scholarly journals Ionic mechanisms of two types of on-center bipolar cells in the carp retina. II. The responses to annular illumination.

1981 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
pp. 569-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Saito ◽  
H Kondo ◽  
J Toyoda

On-center bipolar cells in the dark-adapted carp retina were divided into four types (A, B, C, and D) on the basis of response wave forms, spectral response properties, and electrical membrane properties. Type A and B cells responded to a spot of light with a transient depolarization followed by a plateau, whereas the response of type C and D cells were approximately rectangular in shape. The center and surround responses of type A cells had maximum spectral response of approximately 525 nm in the lower mesopic range; the polarity of both responses was reversed at positive membrane potentials as the membrane was depolarized by extrinsic current. The center and surround responses of type D cells had a maximum spectral response of approximately 625 nm in the mesopic or photopic range; the polarity of both responses was reversed at membrane potentials that were more negative than those at the dark level. The results suggest that the center and surround responses mediated by rods are generated by changes in sodium conductance, but in opposite ways; whereas those mediated by red cones are generated by changes in potassium and/or chloride conductances. In type B and C cells, which probably receive inputs from both rods and/or green cones as well as red cones, the center responses were composed of the two ionic mechanisms described above. The surround responses of many type B and C cells were dominated by only one ionic mechanism with a negative reversal potential, but in some type B cells the surround responses were resulted from two ionic mechanisms similar to those of the center responses.

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 1137 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Beltrán-Frutos ◽  
V. Seco-Rovira ◽  
J. Martínez-Hernández ◽  
C. Ferrer ◽  
L. M. Pastor

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the changes that occur in hamster Leydig cells during regression. Animals were divided into control, mild regression (MR), strong regression (SR) and total regression (TR) groups. Leydig cells were characterised by light and electron microscopy. Terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP–digoxigenin nick end-labelling (TUNEL) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) antibodies were used to detect apoptosis and proliferation respectively. Three types of Leydig cells (A, B and C) could be differentiated. Type A cells were small in size compared with Leydig cells from animals exposed to a long photoperiod, which was a result of a decreased cytoplasm and nucleus. Type B cells were even smaller than Type A cells in regression groups. Type C exhibited cytoplasm vacuolisation. The percentage of Type C cells from the control group was much lower than in the MR, SR and TR groups. (P < 0.05). In the SR and TR groups, there was a significant decrease in the percentage of Type B cells compared with the control and MR groups (P < 0.05). The total number of Leydig cells decreased during testicular regression (P < 0.05). The total number of Type A and B cells was significantly lower in the MR, SR and TR groups compared with the control group (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in the proliferation and apoptosis index in the groups studied. The findings of the present study indicate that there are three types of Leydig cells (A, B and C) in all hamsters studied and that regression causes an increase in the number of Type C cells, so that the reduction in the number Leydig cells during the phases of regression studied must be the result of necrosis and/or necroptosis.


1979 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Saito ◽  
H Kondo ◽  
J I Toyoda

Properties of the depolarizing response of on-center bipolar cells to a light spot stimulus were studied in the carp retina. On-center bipolar cells were classified into two types, cone-dominant and rod-dominant, according to their major input from cones and rods. Cone-dominant bipolar cells responded to spectral light with the maximum amplitude near 625 nm, suggesting major input from red cones. The response was accompanied by a resistance increase and showed a reversal potential at -63 +/- 21 mV when the membrane was hyperpolarized by current. The results suggest that the photoresponse of cone-dominant cells is due to a decrease of gK and/or gCl, membrane conductances to potassium and chloride, respectively. Rod-dominant bipolar cells responded to spectral light with the maximum amplitude near 525 nm under scotopic conditions and near 625 nm under photopic conditions, providing evidence that they receive input from rods and red cones. In the scoptopic condition their response was accompanied by a resistance decrease and showed a reversal potential at 29 +/- 13 mV, whereas in the photopic condition the response in most of them was accompanied by a resistance increase, at least in their part and showed a reversal at -53 +/- 11 mV. The results suggest that the photoresponse activated by rod input is due to an increase in gNa. In the mesopic condition rod-dominant cells showed complex electrical membrane properties as the result of electric interaction between the above two differnt ionic mechanisms activated by rod and cone inputs.


