CHARACTERIZATION OF A SLOW CHOLINERGIC POST-SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL RECORDED INVITRO FROM RAT HIPPOCAMPAL PYRAMIDAL CELLS
CHARACTERIZATION OF A SLOW CHOLINERGIC POST-SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL RECORDED INVITRO FROM RAT HIPPOCAMPAL PYRAMIDAL CELLS
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DOI:
10.1113/jphysiol.1984.sp015285
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
NICOLL, RA
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作者:
COLE, AE;NICOLL, RA
Intracellular recording from CA1 pyramidal cells in the hippocampal slice preparation was used to compare the action of exogenously applied acetylcholine (ACh) and cholinomimetics to the effect of electrically stimulating sites in the slice known to contain cholinergic fibers. ACh depolarized pyramidal cells with an associated increase in input resistance, blocked a Ca-activated K conductance (GK(Ca)), and blocked accommodation of action potential discharge. All of these actions were blocked by the muscarinic antagonist, atropine. Repetitive electrical stimulation of stratum (s.) oriens evoked a series of fast excitatory post-synaptic potentials (EPSP) followed by an inhibitory post-synaptic potential. These potentials were followed by a slow EPSP that lasted 20-30 s. The slow EPSP was selectively enhanced by eserine and blocked by atropine. Ionophoretic application of ACh closely mimicked the time course of the slow EPSP. The slow EPSP was blocked by tetrodotoxin and Cd, indicating that it was dependent on propagated action potentials and on Ca. Considerably higher stimulus strengths were needed to elicit a slow EPSP than to elicit the earlier synaptic potentials. The size of the slow EPSP was markedly increased by repetitive stimulation. Stimulation of the alveus, s. oriens, s. pyramidale and fimbria all evoked a slow EPSP, while stimulation of s. radiatum was relatively ineffective. The input resistance of the cell increased during the slow EPSP. Hyperpolarizing the cell decreased the size of the slow EPSP and at membrane potentials of -70 mV or greater, little response was recorded. Stimulation of s. oriens blocked GK(Ca) and accommodation of action potential discharge. These effects, which could be seen in the absence of any change in membrane potential, were enhanced by eserine and blocked by atropine. The electrophysiological results establish that CA1 pyramidal cells receive a cholinergic input and demonstrate that this input can dramatically alter the firing properties of these neurons for tens of seconds in the absence of any marked effect on membrane potential. Such an action contrasts with previously characterized synaptic potentials in this region of the brain.