PRESYNAPTIC GLIAL ENHANCEMENT OF SYNAPTIC EFFICACY

人脑中的突触与神经胶质密切相关。 然而，神经胶质细胞在突触发育和维持中的作用， 尚未得到彻底调查。 巴雷斯博士的初步数据 实验室表明，在体外没有胶质细胞情况下形成突触 功效低。 神经胶质细胞可以强烈增强 这些突触 我们建议进一步描述神经胶质细胞 增强突触功效。特别是，我们将测试假设 神经胶质细胞通过增加 突触前递质释放 我们将研究神经胶质细胞 调节突触效能。a）神经胶质细胞是否调节递质 合成？B）神经胶质细胞调节递质释放吗？c）是 神经胶质增强突触所需的电活动 功效？d）神经胶质细胞增强突触前钙电流吗？e）做 神经胶质细胞上调一种或多种突触前蛋白的表达。

Synapses throughout the human brain are closely associated with glia. Yet, the role of glia in the development and maintenance of synapses has not been thoroughly investigated. Preliminary data from Dr. Barres' laboratory indicate that synapses formed in the absence of glia in vitro have low efficacy. Glial cells can strongly enhance the efficacy of these synapses. We propose to further characterize how glial cells enhance synaptic efficacy. In particular, we will test the hypothesis that glia enhance synaptic efficacy by increasing the probability of presynaptic transmitter release. We will investigate how glial cells regulate synaptic efficacy. a) Do glial cells regulate transmitter synthesis? b) Do glial cells regulate transmitter release? c) Is electrical activity required for the glial enhancement of synaptic efficacy? d) Do glial cells enhance presynaptic calcium currents? e) Do glial cells upregulate expression of one or more presynaptic proteins.