Spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons of the gerbil after transient ischemia

1995 ◽  
Vol 191 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 95-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Tsubokawa ◽  
Keiji Oguro ◽  
Toshio Masuzawa ◽  
Nobufumi Kawai
Keyword(s):  
Pyramidal Neurons ◽  
Transient Ischemia ◽  
Excitatory Postsynaptic Currents ◽  
Ca1 Pyramidal Neurons ◽  
Postsynaptic Currents ◽  
Hippocampal Ca1 ◽  
Spontaneous Excitatory Postsynaptic Currents

scholarly journals Metformin Enhances Excitatory Synaptic Transmission onto Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Neurons

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 706
Author(s):  
Wen-Bing Chen ◽  
Jiang Chen ◽  
Zi-Yang Liu ◽  
Bin Luo ◽  
Tian Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Synaptic Transmission ◽  
Neuronal Excitability ◽  
Pyramidal Neurons ◽  
Glutamate Release ◽  
Hippocampal Slices ◽  
Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Ca1 Pyramidal Neurons ◽  
Postsynaptic Currents ◽  
Hippocampal Ca1

Metformin (Met) is a first-line drug for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Numerous studies have shown that Met exerts beneficial effects on a variety of neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Huntington’s disease (HD). However, it is still largely unclear how Met acts on neurons. Here, by treating acute hippocampal slices with Met (1 μM and 10 μM) and recording synaptic transmission as well as neuronal excitability of CA1 pyramidal neurons, we found that Met treatments significantly increased the frequency of miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (mEPSCs), but not amplitude. Neither frequency nor amplitude of miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents (mIPSCs) were changed with Met treatments. Analysis of paired-pulse ratios (PPR) demonstrates that enhanced presynaptic glutamate release from terminals innervating CA1 hippocampal pyramidal neurons, while excitability of CA1 pyramidal neurons was not altered. Our results suggest that Met preferentially increases glutamatergic rather than GABAergic transmission in hippocampal CA1, providing a new insight on how Met acts on neurons.

scholarly journals 3P221 The endocrine disrupter Bisphenol-A acutely induces morphologica changes in rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons

2004 ◽  
Vol 44 (supplement) ◽  
pp. S245
Author(s):  
N Tanabe ◽  
Y Komatsuzaki ◽  
T Tsurugizawa ◽  
K Mitsuhashi ◽  
Y Ooishi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Pyramidal Neurons ◽  
Endocrine Disrupter ◽  
Ca1 Pyramidal Neurons ◽  
Hippocampal Ca1
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