1996 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 1432-1443 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Lavin ◽  
A. A. Grace

1. The physiology of ventral pallidal (VP) cells was investigated using in vivo intracellular recording and staining techniques in adult rats. Based on electrophysiological criteria, three different types of cells were found: type A cells, which fired phasic spikes that did not exhibit a substantial afterhyperpolarization (AHP), type B cells, which exhibited a slow ramplike depolarization that preceded the short-duration action potential; the spike was followed by a prominent AHP, and type C cells, which were the only cells that fired spikes in couplets or bursts, with the spikes in a burst exhibiting a progressive increase in duration and a decrease in amplitude. These cells also exhibited a rebound low threshold spikelike event. Furthermore, 18% of the VP cells recorded exhibited a slow subthreshold oscillation of the membrane potential (< 1 Hz). 2. The response of VP cells to stimulation of fibers arising from the prefrontal cortex, nucleus accumbens, and mediodorsal thalamic nucleus (MD) was examined. In contrast to our initial predictions, all cells responded to nucleus accumbens stimulation with excitation. Type A and B cells responded to nucleus accumbens stimulation with excitation and to MD stimulation with antidromic-like responses, orthodromic excitation, or evoked inhibitory postsynaptic potentials. Only type A cells responded to prefrontal cortical stimulation. Type C cells only responded to stimulation of the nucleus accumbens, which resulted in evoked excitatory postsynaptic potentials. 3. The cells in the VP therefore can be segregated into three physiologically defined groups according to action potential discharge patterns and their response to afferent fiber stimulation.


1994 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 666-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Baird

1. Hair cells in whole-mount in vitro preparations of the utricular macula of the bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) were selected according to their macular location and hair bundle morphology. The voltage responses of selected hair cells to intracellular current steps and sinusoids in the frequency range of 0.5-200 Hz were studied with conventional intracellular recordings. 2. The utricular macula is divided into medial and lateral parts by the striola, a 75- to 100-microns zone that runs for nearly the entire length of the sensory macula near its lateral border. The striola is distinguished from flanking extrastriolar regions by the elevated height of its apical surface and the wider spacing of its hair cells. A line dividing hair cells of opposing polarities, located near the lateral border of the striola, separates it into medial and lateral parts. On average, the striola consists of five to seven medial and two to three lateral rows of hair cells. 3. Utricular hair cells were classified into four types on the basis of hair bundle morphology. Type B cells, the predominant hair cell type in the utricular macula, are small cells with short sterocilia and kinocilia 2-6 times as long as their longest stereocilia. These hair cells were found throughout the extrastriola and, more rarely, in the striolar region. Three other hair cell types were restricted to the striolar region. Type C cells, found primarily in the outer striolar rows, resemble enlarged versions of Type B hair cells. Type F cells have kinocilia approximately equal in length to their longest stereocilia and are restricted to the middle striolar rows. Type E cells, found only in the innermost striolar rows, have short kinocilia with prominent kinociliary bulbs. 4. The resting potential of 99 hair cells was -58.0 +/- 7.6 (SD) mV and did not vary significantly for hair cells in differing macular locations or with differing hair bundle morphology. The RN of hair cells, measured from the voltage response to current steps, varied from 200 to > 2,000 M omega and was not well correlated with cell size. On average, Type B cells had the highest RN, followed by Type F, Type E, and Type C cells. When normalized to their surface area, the membrane resistance of hair cells ranged from < 1,000 to > 10,000 k omega.cm2. The input capacitance of hair cells ranged from < 3 to > 15 pA, corresponding on average to a membrane capacitance of 0.8 +/- 0.2 pA/cm2.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)


2003 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 1689-1703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsuhiko Uno ◽  
Erwin Idoux ◽  
Mathieu Beraneck ◽  
Pierre-Paul Vidal ◽  
Lee E. Moore ◽  
...  

