Oseltamivir enhances hippocampal network synchronization
Oseltamivir enhances hippocampal network synchronization
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DOI:
10.1254/jphs.sc0070467
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发表时间:
2008-04-01
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Ikegaya, Yuji
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作者:
Usami, Atsushi;Sasaki, Takuya;Ikegaya, Yuji
Oseltamivir, a widely used anti-influenza drug, inhibits virus neuraminidase. A mammalian homologue of this enzyme is expressed in the brain, yet the effect of oseltamivir on central neurons is largely unknown. Patch-clamp recordings ex vivo revealed that oseltamivir enhanced spike synchronization between hippocampal CA3 pyramidal cells. Time-lapse multineuron calcium imaging revealed that oseltamivir and its active metabolite evoked synchronized population bursts that recruited virtually all neurons in the network. This unique, so-far-unknown, event was attenuated by muscarinic receptor antagonist. Thus, oseltamivir is a useful tool for investigating a new aspect of neural circuit operation.Supplementary Fig. and movie: available only at http://dx.doi.org/10.1254/jphs.SC0070467