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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: The hippocampus plays a key role in learning and memory. Previous studies
suggested that the main types of principal neurons, dentate gyrus granule cells
(GCs), CA3 pyramidal neurons, and CA1 pyramidal neurons, differ in their activity
pattern, with sparse firing in GCs and more frequent firing in CA3 and CA1 pyramidal
neurons. It has been assumed but never shown that such different activity may
be caused by differential synaptic excitation. To test this hypothesis, we performed
high-resolution whole-cell patch-clamp recordings in anesthetized rats in vivo.
In contrast to previous in vitro data, both CA3 and CA1 pyramidal neurons fired
action potentials spontaneously, with a frequency of ∼3–6 Hz, whereas GCs were
silent. Furthermore, both CA3 and CA1 cells primarily fired in bursts. To determine
the underlying mechanisms, we quantitatively assessed the frequency of spontaneous
excitatory synaptic input, the passive membrane properties, and the active membrane
characteristics. Surprisingly, GCs showed comparable synaptic excitation to CA3
and CA1 cells and the highest ratio of excitation versus hyperpolarizing inhibition.
Thus, differential synaptic excitation is not responsible for differences in firing.
Moreover, the three types of hippocampal neurons markedly differed in their passive
properties. While GCs showed the most negative membrane potential, CA3 pyramidal
neurons had the highest input resistance and the slowest membrane time constant.
The three types of neurons also differed in the active membrane characteristics.
GCs showed the highest action potential threshold, but displayed the largest gain
of the input-output curves. In conclusion, our results reveal that differential
firing of the three main types of hippocampal principal neurons in vivo is not
primarily caused by differences in the characteristics of the synaptic input,
but by the distinct properties of synaptic integration and input-output transformation.
acknowledgement: "The authors thank Jose Guzman for critically reading prior versions
of the manuscript. They also thank T. Asenov for\r\nengineering mechanical devices,
A. Schlögl for efficient pro-gramming, F. Marr for technical assistance, and E. Kramberger
for manuscript editing."
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author:
- first_name: Janina
full_name: Kowalski, Janina
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last_name: Kowalski
- first_name: Jian
full_name: Gan, Jian
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last_name: Gan
- first_name: Peter M
full_name: Jonas, Peter M
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last_name: Jonas
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- first_name: Alejandro
full_name: Pernia-Andrade, Alejandro
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last_name: Pernia-Andrade
citation:
ama: Kowalski J, Gan J, Jonas PM, Pernia-Andrade A. Intrinsic membrane properties
determine hippocampal differential firing pattern in vivo in anesthetized rats.
Hippocampus. 2016;26(5):668-682. doi:10.1002/hipo.22550
apa: Kowalski, J., Gan, J., Jonas, P. M., & Pernia-Andrade, A. (2016). Intrinsic
membrane properties determine hippocampal differential firing pattern in vivo
in anesthetized rats. Hippocampus. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.22550
chicago: Kowalski, Janina, Jian Gan, Peter M Jonas, and Alejandro Pernia-Andrade.
“Intrinsic Membrane Properties Determine Hippocampal Differential Firing Pattern
in Vivo in Anesthetized Rats.” Hippocampus. Wiley, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.22550.
ieee: J. Kowalski, J. Gan, P. M. Jonas, and A. Pernia-Andrade, “Intrinsic membrane
properties determine hippocampal differential firing pattern in vivo in anesthetized
rats,” Hippocampus, vol. 26, no. 5. Wiley, pp. 668–682, 2016.
ista: Kowalski J, Gan J, Jonas PM, Pernia-Andrade A. 2016. Intrinsic membrane properties
determine hippocampal differential firing pattern in vivo in anesthetized rats.
Hippocampus. 26(5), 668–682.
mla: Kowalski, Janina, et al. “Intrinsic Membrane Properties Determine Hippocampal
Differential Firing Pattern in Vivo in Anesthetized Rats.” Hippocampus,
vol. 26, no. 5, Wiley, 2016, pp. 668–82, doi:10.1002/hipo.22550.
short: J. Kowalski, J. Gan, P.M. Jonas, A. Pernia-Andrade, Hippocampus 26 (2016)
668–682.