In vitro intracellular recordings of central vestibular neurons have been restricted so far to the medial vestibular nucleus (MVN). We performed intracellular recordings of large Deiters' neurons in the lateral vestibular nucleus (LVN) to determine their static and dynamic membrane properties, and compare them with those of type A and type B neurons identified in the MVN. Unlike MVN neurons (MVNn), the giant-size LVN neurons (LVNn) form a homogeneous population of cells characterized by sharp spikes, a low-amplitude, biphasic after-hyperpolarization like type B MVNn, but also an A-like rectification like type A MVNn. In accordance with their lower membrane resistance, the sensitivity of LVNn to current injection was lower than that of MVNn over a large range of frequencies. The main difference between LVNn and MVNn was that the Bode plots showing the sensitivity of LVNn as a function of stimulation frequency were flatter than those of MVNn, and displayed a weaker resonance. Furthermore, most LVNn did not show a gradual decrease of their firing rate modulation in the frequency range where it was observed in MVNn. LVNn synchronized their firing with the depolarizing phase of high-frequency sinusoidal current injections. In vivo studies have shown that the MVN would be mainly involved in gaze control, whereas the giant LVNn that project to the spinal cord are involved in the control of posture. We suggest that the difference in the membrane properties of LVNn and MVNn may reflect their specific physiological roles.


2003 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 184-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathieu Beraneck ◽  
Mohammed Hachemaoui ◽  
Erwin Idoux ◽  
Laurence Ris ◽  
Atsuhiko Uno ◽  
...  

Unilateral labyrinthectomy results in oculomotor and postural disturbances that regress in a few days during vestibular compensation. The long-term (after 1 mo) consequences of unilateral labyrinthectomy were investigated by characterizing the static and dynamic membrane properties of the ipsilesional vestibular neurons recorded intracellularly in guinea pig brain stem slices. We compared the responses of type A and type B medial vestibular nucleus neurons identified in vitro to current steps and ramps and to sinusoidal currents of various frequencies. All ipsilesional vestibular neurons were depolarized by 6–10 mV at rest compared with the cells recorded from control slices. Both their average membrane potential and firing threshold were more depolarized, which suggests that changes in active conductances compensated for the loss of excitatory afferents. The afterhyperpolarization and discharge regularity of type B but not type A neurons were increased. All ipsilesional vestibular cells became more sensitive to current injections over a large range of frequencies (0.2–30 Hz), but this increase in sensitivity was greater for type B than for type A neurons. This was associated with an increase of the peak frequency of linear response restricted to type B neurons, from 4–6 to 12–14 Hz. Altogether, we show that long-term vestibular compensation involves major changes in the membrane properties of vestibular neurons on the deafferented side. Many of the static and dynamic membrane properties of type B neurons became more similar to those of type A neurons than in control slices, leading to an increase in the overall homogeneity of medial vestibular nucleus neurons.


1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
JIN KIM ◽  
YOUNG-HEE KIM ◽  
JUNG-HO CHA ◽  
C. CRAIG TISHER ◽  
KIRSTEN M. MADSEN

