affects activity of cat nociceptive dorsal horn neurons: Comparison with spinal morphine

Neuroscience ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 565-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Sandkühler ◽  
Q.-G. Fu ◽  
C. Helmchen
Keyword(s):  
Dorsal Horn ◽  
Dorsal Horn Neurons

scholarly journals Spinal Allografts of Adrenal Medulla Block Nociceptive Facilitation in the Dorsal Horn

2001 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 1788-1792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian D. Hentall ◽  
Brian R. Noga ◽  
Jacqueline Sagen
Keyword(s):  
Dorsal Horn ◽  
Adrenal Medulla ◽  
Dynamic Range ◽  
Striated Muscle ◽  
Facilitatory Effect ◽  
Formalin Injection ◽  
Neurophysiological Mechanism ◽  
Dorsal Horn Neurons ◽  
C Fiber

Transplantation of chromaffin cells into the lumbar subarachnoid space has been found to produce analgesia, most conspicuously against chronic neuropathic pain. To ascertain the neurophysiological mechanism, we recorded electrical activity from wide-dynamic-range dorsal horn neurons in vivo, measuring the short-lasting homosynaptic facilitatory effect known as windup, which is induced by repetitive C-fiber input. Rats were given adrenal medulla allografts, or, as controls, striated-muscle allografts. The adrenal-transplanted rats showed analgesia 3–4 wk after transplantation, measured as a reduction in flinching reflexes 30–55 min after subcutaneous formalin injection. Recordings were made under halothane anesthesia, 3–7 days following the behavioral testing. The average C-fiber response and subsequent afterdischarge were facilitated severalfold in control rats by 1-Hz cutaneous electrical stimulation. Such facilitation was essentially absent in adrenal-transplanted animals and also in the A-fiber response of both preparations. Extirpation of transplanted tissue several hours prior to recording did not significantly affect this difference. In conclusion, the adrenal transplants block short-term spinal nociceptive facilitation, probably by stimulating some persistent cellular process that may be an important determinant, but not the only one, of their analgesic effect.

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