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:53:03Z
date_published: 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-18T10:58:31Z
day: '01'
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- '570'
department:
- _id: PeJo
doi: 10.1002/hipo.22550
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title: Intrinsic membrane properties determine hippocampal differential firing pattern
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---
_id: '2164'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'Neuronal ectopia, such as granule cell dispersion (GCD) in temporal lobe
epilepsy (TLE), has been assumed to result from a migration defect during development.
Indeed, recent studies reported that aberrant migration of neonatal-generated
dentate granule cells (GCs) increased the risk to develop epilepsy later in life.
On the contrary, in the present study, we show that fully differentiated GCs become
motile following the induction of epileptiform activity, resulting in GCD. Hippocampal
slice cultures from transgenic mice expressing green fluorescent protein in differentiated,
but not in newly generated GCs, were incubated with the glutamate receptor agonist
kainate (KA), which induced GC burst activity and GCD. Using real-time microscopy,
we observed that KA-exposed, differentiated GCs translocated their cell bodies
and changed their dendritic organization. As found in human TLE, KA application
was associated with decreased expression of the extracellular matrix protein Reelin,
particularly in hilar interneurons. Together these findings suggest that KA-induced
motility of differentiated GCs contributes to the development of GCD and establish
slice cultures as a model to study neuronal changes induced by epileptiform activity. '
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author:
- first_name: Xuejun
full_name: Chai, Xuejun
last_name: Chai
- first_name: Gert
full_name: Münzner, Gert
last_name: Münzner
- first_name: Shanting
full_name: Zhao, Shanting
last_name: Zhao
- first_name: Stefanie
full_name: Tinnes, Stefanie
last_name: Tinnes
- first_name: Janina
full_name: Kowalski, Janina
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last_name: Kowalski
- first_name: Ute
full_name: Häussler, Ute
last_name: Häussler
- first_name: Christina
full_name: Young, Christina
last_name: Young
- first_name: Carola
full_name: Haas, Carola
last_name: Haas
- first_name: Michael
full_name: Frotscher, Michael
last_name: Frotscher
citation:
ama: Chai X, Münzner G, Zhao S, et al. Epilepsy-induced motility of differentiated
neurons. Cerebral Cortex. 2014;24(8):2130-2140. doi:10.1093/cercor/bht067
apa: Chai, X., Münzner, G., Zhao, S., Tinnes, S., Kowalski, J., Häussler, U., …
Frotscher, M. (2014). Epilepsy-induced motility of differentiated neurons. Cerebral
Cortex. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bht067
chicago: Chai, Xuejun, Gert Münzner, Shanting Zhao, Stefanie Tinnes, Janina Kowalski,
Ute Häussler, Christina Young, Carola Haas, and Michael Frotscher. “Epilepsy-Induced
Motility of Differentiated Neurons.” Cerebral Cortex. Oxford University
Press, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bht067.
ieee: X. Chai et al., “Epilepsy-induced motility of differentiated neurons,”
Cerebral Cortex, vol. 24, no. 8. Oxford University Press, pp. 2130–2140,
2014.
ista: Chai X, Münzner G, Zhao S, Tinnes S, Kowalski J, Häussler U, Young C, Haas
C, Frotscher M. 2014. Epilepsy-induced motility of differentiated neurons. Cerebral
Cortex. 24(8), 2130–2140.
mla: Chai, Xuejun, et al. “Epilepsy-Induced Motility of Differentiated Neurons.”
Cerebral Cortex, vol. 24, no. 8, Oxford University Press, 2014, pp. 2130–40,
doi:10.1093/cercor/bht067.
short: X. Chai, G. Münzner, S. Zhao, S. Tinnes, J. Kowalski, U. Häussler, C. Young,
C. Haas, M. Frotscher, Cerebral Cortex 24 (2014) 2130–2140.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:56:04Z
date_published: 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-29T11:41:17Z
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