Abstract. At least two populations of intercalated cells, type A and type B, exist in the connecting tubule (CNT), initial collecting tubule (ICT), and cortical collecting duct (CCD). Type A intercalated cells secrete protons via an apical H+ - ATPase and reabsorb bicarbonate by a band 3-like Cl-/HCO3- exchanger, AE1, located in the basolateral plasma membrane. Type B intercalated cells secrete bicarbonate by an apical Cl-/HCO3- exchanger that is distinct from AE1 and remains to be identified. They express H+ -ATPase in the basolateral plasma membrane and in vesicles throughout the cytoplasm. A third type of intercalated cell with apical H+ -ATPase, but no AE1, has been described in the CNT and CCD of both rat and mouse. The prevalence of the third cell type is not known. The aim of this study was to characterize and quantify intercalated cell subtypes, including the newly described third non A-non B cell, in the CNT, ICT, and CCD of the rat and mouse. A triple immunolabeling procedure was developed in which antibodies to H+ -ATPase and band 3 protein were used to identify subpopulations of intercalated cells, and segment-specific antibodies were used to identify distal tubule and collecting duct segments. In both rat and mouse, intercalated cells constituted approximately 40% of the cells in the CNT, ICT, and CCD. Type A, type B, and non A-non B intercalated cells were observed in all of the three segments, with type A cells being the most prevalent in both species. In the mouse, however, non A-non B cells constituted more than half of the intercalated cells in the CNT, 39% in the ICT, and 22% in the CCD, compared with 14, 7, and 5%, respectively, in the rat. In contrast, type B intercalated cells accounted for only 8 to 16% of the intercalated cells in the three segments in the mouse compared with 26 to 39% in the rat. It is concluded that striking differences exist in the prevalence and distribution of the different types of intercalated cells in the CNT, ICT, and CCD of rat and mouse. In the rat, the non A-non B cells are fairly rare, whereas in the mouse, they constitute a major fraction of the intercalated cells, primarily at the expense of the type B intercalated cells.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Nogueira ◽  
Jessica Winne ◽  
Thiago Z. Lima ◽  
Thawann Malfatti ◽  
Richardson N. Leao ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTLoud noise-exposure generates tinnitus in both humans and animals. Macroscopic studies show that noise exposure affects the auditory cortex; however, cellular mechanisms of tinnitus generation are unclear. Here we compare membrane properties of layer 5 (L5) pyramidal cells (PCs) of the primary auditory cortex (A1) from control and noise-exposed mice. PCs were previously classified in type A or type B based on connectivity and firing properties. Our analysis based on a logistic regression model predicted that afterhyperpolatization and afterdepolarization following the injection of inward and outward current are enough to predict cell type and these features are preserved after noise trauma. One week after a noise-exposure (4-18kHz, 90dB, 1.5 hr, followed by 1.5hr silence) no passive membrane properties of type A or B PCs were altered but principal component analysis showed greater separation between control/noise-exposure recordings for type A neurons. When comparing individual firing properties, noise exposure differentially affected type A and B PC firing frequency in response to depolarizing current steps. Specifically, type A PCs decreased both initial and steady state firing frequency and type B PCs significantly increased steady state firing frequency following noise exposure. These results show that loud noise can cause distinct effects on type A and B L5 auditory cortex PCs one week following noise exposure. As the type A PC electrophysiological profile is correlated to corticofugal L5 neurons, and type B PCs correlate to contralateral projecting PCs these alterations could partially explain the reorganization of the auditory cortex observed in tinnitus patients.


2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 810-820 ◽  
Author(s):  
YASUNOBU TAMAKI ◽  
YUYA TAKAKUBO ◽  
TOMOYUKI HIRAYAMA ◽  
YRJÖ T. KONTTINEN ◽  
STUART B. GOODMAN ◽  
...  

Objective.Toll-like receptors (TLR) recognizing endogenous and exogenous danger signals could play a role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Our aim was to describe the presence, localization, and extent of expression of TLR and their adapters.Methods.TLR 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9 receptors, and myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88, Toll/interleukin receptor (TIR) domain-containing adapter protein MyD88 adapter-like, and TIR domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon/TIR-containing adapter molecule-1 adapters were analyzed in RA (n = 10) and osteoarthritis (OA; n = 5) samples using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Their colocalization with cellular markers CD68, CD15, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD20, dendritic cell lysosomal-associated membrane protein (DC-LAMP), CD123, and 5B5 was analyzed in double immunofluorescence staining.Results.In RA, ß-actin standardized messenger RNA of TLR 2, 3, and 9 (p < 0.001) were particularly high. TLR 5 and 6 were also elevated (p < 0.05), but TLR 1 and 4 and adapters did not differ between RA and OA. In double-staining, TLR and adapters were strongly labeled in myeloid and plasmacytoid dendritic cells (DC), moderately in CD68+ type A lining cells/macrophages, and weakly to moderately in 5B5+ type B lining cells/fibroblasts. CD3+/CD4+ and CD3+/CD8+ T cells and CD20+ B cells in perivenular areas and in lymphoid follicles were moderately TLR- and weakly adapter-positive. In OA, TLR and adapters were weakly immunolabeled in vascular, lining, and inflammatory cells.Conclusion.RA synovium showed abundant expression of TLR. RA synovitis tissue seems to be responsive to TLR ligands. DC, type A cells/macrophages, and type B cells/fibroblasts are, in that order from highest to lowest, equipped with TLR, suggesting a hierarchical responsiveness. In RA, danger-associated molecular patterns to TLR interactions may particularly drive DC to autoinflammatory and autoimmune cascades/synovitis.


Blood ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 132 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1577-1577
Author(s):  
Xuehai Wang ◽  
Deanne Gracias ◽  
Michael Nissen ◽  
Elizabeth Chavez ◽  
Gabriela Cristina Segat ◽  
...  

Abstract Follicular lymphoma (FL) is an indolent, but incurable malignancy as most patients eventually experience progressive disease. We hypothesized that clonal heterogeneity and patient-specific immune responses would contribute to variable clinical outcomes and that understanding the complexity of the entire tumor "ecosystem" would allow us to better match patients with specific types of tumor- and immune-targeted therapies. In this study, we performed 38-dimensional single-cell phenotyping by mass cytometry (CyTOF) to simultaneously characterize both the substructure of malignant B cell populations as well as the T cell microenvironment in a cohort of 77 diagnostic patient FL biopsies and 35 benign reactive LN (rLN) biopsies. We first applied the t-distributed Stochastic Neighbour Embedding (t-SNE) algorithm to explore intra- and inter- tumoral heterogeneity among malignant B cell populations. t-SNE mapping of individual samples showed that more than a third of FL samples contain at least two phenotypically distinct tumor subpopulations, supporting the notion of multi-clonal tumor architectures presumably due to ongoing clonal evolution. Batched analysis combining all 77 FL cases together with 35 rLN samples revealed two distinct tumor subtypes comprising about 25% (type "A") and 10% (type "B") of total FL samples, respectively, with individual tumors within each subtype showing highly similar and partially overlapping phenotypes. Mapping the same data using Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection (UMAP), a dimensional reduction algorithm similar to t-SNE but preserves global structure more accurately, revealed that type A tumors localized in close proximity to normal germinal center (GC) B cells, thus fulfilling conventional expectations as to the histogenesis of FL. In contrast, type B tumors localized more closely to pre-GC B cells, implying the existence of an alternate histogenic path in FL. Importantly, we also performed single-cell RNA-Seq on a subset of FL cases which independently confirmed the type A vs type B distinction in whole transcriptomic space. We next analyzed matching T cell data using a modified Statistical Scaffold algorithm in order to place distinct subsets in context with conventionally defined normal T cell populations. Clustering analysis using multi-layer phenograph performed on T cells from all FL and rLN samples combined yielded hundreds of small, but phenotypically distinct populations that were then annotated according to the nearest conventionally defined T cell subset. These imputed designations were used as features to perform hierarchical clustering of samples which revealed 3 major clusters. Cluster1 was characterized by mostly naive T cell populations and contained the majority of rLN samples. Cluster2 was characterized by more differentiated effector T cell populations and was dominated by FL samples. Samples within Cluster2 could be further divided into Tfh, Treg and Th1-rich subgroups. Cluster3 was characterized by a diverse T cell environment including naive, memory and differentiated effector subsets and contained a mixture of rLN and FL samples. Integrative analysis correlating B- and T- cell features revealed type B FL tumors were associated with a Tfh-rich immune landscape. Taken together, these data reveal pervasive phenotypic heterogeneity in both malignant and immune cell compartments of patient FL samples and suggest that defining tumoral subtypes as well as the status of the local immune response within individual samples will support more refined diagnostic classification and highlight functional interactions most amenable to therapeutic targeting. Disclosures Gascoyne: NanoString: Patents & Royalties: Named Inventor on a patent licensed to NanoString Technologies. Scott:Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria; Roche: Research Funding; NanoString: Patents & Royalties: Named Inventor on a patent licensed to NanoString Technologies, Research Funding; Janssen: Research Funding. Steidl:Juno Therapeutics: Consultancy; Seattle Genetics: Consultancy; Nanostring: Patents & Royalties: patent holding; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Research Funding; Tioma: Research Funding; Roche: Consultancy.


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